On Wednesday 2 December, the House of Commons voted to authorise British air strikes against Isis militants in Syria.
The decision gave the all-clear for RAF warplanes to join US, French, and allied planes already carrying out bombing raids in Syria. Russian jets are also fighting enemies of the Assad regime, including Isis.
The Independent will keep track of reported sorties by coalition bombers as they come to light.
How long since Parliament approved air strikes:
1. When: 3 December
Where: Omar oilfields
54 minutes after British MPs voted to allow In two raids, Tornado GR4 jets armed with 500lb Paveway IV bombs, flew from Cyprus RAF base Akrotiri and bombed six targets in Isis-held Omar oilfields 35 miles east of Raqqa in two raids. The strike – described as “successful” by the Ministry of Defence – is estimated to have cost £300,000, with the aircraft returning to the Cyprus base at around 3am. No causalities have been reported. The Tornados were supported by a Voyager air refuelling tanker, a Reaper, and operating in conjunction with other coalition aircraft. Two further Tornado jets and six Typhoon jets left Lossiemouth, Scotland, to join British forces in Cyprus.
