Coordinated Anglo-French Airstrike Hits Daesh Munitions Store in the Syrian region

Royal Air Force Typhoon jets have joined forces with French warplanes in a coordinated attack on an hidden munitions depot in Syria used by the IS group, as stated by the UK's MoD.

The site, identified by intelligence, was assessed as housing weapons and explosive materials, the statement said, and was positioned in hills just to the north of the historic site of Palmyra in the heart of Syria.

"The RAF jets used Paveway IV guided bombs to target a number of entry passages providing entry to the depot... preliminary assessments indicate the strike was effective," officials stated.

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

The Typhoon fighters were supported by a Voyager aerial refuelling aircraft.

IS - alternatively referred to as ISIS - enforced jihadist rule over parts of Iraq and Syria until 2019.

"This action demonstrates the UK's leading role, and determination to stand shoulder to shoulder with allied nations, to stamp out any re-emergence of Daesh and their harmful and extremist ideologies in the region," Britain's Defence Chief John Healey said.

UK warplanes have carried out overwatch operations over Syrian airspace to "prevent any attempted resurgence" of the group subsequent to its military defeat at the Baghuz confrontation in the year 2019, the ministry said.

"I extend gratitude to the personnel of the UK armed forces who took part in this operation for their expertise and their courage," Healey said. "Including them were numerous British troops deployed over Christmas and New Year. This operation, to remove militants who threaten our safety, demonstrates how British military are ready to step up, continuously, protecting the UK domestically and influential overseas."

During December, the United States armed forces conducted what it described as a "large-scale strike" against Daesh sites in the country, after an assault claimed the lives of two US servicemembers and a local interpreter in Palmyra.

The United Nations says Daesh still boasts an estimated 5,000 to 7,000 militants in Iraq and Syria.