British fighter planes have struck suspected ISIL targets in Syria, just hours after MPs approved a motion authorising the use of military force against the group.
A British Ministry of Defence spokesman confirmed to Al Jazeera that Tornado combat jets had returned to base after conducting combat missions against the group on Thursday.
Earlier, the Reuters news agency reported that four warplanes landed at RAF Akrotiri, the base used for British air strikes on fighters belonging to ISIL, or the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant group, in Iraq.