British Fighter Jets Launch First Airstrikes On ISIS In Iraq

British Fighter Jets Launch First Airstrikes On ISIS In Iraq
A warplane comes in to land after completed a mission at Britain's Royal Air Force Base in Akrotiri near southern city of Limassol, Cyprus, on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2014. Britain's Ministry of Defense said warplanes have taken off for their first combat mission over Iraq since Parliament approved airstrikes targeting the Islamic State group. The Tornado GR4 aircraft took off from RAF Akrotiri hours after Britain joined the U.S.-led coalition of nations that are launching airstrikes against the extremists. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
A warplane comes in to land after completed a mission at Britain's Royal Air Force Base in Akrotiri near southern city of Limassol, Cyprus, on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2014. Britain's Ministry of Defense said warplanes have taken off for their first combat mission over Iraq since Parliament approved airstrikes targeting the Islamic State group. The Tornado GR4 aircraft took off from RAF Akrotiri hours after Britain joined the U.S.-led coalition of nations that are launching airstrikes against the extremists. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

LONDON, Sept 30 (Reuters) - British Tornado fighter jets have launched their first attacks against Islamic State targets in Iraq since parliament approved combat operations last Friday, Defense Secretary Michael Fallon said on Tuesday.

"They identified and attacked a heavy weapons position that was endangering Kurdish forces and they subsequently attacked an (IS) armed pick-up truck in the same area," he told the BBC.

"Both Tornados have now returned safely to their base and the initial attack assessment is that both attacks were successful," he added.

(Reporting by Stephen Addison; editing by Kylie MacLellan)

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