UK, France strike ISIS arms storage facility near Palmyra, Syria
Britain and France carried out a joint airstrike on an ISIS-linked underground weapons facility north of Palmyra, with the UK Defense Ministry saying no civilians were at risk.
Britain and France carried out a joint airstrike on an ISIS-linked underground weapons facility north of Palmyra, with the UK Defense Ministry saying no civilians were at risk.
After months of intense fighting and heavy US bombardment, forces have surrounded Islamic State militants in a small part of the city.
US-backed forces are making the final push to liberate the jihadist group's central base of operations.
The Islamic State has been pushed out of Mosul and other major cities in the last several months, and Raqqa remains its last real stronghold.
The incursion follows a deal between Turkey and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's allies Russia and Iran to impose a "de-escalation" zone in Idlib and surrounding areas.
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