The British Ministry of Defense stated on the 3rd local time that British and French air forces had carried out a joint strike that evening on an underground facility suspected of having once stored weapons and explosives belonging to the extremist group “Islamic State.” According to a statement released by the UK Ministry of Defence, the Royal Air Force identified an underground facility in the mountainous area north of the ancient city of Palmyra in Syria. The facility had been occupied by the Islamic State and was likely used to store weapons and explosives. The statement noted that British and French warplanes carried out a joint airstrike on the facility on the evening of the 3rd, with initial indications suggesting the target had been destroyed. The statement also noted that there were no civilians living in the area surrounding the facility, and the airstrike posed no danger to civilians.