UK MoD for May 6, 2015 – May 7, 2015
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On 6th May GR4s then provided support to the Kurdish peshmerga on Tuesday 6 May near Mosul, and conducted air strikes with Paveways on ISIL sniper and heavy machine-gun positions.
On Wednesday 6 May, an RAF Reaper flew overwatch for advancing Iraqi troops in Anbar province. The Reaper’s crew used the aircraft’s advanced surveillance systems to identify a heavy machine-gun position, which was successfully attacked with a Hellfire missile. Two further ISIL positions were also struck shortly afterwards.
On 6th May GR4s then provided support to the Kurdish peshmerga on Tuesday 6 May near Mosul, and conducted air strikes with Paveways on ISIL sniper and heavy machine-gun positions.
On Wednesday 6 May, an RAF Reaper flew overwatch for advancing Iraqi troops in Anbar province. The Reaper’s crew used the aircraft’s advanced surveillance systems to identify a heavy machine-gun position, which was successfully attacked with a Hellfire missile. Two further ISIL positions were also struck shortly afterwards.