Iraq: August 6, 2001

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Two Iraqi warplanes violated the southern no-fly zone while going after an American Predator recon UAV. It is thought that the Iraqi aircraft did not fire on the drone, but simply wanted to get a closer look. This is the third time in the last few weeks that this sort of thing has happened. 

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