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7:36 PM, May 17 2021 GMT+1
Two RAF Typhoons have successfully eliminated a group of Islamic State fighters in northern Iraq, the Ministry of Defence has said.
The MoD said Iraqi security forces had come under fire from the terrorists earlier this month and sent out a request from air support from the international coalition forces.
The RAF sent out a pair of Typoons which were able to deploy two precision guided bombs to take out the terrorists.
Following the RAF s strike, Iraqi forces were then able to overwhelm the few remaining terrorists and secure the area.
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The strike took place about 25 miles out of Mosul. Credit: PA
‘Worrying numbers’ of youngsters being groomed
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March 5, 2021
LONDON: Children and teenagers are being recruited to terrorist organisations during lockdown in “worrying” numbers, according to Dominic Raab.
Updating MPs about so-called Islamic State (IS), also known as Daesh, the Foreign Secretary said the UK is tackling the group’s propaganda “head on”.
But he warned the terror group is “still able to carry out lethal attacks” and it remains the UK’s “most significant terrorist threat” both at home and abroad.
Speaking in the Commons, Raab said: “This is a critical moment. Yes, Daesh’s brand has weakened – it remains, nonetheless, globally recognised.