Iraqi Defense Minister Khaled Obaidi has become viral sensation after he manned an F-16 fighter aircraft during a bombing mission against the Islamic State (ISIS) in Fallujah.

The Iraqi army backed by the Shiite militia have launched a major offensive against ISIS in Fallujah on May 22. The Iraqi Defence Minister, who served as a flight engineer in the Iraqi Air Force between 1987-2003 participated in a bombing mission in Fallujah.

"Occupied #Fallujah, heading there in a F16 fighter jet to destroy targets where Daesh is hiding," Obaidi said in a tweet, addressing ISIS by an arabic acronym.

Daesh bombing ops in #Fallujah we gift to families of martyrs & wounded, & all honuorable Iraqis for #Ramadhan

(2-2) pic.twitter.com/Zt2N9ZbcRr — Dr. Khalid Al-Obeidi (@khalid_alobeidi) June 13, 2016

Later in another tweet post he said: "Daesh bombing ops in #Fallujah we gift to families of martyrs & wounded, & all honuorable Iraqis for #Ramadhan "

Fallujah, located roughly 69 kilometers west of Baghdad on the Euphrates, is one of the largest cities of Anbar province, which is ISIS stronghold.

شاهد: الدكتور خالد العبيدي وزير الدفاع فوق مدينة الفلوجة يقود ... شاهد: الدكتور خالد العبيدي وزير الدفاع فوق مدينة الفلوجة يقود تشكيلاً ثنائياً من طائرات F16 الامريكية وL-159 التشيكية لتنفيذ ضربات جوية ضد المجاميع الإرهابية Posted by ‎خالد العبيدي Khalid Al-Obeidi‎ on Monday, June 13, 2016



