Royal Air Force Typhoon jets have operated alongside French warplanes in a joint strike against an hidden munitions depot in Syria employed by the IS group, as stated by the UK Ministry of Defence.
The facility, located using surveillance, was assessed as storing arms and explosives, the release indicated, and was situated in mountains just above the ancient city of Palmyra in Syria's central region.
"Our fighter planes used Paveway IV guided bombs to target a series of access tunnels down to the facility... initial indications suggest the target was engaged successfully," the MoD said.
There was no sign of any harm to civilians in the strike conducted Saturday night and each participating jet returned safely, the defence officials confirmed.
The Typhoon FGR4s were supported by a Voyager tanker plane.
Daesh - alternatively referred to as ISIS - enforced jihadist rule over significant areas in Syria and Iraq prior to its 2019 collapse.
"This strike underscores the UK's leading role, and commitment to work closely with our partners, to stamp out any re-emergence of IS and their dangerous and violent ideologies in the area," the British Defence Secretary John Healey remarked.
UK warplanes have performed surveillance missions over Syria to "forestall any attempted resurgence" of Islamic State subsequent to its routing at the battle of Baghuz in the year 2019, the authorities noted.
"I extend gratitude to the personnel of our armed forces involved in this mission for their professionalism and their bravery," the Defence Secretary added. "They were among a great many UK service members deployed over the festive period. This mission, to remove terrorist threats who threaten our way of life, demonstrates how UK forces are always on standby, all year round, keeping Britain secure domestically and strong abroad."
In December, the US military executed what it termed a "large-scale strike" against Daesh sites in Syria, after an ambush resulted in the deaths of two US servicemembers and a local interpreter in Palmyra.
The U.N. estimates IS still maintains roughly 5-7 thousand fighters in both countries.
