A Predator unmanned plane, equipped with Hellfire missiles, has attacked an artillery gun outside of the Tigris River town of Amarah. It’s the first time a drone has struck a target in the Iraqi conflict. And it’s not immediately clear why a drone, and not a manned aircraft, was used in the attack.
FIRST DRONE STRIKE IN IRAQ
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