Over the past few days, the Royal Air Force Typhoons operating as part of the coalition against Daesh have conducted a series of air strikes in support of the Iraqi ground forces.
The strikes began on 10 March and continued until 12 March, followed by a third strike on 14 March. The targets were a cave system used by Daesh terrorists southwest of the city of Erbil in northern Iraq.
During the first attack the Typhoons successfully used MBDA Storm Shadow missiles, which were selected as the most appropriate weapons for the task. It marked the Typhoon's first-ever use of Storm Shadow in combat. Read more here
