Armed British warplanes flying 'daily' over Iraq

viewings icon comments icon

ПОДЕЛИТЬСЯ

whatsapp button telegram button facebook button

 Armed British warplanes are flying daily missions over Iraq and would launch air strikes if called in by local forces on the ground, Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said Sunday, AFP reports.

whatsapp button telegram button facebook button
Иконка комментария блок соц сети

 Armed British warplanes are flying daily missions over Iraq and would launch air strikes if called in by local forces on the ground, Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said Sunday, AFP reports.

Royal Air Force Tornado GR4 combat jets have been flying from Britain's RAF Akrotiri sovereign base on Cyprus loaded with Paveway IV laser-guided bombs.

"They are on active service now," Fallon told Sky News television.

"They are flying daily over the area where the fighting is and they are ready as part of the international force to be called in by the ground troops if they can help directly with some of the fighting."

He said British surveillance aircraft were providing "very sophisticated" intelligence and there was "nothing tokenistic" about the RAF's involvement.

British lawmakers on Friday voted overwhelmingly to join the US-led air strikes against Islamic State jihadists in northern Iraq following a formal request for help from the Iraqi government.

He said the aim was to help the Iraqi government push back IS, which he said "needs to be defeated in Syria as well as Iraq".

Six British Tornados have been based on Cyprus since last month, from where they have been conducting reconnaissance missions, but now they are bomb-laden and their role can include striking IS targets.

Tengrinews
Читайте также
Join Telegram Последние новости
Лого TengriNews мобильная Лого TengriLife мобильная Лого TengriSport мобильная Лого TengriAuto мобильная Иконка меню мобильная
Иконка закрытия мобильного меню
Открыть TengriNews Открыть TengriLife Открыть TengriSport Открыть TengriAuto Открыть TengriTravel Открыть TengriEdu Открыть TengriGuide

Exchange Rates

 502.8  course up  547.58  course up  5.95  course down

 

Weather

location-current
Алматы

 

Редакция Advertising
Социальные сети
Иконка Instagram footer Иконка Telegram footer Иконка Vkontakte footer Иконка Facebook footer Иконка Twitter footer Иконка Youtube footer Иконка TikTok footer Иконка WhatsApp footer
yadro