The Ministry of Defence said several access tunnels were targeted, located in a mountainous area north of the central ancient city of Palmyra. The operation is intended to "help prevent any attempted resurgence of the Daesh terrorist movement". Daesh is another name for Islamic State, as Sky's Oliver Whitfield-Miocic reports. Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/raf-carries-out-strikes-against-is-underground-facility-in-syria-13490152 #syria #islamicstate #donaldtrump #skynews SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales