Combined British-French Air Strike Strikes IS Weapons Depot in the Syrian region

Royal Air Force Typhoon jets have operated alongside French warplanes in a joint strike against an subterranean weapons facility in Syria employed by the IS group, as stated by the UK Ministry of Defence.

The site, pinpointed through surveillance, was thought to be storing arms and explosives, the announcement noted, and was located in mountains just to the north of the ancient city of Palmyra in the heart of Syria.

"Our fighter planes used Paveway IV guided bombs to hit a several approach shafts down to the depot... preliminary assessments suggest the target was engaged successfully," the ministry announced.

There was no sign of any civilian casualties in the attack conducted Saturday night and all the aircraft returned to base without incident, the defence officials confirmed.

The Typhoon fighters were backed up by a Voyager aerial refuelling aircraft.

IS - referred to as the so-called Islamic State - established jihadist rule over large swathes of Syria and Iraq prior to its 2019 collapse.

"This operation shows our UK leadership, and determination to work closely with allied nations, to stamp out any resurgence of Daesh and their harmful and extremist ideologies in the region," Britain's Defence Chief the Defence Secretary remarked.

UK warplanes have performed patrols over Syria to "deter any attempted resurgence" of Islamic State after its routing at the climactic battle in Baghuz in 2019, the ministry said.

"I extend gratitude to the personnel of British forces who took part in this mission for their skill and their valour," Healey said. "Including them were a great many British troops on duty over the festive period. This operation, to take out terrorist threats who threaten our safety, demonstrates how British military are ready to step up, continuously, keeping Britain secure at home and strong abroad."

Last December, the United States armed forces executed what it called a "major assault" targeting IS targets in the country, after an attack claimed the lives of two US servicemembers and a local interpreter in Palmyra.

The United Nations estimates Islamic State still maintains an estimated 5,000 to 7,000 fighters in Iraq and Syria.