The US first engaged ISIL on Tuesday night with drones like the MQ-9 Reaper pictured. The drone strike took out a firing position that Islamic militants used to target Kurdish forces in northern Iraq, according to the U.S. military. The military said in a statement that a U.S. drone struck and destroyed an ISIS mortar position at around 7:55 a.m. ET on Tuesday. The mortar position was firing on Kurdish forces defending members of the Iraq’s Yazidi religious minority who were trying to evacuate the area, U.S. Central command added.
Drones In Action Over Iraq
