British and French air forces conducted a joint operation on Saturday evening against an underground arms cache suspected to have been used by ISIS in Syria, the UK's Ministry of Defence said.
Intelligence analysis identified an underground facility believed to be used to store weapons and explosives in mountains north of Palmyra, Britain said.
“Our aircraft used Paveway IV guided bombs to target a number of access tunnels down to the facility; while detailed assessment is now under way, initial indications are that the target was engaged successfully,” the statement read. The Typhoon FGR4s were supported by a Voyager refuelling tanker.
The ministry said the area was “devoid of any civilian habitation” before the attack and that all i
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