Iraq Defies No-Fly Zones 伊拉克挑战禁飞区

Iraq sent domestic passenger flights carrying 154 people into skies patrolled by U.S. and British warplanes today, the first challenge of its kind to the no-fly zones that Iraq considers infringements on its sovereignty.

Two planes left Baghdad at 1 p.m. local time bound for Basra in the southern no-fly zone and Mosul in the northern zone, the official Iraqi News Agency reported. They returned safely to Baghdad about four hours later, the agency said.

伊拉克两架共装有154名乘客的民用运输机今天公然穿越有美英战斗机巡逻的禁飞区，这是伊拉克第一次向它认为侵害了其主权完整的禁飞区发起挑战。

据伊拉克官方新闻社报道，这两架飞机在当地时间下午1点离开巴格达分别飞往南部禁飞区的巴斯拉与北部禁飞区的穆萨尔，它们在四个小时后安全返回巴格达，该新闻社说。