U.K. carries out first airstrikes in Iraq
Britain's Royal Air Force carried out its first strikes in Iraq on Tuesday, destroying an Islamic State arsenal and a machine gun-mounted vehicle, the Ministry of Defense said. Prime Minister David Cameron on Friday secured parliamentary support for the U.K. to join U.S.-led airstrikes in Iraq against the group, paving the way for the military […]Jenny Gross writes for the Wall Street Journal:
Britain's Royal Air Force carried out its first strikes in Iraq on Tuesday, destroying an Islamic State arsenal and a machine gun-mounted vehicle, the Ministry of Defense said. Prime Minister David Cameron on Friday secured parliamentary support for the U.K. to join U.S.-led airstrikes in Iraq against the group, paving the way for the military to attack.
The Ministry of Defense said that Royal Air Force jets were tasked to assist Kurdish troops in northwest Iraq that were under attack by Islamic State terrorists. The military said that its initial assessment indicated the strikes were successful.
