Britain deploys Tornados for Iraq aid reconnaissance

Tornado from 31 Sqn RAF Marham

11 Aug 2014 By Ben Farmer, Defence Correspondent

Britain is sending RAF Tornado jets back to Iraq, to help an international aid mission for tens of thousands of refugees fleeing Islamic State extremists.

The jets are being sent to the Middle East in preparation for a surveillance mission scanning the deserts of northern Iraq where military aid flights are dropping supplies to thousands trapped without water or food.

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