RAF Typhoon jets joined French aircraft in a strike on an Islamic State group arms store in Syria, UK officials say.

U.S.-mediated talks between Syria and Israel have resumed after an interruption of several months, Syria's state news agency SANA reported on Monday, with Damascus seeking withdrawal of Israeli troops from territory seized after the fall of Bashar al-Assad.

Syria has begun circulating new currency bills, a year after Bashar Assad's government fell. Central Bank Governor Mokhles Nazer said Saturday that the exchange of old Syrian pounds with new banknotes has officially started.

Turkish Foreign Minister, Hakan Fidan, said Monday that stability in Syria is a fundamental element for the stability of the entire region.

Images shared by Syria's state-run news agency showed blood on carpets, holes in the walls, shattered windows and fire damage.

Britain’s and France’s air forces conducted a joint operation on Saturday evening to bomb a suspected underground arms cache previously used by the Islamic State group in Syria, Britain’s defence ministry said.

U.S. Central Command, which oversees the Middle East, said 11 missions were carried out over the past 10 days.

The killings by government-affiliated forces left nearly 1,500 Alawites dead and led tens of thousands to flee out of fear for their lives. It broke the fragile relationship between Alawites, the sect from which Assad hailed, and the ​new government.