Iraq vows to retaliate for air strikes

Iraq has threatened to retaliate after last night's US-British air strikes.

Sat, 17 Feb, 2001 - 18:36

Iraq has threatened to retaliate after last night's US-British air strikes.

Two people were killed and 20 were wounded in the missile attack on air defence and radar sites south of Baghdad, the official Iraqi News Agency reported.

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