🔗 Share this article Coordinated Anglo-French Airstrike Hits IS Arms Cache in Syria An RAF Typhoon FGR4 (file pic) British Air Force Typhoon FGR4s have conducted a mission with French warplanes in a combined operation against an subterranean weapons facility in Syrian territory employed by the IS group, per a report from the British defence ministry. The facility, located using reconnaissance, was assessed as containing munitions and bombs, the release indicated, and was situated in hills just above Palmyra in central Syria. "The RAF jets utilized laser-guided Paveway IV weapons to target a several entry passages down to the site... initial indications suggest the strike was effective," officials stated. There was no sign of any civilian impact in the operation late on Saturday and all the aircraft made a safe return, the defence officials confirmed. The Typhoon fighters were assisted by a Voyager refuelling tanker. The Islamic State group - alternatively referred to as ISIS - enforced jihadist rule over parts of both Syria and Iraq before its territorial defeat in 2019. "This strike shows British leadership, and resolve to stand shoulder to shoulder with our partners, to stamp out any resurgence of the terrorist group and their harmful and extremist ideologies in the region," UK Defence Secretary John Healey remarked. RAF aircraft have performed surveillance missions over Syrian airspace to "forestall any attempted resurgence" of the group after its routing at the battle of Baghuz in the year 2019, the authorities noted. "I extend gratitude to all the members of British forces participating in this operation for their skill and their valour," he commented. "They were part of thousands of British personnel on duty over the holidays. This action, to remove terrorist threats who threaten our way of life, highlights how British military are prepared to act, throughout the year, keeping Britain secure domestically and influential overseas." During December, the American forces carried out what it called a "major assault" targeting Islamic State objectives in Syria, after an ambush claimed the lives of two US troops and a local interpreter in Palmyra. The United Nations estimates Daesh still maintains an estimated 5,000 to 7,000 fighters in Syria and Iraq.
An RAF Typhoon FGR4 (file pic) British Air Force Typhoon FGR4s have conducted a mission with French warplanes in a combined operation against an subterranean weapons facility in Syrian territory employed by the IS group, per a report from the British defence ministry. The facility, located using reconnaissance, was assessed as containing munitions and bombs, the release indicated, and was situated in hills just above Palmyra in central Syria. "The RAF jets utilized laser-guided Paveway IV weapons to target a several entry passages down to the site... initial indications suggest the strike was effective," officials stated. There was no sign of any civilian impact in the operation late on Saturday and all the aircraft made a safe return, the defence officials confirmed. The Typhoon fighters were assisted by a Voyager refuelling tanker. The Islamic State group - alternatively referred to as ISIS - enforced jihadist rule over parts of both Syria and Iraq before its territorial defeat in 2019. "This strike shows British leadership, and resolve to stand shoulder to shoulder with our partners, to stamp out any resurgence of the terrorist group and their harmful and extremist ideologies in the region," UK Defence Secretary John Healey remarked. RAF aircraft have performed surveillance missions over Syrian airspace to "forestall any attempted resurgence" of the group after its routing at the battle of Baghuz in the year 2019, the authorities noted. "I extend gratitude to all the members of British forces participating in this operation for their skill and their valour," he commented. "They were part of thousands of British personnel on duty over the holidays. This action, to remove terrorist threats who threaten our way of life, highlights how British military are prepared to act, throughout the year, keeping Britain secure domestically and influential overseas." During December, the American forces carried out what it called a "major assault" targeting Islamic State objectives in Syria, after an ambush claimed the lives of two US troops and a local interpreter in Palmyra. The United Nations estimates Daesh still maintains an estimated 5,000 to 7,000 fighters in Syria and Iraq.