WASHINGTON — The United Arab Emirates on Tuesday launched a series of airstrikes in Syria, returning to combat missions against the Islamic State for the first time since December.
A squadron of Emirati F-16 fighters struck Islamic State targets in Syria in the early hours and returned safely to a base in Jordan, the Emirates’ armed forces announced.
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Last week, the Central Command notified Emirati officials that they had sent additional rescue helicopters to Erbil.
