The GBU-57: The Americans' massive bunker-buster MOP bomb dropped on Iran
GBU-57 is referred to as the Massive Ordnance Penetrator, and is the only explosive capable of reaching Iran's underground facilities
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Islamic State US Air Force A-10 Warthogs strike Islamic State fighters inside cave in Iraq
The US conducted multiple strikes on IS in Iraq over a week, while US-backed Syrian troops captured a cell leader in Syria.
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Islamic State US armed forces kill Islamic State leader Abu Yusif in precision strike in Syria
The US Central Command said the attack in eastern Syria killed the Islamic State leader and another ISIS operative.
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Islamic State Sitrep: ISIS is not dead, but end of mission to defeat group has come at the right time
Operation Shader is drawing to a close, and former defence secretary Sir Michael Fallon says the mission can be hailed as a success.
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Islamic State Operation Shader: UK mission to defeat IS in Iraq and Syria to come to an end
IS has been territorially defeated in Iraq – although the UK says it will continue to support the security of Iraq.
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RAF RAF Reaper drone conducts successful strike against IS fighter in Syrian desert
The RAF said it used the Reaper, armed with Hellfire missiles, to strike an IS fighter in the Syrian desert.
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USA Watch: Moment Russian fighter jet damages US Reaper drone over Syria
The Russian fighter flew "dangerously close" to the US MQ-9 Reaper drone before damaging it with flares, the Pentagon said.
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Iraq RAF Typhoons struck two IS terrorist targets in north eastern Iraq
Typhoons employed seven Paveway IV guided bombs in successful precision strikes.
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Army Former soldier was unlawfully killed while trying to defuse bomb, coroner finds
A former Army sergeant major was attempting to neutralise a 100kg bomb inside a large skip when it exploded, Somerset Coroner's Court heard.
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Islamic State No evidence to support charity's claim UK airstrikes on IS may have killed civilians, MOD says
The Ministry of Defence has responded to a charity's claims more civilians were killed in airstrikes targeting so-called Islamic State.
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Islamic State RAF kills IS member using Reaper drone
The drone used Hellfire missiles to target the individual, who was on a motorbike, near Hamman At Turkumen, northern Syria.
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Islamic State IS 'diminished' but threat 'hasn't gone away', coalition deputy chief says
Brigadier Karl Harris, Deputy Commanding General of the military coalition to defeat IS in Iraq and Syria, has spoken to Forces News.
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Islamic State Islamic State leader killed during US raid in Syria, Joe Biden confirms
Armed forces conducted a counter-terrorism operation in northwestern Syria, said the US President.
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RAF First air-to-air strike by RAF since Falklands carried out in Syria
A Typhoon jet shot down a small hostile drone, the first air-to-air missile firing during Operation Shader.
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Islamic State RAF conduct Reaper drone strike against IS in Syria
The RAF strike, carried out by a Reaper, killed a known terrorist near the city of Ras al Ayn in Northern Syria.
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Army UK troops seize suspected ISIS weapons and fighters in Mali
The troops are currently serving on a UN peacekeeping mission in the country.