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Air forces of UK and France conducted a joint operation on Saturday evening to bomb a suspected underground arms cache previously used by the Islamic State group in Syria.
British Defence Secretary John Healey described the strike on Saturday as part of ongoing efforts to prevent Daesh from rebuilding its capabilities and spreading what he called its “dangerous and violent ideologies”.
Western aircraft have been conducting patrols to stop a resurgence of the Islamist militant group that ruled parts of Syria until 2019.
Britain said, Intelligence analysis identified an underground facility believed to be used to store weapons and explosives in mountains north of Palmyra.
Britain said the area was “devoid of any civilian habitation” before the attack and that all its aircraft had returned safely.
Britain said it used Typhoon FGR4 combat jets to bomb the target, supported by a Voyager refuelling tanker.
