Military Reports

Military Reports

UK MoD for April 9, 2016 – April 10, 2016
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Annotated

Report Date

April 10, 2016

Saturday 9 April – a Reaper struck a Daesh mortar team in western Iraq…A RAF Reaper remotely piloted aircraft was tasked on Saturday 9 April to hunt for a Daesh mortar team operating in the Hit area. Intensive surveillance allowed the Reaper’s crew to identify and track motorcycle-mounted terrorists who stopped to set up a mortar. They were struck by a Hellfire missile from the Reaper.

Report Date

April 10, 2016

Saturday 9 April – a Reaper struck a Daesh mortar team in western Iraq…A RAF Reaper remotely piloted aircraft was tasked on Saturday 9 April to hunt for a Daesh mortar team operating in the Hit area. Intensive surveillance allowed the Reaper’s crew to identify and track motorcycle-mounted terrorists who stopped to set up a mortar. They were struck by a Hellfire missile from the Reaper.