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Update: air strikes against Daesh

The RAF are continuing to take the fight to Daesh in Iraq and Syria.

From:
Ministry of Defence and The Rt Hon Ben Wallace MP
Published
29 January 2016
Last updated
2425 MarchMay 2023 — See all updates
A Royal Air Force Typhoon departs on a mission supporting Operation Shader in support of the Counter-Daesh operations in Iraq and Syria. Crown Copyright.

A Royal Air Force Typhoon departs on a mission supporting Operation Shader in support of the Counter-Daesh operations in Iraq and Syria. Crown Copyright.

Summary

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Detail

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Useful information

Access further information on the British forces air strikes in Iraq and Syria: monthly list.

Published 29 January 2016
Last updated 2425 MarchMay 2023 + show all updates

  1. Updated with details of an air strike on 2 May 2023.

  2. Date of the most recent strike updated to clarify that it occurred in 2022. Previous strike updates removed and added to the guidance page "British forces air strikes in Iraq and Syria: monthly list".

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