🔗 Share this article Coordinated British-French Airstrike Targets Islamic State Munitions Store in the Syrian region An RAF Typhoon FGR4 (file pic) British Air Force Typhoon fighter aircraft have joined forces with French warplanes in a joint strike targeting an hidden munitions depot in Syrian territory used by the Islamic State group (IS), per a report from the UK's MoD. The site, located using reconnaissance, was believed to be storing arms and explosives, the statement said, and was situated in mountainous terrain just to the north of Palmyra in central Syria. "Our fighter planes used precision-guided Paveway IV munitions to strike a number of approach shafts leading to the depot... preliminary assessments indicate the objective was successfully hit," officials stated. There was no sign of any civilian casualties in the operation on Saturday evening and all the aircraft returned to base without incident, the defence officials confirmed. The British jets were supported by a Voyager aerial refuelling aircraft. Daesh - alternatively referred to as ISIS - established militant control over parts of Syria and Iraq until 2019. "This operation shows the UK's leading role, and resolve to work closely with allied nations, to stamp out any resurgence of Daesh and their harmful and extremist ideologies in the region," Britain's Defence Chief the minister stated. UK warplanes have carried out overwatch operations over Syrian airspace to "forestall any attempted resurgence" of Islamic State subsequent to its military defeat at the Baghuz confrontation in the year 2019, the ministry said. "I must thank every member of the UK armed forces participating in this operation for their skill and their bravery," he added. "Including them were numerous UK service members stationed over the holidays. This action, to remove militants who pose a risk to our safety, demonstrates how UK forces are prepared to act, throughout the year, keeping Britain secure within its borders and powerful internationally." In December, the United States armed forces conducted what it described as a "large-scale strike" on Daesh sites in the country, after an assault killed two US servicemembers and a local interpreter in Palmyra. The U.N. estimates IS still has an estimated 5,000 to 7,000 militants in both countries.
An RAF Typhoon FGR4 (file pic) British Air Force Typhoon fighter aircraft have joined forces with French warplanes in a joint strike targeting an hidden munitions depot in Syrian territory used by the Islamic State group (IS), per a report from the UK's MoD. The site, located using reconnaissance, was believed to be storing arms and explosives, the statement said, and was situated in mountainous terrain just to the north of Palmyra in central Syria. "Our fighter planes used precision-guided Paveway IV munitions to strike a number of approach shafts leading to the depot... preliminary assessments indicate the objective was successfully hit," officials stated. There was no sign of any civilian casualties in the operation on Saturday evening and all the aircraft returned to base without incident, the defence officials confirmed. The British jets were supported by a Voyager aerial refuelling aircraft. Daesh - alternatively referred to as ISIS - established militant control over parts of Syria and Iraq until 2019. "This operation shows the UK's leading role, and resolve to work closely with allied nations, to stamp out any resurgence of Daesh and their harmful and extremist ideologies in the region," Britain's Defence Chief the minister stated. UK warplanes have carried out overwatch operations over Syrian airspace to "forestall any attempted resurgence" of Islamic State subsequent to its military defeat at the Baghuz confrontation in the year 2019, the ministry said. "I must thank every member of the UK armed forces participating in this operation for their skill and their bravery," he added. "Including them were numerous UK service members stationed over the holidays. This action, to remove militants who pose a risk to our safety, demonstrates how UK forces are prepared to act, throughout the year, keeping Britain secure within its borders and powerful internationally." In December, the United States armed forces conducted what it described as a "large-scale strike" on Daesh sites in the country, after an assault killed two US servicemembers and a local interpreter in Palmyra. The U.N. estimates IS still has an estimated 5,000 to 7,000 militants in both countries.