UAE Air Force launches air strikes against Daesh targets

Pictures: UAE F16 fighter jets stationed in Jordan launch series of air strikes targeting terror group

Last updated: October 10, 2018 | 21:40

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Abu Dhabi: A squadron of UAE Air Force F-16s stationed on an air base in Jordan launched a seriesof airstrikes on Daesh (Isil) terrorist targets on Tuesday morning, the General Command of the UAE Armed Forces has announced.

It said that the UAE jet fighters had struck their targets and returned safely to their base, the official news agency WAM reported.

The UAE has stationed a squadron of its F16 fighter jets in Jordan to support military efforts against the Daesh terror group.

General Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, has ordered the despatch of the squadron in line with the directives of President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, WAM has announced earlier.

The move reaffirms the UAE’s support to Jordan for its leading role and immense sacrifices for the region’s security and stability, particularly by “martyr and hero Muath Al Kasaesbeh”.

UAE fighters have joined raids against Daesh from inside Jordan.

The United Arab Emirates has sent a squadron of F16 fighter jets to Jordan to conduct air strikes against Islamic State (Isis) alongside Jordanian planes.

UAE has stationed a squadron of its F16 fighter jets in Jordan to support military efforts against the terrorist organisation Daesh.

UAE pilots walk towards their F-16E/F Desert Falcons, one of the most advanced fighter jets of its kind, now taking part in the campaign against Daesh terrorists.

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F16 fighter jets from the United Arab Emirates arrive at an air base in Jordan February 8, 2015.

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