Military Reports

Military Reports

UK MoD for March 1, 2016 – March 2, 2016
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Annotated

Report Date

March 2, 2016

Tuesday 1 March – Typhoons destroyed a 122mm howitzer in western Iraq…Whilst RAF Tornado GR4s conducted extensive reconnaissance missions against suspected terrorist locations, RAF Typhoon FGR4s patrolled over western Iraq on 1 March to support Iraqi army operations south-east of Haditha. One of the few large artillery pieces operated by Daesh – a D-30 122mm howitzer – was located close to the Euphrates, and was successfully destroyed by a Paveway IV precision guided bomb.

Report Date

March 2, 2016

Tuesday 1 March – Typhoons destroyed a 122mm howitzer in western Iraq…Whilst RAF Tornado GR4s conducted extensive reconnaissance missions against suspected terrorist locations, RAF Typhoon FGR4s patrolled over western Iraq on 1 March to support Iraqi army operations south-east of Haditha. One of the few large artillery pieces operated by Daesh – a D-30 122mm howitzer – was located close to the Euphrates, and was successfully destroyed by a Paveway IV precision guided bomb.