Tonight's Iraqi military communique said the air force had carried out 264 combat missions.

Iran said in a military communique tonight that its forces had withstood six counterattacks.

But an Iraqi military communique made no mention of any activity by the air force today.

Iraqi military communiques refer to tankers as "large maritime targets."

The agency, which was quoting a military communique, did not identify the vessels.

A military communique said: "Many Iraqis were killed, among them women, children and old people.

The military communique last night said those arrested would be released "as and when appropriate."

Haven't you noticed that the places mentioned in military communiqués are scarcely ever to be found on the maps?

An Iraqi military communique offered no details about the attack, and no independent confirmation was available.

An Israeli military communique about the incident acknowledged only one death and said four soldiers were wounded.