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

RAF Typhoon jets have operated alongside France's air force in a coordinated attack against an hidden munitions depot in Syria employed by the Daesh militant organization, as stated by the UK's MoD.

The facility, located using surveillance, was thought to be containing munitions and bombs, the announcement noted, and was positioned in mountainous terrain just north of the historic site of Palmyra in Syria's central region.

"The RAF jets used laser-guided Paveway IV weapons to hit a number of approach shafts providing entry to the site... preliminary assessments suggest the objective was successfully hit," the MoD said.

There was no indication of any civilian casualties in the attack conducted Saturday night and every plane involved returned to base without incident, the MoD added.

The Typhoon FGR4s were backed up by a Voyager refuelling tanker.

IS - referred to as the so-called Islamic State - established jihadist rule over parts of Syria and Iraq before its territorial defeat in 2019.

"This operation shows the UK's leading role, and resolve to operate in unison with our partners, to stamp out any re-emergence of Daesh and their dangerous and violent ideologies in the region," UK Defence Secretary the Defence Secretary stated.

British military aircraft have conducted overwatch operations over Syrian airspace to "forestall any attempted comeback" of IS following its military defeat at the Baghuz confrontation in 2019, the MoD reported.

"I must thank all the members of British forces involved in this strike for their professionalism and their valour," he said. "They were among thousands of UK service members stationed over the holidays. This mission, to eliminate militants who pose a risk to our security, shows how British military are prepared to act, all year round, protecting the UK domestically and powerful internationally."

During December, the American forces conducted what it called a "large-scale strike" against IS targets in the country, following an assault claimed the lives of two American soldiers and a civilian interpreter in the Palmyra area.

The United Nations says Daesh still maintains roughly 5-7 thousand militants in both countries.