"UK deploys Tornado jets for surveillance mission in N. Iraq" Topic
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| Tango01 | 12 Aug 2014 10:30 p.m. PST |
"Britain is sending RAF Tornado jets in preparation for a surveillance mission scanning northern Iraq where military aid flights are dropping supplies to thousands of refugees fleeing Islamist fighters. A No. 10 spokesperson said "a small number" of Tornado jets are pre-positioned in the region "so that they could, if required, use their excellent surveillance capability to gather better situational awareness to help with humanitarian effort," following a meeting of the government's emergency COBRA, or Cabinet Office Briefing Room A, committee on Monday…"
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 Legion 4  | 13 Aug 2014 6:54 a.m. PST |
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| Tango01 | 13 Aug 2014 10:49 a.m. PST |
Don't forger the French my friend!. (smile) Amicalement
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| Legion 4 | 13 Aug 2014 2:28 p.m. PST |
The French are sending weapons to the Kurds too … |
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[I'd say GO RAF, but I might get "SNIP"'d 
] CNN said, the UK and France are making food drops. And Germany said, they'd send non-combat aid, like trucks, NVDs, Bomb Detection, etc. … Even the Aussies said they get involved !