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ANBAR – The Iraqi government has flown its first drone bombing missions on Islamic State (IS) positions in Anbar Province.
On Saturday October 10th, the Iraqi air force launched a drone from Kut in the eastern province of Wasit.
BasNews has learned that Iraqi Defence Minister Khaled al-Obeidi attended the base from where the unmanned aircraft took off.
IS militants seized Ramadi, the capital of Anbar province, in May 2015 to expand its territory from northern Iraq to the west of the country.
The Iraqi federal government has ordered 36 F-16 fighter jets from the US to increase its air force capacity and support the ground forces to wipe out the jihadists from Anbar and Mosul.
Iraqi MOD announced today that it has received the CH-4B UAVs from China.
The CH-4B is comparable to the US made MQ-9 Reaper.
he CH-4B is a mixed attack and reconnaissance system with provisions for 6 weapons and a payload of up to 250 to 345 kg.
No information on the number of UAVs received.
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