Joint British-French Airstrike Targets IS Weapons Depot in the Syrian region

Royal Air Force Typhoon jets have joined forces with France's air force in a coordinated attack against an underground arms cache in Syria operated by the Daesh militant organization, per a report from the UK Ministry of Defence.

The location, located using surveillance, was thought to be containing munitions and bombs, the release indicated, and was situated in mountains just above Palmyra in the heart of Syria.

"The RAF jets employed Paveway IV guided bombs to hit a series of approach shafts leading to the site... initial indications suggest the target was engaged successfully," the MoD said.

There was no indication of any civilian casualties in the attack on Saturday evening and each participating jet returned safely, the defence officials confirmed.

The Typhoon FGR4s were supported by a Voyager refuelling tanker.

IS - also known as Daesh - established extremist governance over large swathes of both Syria and Iraq prior to its 2019 collapse.

"This strike demonstrates our UK leadership, and commitment to work closely with our partners, to eliminate any resurgence of IS and their dangerous and violent ideologies in the Middle East," Britain's Defence Chief the minister stated.

British military aircraft have performed surveillance missions over Syrian airspace to "deter any attempted resurgence" of IS subsequent to its routing at the climactic battle in Baghuz in the year 2019, the MoD reported.

"I extend gratitude to the personnel of British forces participating in this operation for their skill and their courage," the Defence Secretary added. "Including them were thousands of British personnel stationed over the festive period. This action, to eliminate militants who threaten our way of life, shows how our armed forces are always on standby, continuously, ensuring Britain's security within its borders and powerful internationally."

Last December, the United States armed forces carried out what it called a "major assault" on Islamic State objectives in Syria, following an attack killed two American soldiers and a civilian linguist in Palmyra.

The United Nations says Islamic State still has between 5,000 and 7,000 combatants in both countries.