{"id":7427,"date":"2026-01-04T06:27:47","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T06:27:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=7427"},"modified":"2026-01-04T06:27:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T06:27:47","slug":"uk-france-carry-out-joint-strike-on-isil-target-near-syrias-palmyra-isil-isis-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=7427","title":{"rendered":"UK, France carry out joint strike on ISIL target near Syria\u2019s Palmyra | ISIL\/ISIS News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>The UK\u2019s Ministry of Defence says an underground facility likely storing ISIL weapons was the target of the attack, but the area was \u2018devoid of any civilian habitation\u2019.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"byline byline--single-avatar\">\n<div class=\"avatars-container\">\n<div class=\"responsive-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2017-06-08T131939Z_1189275883_RC11B0FE7F20_RTRMADP_3_GULF-QATAR-JAZEERA-1714943623.jpg?resize=96%2C96&amp;quality=80 96w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 96px) 96px, 96px\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 4 Jan 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">4 Jan 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>The United Kingdom\u2019s Ministry of Defence has said its aircraft joined France in striking an underground facility in Syria that had likely been used by the ISIL (ISIS) group to store weapons, as the group appears to be resurgent after a period of relative dormancy in the region.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRoyal Air Force aircraft have completed successful strikes against Daesh in a joint operation with France,\u201d the ministry said of the Saturday night attack in a statement, using the Arabic acronym for ISIL.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 3 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>The statement said the area, north of the ancient site of Palmyra, was \u201cdevoid of any civilian habitation\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The United States military in late December said it had killed or captured about 25 ISIL fighters in a wave of attacks over nine days in Syria.<\/p>\n<p>The Central Command (CENTCOM), which oversees the US military\u2019s Middle East operations, issued a statement on Tuesday marking the conclusion of the operations last month.<\/p>\n<p>The campaign followed the killing of two US soldiers and a civilian interpreter by an ISIL attacker in Syria on December 13, and widespread US strikes against the group six days later.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, Turkiye\u2019s government said on Wednesday it had detained more than 100 ISIL suspects in nationwide raids, as the group shows signs of intensified regional activity after a period of relative dormancy.<\/p>\n<p>Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced the arrests, saying Turkish authorities rounded up 125 suspects across 25 provinces, including Ankara.<\/p>\n<p>The operation was the third of its kind in less than a week during the holiday season, and follows a deadly shootout on Tuesday between Turkish police and suspected ISIL members in the northwestern city of Yalova.<\/p>\n<p>That clash killed three Turkish police and six suspected ISIL members, all Turkish nationals. A day later, Turkish security forces arrested 357 suspected ISIL members in a coordinated crackdown.<\/p>\n<p>In 2017, when the group still held large swaths of neighbouring Syria and Iraq before being vanquished on the battlefield, ISIL attacked an Istanbul nightclub during New Year\u2019s celebrations, killing 39 people. Istanbul prosecutor\u2019s office said Turkish police had received intelligence that operatives were \u201cplanning attacks in Turkiye against non-Muslims in particular\u201d this holiday season.<\/p>\n<p>On top of maintaining sleeper cells in Turkiye, ISIL is still active in Syria, with which Turkiye shares a 900km (560-mile) border, and has carried out a spate of attacks there since the ouster of former President Bashar al-Assad last year.<\/p>\n<p>Syria has faced mounting security challenges after more than 13 years of ruinous civil war that ended late in 2024 with the fall of former President Bashar al-Assad\u2019s government.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UK\u2019s Ministry of Defence says an underground facility likely storing ISIL weapons was the target of the attack, but the area was \u2018devoid of any civilian habitation\u2019. 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