Coordinated Anglo-French Aerial Assault Strikes IS Weapons Depot in the Syrian region

Royal Air Force Typhoon jets have operated alongside French aircraft in a combined operation against an underground arms cache in Syrian territory operated by the Islamic State group (IS), per a report from the UK's MoD.

The site, pinpointed through surveillance, was assessed as containing munitions and bombs, the announcement noted, and was positioned in mountains just above the historic site of Palmyra in central Syria.

"Our aircraft used laser-guided Paveway IV weapons to target a series of access tunnels leading to the depot... preliminary assessments suggest the strike was effective," officials stated.

There was no sign of any harm to civilians in the attack conducted Saturday night and all the aircraft returned to base without incident, the ministry further stated.

The British jets were supported by a Voyager aerial refuelling aircraft.

Daesh - alternatively referred to as ISIS - enforced jihadist rule over large swathes of Syria and Iraq before its territorial defeat in 2019.

"This operation shows our UK leadership, and resolve to work closely with our allies, to eliminate any resurgence of IS and their dangerous and violent ideologies in the Middle East," the British Defence Secretary John Healey said.

UK warplanes have performed surveillance missions over Syria to "prevent any efforts to regroup" of Islamic State subsequent to its defeat at the Baghuz confrontation in the year 2019, the authorities noted.

"I want to thank every member of the UK armed forces participating in this operation for their professionalism and their courage," the Defence Secretary commented. "They were among thousands of British troops deployed over the holidays. This mission, to take out terrorist threats who endanger our safety, shows how our armed forces are ready to step up, throughout the year, ensuring Britain's security at home and influential overseas."

Last December, the American forces carried out what it called a "massive strike" targeting Islamic State objectives in Syria, subsequent to an attack killed two American soldiers and a civilian linguist in the Palmyra area.

The United Nations estimates Daesh still boasts roughly 5-7 thousand combatants in Syria and Iraq.