fly zone

A No-Fly Zone is a territory over which aircraft generally or certain unauthorized aircraft are not permitted to fly.

Contents 1 Northen Iraq 1992-2003 2 Current No-Fly zones 2.1 United States 2.2 India 3 References

Northen Iraq 1992-2003

In 1992 the UK, France and the United States acted under United Nations Security Council Resolution 688 by interventing in Saddam Husseins' repression of the Kurdish people in Northen Iraq. The principal part of this 'Humanitarian' intervention was the establishment of a No-Fly Zone over Northen Iraq, designed to prevent bombing and chemical attack by the Iraqi regime. The success, legality and motivation of this operation is debated to this day. Key issues being why Iraq was still allowed helicopter movement which led to some incidences of further repression, and also whether the acting states would have still been motivated if it was not for negative and politically damaging media coverage of the situation.

Current No-Fly zones

United States

• Washington, D.C., area around White House, U.S. Capitol

• Amarillo, Texas, Home of Pantex nuclear assembly plant
• Crawford, Texas, Ranch of George W. Bush
• Kennebunkport, Maine, Site of Bush Compound
• Mount Vernon, Virginia, Home of George Washington (to prevent vibrations)
• Thurmont, Maryland, Site of Presidential retreat Camp David

India

• The Taj Mahal, Agra, State of Uttar Pradesh, India

References

• Bass, Frank, "Prohibited flights not unusual", Associated Press, April 5, 2002.
• Wheeler.N, Saving Strangers, 2000, Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK.

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