🔗 Share this article Combined British-French Aerial Assault Strikes Daesh Weapons Depot in the Syrian region A Typhoon FGR4 from the Royal Air Force (archive image) Royal Air Force Typhoon jets have conducted a mission with French warplanes in a combined operation on an underground arms cache in Syrian territory used by the IS group, according to the UK's MoD. The facility, identified by reconnaissance, was assessed as housing weapons and explosive materials, the statement said, and was positioned in hills just above Palmyra in central Syria. "Our fighter planes used precision-guided Paveway IV munitions to strike a several entry passages providing entry to the facility... initial indications suggest the target was engaged successfully," officials stated. There was no indication of any civilian impact in the attack late on Saturday and each participating jet made a safe return, the ministry further stated. The British jets were supported by a Voyager refuelling tanker. Daesh - also known as ISIS - established militant control over parts of both Syria and Iraq before its territorial defeat in 2019. "This operation underscores British leadership, and resolve to stand shoulder to shoulder with allied nations, to stamp out any re-emergence of IS and their dangerous and violent ideologies in the Middle East," Britain's Defence Chief the minister stated. British military aircraft have performed overwatch operations over Syrian airspace to "forestall any attempted comeback" of Islamic State following its defeat at the Baghuz confrontation in the year 2019, the authorities noted. "I must thank the personnel of British forces involved in this mission for their professionalism and their valour," Healey added. "They were among thousands of British troops stationed over the holidays. This mission, to remove terrorist threats who threaten our way of life, shows how UK forces are always on standby, throughout the year, protecting the UK at home and strong abroad." During December, the American forces executed what it termed a "major assault" against IS targets in Syria, following an ambush resulted in the deaths of two US servicemembers and a local interpreter in Palmyra. The United Nations estimates Islamic State still has roughly 5-7 thousand combatants in both countries.
A Typhoon FGR4 from the Royal Air Force (archive image) Royal Air Force Typhoon jets have conducted a mission with French warplanes in a combined operation on an underground arms cache in Syrian territory used by the IS group, according to the UK's MoD. The facility, identified by reconnaissance, was assessed as housing weapons and explosive materials, the statement said, and was positioned in hills just above Palmyra in central Syria. "Our fighter planes used precision-guided Paveway IV munitions to strike a several entry passages providing entry to the facility... initial indications suggest the target was engaged successfully," officials stated. There was no indication of any civilian impact in the attack late on Saturday and each participating jet made a safe return, the ministry further stated. The British jets were supported by a Voyager refuelling tanker. Daesh - also known as ISIS - established militant control over parts of both Syria and Iraq before its territorial defeat in 2019. "This operation underscores British leadership, and resolve to stand shoulder to shoulder with allied nations, to stamp out any re-emergence of IS and their dangerous and violent ideologies in the Middle East," Britain's Defence Chief the minister stated. British military aircraft have performed overwatch operations over Syrian airspace to "forestall any attempted comeback" of Islamic State following its defeat at the Baghuz confrontation in the year 2019, the authorities noted. "I must thank the personnel of British forces involved in this mission for their professionalism and their valour," Healey added. "They were among thousands of British troops stationed over the holidays. This mission, to remove terrorist threats who threaten our way of life, shows how UK forces are always on standby, throughout the year, protecting the UK at home and strong abroad." During December, the American forces executed what it termed a "major assault" against IS targets in Syria, following an ambush resulted in the deaths of two US servicemembers and a local interpreter in Palmyra. The United Nations estimates Islamic State still has roughly 5-7 thousand combatants in both countries.