US warplanes pound Baghdad Thu, 10 Jan 2008 12:51:32
US jet fighters have launched a massive air offensive on parts of Baghdad, hitting nearly 40 targets in the war-torn Iraqi capital.
US warplanes dropped 40,000 pounds of bombs on more than 40 targets on Baghdad's southern outskirts, the military said in a statement.
The US Air Force dispatched two B-1 bombers and four F-16 fighter jets, aiming at three large target areas in Arab Jabour.
The statement allegedly said that the strike had been on al Qaeda targets. It gave no details of casualties.
MSH/PA