Ministry of Defense announced that the Air forces start implementation of nocturnal sorties operations in Anbar to secure air umbrella for one of the units of the ground forces.
A statement for the defense ministry cited that "the crew of the Air Force army led by one of the pilots carried out night sorties in Anbar to secure air umbrella for one of the Army units of ground forces that said it was trapped, noting that" this crew safe access for all fighters to their positions in peace. "
The ministry described this process of "rare and difficult operations carried out by the Army Aviation".