51.  In both cities, evidence suggested that much of the damage was caused by heavy weapons used by Iraqi forces to drive Shiite rebels from their hideouts.

52.  In late December, Iraqi forces launched missiles and fired anti-air craft bursts at coalition jets in the no-fly zone.

53.  In testifying, he outlined various military approaches to defeating Iraqi forces in Kuwait and used his computer models in predicting modest American casualties in a comparatively brief war.

54.  In recent months, the United States has said, Iraqi forces have acted with a similar brutality.

55.  In this view, Hussein is far weaker than he was during the Persian Gulf War and opposition forces could count on large-scale defections from Iraqi forces.

56.  Instead, the official said, it represented another example of how Iraqi forces are able to use their existing technology more effectively.

57.  Iraqi forces have also moved more mobile anti-aircraft batteries and surface-to-air missiles into the zones.

58.  Iraqi forces have just fired on U.S. warplanes in the no-fly zone.

59.  Iraqi forces routinely harass and target U.S. warplanes with anti-aircraft radar, often provoking U.S. pilots to respond with anti-radar missiles or bombs.

60.  Iraqi forces fired three more errant anti-aircraft missiles at US fighters over Iraq, and Washington accused Saddam Hussein of threatening Kuwait with war.