The UK Ministry of Defence said Tornado GR4s were involved in fighting against ISIS militants near the city of Ramadi yesterday.
"A terrorist sniper team opened fire from a compound on Iraqi troops, but was silenced by a direct hit from a Paveway IV guided bomb," a statement said.
It is understood the targets were oil fields again, and the mission involved two Tornados and, for the first time, two Typhoons.
They came just hours after MPs gave their backing for military action.
Six Tornados flew to RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus on Thursday to join the operation against ISIS, which the UK government refers to as Daesh and is also referred to as ISIS and ISIL.
The UK Ministry of Defence said the deployment of the Typhoons plus an extra two Tornados offered a significant increase in strike capacity to both the RAF and the wider coalition air campaign.
Extra fighter jets have been sent to the UK's Cyprus base, RAF Akrotiri, to launch bombing and reconnaissance missions over Syria and continue Operation Shader in Iraq, where Britain is providing support to Iraqi forces at the government's request.
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