Two Rafales and one C-135FR Tanker were involved in a 7-hour mission flying 1,700 kilometers from Al Dhafra Air Base in the United Arab Emirates to destroy an ISIS target in northern Iraq on September 19.
Four GBU-12 laser guided bombs were dropped by the two multi-role planes on a munition and fuel depot near the town of Zumar.
The target was obviously destroyed during this first mission that marked the beginning of the involvement of French tactical planes in ongoing air strikes against ISIS militants. Until today, the Rafale had been involved in reconnaissance missions.
In 2011, a French air strike conducted by a package which included Rafale jets opened the Libya Air War.
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