Military Reports

Military Reports

UK MoD for November 13, 2016 – November 14, 2016
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Report Date

November 14, 2016

Sunday 13 November – Typhoons bombed an anti-aircraft gun in Syria, while Tornados and a Reaper struck four targets near Mosul…On Sunday 13 November, Typhoons again operated north of Raqqa and were able to destroy an anti-aircraft gun near Thulth Khunayz. Some miles to the north-east of Mosul, Tornados used a Paveway IV to collapse a tunnel system, while closer to the city, a Hellfire from a Reaper destroyed a large weapon mounted on the rear of a lorry. The Reaper then used a GBU-12 laser guided bomb to attack successfully both a buried weapons cache and a nearby terrorist vehicle.

Report Date

November 14, 2016

Sunday 13 November – Typhoons bombed an anti-aircraft gun in Syria, while Tornados and a Reaper struck four targets near Mosul…On Sunday 13 November, Typhoons again operated north of Raqqa and were able to destroy an anti-aircraft gun near Thulth Khunayz. Some miles to the north-east of Mosul, Tornados used a Paveway IV to collapse a tunnel system, while closer to the city, a Hellfire from a Reaper destroyed a large weapon mounted on the rear of a lorry. The Reaper then used a GBU-12 laser guided bomb to attack successfully both a buried weapons cache and a nearby terrorist vehicle.

  • An Iraqi air force C-130 Hercules departs from Qayyarah West Airfield, Iraq, Nov 13th (US Air Force)