🔗 Share this article Coordinated UK-French Airstrike Strikes Islamic State Arms Cache in Syria A Typhoon FGR4 from the Royal Air Force (archive image) Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter aircraft have conducted a mission with France's air force in a combined operation against an subterranean weapons facility in Syria operated by the IS group, as stated by the UK Ministry of Defence. The facility, located using surveillance, was thought to be containing munitions and bombs, the announcement noted, and was situated in hills just to the north of Palmyra in the heart of Syria. "The RAF jets employed laser-guided Paveway IV weapons to target a series of entry passages leading to the depot... preliminary assessments are that the objective was successfully hit," the MoD said. There was no sign of any harm to civilians in the attack on Saturday evening and all the aircraft returned safely, the MoD added. The Typhoon FGR4s were assisted by a Voyager aerial refuelling aircraft. The Islamic State group - referred to as the so-called Islamic State - established militant control over large swathes of both Syria and Iraq before its territorial defeat in 2019. "This action shows our UK leadership, and determination to operate in unison with our partners, to eliminate any revival of Daesh and their dangerous and violent ideologies in the Middle East," UK Defence Secretary the Defence Secretary stated. RAF aircraft have carried out overwatch operations over Syrian airspace to "deter any attempted resurgence" of IS following its routing at the climactic battle in Baghuz in 2019, the MoD reported. "I must thank the personnel of British forces involved in this strike for their skill and their courage," he commented. "Including them were numerous British personnel on duty over the festive period. This action, to eliminate terrorist threats who threaten our safety, highlights how UK forces are ready to step up, all year round, ensuring Britain's security domestically and influential overseas." Last December, the United States armed forces conducted what it termed a "massive strike" targeting IS targets in Syria, subsequent to an assault resulted in the deaths of two American soldiers and a civilian interpreter in the Palmyra area. The U.N. reports Daesh still has an estimated 5,000 to 7,000 combatants in Iraq and Syria.
A Typhoon FGR4 from the Royal Air Force (archive image) Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter aircraft have conducted a mission with France's air force in a combined operation against an subterranean weapons facility in Syria operated by the IS group, as stated by the UK Ministry of Defence. The facility, located using surveillance, was thought to be containing munitions and bombs, the announcement noted, and was situated in hills just to the north of Palmyra in the heart of Syria. "The RAF jets employed laser-guided Paveway IV weapons to target a series of entry passages leading to the depot... preliminary assessments are that the objective was successfully hit," the MoD said. There was no sign of any harm to civilians in the attack on Saturday evening and all the aircraft returned safely, the MoD added. The Typhoon FGR4s were assisted by a Voyager aerial refuelling aircraft. The Islamic State group - referred to as the so-called Islamic State - established militant control over large swathes of both Syria and Iraq before its territorial defeat in 2019. "This action shows our UK leadership, and determination to operate in unison with our partners, to eliminate any revival of Daesh and their dangerous and violent ideologies in the Middle East," UK Defence Secretary the Defence Secretary stated. RAF aircraft have carried out overwatch operations over Syrian airspace to "deter any attempted resurgence" of IS following its routing at the climactic battle in Baghuz in 2019, the MoD reported. "I must thank the personnel of British forces involved in this strike for their skill and their courage," he commented. "Including them were numerous British personnel on duty over the festive period. This action, to eliminate terrorist threats who threaten our safety, highlights how UK forces are ready to step up, all year round, ensuring Britain's security domestically and influential overseas." Last December, the United States armed forces conducted what it termed a "massive strike" targeting IS targets in Syria, subsequent to an assault resulted in the deaths of two American soldiers and a civilian interpreter in the Palmyra area. The U.N. reports Daesh still has an estimated 5,000 to 7,000 combatants in Iraq and Syria.