🔗 Share this article Coordinated Anglo-French Air Strike Hits Daesh Arms Cache in the Syrian region A Typhoon FGR4 from the Royal Air Force (archive image) British Air Force Typhoon FGR4s have conducted a mission with French warplanes in a combined operation targeting an hidden munitions depot in Syria used by the Islamic State group (IS), according to the UK Ministry of Defence. The facility, located using reconnaissance, was assessed as housing weapons and explosive materials, the announcement noted, and was situated in hills just above the historic site of Palmyra in Syria's central region. "Our aircraft employed precision-guided Paveway IV munitions to hit a number of approach shafts 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 on Saturday evening and every plane involved returned safely, the MoD added. The British jets were supported by a Voyager tanker plane. Daesh - also known as ISIS - established jihadist rule over parts of both Syria and Iraq prior to its 2019 collapse. "This operation demonstrates the UK's leading role, and resolve to work closely with our partners, to eradicate any revival of IS and their harmful and extremist ideologies in the area," Britain's Defence Chief the Defence Secretary remarked. UK warplanes have carried out patrols over Syrian airspace to "prevent any attempted comeback" of Islamic State after its military defeat at the climactic battle in Baghuz in the year 2019, the MoD reported. "I want to thank all the members of British forces involved in this operation for their skill and their bravery," the Defence Secretary added. "They were part of thousands of British troops on duty over the holidays. This operation, to eliminate militants who pose a risk to our way of life, shows how our armed forces are prepared to act, continuously, ensuring Britain's security at home and strong abroad." During December, the American forces conducted what it termed a "large-scale strike" targeting IS targets in the country, subsequent to an assault resulted in the deaths of two US servicemembers and a civilian linguist in the Palmyra area. The UN says Islamic State still maintains roughly 5-7 thousand combatants in Iraq and Syria.
A Typhoon FGR4 from the Royal Air Force (archive image) British Air Force Typhoon FGR4s have conducted a mission with French warplanes in a combined operation targeting an hidden munitions depot in Syria used by the Islamic State group (IS), according to the UK Ministry of Defence. The facility, located using reconnaissance, was assessed as housing weapons and explosive materials, the announcement noted, and was situated in hills just above the historic site of Palmyra in Syria's central region. "Our aircraft employed precision-guided Paveway IV munitions to hit a number of approach shafts 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 on Saturday evening and every plane involved returned safely, the MoD added. The British jets were supported by a Voyager tanker plane. Daesh - also known as ISIS - established jihadist rule over parts of both Syria and Iraq prior to its 2019 collapse. "This operation demonstrates the UK's leading role, and resolve to work closely with our partners, to eradicate any revival of IS and their harmful and extremist ideologies in the area," Britain's Defence Chief the Defence Secretary remarked. UK warplanes have carried out patrols over Syrian airspace to "prevent any attempted comeback" of Islamic State after its military defeat at the climactic battle in Baghuz in the year 2019, the MoD reported. "I want to thank all the members of British forces involved in this operation for their skill and their bravery," the Defence Secretary added. "They were part of thousands of British troops on duty over the holidays. This operation, to eliminate militants who pose a risk to our way of life, shows how our armed forces are prepared to act, continuously, ensuring Britain's security at home and strong abroad." During December, the American forces conducted what it termed a "large-scale strike" targeting IS targets in the country, subsequent to an assault resulted in the deaths of two US servicemembers and a civilian linguist in the Palmyra area. The UN says Islamic State still maintains roughly 5-7 thousand combatants in Iraq and Syria.