Guidance

RAF air strikes in Iraq and Syria: February 2018

Updated 31 July 2024

Thursday 1 February

Several coalition aircraft, including an RAF Reaper and 2 Tornados, supported the SDF as they cleared a village of terrorists. The Reaper spotted an anti-tank gun team firing at the SDF, and guided the strike on the weapon team by a coalition aircraft. The Reaper then hit 3 more terrorist positions, and the Tornados eliminated a heavy machine-gun team.

Friday 2 February

Typhoons destroyed a Daesh-held building.

Saturday 3 February

Typhoons demolished a further 2 such buildings , whilst a Reaper destroyed another.

Sunday 4 February

A Reaper hit another building held by a large group of terrorists.

Monday 5 February

A Reaper struck a pair of terrorists riding a motorcycle at speed across countryside.

Wednesday 7 February

Another Reaper tracked a number of terrorist targets in the same area, allowing 2 Daesh held buildings to be struck successfully by coalition fast jets. The Reaper dealt with a third such building used as a firing point against the SDF, whilst 2 Tornados destroyed a terrorist observation post, then attacked a building from which a Daesh team planting booby-traps was operating.

Friday 9 February

A Reaper provided surveillance support to a series of coalition air strikes on terrorist targets, and conducted an attack with a Hellfire missile against a group of extremists who were firing upon the Syrian Democratic Forces. A Tornado flight also carried out successful attacks on 2 Daesh held buildings.

Saturday 10 February

A Reaper hit 2 groups of terrorists operating within buildings, and 2 other groups fighting in the open. The Reaper’s crew then tracked a local terrorist command team as it moved between locations, supporting a successful attack by coalition fast jets.

Wednesday 14 February

Typhoons destroyed a terrorist engineering vehicle in eastern Syria.

Friday 16 February

Tornados and Typhoons struck 5 Daesh targets in eastern Syria through heavy cloud.

Tuesday 20 February

A Reaper conducted 2 attacks on terrorists in eastern Syria.

Wednesday 28 February

Typhoons attacked 2 Daesh armoured vehicles in eastern Syria, and cratered a road to prevent it being used to move supplies or truck-bombs.