LONDON: The British Ministry of Protection stated it cooperated with France on Saturday evening to strike an underground facility in Syria that had seemingly been utilized by the Islamic State group to retailer weapons.
“Royal Air Drive plane have accomplished profitable strikes in opposition to Daesh in a joint operation with France,” the ministry stated in an announcement, utilizing the Arabic acronym for IS.
“This facility had been occupied by Daesh, most certainly to retailer weapons and explosives. The world across the facility is devoid of any civilian habitation,” the assertion added.
The ministry stated there was no indication the bombing north of the traditional website of Palmyra had posed any danger to civilians.
IS was territorially defeated in Syria in 2019 however nonetheless maintains a presence, significantly within the nation’s huge desert.
Palmyra, residence to UNESCO-listed historical ruins, was as soon as managed by the jihadist fighters.
Final month, Washington stated a lone IS gunman attacked American personnel in Palmyra, killing two US troopers and a US civilian.
US forces stated they struck dozens of IS targets in Syria in retaliation.
