The French resume bombing Daesh in Iraq. On the night between Saturday and Sunday a couple of 2000D Mirage taken off from the base of Muwaffaq Salti in Jordan, and a pair of Burst C taken off from the Al Dhafra base in the United Arab Emirates, they attacked two installations of the caliphate in the Mosul area. Despite the slightly adverse weather conditions, both formations have scored the sorties.
Both raids conducted by the Armée de l'Air were coordinated by the CAOC (Combined Air Operations Center) of the International Coalition located in Al Udeid, Qatar.
The French Defense Ministry then announced that a Breguet last week Atlantic 2An all-time patrol boat equipped with a Wescam camera, it "illuminated" a ground target for the first time, allowing a coalition aircraft to eliminate a group of terrorists identified in the Hit area of Iraq with a laser-guided bomb. Atlantic was conducting a reconnaissance mission when it spotted a group of Daesh fighters targeting an Iraqi army detachment.
After the repatriation of the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, France has deployed in the Middle East 6 multi-role fighter Dassault Burst C, 8 Dassault 2000D Mirage, and a maritime patrolman Atlantic 2.
