WATCH: Jaw-dropping moment RAF obliterates ISIS truck packed full of explosives in Mosul
THIS is the moment the RAF annihilates an ISIS truck packed with explosives as the battle to take Mosul continues.
RAF Typhoon destroys Daesh truck-bomb near Mosul
British jets and drones have hit ISIS targets to drive the terrorists out of their Iraqi stronghold.
Video footage released by the Ministry of Defence (MOD) shows the moment the RAF took out an ISIS truck full of homemade bombs, before it could be used against Iraqi forces.
The RAF Typhoon jet to the south of Mosul used a Paveway IV guided bomb to destroy the large truck bomb causing a huge explosion.
This is a big moment in the war against ISIS,
Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon has described the effort to liberate Mosul as a "big moment" in the war against ISIS, also known as Daesh.
He vowed that British forces would continue to play a major role as part of the coalition supporting the Iraqi and Kurdish forces on the ground.
The MOD released details of other strikes carried out by the RAF on Monday and Tuesday.
On Monday, a Reaper drone was in action south-east of the city, attacking targets including a mortar position, an armed truck and two ISIS heavy weapons teams - one equipped with an anti-tank gun which had opened fire on the advancing Iraqis.
On Tuesday, a Reaper flying to the south-east of Mosul targeted two groups of ISIS fighters and an armed truck, while to the north-east of the city Typhoons destroyed targets including a string of improvised explosive devices laid out in a defensive belt.
Coalition forces expect ISIS to have laid a series of booby traps in and around Mosul as part of their effort to hamper Iraqi advances.
Foreign Office Minister Tobias Ellwood said "huge amounts of planning" had gone into preparing for the liberation of Mosul.
He said: "The place will be covered in booby traps, in IEDs, it will not be safe for anybody to enter, there will be huge sums of refugees seeking shelter and support elsewhere.”
Thousands of residents have already made their way to refugee camps to avoid the bombardment.
About 5,000 people, mostly women and children, have arrived at the Al Hol camp in Syria from the Mosul area in the last 10 days, and at least 1,000 more are now massing at the border waiting to cross, the charity Save The Children said.
Foreign Office Minister Tobias Ellwood said "huge amounts of planning" had gone into preparing for the liberation of Mosul.
He said: "The place will be covered in booby traps, in IEDs, it will not be safe for anybody to enter, there will be huge sums of refugees seeking shelter and support elsewhere.”
The city would be liberated by Iraqi Sunni forces and made safe, allowing refugees to return, he insisted.