🔗 Share this article Joint Anglo-French Aerial Assault Targets Daesh Munitions Store in Syria An RAF Typhoon FGR4 (file pic) Royal Air Force Typhoon jets have operated alongside French aircraft in a combined operation against an underground arms cache in Syria operated by the IS group, according to the British defence ministry. The location, identified by reconnaissance, was assessed as containing munitions and bombs, the release indicated, and was positioned in mountainous terrain just above Palmyra in central Syria. "Our fighter planes employed laser-guided Paveway IV weapons to target a number of access tunnels leading to the depot... preliminary assessments indicate the objective was successfully hit," officials stated. There was no evidence of any civilian casualties in the strike late on Saturday and each participating jet returned to base without incident, the defence officials confirmed. The Typhoon fighters were backed up by a Voyager refuelling tanker. Daesh - alternatively referred to as Daesh - enforced jihadist rule over significant areas in Iraq and Syria until 2019. "This strike shows our UK leadership, and resolve to work closely with our allies, to eliminate any re-emergence of IS and their violent and radical beliefs in the Middle East," the British Defence Secretary the minister said. UK warplanes have performed overwatch operations over Syria to "prevent any efforts to regroup" of the group following its defeat at the Baghuz confrontation in 2019, the ministry said. "I extend gratitude to every member of our armed forces involved in this operation for their skill and their bravery," the Defence Secretary said. "They were part of thousands of British troops deployed over the holidays. This action, to remove dangerous terrorists who threaten our safety, highlights how our armed forces are always on standby, throughout the year, ensuring Britain's security within its borders and influential overseas." In December, the US military carried out what it described as a "massive strike" on Daesh sites in Syria, after an ambush killed two American soldiers and a civilian linguist in the Palmyra area. The UN reports Daesh still has an estimated 5,000 to 7,000 fighters in Syria and Iraq.
An RAF Typhoon FGR4 (file pic) Royal Air Force Typhoon jets have operated alongside French aircraft in a combined operation against an underground arms cache in Syria operated by the IS group, according to the British defence ministry. The location, identified by reconnaissance, was assessed as containing munitions and bombs, the release indicated, and was positioned in mountainous terrain just above Palmyra in central Syria. "Our fighter planes employed laser-guided Paveway IV weapons to target a number of access tunnels leading to the depot... preliminary assessments indicate the objective was successfully hit," officials stated. There was no evidence of any civilian casualties in the strike late on Saturday and each participating jet returned to base without incident, the defence officials confirmed. The Typhoon fighters were backed up by a Voyager refuelling tanker. Daesh - alternatively referred to as Daesh - enforced jihadist rule over significant areas in Iraq and Syria until 2019. "This strike shows our UK leadership, and resolve to work closely with our allies, to eliminate any re-emergence of IS and their violent and radical beliefs in the Middle East," the British Defence Secretary the minister said. UK warplanes have performed overwatch operations over Syria to "prevent any efforts to regroup" of the group following its defeat at the Baghuz confrontation in 2019, the ministry said. "I extend gratitude to every member of our armed forces involved in this operation for their skill and their bravery," the Defence Secretary said. "They were part of thousands of British troops deployed over the holidays. This action, to remove dangerous terrorists who threaten our safety, highlights how our armed forces are always on standby, throughout the year, ensuring Britain's security within its borders and influential overseas." In December, the US military carried out what it described as a "massive strike" on Daesh sites in Syria, after an ambush killed two American soldiers and a civilian linguist in the Palmyra area. The UN reports Daesh still has an estimated 5,000 to 7,000 fighters in Syria and Iraq.