British and French warplanes strike suspected IS weapons facility in Syria
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Key Points:
- British and French warplanes conducted an airstrike on an underground Islamic State weapons and explosives facility in central Syria's Homs province, near Palmyra.
- The British military used Typhoon FGR4 jets with Paveway IV guided bombs, supported by a Voyager refueling tanker, in a joint operation with French aircraft.
- Initial assessments indicate the airstrike successfully targeted access tunnels to the underground facility, aiming to prevent an IS resurgence in the region.
- The UK Defense Secretary emphasized the operation as a demonstration of the UK's leadership and commitment to combating IS and its ideologies alongside allies.
- Despite IS's territorial defeat in 2019, sleeper cells remain active in Syria and Iraq, with U.N. experts estimating
