Military Reports

Military Reports

UK MoD for January 11, 2018 – January 12, 2018
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Report Date

January 12, 2018

Thursday 11 January – a Reaper attacked four terrorist targets in eastern Syria, including a Daesh drone operator…On Thursday 11 January, a Reaper again patrolled north of Abu Kamal, the crew using the aircraft’s long endurance and sophisticated surveillance sensors to provide overwatch for the SDF on the ground. Three groups of terrorists were successfully attacked with Hellfires, and a fourth missile was employed to kill a Daesh extremist spotted on a rooftop, controlling a small drone of the type used by the terrorists to attempt to spot opponents and conduct harassing attacks with improvised weaponry.

Report Date

January 12, 2018

Thursday 11 January – a Reaper attacked four terrorist targets in eastern Syria, including a Daesh drone operator…On Thursday 11 January, a Reaper again patrolled north of Abu Kamal, the crew using the aircraft’s long endurance and sophisticated surveillance sensors to provide overwatch for the SDF on the ground. Three groups of terrorists were successfully attacked with Hellfires, and a fourth missile was employed to kill a Daesh extremist spotted on a rooftop, controlling a small drone of the type used by the terrorists to attempt to spot opponents and conduct harassing attacks with improvised weaponry.