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

RAF Typhoon jets have conducted a mission with French aircraft in a combined operation against an hidden munitions depot in Syria employed by the Islamic State group (IS), according to the UK's MoD.

The location, pinpointed through intelligence, was thought to be housing weapons and explosive materials, the release indicated, and was located in mountainous terrain just to the north of the ancient city of Palmyra in the heart of Syria.

"The RAF jets used laser-guided Paveway IV weapons to hit a several entry passages providing entry to the site... preliminary assessments are that the objective was successfully hit," the MoD said.

There was no sign of any civilian casualties in the attack conducted Saturday night and each participating jet returned safely, the MoD added.

The British jets were backed up by a Voyager refuelling tanker.

Daesh - referred to as ISIS - enforced militant control over parts of both Syria and Iraq before its territorial defeat in 2019.

"This action demonstrates the UK's leading role, and commitment to operate in unison with our partners, to eradicate any resurgence of IS and their harmful and extremist ideologies in the region," Britain's Defence Chief the Defence Secretary remarked.

RAF aircraft have conducted overwatch operations over Syria to "deter any efforts to regroup" of Islamic State subsequent to its routing at the Baghuz confrontation in 2019, the MoD reported.

"I extend gratitude to the personnel of our armed forces involved in this operation for their skill and their courage," Healey added. "They were among thousands of British personnel on duty over the festive period. This action, to remove terrorist threats who threaten our security, demonstrates how British military are prepared to act, continuously, keeping Britain secure domestically and powerful internationally."

During December, the US military executed what it described as a "major assault" against Islamic State objectives in Syria, following an ambush resulted in the deaths of two US troops and a civilian linguist in the Palmyra area.

The United Nations says Islamic State still boasts roughly 5-7 thousand militants in Syria and Iraq.