B-52, the long-range planes, will provide "flexibility and endurance" in the US-led coalition campaign against the terrorists.
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US Air Force deployed Cold War-era B-52 bombers to fight against ISIS
They will provide "flexibility & endurance" in US-led coalition campaign
B-52, first US heavy bomber, was developed to carry nuclear weapons
The B-52 Stratofortress aircraft, which arrived in Qatar, were based in Saudi Arabia and last flown operationally in May 2006 as part of the war in Afghanistan, air force officials said.
"The B-52 will provide the coalition continued precision and deliver desired airpower effects," said Lieutenant General Charles Brown, commander of US Air Forces Central Command.
The long-range planes will provide "flexibility and endurance" in the US-led coalition campaign against the terrorists, he added.
"The B-52 demonstrates our continued resolve to apply persistent pressure on (the ISIS group) and defend the region in any future contingency," Brown said.
The B-52, the first US long-range heavy bomber, was developed to carry nuclear weapons and has been adapted over the years. It has been used in missions in the Vietnam War, the 1991 Gulf War and in Afghanistan.
It was not immediately clear how many of the bombers had been deployed.
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