UK says it bombed Islamic State fighters in Iraqi mountains last month
Defence ministry says it carried out several air strikes as part of a coordinated 10-day operation with local ground forces
The Ministry of Defence said three RAF Typhoon FGR4 fighter jets attacked using Storm Shadow missiles (File pic/AFP)
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Published date: 8 April 2021 07:53 UTC
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Britain carried out several air strikes against Islamic State (IS) in northern Iraq last month as part of a coordinated 10-day operation with local ground forces, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said on Thursday.
Iraqi Security Forces troops cleared IS forces from the Makhmur mountains region, southwest of Erbil, while Royal Air Force (RAF) and other coalition aircraft carried out an air offensive during the operation, the MoD said.