Military Reports

Military Reports

UK MoD for February 23, 2017 – February 24, 2017
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Report Date

February 24, 2017

Thursday 23 February – Tornados bombed a Daesh mortar team inside western Mosul…

As Iraqi forces liberated Mosul airport and began pushing into the part of the city still held by Daesh, Royal Air Force and other coalition aircraft provided continual close air support.

A flight of RAF Tornados used a Paveway IV guided bomb on Thursday 23 February to attack a Daesh mortar team operating inside western Mosul. The aircrew waited patiently for some unidentified, possibly civilian, traffic to move clear of the target before they delivered a successful strike.

Report Date

February 24, 2017

Thursday 23 February – Tornados bombed a Daesh mortar team inside western Mosul…

As Iraqi forces liberated Mosul airport and began pushing into the part of the city still held by Daesh, Royal Air Force and other coalition aircraft provided continual close air support.

A flight of RAF Tornados used a Paveway IV guided bomb on Thursday 23 February to attack a Daesh mortar team operating inside western Mosul. The aircrew waited patiently for some unidentified, possibly civilian, traffic to move clear of the target before they delivered a successful strike.