Overview
- The Royal Air Force, supported by the French Air Force, targeted an underground facility in the mountains north of Palmyra.
- Precision-guided bombs were used to collapse access tunnels to a site the UK says was likely storing weapons and explosives.
- British officials report no civilian housing near the location and say initial indications point to a successful mission.
- Military specialists are still assessing the results, and France had not issued a statement at the time of publication.
- The action follows U.S. strikes on more than 70 Islamic State targets in Syria about two weeks ago after three Americans were killed in a suspected IS attack.