MEET SAUDI ARABIAN PRINCE AND DUBAI’S 1st FEMALE AIRFORCE PILOT BOMBING ISIS

Prince Khaled bin Salman, the son of Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz, is one of the Saudi Arabian airforce pilots who is bombing ISIS (Islamic State) by taking part in bombing runs. His father is the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of Saudi Arabia – and his father was the King. Salman was pictured in the cockpit of his F15 fighter jet after piloting in strikes against the terrorist group in Syria. Also in the team is United Arab Emirate’s 35-year-old first female air force pilot, Major Mariam Al Mansouri whose F16 fighter was one of several from a group of Arab nations that are bombing ISIS.

Also in the skies are fighters from Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Jordan, Bahrain, Qatar, France and the U.S who have all been bombing runs over Syria, with Britain set to add its firepower to the alliance in the coming days. Major Mansouri, who hails from Abu Dhabi, made a remarkable rise through the ranks of the UAE air force. She joined it in 2007 and is now a squadron commander, according to Business Insider. She is one of eight children and has a degree in English Literature.

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