RAF Reaper drone strikes IS target in northern Syria
The Royal Air Force continues its fight against IS in Iraq and Syria.
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Islamic State RAF kills IS member using Reaper drone
The drone used Hellfire missiles to target the individual, who was on a motorbike, near Hamman At Turkumen, northern Syria.
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Islamic State IS 'diminished' but threat 'hasn't gone away', coalition deputy chief says
Brigadier Karl Harris, Deputy Commanding General of the military coalition to defeat IS in Iraq and Syria, has spoken to Forces News.
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Operations Eight years of Operation Shader: The UK's mission against IS
The UK has flown more than 8,000 sorties providing strikes, surveillance and reconnaissance, air-to-air refuelling and transport.
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Syria Coalition forces respond to enemy drone attacks near base in Syria
One unmanned aerial system detonated within a forces compound but no injuries or damage was reported.
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Aircraft What is the Typhoon aircraft?
From 2035, the Typhoon is set to be replaced by the RAF's next generation combat aircraft, the Tempest.
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USA Pentagon: US kills IS leader in Syria drone strike
Maher al-Agal was killed only months after the head of the group, Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, killed himself during a US raid.
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Ukraine Rule of law 'out the window' as Putin uses Syrian mercenaries in Ukraine
Expert describes the acts of terror deployed by such forces elsewhere in the past.
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Ukraine Is Russia recruiting Syrian mercenaries to reinforce Ukraine offensive?
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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Islamic State Islamic State leader killed during US raid in Syria, Joe Biden confirms
Armed forces conducted a counter-terrorism operation in northwestern Syria, said the US President.
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RAF First air-to-air strike by RAF since Falklands carried out in Syria
A Typhoon jet shot down a small hostile drone, the first air-to-air missile firing during Operation Shader.
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Op Shader What it's like flying Typhoon fighters on RAF's 'relentless' mission against IS
In an interview with the BFBS Sitrep podcast, former pilot Mike Sutton shares his experiences of flying on Operation Shader.
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Islamic State RAF conduct Reaper drone strike against IS in Syria
The RAF strike, carried out by a Reaper, killed a known terrorist near the city of Ras al Ayn in Northern Syria.
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Op Shader Op Shader Exclusive: What Next For UK's Fight Against IS?
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.
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Syria US Troops In Syria Face Rocket Attack After Airstrikes On Militias
No casualties have been reported following the attack, which came one day after the US conducted airstrikes on Iran-backed militia groups.
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Op Shader Operation Shader: What Hardware Has The UK Used Against IS?
It began as a humanitarian aid operation but has grown into a mission to try to defeat IS.