馃敆 Share this article Combined UK-French Aerial Assault Targets IS Weapons Depot in the Syrian region An RAF Typhoon FGR4 (file pic) Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter aircraft have operated alongside France's air force in a coordinated attack against an underground arms cache in Syria used by the Islamic State group (IS), according to the UK's MoD. The site, located using surveillance, was thought to be containing munitions and bombs, the release indicated, and was positioned in hills just north of Palmyra in Syria's central region. "The RAF jets employed Paveway IV guided bombs to target a number of entry passages providing entry to the facility... initial indications indicate the target was engaged successfully," the MoD said. There was no sign of any civilian impact in the operation late on Saturday and every plane involved returned safely, the defence officials confirmed. The Typhoon FGR4s were backed up by a Voyager tanker plane. The Islamic State group - also known as Daesh - established militant control over parts of Syria and Iraq prior to its 2019 collapse. "This strike demonstrates our UK leadership, and commitment to operate in unison with our allies, to eradicate any resurgence of IS and their violent and radical beliefs in the region," the British Defence Secretary John Healey remarked. UK warplanes have conducted surveillance missions over Syria to "deter any efforts to regroup" of IS subsequent to its defeat at the Baghuz confrontation in 2019, the ministry said. "I want to thank all the members of the UK armed forces participating in this mission for their expertise and their bravery," Healey added. "Including them were a great many British troops on duty over the festive period. This action, to take out dangerous terrorists who threaten our way of life, shows how British military are always on standby, throughout the year, protecting the UK domestically and strong abroad." In December, the American forces carried out what it called a "massive strike" against Daesh sites in Syria, subsequent to an attack claimed the lives of two American soldiers and a local interpreter in the Palmyra area. The U.N. reports Daesh still has roughly 5-7 thousand militants in both countries.
An RAF Typhoon FGR4 (file pic) Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter aircraft have operated alongside France's air force in a coordinated attack against an underground arms cache in Syria used by the Islamic State group (IS), according to the UK's MoD. The site, located using surveillance, was thought to be containing munitions and bombs, the release indicated, and was positioned in hills just north of Palmyra in Syria's central region. "The RAF jets employed Paveway IV guided bombs to target a number of entry passages providing entry to the facility... initial indications indicate the target was engaged successfully," the MoD said. There was no sign of any civilian impact in the operation late on Saturday and every plane involved returned safely, the defence officials confirmed. The Typhoon FGR4s were backed up by a Voyager tanker plane. The Islamic State group - also known as Daesh - established militant control over parts of Syria and Iraq prior to its 2019 collapse. "This strike demonstrates our UK leadership, and commitment to operate in unison with our allies, to eradicate any resurgence of IS and their violent and radical beliefs in the region," the British Defence Secretary John Healey remarked. UK warplanes have conducted surveillance missions over Syria to "deter any efforts to regroup" of IS subsequent to its defeat at the Baghuz confrontation in 2019, the ministry said. "I want to thank all the members of the UK armed forces participating in this mission for their expertise and their bravery," Healey added. "Including them were a great many British troops on duty over the festive period. This action, to take out dangerous terrorists who threaten our way of life, shows how British military are always on standby, throughout the year, protecting the UK domestically and strong abroad." In December, the American forces carried out what it called a "massive strike" against Daesh sites in Syria, subsequent to an attack claimed the lives of two American soldiers and a local interpreter in the Palmyra area. The U.N. reports Daesh still has roughly 5-7 thousand militants in both countries.