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Combat use: ‘’ UAE Mirages are also known to have come equipped with an export version of the long-range Storm Shadow air-launched cruise missile’’, this entire part is based on a rumor shared by a Forbes article. Neither the Involvement of Emirate or Egyptian aircraft nor the use of Storm shadow missiles are confirmed. The article basically says that it was possible, but not confirmed nor any evidence. Some other suggest LNA planes that were delivered by Russia (SU-24’s), which was also...
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In April 2018 the UK Government announced they used Storm Shadow missiles deployed by [[Tornado GR4|Panavia Tornado GR4s]] to [[April 2018 missile strikes against Syria|strike]] a chemical weapon facility in Syria.<ref>{{cite news| title=RAF jets strike chemical weapon facility in Syria | website=UK Government|publisher=Ministry of Defence and Gavin Williamson | date=14 April 2018 | url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/raf-jets-strike-chemical-weapon-facility-in-syria}}</ref> According to US Marine Corps Lt. Gen. [[Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr.|Kenneth McKenzie]], the Him Shinshar chemical weapons storage facility near Homs was hit by 9 US Tomahawks, 8 British Storm Shadows, 3 French MdCN cruise missiles, and 2 French SCALP cruise missiles.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-43767156|title=Trump hails 'perfect' Syria strikes|date=14 April 2018|website=Bbc.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.militarytimes.com/pentagon/2018/04/14/us-launched-105-weapons-against-syria-with-none-intercepted-dod-says/|title=Coalition launched 105 weapons against Syria, with none intercepted, DoD says|website=Militarytimes.com|date=14 April 2018}}</ref> Satellite images showed that the site was destroyed in the attack.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/04/14/602550478/images-show-3-syrian-chemical-weapons-sites-before-and-after-missile-strikes|title=PHOTOS: 2 Syrian Chemical Weapons Sites Before And After Missile Strikes|first=Jenny|last=Gathright|date=14 April 2018|access-date=2 January 2022|website=Npr.org}}</ref> The Pentagon said that no missiles had been intercepted, and that the raids were "precise and overwhelming".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/14/allies-dispute-russian-and-syrian-claims-of-shot-down-missiles |title=Allies dispute Russian and Syrian claims of shot down missiles |newspaper=The Guardian |date=14 April 2018 |author= Ewen MacAskill, and Julian Borger|access-date= 14 April 2018}}</ref> In response, the Russian Ministry of Defence, during a press conference in Moscow, presented parts of what they claimed was a downed Storm Shadow missile.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.interfax.ru/russia/610081|title=Российские военные показали обломки выпущенных по Сирии крылатых ракет|language=ru |trans-title=The Russian military showed the wreckage of cruise missiles fired at Syria|website=Interfax.ru|date=25 April 2018 |access-date=2 January 2022}}</ref> |
In April 2018 the UK Government announced they used Storm Shadow missiles deployed by [[Tornado GR4|Panavia Tornado GR4s]] to [[April 2018 missile strikes against Syria|strike]] a chemical weapon facility in Syria.<ref>{{cite news| title=RAF jets strike chemical weapon facility in Syria | website=UK Government|publisher=Ministry of Defence and Gavin Williamson | date=14 April 2018 | url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/raf-jets-strike-chemical-weapon-facility-in-syria}}</ref> According to US Marine Corps Lt. Gen. [[Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr.|Kenneth McKenzie]], the Him Shinshar chemical weapons storage facility near Homs was hit by 9 US Tomahawks, 8 British Storm Shadows, 3 French MdCN cruise missiles, and 2 French SCALP cruise missiles.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-43767156|title=Trump hails 'perfect' Syria strikes|date=14 April 2018|website=Bbc.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.militarytimes.com/pentagon/2018/04/14/us-launched-105-weapons-against-syria-with-none-intercepted-dod-says/|title=Coalition launched 105 weapons against Syria, with none intercepted, DoD says|website=Militarytimes.com|date=14 April 2018}}</ref> Satellite images showed that the site was destroyed in the attack.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/04/14/602550478/images-show-3-syrian-chemical-weapons-sites-before-and-after-missile-strikes|title=PHOTOS: 2 Syrian Chemical Weapons Sites Before And After Missile Strikes|first=Jenny|last=Gathright|date=14 April 2018|access-date=2 January 2022|website=Npr.org}}</ref> The Pentagon said that no missiles had been intercepted, and that the raids were "precise and overwhelming".