RAF Typhoons carried out a joint strike with French aircraft on an underground facility in Syria which had been occupied by Daesh, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) has revealed. The daring operation saw RAF Typhoon FGR4s supported by a Voyager refuelling tanker launching the strike on Saturday evening, January 3, alongside France’s air force.
The British warplanes used Paveway IV guided bombs to target a number of access tunnels down to the facility, the MOD said in a statement. While an assessment is now underway, “initial indications are that the target was engaged successfully”, the ministry added.
Following the joint strike, all the British aircraft returned safely, the MOD also said.
The facility had been most likely used by ISIS terrorists to store weapons and explosives.
It is located in an area “devoid of any civilian habitation”, and there is no indication the strike posed any risks to civilians.
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