RAF air strikes in Iraq and Syria: July 2018
Updated 16 December 2024
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Thursday 5 July
A Royal Air Force Reaper conducted an armed reconnaissance mission over the eastern borders of Syria. A number of vehicles were seen and, after careful surveillance, identified as a refugee convoy. However, further down the road, a Daesh team was observed burying improvised explosive devices; given the threat these could pose to innocent traffic, an immediate attack was conducted using a Hellfire missile which put an end to the terrorists’ activities.
Saturday 9 July
Typhoon FGR4s flew to northern Iraq, where a terrorist hide had been spotted, concealed in woodland on the bank of the Tigris to the north-west of Mosul. A single Paveway IV destroyed the site.
Sunday 10 July
The crew of an RAF Reaper tracked Daesh terrorists in vehicle north of Abu Kamal in eastern Syria, and conducted a successful attack using a pair of Hellfire missiles.
Monday 11 July
An RAF Reaper used a Hellfire missile to attack a Daesh terrorist riding a motorcycle at high speed north of Abu Kamal.
Tuesday 17 July
A sizeable group of Daesh extremists were identified occupying a building north of Abu Kamal. A single Hellfire missile was employed by the crew of a Reaper to eliminate the threat they posed.
Wednesday 18 July
A cave in eastern Syria was confirmed as the location of a stockpile of terrorist weaponry, so a Reaper employed a GBU-12 guided bomb to deny Daesh access. The weapon scored a direct hit on the cave entrance and it was successfully collapsed.