Joint Anglo-French Air Strike Hits Daesh Arms Cache in the Syrian region

British Air Force Typhoon FGR4s have joined forces with French warplanes in a coordinated attack against an hidden munitions depot in Syrian territory employed by the IS group, according to the UK Ministry of Defence.

The facility, pinpointed through intelligence, was believed to be containing munitions and bombs, the release indicated, and was located in mountainous terrain just to the north of the ancient city of Palmyra in Syria's central region.

"Our fighter planes employed laser-guided Paveway IV weapons to strike a series of approach shafts leading to the depot... early reports suggest the strike was effective," officials stated.

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

The Typhoon fighters were supported by a Voyager refuelling tanker.

IS - also known as the so-called Islamic State - imposed extremist governance over parts of both Syria and Iraq prior to its 2019 collapse.

"This action shows our UK leadership, and determination to operate in unison with allied nations, to eliminate any revival of Daesh and their violent and radical beliefs in the area," the British Defence Secretary the Defence Secretary stated.

British military aircraft have conducted patrols over Syria to "deter any attempted comeback" of IS following its military defeat at the Baghuz confrontation in 2019, the ministry said.

"I extend gratitude to every member of the UK armed forces participating in this strike for their expertise and their valour," Healey commented. "Including them were numerous UK service members deployed over Christmas and New Year. This operation, to remove terrorist threats who pose a risk to our security, shows how British military are always on standby, continuously, ensuring Britain's security domestically and powerful internationally."

In December, the American forces conducted what it called a "massive strike" targeting Islamic State objectives in the country, subsequent to an assault claimed the lives of two US troops and a civilian interpreter in the Palmyra area.

The United Nations reports Islamic State still has an estimated 5,000 to 7,000 militants in Iraq and Syria.