US uses stealth fighters, missiles in Iraq raid

The US used F-117A stealth fighters and long-range cruise missiles to open its war against Iraq on Thursday morning.

The United States used F-117A stealth fighters and long-range cruise missiles to open its war against Iraq on Thursday morning, striking at senior Iraqi leadership targets near Baghdad, US officials said.

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The officials, who asked not to be identified, said that the limited attack shortly before dawn was not yet the opening of a massive rain of cruise missiles and bombs expected in coming days.

The US officials said radar-avoiding F-117A stealth fighters based in the Gulf region were used to bomb targets and that a limited number of long-range cruise missiles were used.