The UK government has publicly acknowledged a fatal drone strike conducted by the country for the first time since Labour came to power. The strike targeted a 'known Daesh terrorist' in the Aleppo region of Syria. The drone's remote crew tracked the terrorist until they were alone on foot and then successfully targeted them using the Reaper's Hellfire missile system. The UK's mission to combat ISIS, known as Operation Shader, was supported by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, although operational decisions are made by the military and Number 10 would not have signed off on the strike.