Military Reports

Military Reports

UK MoD for March 21, 2016 – March 22, 2016
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Report Date

March 22, 2016

Monday 21 March – Typhoons attacked four groups of terrorists in northern Iraq, including three teams planting IEDs, whilst Tornados conducted a large attack on a major weapons storage facility in Syria…Two flights of Typhoons provided close air support to the Kurdish forces on Monday 21 March; one flight destroyed a Daesh group that was firing rockets at the Kurds, whilst the other flight successfully attacked three terrorist teams which were planting improvised explosive devices in the Kisik area. Across the border in Syria, careful reconnaissance work had identified a major Daesh weapons storage facility at a site near Ukayrishah, south-east of Raqqa. This intelligence success allowed Tornado GR4s to conduct a very successful strike on Monday night, delivering eight Paveway IVs which destroyed the main warehouse and three support buildings.

Report Date

March 22, 2016

Monday 21 March – Typhoons attacked four groups of terrorists in northern Iraq, including three teams planting IEDs, whilst Tornados conducted a large attack on a major weapons storage facility in Syria…Two flights of Typhoons provided close air support to the Kurdish forces on Monday 21 March; one flight destroyed a Daesh group that was firing rockets at the Kurds, whilst the other flight successfully attacked three terrorist teams which were planting improvised explosive devices in the Kisik area. Across the border in Syria, careful reconnaissance work had identified a major Daesh weapons storage facility at a site near Ukayrishah, south-east of Raqqa. This intelligence success allowed Tornado GR4s to conduct a very successful strike on Monday night, delivering eight Paveway IVs which destroyed the main warehouse and three support buildings.