RAF Reaper drone strikes IS target in northern Syria
The Royal Air Force continues its fight against IS in Iraq and Syria.
The Royal Air Force continues its fight against IS in Iraq and Syria.
The drone used Hellfire missiles to target the individual, who was on a motorbike, near Hamman At Turkumen, northern Syria.
Brigadier Karl Harris, Deputy Commanding General of the military coalition to defeat IS in Iraq and Syria, has spoken to Forces News.
The UK has flown more than 8,000 sorties providing strikes, surveillance and reconnaissance, air-to-air refuelling and transport.
One unmanned aerial system detonated within a forces compound but no injuries or damage was reported.
From 2035, the Typhoon is set to be replaced by the RAF's next generation combat aircraft, the Tempest.
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It comes after Ukraine's president Zelensky claimed more than 12,000 Russian soldiers have died in the conflict so far.
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The RAF strike, carried out by a Reaper, killed a known terrorist near the city of Ras al Ayn in Northern Syria.
The RAF's Middle East operations commander exclusively told Forces News it is difficult to know when the UK's mission against IS will end.
No casualties have been reported following the attack, which came one day after the US conducted airstrikes on Iran-backed militia groups.
It began as a humanitarian aid operation but has grown into a mission to try to defeat IS.