🔗 Share this article Combined Anglo-French Airstrike Targets IS Munitions Store in the Syrian region An RAF Typhoon FGR4 (file pic) Royal Air Force Typhoon jets have conducted a mission with French warplanes in a combined operation on an subterranean weapons facility in Syrian territory employed by the IS group, per a report from the UK's MoD. The site, pinpointed through intelligence, was believed to be storing arms and explosives, the statement said, and was situated in hills just north of the historic site of Palmyra in the heart of Syria. "Our fighter planes used laser-guided Paveway IV weapons to hit a number of access tunnels down to the site... early reports indicate the target was engaged successfully," the MoD said. There was no indication of any harm to civilians in the strike on Saturday evening and all the aircraft made a safe return, the defence officials confirmed. The Typhoon fighters were backed up by a Voyager refuelling tanker. IS - referred to as ISIS - imposed militant control over large swathes of Iraq and Syria until 2019. "This strike shows the UK's leading role, and determination to work closely with our allies, to stamp out any resurgence of Daesh and their harmful and extremist ideologies in the region," Britain's Defence Chief the Defence Secretary stated. UK warplanes have performed patrols over Syrian airspace to "forestall any efforts to regroup" of IS subsequent to its defeat at the battle of Baghuz in 2019, the MoD reported. "I extend gratitude to the personnel of our armed forces participating in this mission for their skill and their valour," the Defence Secretary added. "Including them were a great many UK service members deployed over Christmas and New Year. This operation, to remove dangerous terrorists who threaten our safety, highlights how British military are ready to step up, continuously, protecting the UK within its borders and influential overseas." In December, the United States armed forces carried out what it called a "massive strike" against IS targets in the country, after an ambush killed two US servicemembers and a civilian interpreter in the Palmyra area. The United Nations says Islamic State still boasts an estimated 5,000 to 7,000 fighters in both countries.
An RAF Typhoon FGR4 (file pic) Royal Air Force Typhoon jets have conducted a mission with French warplanes in a combined operation on an subterranean weapons facility in Syrian territory employed by the IS group, per a report from the UK's MoD. The site, pinpointed through intelligence, was believed to be storing arms and explosives, the statement said, and was situated in hills just north of the historic site of Palmyra in the heart of Syria. "Our fighter planes used laser-guided Paveway IV weapons to hit a number of access tunnels down to the site... early reports indicate the target was engaged successfully," the MoD said. There was no indication of any harm to civilians in the strike on Saturday evening and all the aircraft made a safe return, the defence officials confirmed. The Typhoon fighters were backed up by a Voyager refuelling tanker. IS - referred to as ISIS - imposed militant control over large swathes of Iraq and Syria until 2019. "This strike shows the UK's leading role, and determination to work closely with our allies, to stamp out any resurgence of Daesh and their harmful and extremist ideologies in the region," Britain's Defence Chief the Defence Secretary stated. UK warplanes have performed patrols over Syrian airspace to "forestall any efforts to regroup" of IS subsequent to its defeat at the battle of Baghuz in 2019, the MoD reported. "I extend gratitude to the personnel of our armed forces participating in this mission for their skill and their valour," the Defence Secretary added. "Including them were a great many UK service members deployed over Christmas and New Year. This operation, to remove dangerous terrorists who threaten our safety, highlights how British military are ready to step up, continuously, protecting the UK within its borders and influential overseas." In December, the United States armed forces carried out what it called a "massive strike" against IS targets in the country, after an ambush killed two US servicemembers and a civilian interpreter in the Palmyra area. The United Nations says Islamic State still boasts an estimated 5,000 to 7,000 fighters in both countries.