Guidance

RAF air strikes in Iraq and Syria: January to June 2025

Updated 30 June 2025

Tuesday 25 February 2025

Royal Air Force aircraft continue to conduct armed reconnaissance patrols over Syria to counter Daesh terrorism threats, ready to strike such targets should they be identified. 

On Tuesday 25 February, a remotely-piloted Reaper aircraft tracked a known Daesh terrorist in the Aleppo Governate of north-west Syria. The Reaper’s crew kept a close watch on the individual: when he was seen alone on foot, and could be struck with minimal risk to any civilians, they successfully targeted the terrorist using the Reaper’s Hellfire missile system.