Current Affairs UPPSC 1999 GS-I
Question

Operation Desert Fox is the name of:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option C: Air strikes launched by US/UK on Baghdad during December, 98

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Air strikes launched by US/UK on Baghdad during December, 98”.

Operation Desert Fox was a four-day bombing campaign conducted by the United States and the United Kingdom against targets in Iraq, primarily focusing on Baghdad, in response to Iraq's non-compliance with UN weapons inspections.

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