🔗 Share this article Joint Anglo-French Aerial Assault Targets IS Arms Cache in the Syrian region A Typhoon FGR4 from the Royal Air Force (archive image) RAF Typhoon fighter aircraft have conducted a mission with French warplanes in a coordinated attack on an underground arms cache in Syrian territory employed by the Islamic State group (IS), per a report from the British defence ministry. The location, identified by reconnaissance, was thought to be containing munitions and bombs, the release indicated, and was situated in mountainous terrain just to the north of the historic site of Palmyra in the heart of Syria. "Our aircraft used laser-guided Paveway IV weapons to target a series of entry passages providing entry to the facility... early reports indicate the objective was successfully hit," the MoD said. There was no evidence of any civilian casualties in the strike on Saturday evening and every plane involved returned safely, the defence officials confirmed. The Typhoon fighters were supported by a Voyager aerial refuelling aircraft. IS - alternatively referred to as the so-called Islamic State - imposed extremist governance over large swathes of both Syria and Iraq before its territorial defeat in 2019. "This strike underscores British leadership, and determination to stand shoulder to shoulder with our allies, to eliminate any re-emergence of the terrorist group and their violent and radical beliefs in the region," the British Defence Secretary John Healey remarked. UK warplanes have performed patrols over Syrian airspace to "prevent any attempted comeback" of IS after its routing at the climactic battle in Baghuz in 2019, the authorities noted. "I want to thank all the members of British forces involved in this strike for their skill and their valour," Healey commented. "They were part of a great many British personnel on duty over the holidays. This mission, to take out dangerous terrorists who threaten our way of life, highlights how British military are ready to step up, continuously, protecting the UK at home and powerful internationally." During December, the US military carried out what it termed a "large-scale strike" against IS targets in Syria, subsequent to an attack resulted in the deaths of two US servicemembers and a local interpreter in Palmyra. The United Nations estimates IS still has an estimated 5,000 to 7,000 combatants in both countries.
A Typhoon FGR4 from the Royal Air Force (archive image) RAF Typhoon fighter aircraft have conducted a mission with French warplanes in a coordinated attack on an underground arms cache in Syrian territory employed by the Islamic State group (IS), per a report from the British defence ministry. The location, identified by reconnaissance, was thought to be containing munitions and bombs, the release indicated, and was situated in mountainous terrain just to the north of the historic site of Palmyra in the heart of Syria. "Our aircraft used laser-guided Paveway IV weapons to target a series of entry passages providing entry to the facility... early reports indicate the objective was successfully hit," the MoD said. There was no evidence of any civilian casualties in the strike on Saturday evening and every plane involved returned safely, the defence officials confirmed. The Typhoon fighters were supported by a Voyager aerial refuelling aircraft. IS - alternatively referred to as the so-called Islamic State - imposed extremist governance over large swathes of both Syria and Iraq before its territorial defeat in 2019. "This strike underscores British leadership, and determination to stand shoulder to shoulder with our allies, to eliminate any re-emergence of the terrorist group and their violent and radical beliefs in the region," the British Defence Secretary John Healey remarked. UK warplanes have performed patrols over Syrian airspace to "prevent any attempted comeback" of IS after its routing at the climactic battle in Baghuz in 2019, the authorities noted. "I want to thank all the members of British forces involved in this strike for their skill and their valour," Healey commented. "They were part of a great many British personnel on duty over the holidays. This mission, to take out dangerous terrorists who threaten our way of life, highlights how British military are ready to step up, continuously, protecting the UK at home and powerful internationally." During December, the US military carried out what it termed a "large-scale strike" against IS targets in Syria, subsequent to an attack resulted in the deaths of two US servicemembers and a local interpreter in Palmyra. The United Nations estimates IS still has an estimated 5,000 to 7,000 combatants in both countries.