1993 cruise missile strikes on Iraq
The cruise missiles strike on Iraq in June 1993 were ordered by U.S. President Bill Clinton as both a retaliation and a warning triggered by the attempted assassination by alleged Iraqi intelligence agents of former U.S. President George H. W. Bush while on a visit to Kuwait from 14–16 April 1993.
| 1993 cruise missile strikes on Iraq | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Iraqi no-fly zones conflict | |
| Type | Cruise missile strikes |
| Locations | Persian Gulf Red Sea |
| Planned by | United States |
| Target | headquarters of the Iraqi Intelligence Service in the Mansour district of Baghdad |
| Date | 26 June 1993 |
| Executed by | USS Peterson USS Chancellorsville |
| Outcome | Intelligence headquarters in Baghdad destroyed |
| Casualties | 9 civilians killed (Iraqi sources) |
On June 27, 1993, 23 Tomahawk cruise missiles were launched by two U.S. Navy warships into downtown Baghdad. These hit a building which was believed to be the headquarters of the Iraqi Intelligence Service in the Mansour district of Baghdad. Iraq claimed that nine civilians were killed in the attack and three civilian houses destroyed.
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