Coordinated Anglo-French Air Strike Strikes IS Munitions Store in the Syrian region

RAF Typhoon jets have operated alongside French aircraft in a joint strike targeting an hidden munitions depot in Syria used by the Islamic State group (IS), as stated by the British defence ministry.

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

"Our aircraft employed precision-guided Paveway IV munitions to target a several access tunnels providing entry to the site... preliminary assessments suggest the objective was successfully hit," the MoD said.

There was no sign of any harm to civilians in the attack on Saturday evening and every plane involved made a safe return, the ministry further stated.

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

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

"This strike shows our UK leadership, and determination to stand shoulder to shoulder with our allies, to stamp out any resurgence of Daesh and their harmful and extremist ideologies in the area," UK Defence Secretary the Defence Secretary remarked.

British military aircraft have conducted patrols over Syrian airspace to "forestall any attempted resurgence" of IS following its defeat at the Baghuz confrontation in the year 2019, the authorities noted.

"I must thank the personnel of British forces participating in this mission for their professionalism and their valour," Healey commented. "They were part of thousands of British troops deployed over Christmas and New Year. This action, to eliminate dangerous terrorists who threaten our security, shows how our armed forces are always on standby, throughout the year, ensuring Britain's security at home and influential overseas."

Last December, the US military conducted what it described as a "major assault" targeting IS targets in Syria, subsequent to an attack claimed the lives of two American soldiers and a civilian interpreter in the Palmyra area.

The United Nations says Islamic State still has between 5,000 and 7,000 militants in Iraq and Syria.