On Sunday 14 February, a Tornado mission successfully targeted a compound north of Habbaniyah, where around 16 Daesh extremists had been observed, striking it with a pair of Paveway IVs.

Whilst the Typhoons and Tornados were providing direct close air support to the Iraqi ground forces, Reaper remotely piloted aircraft and Sentinel strategic surveillance aircraft conducted extensive reconnaissance missions across Daesh-held areas of Iraq and Syria to help gather the vital intelligence which allows coalition forces to conduct effective air strikes on the terrorists. As Daesh are steadily driven back in Iraq, it is as important to determine where they no longer have a presence as it is to find where they are located. On the ground, British military instructors continue to play their part in the coalition programme to build up the capabilities of the Iraqi security forces; the specific training and equipment which the UK has provided to help the Iraqi troops deal with improvised explosive devices is proving particularly important as they now seek to make the streets of Ramadi safe to allow the many displaced people to begin returning to rebuild their lives.