Coordinated British-French Aerial Assault Strikes Daesh Weapons Depot in the Syrian region

RAF Typhoon jets have joined forces with France's air force in a combined operation on an underground arms cache in Syria operated by the IS group, as stated by the UK's MoD.

The location, identified by surveillance, was believed to be containing munitions and bombs, the release indicated, and was positioned in mountainous terrain just to the north of the historic site of Palmyra in the heart of Syria.

"Our fighter planes utilized Paveway IV guided bombs to hit a series of approach shafts down to the facility... initial indications suggest the strike was effective," officials stated.

There was no sign of any harm to civilians in the attack conducted Saturday night and every plane involved returned to base without incident, the defence officials confirmed.

The Typhoon FGR4s were supported by a Voyager tanker plane.

Daesh - also known as the so-called Islamic State - established jihadist rule over large swathes of Iraq and Syria prior to its 2019 collapse.

"This action shows the UK's leading role, and resolve to stand shoulder to shoulder with our partners, to eliminate any re-emergence of the terrorist group and their violent and radical beliefs in the area," UK Defence Secretary John Healey said.

RAF aircraft have carried out patrols over Syria to "forestall any efforts to regroup" of the group after its military defeat at the Baghuz confrontation in 2019, the ministry said.

"I want to thank every member of the UK armed forces involved in this strike for their professionalism and their valour," he said. "Including them were numerous British troops stationed over Christmas and New Year. This action, to remove terrorist threats who threaten our safety, demonstrates how our armed forces are ready to step up, continuously, keeping Britain secure domestically and influential overseas."

In December, the US military executed what it termed a "massive strike" targeting IS targets in the country, after an assault claimed the lives of two American soldiers and a local interpreter in Palmyra.

The UN reports Islamic State still maintains between 5,000 and 7,000 fighters in both countries.