British fighter jets today started bombing ISIS-controlled
oil fields in Syria in a bid to disrupt the revenues which the jihadist group
depends on to wage terror around the world, hours after Parliament voted to authorize air strikes in the country.
Seven precision-guided 500lb Paveway bombs have been dropped
on the east of the country in two separate raids by Tornado jets flying out
from RAF Akrotiri, in Cyprus, with the first mission setting off just 57
minutes after MPs voted in favour of military action.
The jets are pictured on the runway setting out, main image,
and returning with bombs missing, inset. The MoD said that the raids appeared
to be 'successful'. This morning eight more jets, six Typhoons and two
Tornados, flew out from RAF Lossiemouth in Scotland to join the raids on Syria
in response to a request from Britain's allies.
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