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/14/allies-dispute-russian-and-syrian-claims-of-shot-down-missiles |title=Allies dispute Russian and Syrian claims of shot down missiles |newspaper=The Guardian |date=14 April 2018 |author= Ewen MacAskill, and Julian Borger|access-date= 14 April 2018}}</ref> In response, the Russian Ministry of Defence, during a press conference in Moscow, presented parts of what they claimed was a downed Storm Shadow missile.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.interfax.ru/russia/610081|title=Российские военные показали обломки выпущенных по Сирии крылатых ракет|language=ru |trans-title=The Russian military showed the wreckage of cruise missiles fired at Syria|website=Interfax.ru|date=25 April 2018 |access-date=2 January 2022}}</ref> |
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It has been suggested that Storm Shadows, deployed by either Emirati [[Dassault Mirage 2000|Mirage 2000s]] or Egyptian Rafales, could have been used in the July 2020 airstrike against [[Al-Watiya Air Base]] during the [[Second Libyan Civil War]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/pauliddon/2020/08/26/uae-sends-fighter-jets-to-support-allies-against-turkey/?sh=1d43733827e1 | title=UAE Dispatches Fighter Jets to Support Its Allies Against Turkey | website=[[Forbes]] }}</ref> The attack against the base, which housed Turkish military personnel supporting the internationally recognised [[Government of National Accord]], destroyed their [[MIM-23 Hawk]] anti-aircraft missiles systems.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.syriahr.com/en/173908/|title=Turkish Forces Lick Wounds After Airstrikes Hit Their Base In Libya|date=8 July 2021|work=[[Syrian Observatory for Human Rights]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/1/89264/LNA-destroys-Turkish-air-defense-electronic-warfare-systems-western-Libya|title=LNA destroys Turkish air defense, electronic warfare systems western Libya|work=Egypt Today|date=5 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/airstrikes-hit-libya-base-held-by-turkey-backed-forces/2020/07/05/edb71878-bef6-11ea-8908-68a2b9eae9e0_story.html |title=Airstrikes hit Libya base held by Turkey-backed forces |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=5 July 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/turkey-libya-watiya-attack-vows-retribution |title=Libya: Turkey vows 'retribution' for attack on its positions at al-Watiya airbase |website=Middle East Eye |date=6 July 2020 }}</ref> |
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On 11 March 2021, two Royal Air Force Typhoon FGR4 jets operating out of [[RAF Akrotiri]], [[Cyprus]] hit a cave complex south west of the city of [[Erbil]] in northern Iraq, where a significant number of [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant|ISIS]] fighters were reported, marking the first combat use of the Storm Shadow from the Typhoon.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/typhoon-fires-storm-shadow-operationally-for-first-time|title=Typhoon fires Storm Shadow operationally for first time|website=Janes.com|access-date=2 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/39792/british-typhoons-have-used-storm-shadow-cruise-missiles-for-the-first-time-in-combat|title=British Typhoons Have Used Storm Shadow Cruise Missiles For The First Time In Combat|first=Thomas|last=Newdick|website=Thedrive.com|date=15 March 2021 |access-date=2 January 2022}}</ref> |
On 11 March 2021, two Royal Air Force Typhoon FGR4 jets operating out of [[RAF Akrotiri]], [[Cyprus]] hit a cave complex south west of the city of [[Erbil]] in northern Iraq, where a significant number of [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant|ISIS]] fighters were reported, marking the first combat use of the Storm Shadow from the Typhoon.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/typhoon-fires-storm-shadow-operationally-for-first-time|title=Typhoon fires Storm Shadow operationally for first time|website=Janes.com|access-date=2 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/39792/british-typhoons-have-used-storm-shadow-cruise-missiles-for-the-first-time-in-combat|title=British Typhoons Have Used Storm Shadow Cruise Missiles For The First Time In Combat|first=Thomas|last=Newdick|website=Thedrive.com|date=15 March 2021 |access-date=2 January 2022}}</ref> |
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