Coordinated British-French Airstrike Hits Daesh Arms Cache in the Syrian region

British Air Force Typhoon FGR4s have conducted a mission with French warplanes in a joint strike on an hidden munitions depot in Syrian territory operated by the Daesh militant organization, per a report from the UK's MoD.

The site, identified by reconnaissance, was thought to be storing arms and explosives, the announcement noted, and was situated in mountains just above Palmyra in the heart of Syria.

"The RAF jets utilized laser-guided Paveway IV weapons to hit a number of approach shafts leading to the facility... initial indications suggest the objective was successfully hit," the ministry announced.

There was no sign of any civilian casualties in the strike late on Saturday and each participating jet returned safely, the defence officials confirmed.

The British jets were backed up by a Voyager refuelling tanker.

Daesh - also known as ISIS - established extremist governance over significant areas in Syria and Iraq prior to its 2019 collapse.

"This action underscores the UK's leading role, and determination to stand shoulder to shoulder with our partners, to stamp out any revival of Daesh and their harmful and extremist ideologies in the region," UK Defence Secretary John Healey stated.

RAF aircraft have carried out patrols over Syrian airspace to "prevent any attempted comeback" of IS subsequent to its defeat at the battle of Baghuz in 2019, the MoD reported.

"I want to thank all the members of the UK armed forces involved in this mission for their expertise and their courage," the Defence Secretary added. "Including them were numerous British personnel on duty over the holidays. This mission, to eliminate dangerous terrorists who pose a risk to our safety, demonstrates how UK forces are ready to step up, all year round, keeping Britain secure domestically and influential overseas."

During December, the American forces executed what it called a "massive strike" against Islamic State objectives in Syria, subsequent to an assault resulted in the deaths of two US servicemembers and a local interpreter in Palmyra.

The UN estimates Daesh still maintains roughly 5-7 thousand fighters in both countries.