🔗 Share this article Coordinated Anglo-French Airstrike Targets Daesh Weapons Depot in Syria An RAF Typhoon FGR4 (file pic) RAF Typhoon FGR4s have operated alongside French aircraft in a coordinated attack targeting an subterranean weapons facility in Syria operated by the IS group, according to the UK Ministry of Defence. The facility, pinpointed through surveillance, was believed to be storing arms and explosives, the announcement noted, and was positioned in hills just north of Palmyra in Syria's central region. "Our fighter planes employed precision-guided Paveway IV munitions to hit a several entry passages leading to the facility... preliminary assessments indicate the target was engaged successfully," the ministry announced. There was no evidence of any civilian impact in the attack conducted Saturday night and all the aircraft returned to base without incident, the defence officials confirmed. The British jets were backed up by a Voyager tanker plane. Daesh - alternatively referred to as Daesh - enforced militant control over parts of both Syria and Iraq before its territorial defeat in 2019. "This strike demonstrates our UK leadership, and determination to operate in unison with our partners, to eradicate any revival of the terrorist group and their dangerous and violent ideologies in the Middle East," UK Defence Secretary John Healey stated. RAF aircraft have carried out surveillance missions over Syria to "prevent any attempted resurgence" of Islamic State following its defeat at the climactic battle in Baghuz in 2019, the MoD reported. "I must thank the personnel of the UK armed forces who took part in this operation for their professionalism and their valour," the Defence Secretary added. "They were among thousands of British personnel stationed over the holidays. This action, to eliminate dangerous terrorists who threaten our way of life, shows how British military are always on standby, throughout the year, protecting the UK within its borders and influential overseas." Last December, the United States armed forces carried out what it described as a "massive strike" targeting Islamic State objectives in Syria, subsequent to an assault killed two US servicemembers and a local interpreter in Palmyra. The U.N. estimates Islamic State still boasts an estimated 5,000 to 7,000 militants in both countries.
An RAF Typhoon FGR4 (file pic) RAF Typhoon FGR4s have operated alongside French aircraft in a coordinated attack targeting an subterranean weapons facility in Syria operated by the IS group, according to the UK Ministry of Defence. The facility, pinpointed through surveillance, was believed to be storing arms and explosives, the announcement noted, and was positioned in hills just north of Palmyra in Syria's central region. "Our fighter planes employed precision-guided Paveway IV munitions to hit a several entry passages leading to the facility... preliminary assessments indicate the target was engaged successfully," the ministry announced. There was no evidence of any civilian impact in the attack conducted Saturday night and all the aircraft returned to base without incident, the defence officials confirmed. The British jets were backed up by a Voyager tanker plane. Daesh - alternatively referred to as Daesh - enforced militant control over parts of both Syria and Iraq before its territorial defeat in 2019. "This strike demonstrates our UK leadership, and determination to operate in unison with our partners, to eradicate any revival of the terrorist group and their dangerous and violent ideologies in the Middle East," UK Defence Secretary John Healey stated. RAF aircraft have carried out surveillance missions over Syria to "prevent any attempted resurgence" of Islamic State following its defeat at the climactic battle in Baghuz in 2019, the MoD reported. "I must thank the personnel of the UK armed forces who took part in this operation for their professionalism and their valour," the Defence Secretary added. "They were among thousands of British personnel stationed over the holidays. This action, to eliminate dangerous terrorists who threaten our way of life, shows how British military are always on standby, throughout the year, protecting the UK within its borders and influential overseas." Last December, the United States armed forces carried out what it described as a "massive strike" targeting Islamic State objectives in Syria, subsequent to an assault killed two US servicemembers and a local interpreter in Palmyra. The U.N. estimates Islamic State still boasts an estimated 5,000 to 7,000 militants in both countries.