ACTIVITY AMERICAINE AND BRITISH INCREASED CONSIDERABLY IN THE ZONES OF
EXCEPTION OF IRAQ








MOSCOW, March 7.  (Corr. Ria " Novosti " Christine Rodrigues).  The
activity of aviation americaine and British increased considerably in
February, A declares Wednesday has RIA " Novosti " the Department of
the press and the information of the ministry for the Businesses
etrangeres of Russia.

The activity of aviation americaine and British reached the level of
December 2000, when the planes of the forces of the Air americaines
and British have flies over, essentially, the provinces of the South
of Iraq, A indicates the Russian ministry of the Businesses
etrangeres.

According to the data of the Russian ministry of the Businesses
etrangeres, there were in February 890 penetrations in the Iraqi
airspace, including 714 flights from Kuwait and of Saudi Arabia and
176, from Turkey.  During overflights of Iraq, the planes have three
times launches rockets and bombs against the Iraqi civil works, A
underlines the Russian ministry of the Businesses etrangeres.

Since December 1998, when the planes americains and birtannic have
starts has to patrol the " zones of exception " of Iraq, the
bombardments made 420 kill and a thousand of wound, has rappele the
Russian ministry of the Businesses etrangeres.

The established " zones of exception " has the knowledge of the
Security Council of UNO are illegitimes from the point of view of the
international law, points out the ministry for the Businesses
etrangeres of the Federation of Russia.