WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 (Xinhuanet) -- US and British warplanes attacked two air defense sites in southern Iraq on Wednesday, the US Central Command said in a statement.

¡¡¡¡Using precision-guided weapons, the allied aircraft bombed two surface-to-air missile systems and a command and control communications center at 6:30 a.m. EDT (11:30 GMT), the Florida-based Central Command said.

¡¡¡¡The two missile systems were positioned near Al Kut, about 100 miles (about 160 kilometers) southeast of Baghdad, and the commandcenter was located near Tallil, about 160 miles (256 kilometers) southeast of the Iraqi capital.

¡¡¡¡The Central Command, which is responsible for US military operations in the Gulf region, said that damage assessment was still under way.

¡¡¡¡The latest strike brought to 54 the total number of days this year when such attacks were carried out by the US and British planes patrolling the so-called "no-fly" zones in Iraq. Enditem

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