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Israeli F-16 shot down, pilots safe Feb 10, 2018 - Israeli jets today were targeted by the Syrian Army with anti-aircraft missiles. An Israeli F-16I went down in northern Israel amid the fire, but the jet's pilots ejected safely. [Read more...]	Denmark pulls F-16 jets back from anti-ISIS operation Dec 02, 2016 - In a planned move, Denmark is pulling back its seven F-16 fighter jets from a US-led multinational air campaign against ISIS in Iraq and Syria. [Read more...]

Belgian F-16s leave for the Middle East to participate in Inherent Resolve Jun 28, 2016 - Six Belgian F-16 fighter jets left Kleine Brogel airbase yesterday heading for Jordan. They will resume operation "Desert Falcon" which was started in October 2014 but interrupted in June 2015 due to budgetary constraints. [Read more...]	Poland ready to send F-16s on mission against Daesh Jun 16, 2016 - Poland is likely to send four F-16 fighter jets to take part in a reconnaissance mission in the Middle East prior to the NATO summit scheduled to be held in Warsaw on July 8-9, Polish Defense Minister Antoni Macierewicz said Wednesday. [Read more...]
Netherlands joined US-led coalition air strikes in Syria Feb 17, 2016 - The Netherlands joined a US-led bombing campaign against Daesch targets in Syria. The Dutch were already participating in the coalition by carrying out air strikes in Iraq with four F-16s specializing in close air support of ground operations by Iraqi forces. [Read more...]	Will F-16 delivery to Iraq boost ISIS fight? Apr 23, 2015 - It seems that Iraq will at last be getting the first batch of F-16 fighter jets it ordered four years ago, its air force commander said Thursday. The jets should arrive in July and could immediately boost Iraq’s capabilities fight the extremist Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group. [Read more...]
Belgian F-16s to join operation against ISIS Sep 26, 2014 - Six Belgian Air Force F-16s left for the Middle East where they will take part in the international coalition operation against "Islamic State" (IS) militants in Iraq. The F-16s left for Greece at around 16:30h today. [Read more...]

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