Coordinated UK-French Air Strike Targets IS Weapons Depot in the Syrian region

British Air Force Typhoon jets have conducted a mission with French aircraft in a joint strike against an hidden munitions depot in Syria employed by the IS group, according to the British defence ministry.

The location, pinpointed through surveillance, was thought to be storing arms and explosives, the release indicated, and was positioned in hills just above Palmyra in the heart of Syria.

"The RAF jets used Paveway IV guided bombs to strike a several entry passages down to the facility... early reports indicate the target was engaged successfully," officials stated.

There was no indication of any civilian casualties in the attack on Saturday evening and every plane involved returned to base without incident, the defence officials confirmed.

The British jets were assisted by a Voyager tanker plane.

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

"This operation underscores the UK's leading role, and determination to work closely with our partners, to eliminate any resurgence of IS and their dangerous and violent ideologies in the region," Britain's Defence Chief the minister said.

UK warplanes have performed surveillance missions over Syrian airspace to "forestall any efforts to regroup" of IS after its routing at the battle of Baghuz in 2019, the MoD reported.

"I extend gratitude to every member of British forces involved in this operation for their skill and their valour," the Defence Secretary said. "They were among thousands of British troops deployed over Christmas and New Year. This action, to remove terrorist threats who threaten our safety, shows how British military are prepared to act, continuously, keeping Britain secure within its borders and strong abroad."

During December, the US military executed what it termed a "major assault" against Islamic State objectives in Syria, after an assault killed two US servicemembers and a civilian interpreter in Palmyra.

The United Nations reports Islamic State still boasts between 5,000 and 7,000 militants in Iraq and Syria.