Military Reports

Military Reports

UK MoD for January 12, 2018 – January 13, 2018
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Report Date

January 13, 2018

Saturday 13 January – a Reaper delivered five attacks on terrorist targets in eastern Syria…A Reaper worked very closely with another coalition armed reconnaissance aircraft on Saturday 13 January, again to the north of Abu Kamal. Our aircraft spotted a second terrorist drone team launching a quadcopter from a rooftop, and kept close watch on them whilst the coalition aircraft manoeuvred into a suitable firing position from which it successfully attacked the drone team. The Reaper supported a further two successful attacks by its coalition companion, and also delivered five attacks with four Hellfire missiles and one GBU-12 guided bomb. These weapons struck four buildings and a defensive berm, from which fire had been directed by extremists at the Syrian Democratic Forces.

Report Date

January 13, 2018

Saturday 13 January – a Reaper delivered five attacks on terrorist targets in eastern Syria…A Reaper worked very closely with another coalition armed reconnaissance aircraft on Saturday 13 January, again to the north of Abu Kamal. Our aircraft spotted a second terrorist drone team launching a quadcopter from a rooftop, and kept close watch on them whilst the coalition aircraft manoeuvred into a suitable firing position from which it successfully attacked the drone team. The Reaper supported a further two successful attacks by its coalition companion, and also delivered five attacks with four Hellfire missiles and one GBU-12 guided bomb. These weapons struck four buildings and a defensive berm, from which fire had been directed by extremists at the Syrian Democratic Forces.