Overvågningsflyene har bemyndigelse til i selvforsvar at besvare angrebene, og det har de også gjort i fuld overensstemmelse med folkeretten. De har kun angrebet de enheder, der har udgjort en trussel.
The coalition aircraft are legally authorised to respond to these attacks in self-defence, and they have done so entirely in accordance with international law, attacking only those units which are threatening them.