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Events on Wednesday 16 December 1998 1
1998Operation Desert FoxUS and UK bombing campaign against IraqThe United States and United Kingdom conducted a four-day bombing campaign against Iraq from 16 to 19 December 1998, targeting suspected weapons facilities after Iraq obstructed UN weapons inspectors. The strikes hit military and security targets across the country but did not remove Saddam Hussein from power.