Combined British-French Aerial Assault Strikes Islamic State Weapons Depot in the Syrian region

British Air Force Typhoon fighter aircraft have operated alongside French warplanes in a coordinated attack targeting an hidden munitions depot in Syria used by the Daesh militant organization, per a report from the British defence ministry.

The facility, pinpointed through reconnaissance, was believed to be containing munitions and bombs, the release indicated, and was positioned in mountains just above the ancient city of Palmyra in Syria's central region.

"The RAF jets employed Paveway IV guided bombs to strike a number of access tunnels down to the depot... preliminary assessments suggest the objective was successfully hit," officials stated.

There was no sign of any civilian casualties in the strike late on Saturday and all the aircraft returned to base without incident, the ministry further stated.

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

IS - alternatively referred to as the so-called Islamic State - imposed extremist governance over large swathes of Syria and Iraq prior to its 2019 collapse.

"This operation demonstrates British leadership, and commitment to stand shoulder to shoulder with our partners, to stamp out any re-emergence of Daesh and their dangerous and violent ideologies in the area," the British Defence Secretary the minister said.

British military aircraft have conducted surveillance missions over Syria to "forestall any efforts to regroup" of IS following its defeat at the climactic battle in Baghuz in the year 2019, the MoD reported.

"I must thank the personnel of British forces participating in this strike for their professionalism and their valour," he added. "They were among thousands of British personnel deployed over the festive period. This mission, to remove militants who threaten our safety, highlights how UK forces are prepared to act, continuously, ensuring Britain's security at home and influential overseas."

Last December, the United States armed forces carried out what it termed a "major assault" on Daesh sites in Syria, subsequent to an attack killed two US servicemembers and a civilian linguist in Palmyra.

The United Nations reports Daesh still boasts roughly 5-7 thousand fighters in Syria and Iraq.