Friday 15 December – a Reaper conducted attacks on two groups of terrorists in eastern Syria, and assisted a coalition air strike that destroyed a vehicle and mortar…Another Reaper flew a similar mission in the area on Friday 15 December. It spotted several terrorists occupying a compound and hit them with a Hellfire missile. A second group of terrorists then attempted to take up firing positions in the same compound, and were also struck with a Hellfire. Later in the day, the Reaper’s crew tracked a group of men acting suspiciously around a area of trees, and close observation identified a truck, carrying a mortar, camouflaged under the trees. The Reaper was able to pinpoint the position for coalition jets which delivered an accurate attack which destroyed the vehicle and mortar.