🔗 Share this article Combined Anglo-French Airstrike Strikes Daesh Munitions Store in Syria An RAF Typhoon FGR4 (file pic) Royal Air Force Typhoon FGR4s have operated alongside France's air force in a combined operation targeting an underground arms cache in Syrian territory used by the IS group, according to the British defence ministry. The location, pinpointed through intelligence, was assessed as storing arms and explosives, the statement said, and was located in mountains just above Palmyra in the heart of Syria. "The RAF jets employed laser-guided Paveway IV weapons to hit a several access tunnels providing entry to the site... initial indications indicate the strike was effective," the ministry announced. There was no indication of any civilian impact in the strike late on Saturday and every plane involved returned to base without incident, the MoD added. The Typhoon fighters were backed up by a Voyager refuelling tanker. IS - referred to as the so-called Islamic State - established extremist governance over significant areas in Iraq and Syria prior to its 2019 collapse. "This operation demonstrates British leadership, and resolve to work closely with allied nations, to eradicate any revival of Daesh and their violent and radical beliefs in the area," UK Defence Secretary the minister stated. RAF aircraft have performed overwatch operations over Syrian airspace to "prevent any attempted resurgence" of IS following its defeat at the Baghuz confrontation in the year 2019, the ministry said. "I must thank every member of the UK armed forces participating in this mission for their professionalism and their courage," he added. "They were among numerous British personnel deployed over the festive period. This operation, to take out terrorist threats who threaten our security, demonstrates how British military are always on standby, all year round, protecting the UK at home and strong abroad." Last December, the United States armed forces conducted what it called a "massive strike" on Islamic State objectives in Syria, subsequent to an ambush resulted in the deaths of two US troops and a local interpreter in Palmyra. The United Nations estimates Islamic State still has an estimated 5,000 to 7,000 combatants in both countries.
An RAF Typhoon FGR4 (file pic) Royal Air Force Typhoon FGR4s have operated alongside France's air force in a combined operation targeting an underground arms cache in Syrian territory used by the IS group, according to the British defence ministry. The location, pinpointed through intelligence, was assessed as storing arms and explosives, the statement said, and was located in mountains just above Palmyra in the heart of Syria. "The RAF jets employed laser-guided Paveway IV weapons to hit a several access tunnels providing entry to the site... initial indications indicate the strike was effective," the ministry announced. There was no indication of any civilian impact in the strike late on Saturday and every plane involved returned to base without incident, the MoD added. The Typhoon fighters were backed up by a Voyager refuelling tanker. IS - referred to as the so-called Islamic State - established extremist governance over significant areas in Iraq and Syria prior to its 2019 collapse. "This operation demonstrates British leadership, and resolve to work closely with allied nations, to eradicate any revival of Daesh and their violent and radical beliefs in the area," UK Defence Secretary the minister stated. RAF aircraft have performed overwatch operations over Syrian airspace to "prevent any attempted resurgence" of IS following its defeat at the Baghuz confrontation in the year 2019, the ministry said. "I must thank every member of the UK armed forces participating in this mission for their professionalism and their courage," he added. "They were among numerous British personnel deployed over the festive period. This operation, to take out terrorist threats who threaten our security, demonstrates how British military are always on standby, all year round, protecting the UK at home and strong abroad." Last December, the United States armed forces conducted what it called a "massive strike" on Islamic State objectives in Syria, subsequent to an ambush resulted in the deaths of two US troops and a local interpreter in Palmyra. The United Nations estimates Islamic State still has an estimated 5,000 to 7,000 combatants in both countries.