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Op SHADER Awards for 1 (Fighter) Squadron
RAF Pilots Awarded Top Operational Honours for Role in Fighting ISIS Royal Air Force personnel from the 1(Fighter) Squadron deployed to RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus last year have received an array […]
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ISIL stands for the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, also known as Islamic State of Iraq and Syria or the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) and Islamic State (IS), and by its Arabic language acronym of Daesh. It is a Salafi jihadist militant group following fundamentalist Wahhabi Sunni Islam, which has been categorised as a terrorist organisation by the United Nations and European Union, and individual countries, including the United Kingdon, the Russian Federation and the USA.
Latest on Operation Inherent Resolve
Operation Roundup Update Operation Inherent Resolve Spokesman, Col. Sean Ryan, briefed reporters from Baghdad, Iraq, on ongoing operations in Iraq and Syria, stressing that progress was continuing to be made […]
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RAF Pounds Last ISIS Hold-Out in Syria
Operational Uptick for RAF Aircraft as Support Continues for Abu Kamal Offensive With the Syrian Democratic Forces continuing their offensive against the last major pocket of territory held by the […]
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RAF Supporting Syrian Abu Kamal Offensive
Islamic State Fighters Targeted by Reapers, Tornados and Typhoons Throughout September, the RAF has been flying combat missions against Islamic State fighters in support of the Syrian Democratic Forces’ offensive […]
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RAF Continues Missions Over Iraq
Typhoons and Tornados Destroy Islamic State Tunnels The MOD has released details of continuing RAF combat missions over Iraq as part of Operation SHADER, the British contribution to the fight […]
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Afghan Man Stabs Seven in Paris
Paris Knife Attack Leaves Seven Wounded, Including Two British Tourists Seven people have been wounded in an unprovoked knife attack in Paris, Sunday evening. An Afghan man has been detained […]
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Things To Do On Op SHADER
The British Army’s Grenadier Guards at Camp Taji, Iraq For the British Army on Op SHADER, when not patrolling or training local forces, the natural thing to do is organise a […]
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