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British bombers hit oil field targets in Syria for second time

British Defence Minister Michael Fallon (left) walks with an unidentified officer during his visit at RAF Akrotiri, a British air base near the coastal city of Limassol, Cyprus, Saturday (AP photo)
By Reuters | 00:01 December 6, 2015 |
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LONDON — British bombers made their second round of strikes on Daesh targets in Syria late on Friday, again hitting oil fields, the Ministry of Defence said on Saturday.

It said Tornado and Typhoon warplanes from Britain's air base in Akrotiri, Cyprus conducted eight strikes on targets in the Daesh controlled oilfield at Omar in eastern Syria.

The ministry said an unmanned Reaper drone also destroyed a Daesh truck bomb south of Sinjar.

"Last night we saw the Typhoons in action for the first time, successfully hitting an oil field, oil well heads in eastern Syria out in the Omar field," British Defence Minister Michael Fallon told Sky News while on a visit to the Akrotiri base.

British lawmakers approved the bombing of Daesh targets in Syria on Wednesday. Hours after that approval, British bombers struck the oilfields that the government says are being used to fund attacks on the West.

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