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Further air strikes in Iraq

Tornados continue to provide vital air support to Kurdish forces in Iraq.

From:
Ministry of Defence
Published
2 October 2014
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A Tornado GR4 returning to RAF Akrotiri after a mission [Picture: Corporal Neil Bryden RAF, Crown copyright]

A Tornado GR4 returning to RAF Akrotiri after a mission

Royal Air Force Tornados have conducted further operations in support of Kurdish ground forces engaged in combat with ISIL in north west Iraq.

Overnight, 2 GR4s provided vital air support to Peshmerga forces advancing on an ISIL position, conducting a successful precision attack on an armed pick-up truck with a Paveway IV guided bomb.

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Published 2 October 2014