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Operation Desert Fox
Operation Desert Fox was the military codename for a major three-day
bombing campaign on Iraqi targets from December 16-18, 1998 by
the US and Britain.
It was a major flare-up in the Iraq disarmament crisis.
The stated goal of the cruise missile and bombing attacks was to "degrade" Saddam Hussein's ability to produce weapons of mass destruction.
In reaction to the attack, three of five permanent members of the UN Security Council (Russia, France, and China) called for lifting of the eight-year oil embargo on Iraq, recasting or disbanding UNSCOM, and firing Butler.
See also: Iraq disarmament crisis timeline 1997-2000.
- Operation Desert Fox (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/middle_east/02/iraq_events/html/desert_fox.stm) - BBC News
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