Tuesday 24 January – A Tornado and Typhoon mission destroyed a car-bomb south-west of Mosul…Following their victory in eastern Mosul, Iraqi forces have begun preparations for the liberation of the western half of the city. Coalition aircraft conducted strikes on Tuesday 24 January against Daesh targets along the approaches to these districts. The RAF contribution was a combined formation of Tornado and Typhoon aircraft, supported by a Voyager tanker. The jets dealt with a car-bomb that had been identified to the south-west of the city. A direct hit from a Brimstone destroyed the booby-trapped vehicle.