On Jan. 24, the British Air Force deployed Typhoon warplanes to bomb caves where IS members are hiding in Iraq. This is a diagram. (British Air Force)
The British Air Force recently deployed warplanes carrying laser-guided bombs to bomb caves used by the terrorist group Islamic State (IS) in Iraq, accurately destroying a number of IS members hiding there.
The British Ministry of Defense said a coalition reconnaissance aircraft found a number of IS members hiding in two caves near Bayji, Iraq, on Jan. 24. Bayji is located 130 miles (about 209 kilometers) north of the Iraqi capital Baghdad.
The British Air Force then sent two Typhoon aircraft (Eurofighter Typhoon) to the area to carry out air strikes. The aircraft fired a total of four Paveway IV laser-guided bombs, hitting the target accurately and removing the terrorist threat.
The pilots of the two Typhoons carefully inspected the area around the cave to ensure no civilians were at risk before launching their simultaneous strikes.
All four bombs hit their targets accurately and the air strike was judged to be successful in removing the terrorist threat,” the British Ministry of Defense said.
The ministry did not specify the number of IS members killed by the airstrike mission.
For years, British forces have been working with the U.S.-led coalition to assist Iraqi forces against IS members, of which this airstrike mission was only a small part.
Last April, the British Air Force also conducted airstrikes on six caves near Baiji where IS members were hiding.
Although most IS members in Iraq have been rounded up more than three years ago, the terrorist group remains a threat. For example, the group’s suicide bombing in Baghdad two weeks ago killed 32 people.
As the current outbreak of Chinese Communist pneumonia (Wuhan pneumonia) ravages the world, British forces continue to take precautions to sweep up IS members.
Below is footage of the British Air Force’s Typhoon fighter jets carrying out this airstrike mission.
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