UK MoD for April 7, 2017 – April 7, 2017
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Friday 7 April – A Reaper provided close support over Mosul, destroying two terrorist mortar teams…On Friday 7 April, a Reaper remotely piloted aircraft flew overwatch for Iraqi troops in west Mosul. Coalition surveillance aircraft identified two Daesh mortar teams: one firing from the doorway of a building, the other from a small courtyard. The Reaper’s crew were able to conduct successful attacks with Hellfire missiles which accounted for both teams.