British and French planes bomb IS targets
發佈日期: 2026-01-05 20:43
TVB News
British and French warplanes carried out an airstrike in central Syria on an underground facility believed to be an Islamic State group weapons store. This according to the British defence ministry.
The attacks hit the structure in the mountains just north of the historic Syrian town of Palmyra.
The ministry said the British military used Typhoon fighter jets and unloaded Paveway guided bombs to target a number of access tunnels around the facility. French fighter jets also joined in the strike.
UN experts say the Islamic State still commands between 5,000 to 7,000 members across its former strongholds in Syria and Iraq.
Last month, the US also launched strikes in Syria against Islamic State fighters in retaliation for an attack that killed 2 US soldiers and a civilian interpreter.
