Combined UK-French Air Strike Strikes Daesh Munitions Store in Syria

RAF Typhoon fighter aircraft have joined forces with France's air force in a coordinated attack against an underground arms cache in Syria used by the IS group, as stated by the UK's MoD.

The site, located using intelligence, was assessed as storing arms and explosives, the release indicated, and was positioned in mountains just above the historic site of Palmyra in Syria's central region.

"Our fighter planes utilized Paveway IV guided bombs to strike a number of approach shafts leading to the depot... early reports suggest the objective was successfully hit," officials stated.

There was no sign of any civilian casualties in the operation conducted Saturday night and all the aircraft returned to base without incident, the MoD added.

The British jets were backed up by a Voyager aerial refuelling aircraft.

Daesh - alternatively referred to as Daesh - imposed militant control over significant areas in Iraq and Syria until 2019.

"This operation demonstrates British leadership, and resolve to stand shoulder to shoulder with our partners, to eliminate any revival of Daesh and their dangerous and violent ideologies in the region," Britain's Defence Chief the Defence Secretary remarked.

British military aircraft have conducted surveillance missions over Syrian airspace to "prevent any efforts to regroup" of IS following its defeat at the Baghuz confrontation in the year 2019, the MoD reported.

"I must thank all the members of British forces participating in this operation for their professionalism and their bravery," Healey commented. "They were among a great many UK service members stationed over the holidays. This mission, to eliminate terrorist threats who threaten our way of life, highlights how British military are ready to step up, all year round, keeping Britain secure domestically and powerful internationally."

During December, the United States armed forces executed what it called a "large-scale strike" on Daesh sites in Syria, after an attack resulted in the deaths of two American soldiers and a local interpreter in the Palmyra area.

The U.N. says Islamic State still maintains an estimated 5,000 to 7,000 combatants in Iraq and Syria.