Combined Anglo-French Aerial Assault Targets Islamic State Munitions Store in the Syrian region

Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter aircraft have operated alongside French warplanes in a joint strike targeting an underground arms cache in Syrian territory employed by the IS group, per a report from the UK Ministry of Defence.

The site, located using intelligence, was believed to be containing munitions and bombs, the release indicated, and was positioned in mountainous terrain just north of Palmyra in central Syria.

"The RAF jets utilized Paveway IV guided bombs to hit a series of access tunnels leading to the facility... initial indications indicate the objective was successfully hit," the MoD said.

There was no evidence of any civilian impact in the attack late on Saturday and each participating jet returned to base without incident, the defence officials confirmed.

The Typhoon FGR4s were supported by a Voyager refuelling tanker.

Daesh - also known as ISIS - established jihadist rule over significant areas in Syria and Iraq before its territorial defeat in 2019.

"This operation demonstrates the UK's leading role, and resolve to stand shoulder to shoulder with our allies, to eradicate any revival of Daesh and their harmful and extremist ideologies in the region," Britain's Defence Chief John Healey said.

British military aircraft have conducted surveillance missions over Syrian airspace to "deter any attempted resurgence" of the group subsequent to its defeat at the climactic battle in Baghuz in 2019, the ministry said.

"I want to thank every member of our armed forces who took part in this strike for their skill and their valour," the Defence Secretary commented. "They were part of thousands of UK service members deployed over the holidays. This operation, to remove dangerous terrorists who threaten our safety, shows how UK forces are always on standby, continuously, protecting the UK domestically and powerful internationally."

In December, the American forces carried out what it termed a "large-scale strike" targeting Daesh sites in the country, following an assault resulted in the deaths of two US troops and a civilian linguist in the Palmyra area.

The U.N. says Daesh still boasts roughly 5-7 thousand militants in Iraq and Syria.