Britain continues "intensive" air operations against IS

British air forces have continued intensive armed reconnaissance patrols over Syria and Iraq, striking a number of terrorist positions of Islamic State (IS), also known as Daesh, British Ministry of Defense (MoD) said Friday.

On Thursday, British Typhoon fighter jets conducted four successful attacks on Daesh positions, including a heavy machine-gun team.

In north-western Iraq, British Tornado aircraft bombed both a mortar and a heavy machine-gun position, while other Tornados and a Reaper operated east of Ramadi, destroying an armed vehicle and an armored truck, MoD said in an update on British airstrikes against IS.

On Wednesday, Typhoon FGR4 aircraft patrolled east of Ramadi in Iraq and used a Paveway bomb to destroy a terrorist armored personnel carrier, then, worked with another coalition aircraft to deliver a successful Paveway attack against a group of terrorists engaged in combat with Iraqi troops north of Habbaniyah.

In Syria, British Tornados used six Brimstones on Tuesday to attack mobile cranes south-west of Raqqa, which was, according to MoD, "highly valued by Daesh when attempting to repair damage inflicted by air strikes."

MoD said throughout these missions the Tornados and Typhoons received "essential support" from Royal Air Force (RAF) Voyager air refueling tankers, with surveillance aircraft flying missions to gather intelligence on Daesh movements.

British warplanes have been bombing IS targets in Iraq since September 2014. British military extended its airstrikes against the group from Iraq to Syria In December last year. Enit