Joint Anglo-French Aerial Assault Strikes Islamic State Munitions Store in the Syrian region

Royal Air Force Typhoon FGR4s have joined forces with French aircraft in a combined operation on an subterranean weapons facility in Syria operated by the Islamic State group (IS), per a report from the UK Ministry of Defence.

The location, located using intelligence, was thought to be housing weapons and explosive materials, the release indicated, and was situated in mountains just north of the ancient city of Palmyra in the heart of Syria.

"Our fighter planes utilized laser-guided Paveway IV weapons to target a several access tunnels providing entry to the depot... preliminary assessments suggest the objective was successfully hit," officials stated.

There was no sign of any civilian casualties in the attack on Saturday evening and all the aircraft returned safely, the ministry further stated.

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

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

"This strike underscores our UK leadership, and resolve to work closely with our allies, to eliminate any resurgence of the terrorist group and their violent and radical beliefs in the area," UK Defence Secretary the Defence Secretary remarked.

UK warplanes have carried out overwatch operations over Syria to "prevent any efforts to regroup" of the group subsequent to its routing at the climactic battle in Baghuz in 2019, the MoD reported.

"I must thank all the members of the UK armed forces involved in this operation for their expertise and their bravery," Healey added. "Including them were a great many British personnel on duty over the holidays. This mission, to take out dangerous terrorists who pose a risk to our way of life, highlights how British military are prepared to act, continuously, ensuring Britain's security at home and influential overseas."

In December, the United States armed forces carried out what it termed a "major assault" on IS targets in Syria, after an ambush claimed the lives of two US servicemembers and a civilian interpreter in the Palmyra area.

The United Nations estimates Daesh still boasts roughly 5-7 thousand militants in Iraq and Syria.