ISIS DRONE BASE DESTROYED
RAF bombers obliterate an ISIS drone factory where jihadis make remote-controlled killer ‘copters armed with GRENADES
TYPHOON war jets have destroyed an Islamic State drone base, it has emerged.
The Mosul site was targeted by RAF bombers after intelligence revealed it was being used by ISIS killers to build and pilot drones.
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The drones were being armed with grenades, attacking both civilians and Iraqi government forces battling the terrorists.
However the site was destroyed on Thursday last week when two Typhoon jets attacked.
They used Paveway IV guided bombs, the RAF said.
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An MoD spokesman, said: “During the battle for Mosul, small armed remotely piloted aerial vehicles with grenades have been used by Daesh a number of times to harass Iraqi troops, with reports suggesting they have also been used to target civilian refugees.
“A building in the southern area of central Mosul was identified as being used as a base for these drones and their operators.
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“A pair of Royal Air Force Typhoons targeted the site, demolishing the building with two Paveway IV guided bombs.”
On the same day an RAF Reaper drone launched three successful guided strikes on ISIS forces firing at Iraqi troops currently battling to liberate the city.
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The next day two Tornado bombers destroyed a tunnel network near Kirkuk believed to be being used as weapons stockpile - which were detonated by the strike.
An MoD official confirmed Paveway IV bombs, “collapsed the entrance and set off secondary explosions from inside the tunnel.”
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