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British forces continue air strikes in Iraq

British military forces have continued to play a significant role supporting the Iraqi forces fighting ISIL terrorists, providing extensive training programmes and launching air strikes.

On 24 May, a Reaper destroyed an ISIL armoured vehicle that was in close combat with Iraqi forces in the west of the country. Reapers then provided surveillance support to four successful strikes by coalition aircraft on ISIL buildings and a bulldozer packed with explosives.

In the same area, on 22 May, a Reaper successfully engaged terrorists, preventing the burying of an improvised explosive devices next to a road and supported a strike on an building held by ISIL.

In addition to air strikes, a team of British military instructors are making progress training Iraqi and Kurdish troops to meet the threat of improvised explosive devices. These devices have become a common weapon used by ISIL, which are left as booby-traps and impact the day-to-day lives of Iraqi civilians.

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