Third air strike in Iraq
Tornados have been assisting Kurdish forces engaged in combat with ISIL.
![An RAF Tornado at RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus [Picture: Corporal Neil Bryden RAF, Crown copyright]](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/image_data/file/31266/s300_armed_960.jpg)
An RAF Tornado at RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus
This afternoon, 2 Royal Air Force Tornados on patrol over north west Iraq, as part of a coalition force, were tasked to assist Kurdish ground forces engaged in combat with ISIL.
The aircraft pin-pointed the location from which ISIL fighters were directing heavy fire on the Kurdish troops and conducted a precision strike with Paveway IV guided bombs.
Initial reports indicate that the strike was successful.