Islamic State (IS ISIS)

Middle East 

RAF Typhoons, Reapers Conduct Airstrikes Against Daesh

May 31, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Eurofighter Typhoon, General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper, Iraq, Islamic State (IS ISIS), Royal Air Force (RAF), UK

The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) Typhoon fighter jets and Reaper unmanned aircraft have conducted four separate airstrikes against Daesh

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Air Middle East 

French Rafale Fighter Jets Using RECO-NG Pod for Anti-ISIS Missions

May 11, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF–OIR), Dassault Rafale, Fighter aircraft, France, French Air Force, Islamic State (IS ISIS), Opération Chammal, RECO-NG, Reconnaissance pod

French Air Force (Armée de l’Air) Rafale fighter aircraft, conducting missions against the ISIS militants, are now equipped with a

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Misc Middle East 

RAF Typhoons Strike Islamic State Targets in Northern Iraq

May 5, 2020May 6, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Eurofighter Typhoon, Iraq, Islamic State (IS ISIS), Royal Air Force (RAF), The Global Coalition Against Daesh

A pair of Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter aircraft joined other coalition aircraft in an attack on a series of

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Misc Middle East 

Two U.S. Service Members Killed During Anti-ISIS Mission in Iraq

March 9, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF–OIR), Iraq, Iraqi Security Forces (ISF), Islamic State (IS ISIS), Operation Inherent Resolve, U.S. Armed Forces, USA

Two U.S. service members were killed during an anti-ISIS mission in Iraq on March 8, according a statement from the

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Middle East GeoPolitics/ Policy 

U.S. Forces Reposture in Eastern Syria, Restart Operations with Syrian Democratic Forces

December 3, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF–OIR), Islamic State (IS ISIS), Operation Inherent Resolve, Syria, Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), Turkey, U.S. Armed Forces, U.S. Army, USA

U.S. forces are reset and repostured in Eastern Syria and have restarted operations with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) aimed

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Middle East Misc 

ISIS Leader Baghdadi Dead After U.S. Special Ops Raid in Syria: Reports

October 27, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Delta Force (SFOD-D), Islamic State (IS ISIS), Special Operations, Syria, U.S. Armed Forces, U.S. Army, USA

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the head of the Islamic State, was the target of an operation carried out by the U.S.

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GeoPolitics/ Policy Middle East 

Turkey Launches Military Operation in Northern Syria

October 9, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Islamic State (IS ISIS), Kurds, Operation Peace Spring (Turkey), People’s Protection Units (YPG), Syria, Turkey

Turkey has launched a long-planned military operation into northeastern Syria, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced Wednesday. The military offensive, codenamed

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AEW&CS Deployments Middle East 

RAAF E-7A Wedgetail AEW&C Aircraft Joins US-Led Global Coalition Against Daesh

September 14, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments AEW&CS, Australia, Iraq, Islamic State (IS ISIS), Operation OKRA, RAAF E-7A Wedgetail, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)

As part of Australia’s contribution to the US-led Global Coalition against Daesh, a Royal Australian Air Force E-7A Wedgetail Airborne

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Air Deployments Middle East 

U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II Stealth Fighter Aircraft Conduct First Combat Employment

May 1, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF–OIR), F-35A Lightning II, Fifth-generation jet fighter, Fighter aircraft, Iraq, Islamic State (IS ISIS), Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM), Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, U.S. Air Force (USAF), US Air Forces Central Command, USA

Two U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II stealth fighter aircraft conducted an air strike at Wadi Ashai, Iraq, in support

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Missiles Air Middle East 

Royal Air Force Typhoon Jet Launches Brimstone Missile in Fight Against Daesh for First Time

February 23, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Air-to-ground missile (AGM), Eurofighter Typhoon, Fighter aircraft, Islamic State (IS ISIS), MBDA Brimstone, Royal Air Force (RAF), Syria, Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), UK

The Royal Air Force’s Brimstone missile capability has been deployed from a Typhoon jet for the first time, in the

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