Joint British-French Air Strike Strikes Daesh Arms Cache in the Syrian region

British Air Force Typhoon jets have joined forces with French aircraft in a joint strike against an subterranean weapons facility in Syria operated by the Islamic State group (IS), per a report from the UK's MoD.

The facility, pinpointed through intelligence, was believed to be storing arms and explosives, the release indicated, and was located in mountains just to the north of the historic site of Palmyra in Syria's central region.

"Our fighter planes utilized precision-guided Paveway IV munitions to target a several entry passages leading to the site... preliminary assessments indicate the target was engaged successfully," the ministry announced.

There was no evidence of any civilian impact in the attack late on Saturday and each participating jet returned safely, the ministry further stated.

The Typhoon fighters were assisted by a Voyager tanker plane.

Daesh - alternatively referred to as ISIS - imposed extremist governance over large swathes of Syria and Iraq before its territorial defeat in 2019.

"This operation underscores our UK leadership, and resolve to stand shoulder to shoulder with our allies, to eliminate any resurgence of IS and their dangerous and violent ideologies in the region," Britain's Defence Chief the Defence Secretary remarked.

RAF aircraft have conducted patrols over Syrian airspace to "deter any efforts to regroup" of Islamic State after its defeat at the battle of Baghuz in the year 2019, the authorities noted.

"I must thank the personnel of our armed forces involved in this operation for their professionalism and their courage," he said. "They were part of a great many British personnel deployed over Christmas and New Year. This operation, to take out militants who threaten our safety, demonstrates how UK forces are always on standby, all year round, protecting the UK domestically and powerful internationally."

During December, the United States armed forces carried out what it described as a "massive strike" targeting IS targets in Syria, after an attack killed two American soldiers and a civilian linguist in the Palmyra area.

The United Nations reports IS still maintains an estimated 5,000 to 7,000 militants in both countries.