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The strike is believed to have rained down four cruise missiles on an ISIS target in the region where the vile terror fighters have held intermittent control.

The target was believed to be both military manpower and equipment as they cut off the unholy caliphate’s ability to wage war across Syria.

A spokesman for the country's Ministry of Defence said: "[The ships] targeted an area east of Palmyra, where the militants’ heavy weaponry and manpower were located. The militants moved there from Raqqa. All targets have been destroyed.