
RAF Conducts Air Strike Against IS In Iraq
A single Paveway IV guided bomb was fired from a Royal Air Force Typhoon during the operation.
A single Paveway IV guided bomb was fired from a Royal Air Force Typhoon during the operation.
President Joe Biden said this week the US knew the group was "seeking to target" Kabul airport and attack allied forces and civilians.
At least six other troops were wounded in the attack in Sheikh Zuweid, in the northern part of Egypt's Sinai Peninsula.
A security official said armed militants had opened fire and killed eight people, including police and civilians.
It began as a humanitarian aid operation but has grown into a mission to try to defeat IS.
Everything you need to know about the mission against so-called Islamic State.
Air Commodore Simon Strasdin, UK Air Component Commander to the Middle East, has spoken exclusively to Forces News about the operation.
Fawaz Gerges, Professor of International Relations at the London School of Economics, has warned that IS "has not been defeated".
A 10-day RAF mission was recently carried out against so-called Islamic State in northern Iraq, supported by Iraqi Security Forces.
The coronavirus pandemic is helping the group to recover from territorial defeat last year, a report has suggested.
Eight people are understood to have died during attacks in Kabul.
The militant is said to be Assadullah Orakzai, an intelligence leader for the IS affiliate in Afghanistan.
Ben Wallace said the "hard fight" against so-called Islamic State is "by no means done".
Daesh is extending its operational effectiveness on three continents: Europe, Asia and Africa, warns defence analyst, Christopher Lee.
France has about 4,500 soldiers in the region and will deploy 600 more.
Reports suggest country-wide raids have been carried out by anti-terrorism police and the national intelligence agency.