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Combined UK-French Airstrike Strikes Islamic State Arms Cache in Syria
British Air Force Typhoon jets have operated alongside French warplanes in a coordinated attack against an subterranean weapons facility in Syria employed by the Islamic State group (IS), per a report from the British defence ministry.
The facility, identified by surveillance, was thought to be storing arms and explosives, the statement said, and was positioned in mountains just to the north of the ancient city of Palmyra in the heart of Syria.
"Our fighter planes utilized precision-guided Paveway IV munitions to strike a several access tunnels down to the site... early reports indicate the objective was successfully hit," the ministry announced.
There was no sign of any civilian casualties in the operation conducted Saturday night and each participating jet made a safe return, the ministry further stated.
The Typhoon fighters were backed up by a Voyager refuelling tanker.
IS - alternatively referred to as Daesh - imposed jihadist rule over large swathes of Syria and Iraq before its territorial defeat in 2019.
"This action underscores our UK leadership, and commitment to work closely with allied nations, to eliminate any re-emergence of Daesh and their dangerous and violent ideologies in the Middle East," the British Defence Secretary John Healey remarked.
UK warplanes have conducted overwatch operations over Syria to "prevent any efforts to regroup" of Islamic State subsequent to its routing at the climactic battle in Baghuz in 2019, the MoD reported.
"I extend gratitude to all the members of our armed forces involved in this operation for their expertise and their courage," he commented. "They were part of thousands of British troops on duty over Christmas and New Year. This mission, to take out dangerous terrorists who endanger our security, demonstrates how British military are prepared to act, continuously, ensuring Britain's security domestically and strong abroad."
In December, the US military carried out what it described as a "large-scale strike" against Islamic State objectives in Syria, subsequent to an ambush resulted in the deaths of two US troops and a local interpreter in the Palmyra area.
The U.N. reports Daesh still boasts an estimated 5,000 to 7,000 fighters in both countries.
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