[patriot_wes]

"The missiles appear to be part of a cache of weapons supplied to Iraq before the 1991 Gulf War"

Part of the cache they claimed to have destroyed right Blix?

[Tommyjo]

"Part of the cache they claimed to have destroyed right Blix?"

No. There is nothing illegal in their possession of a short-range air-to-air missile as the APHID. Since it was first exported by the Soviets thousands have been in service with numerous nations. Think MiG operator and you will find APHID have been or are still are in service with many of them. Today the missile is generally considered old hat and replaced in service with more effective short-range missiles such as the R-73 ARCHER.