British forces continue air operations against ISIL

British forces have conducted further air missions to assist the Iraqi government’s military operations against the ISIL terrorist organisation.

Royal Air Force (RAF) Tornado GR4s, working in close conjunction with RAF Reaper aircraft, flew over northern Iraq in support of Kurdish peshmerga who have made several advances against ISIL in recent days.

The initial target for the Tornados was an ISIL fighting position, which was struck with Paveway IV guided bombs.

The GR4s then joined the Reaper in a combined attack on a group of 9 ISIL vehicles; a mixture of armoured personnel carriers and armed pick-up trucks.

The group was struck with a combination of Brimstone and Hellfire missiles, and Paveway IV bombs.

A video from 17th of November, when Tornado GR4s conducted an armed reconnaissance patrol over western and northern Iraq, supported by a Voyager refuelling tanker. In the western desert, they were tasked to strike an ISIL communications vehicle.