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RAF strikes killed nearly 1,000 IS militants - UK

LONDON, April 30 (KUNA) -- The British Ministry of Defence said Saturday the air campaign launched by the Royal Air Force (RAF) against the so-called Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq killed 974 militants since September 2014.
"Based on post-strike analysis," 98 IS militants were injured in these strikes in the past 18 months, according to a statement by the ministry.
In Syria 22 IS militants were killed between January and March this year, it said, affirming that "our records show that there were no civilian casualties for the period in question." Britain, a member of the a US-led coalition against the IS group, is not in a position to visit strike sites to verify the numbers of enemies killed, the statement added. (end) mrn.gb