Limited air raids will continue for several days before a larger attack on Iraq, according to reports quoting US sources.
Earlier, the US said this morning's first air strikes of the war were of a limited nature and were designed to prepare the battlefield for more intense operations.
"It is a limited thing. It ain't A-Day," said one Pentagon official, referring to the slogan for the start of the air war.
A second Pentagon official said reports that the initial strikes were aimed at "decapitation" of the regime were exaggerated.
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"We're at a critical juncture, and obviously there are things that are going to start to happen in preparation of the battlefield," said the official.
The White House said the initial phase of the campaign to disarm Iraq has begun shortly after anti-aircraft artillery was heard in Baghdad.