Coordinated British-French Aerial Assault Hits Daesh Munitions Store in the Syrian region

Royal Air Force Typhoon FGR4s have joined forces with French warplanes in a joint strike against an underground arms cache in Syrian territory operated by the Islamic State group (IS), according to the UK's MoD.

The site, identified by reconnaissance, was believed to be containing munitions and bombs, the statement said, and was positioned in hills just to the north of Palmyra in the heart of Syria.

"The RAF jets utilized precision-guided Paveway IV munitions to hit a number of approach shafts down to the facility... preliminary assessments indicate the strike was effective," officials stated.

There was no sign of any civilian impact in the attack late on Saturday and every plane involved returned safely, the MoD added.

The Typhoon fighters were assisted by a Voyager tanker plane.

The Islamic State group - alternatively referred to as Daesh - imposed extremist governance over large swathes of both Syria and Iraq prior to its 2019 collapse.

"This strike demonstrates British leadership, and determination to work closely with our partners, to eradicate any resurgence of IS and their harmful and extremist ideologies in the Middle East," UK Defence Secretary the Defence Secretary stated.

British military aircraft have carried out patrols over Syrian airspace to "forestall any efforts to regroup" of IS subsequent to its routing at the Baghuz confrontation in the year 2019, the MoD reported.

"I must thank every member of British forces involved in this operation for their professionalism and their bravery," Healey commented. "Including them were thousands of British personnel on duty over the holidays. This operation, to eliminate dangerous terrorists who threaten our way of life, highlights how British military are always on standby, all year round, ensuring Britain's security at home and powerful internationally."

During December, the American forces conducted what it called a "large-scale strike" targeting IS targets in the country, subsequent to an attack resulted in the deaths of two US troops and a civilian linguist in the Palmyra area.

The U.N. estimates Daesh still has roughly 5-7 thousand fighters in both countries.