RAF Fighters, Unmanned Aircraft Strike Daesch Targets

Reaper unmanned aerial vehicles are carrying the brunt of the Royal Air Force’s air strikes against Daesch in Iraq. (RAF file photo)

British forces have continued to conduct air operations in the fight against Daesh.

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-- Wednesday 28 September – Typhoons attacked Daesh-held buildings north-east of Mosul, while a Reaper destroyed a vehicle-borne mortar north-east of Qayyarah in northern Iraq.

-- Thursday 29 September – A Reaper destroyed an armed vehicle near Tall Afar in north-western Iraq.

-- Friday 30 September – Tornados bombed a rocket launcher north of Qayyarah.

-- Saturday 1 October – A Reaper struck a terrorist position near Mosul.

-- Sunday 2 October – A Reaper destroyed an engineering vehicle north of Mosul and Tornados hit a headquarters and a group of terrorists east of that city. Typhoons also bombed six targets in the Qaraqosh, Bayji and Ramadi regions of northern and western Iraq.

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A pair of Royal Air Force Typhoons operated to the north-east of Mosul on Wednesday 28 September, using three Paveway IV guided bombs against a cluster of Daesh-held buildings. To the south of Mosul, in the Tigris valley, a Reaper patrolled the area around Qayyarah, where it used a Hellfire missile to destroy a vehicle-mounted mortar.

On Thursday 29 September, a Reaper conducted an armed reconnaissance mission over Tall Afar. It tracked down an armed truck which another coalition aircraft had encountered and although the vehicle was now concealed under trees, the Reaper scored a direct hit with a Hellfire. The next day, two Tornados employed a Paveway IV to destroy a rocket-launcher north of Qayyarah.

A Reaper provided surveillance support to a coalition air strike north-west of Mosul on Saturday 1 October. It then used one of its own Hellfires to attack a Daesh position.

On Sunday 2 October, a Reaper was again active north of Mosul, near Tall Kayf. A Hellfire destroyed a digger which was being used by the terrorists to construct a defensive position. To the east of Mosul, Tornados used an Enhanced Paveway II bomb and a Paveway IV to attack a headquarters building and a group of Daesh extremists.

The same day, to the south-east of Mosul, near Qaraqosh, Typhoons used Paveway IVs in a simultaneous attack on three Daesh-held buildings where a large group of fighters had assembled, including local commanders.

A second Typhoon pair meanwhile operated over a large swathe of Iraqi territory. North of Ramadi, they destroyed a mortar team. They then headed north to the Bayji area where further Paveway attacks dealt with a terrorist strongpoint and transport vehicle.

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