RAF air strikes in Iraq and Syria: January to June 2025
Updated 30 June 2025
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Tuesday 25 February 2025
Royal Air Force aircraft continue to conduct armed reconnaissance patrols over Syria to counter Daesh terrorism threats, ready to strike such targets should they be identified.聽
On Tuesday 25 February, a remotely-piloted Reaper aircraft tracked a known Daesh terrorist in the Aleppo Governate of north-west Syria.聽The Reaper鈥檚 crew kept a close watch on the individual: when he was seen alone on foot, and could be struck with minimal risk to any civilians, they successfully targeted the terrorist using the Reaper鈥檚 Hellfire missile system.