RAF Typhoon FGR4s have joined forces with French aircraft in a joint strike against an hidden munitions depot in Syria employed by the Daesh militant organization, per a report from the UK's MoD.
The facility, identified by intelligence, was believed to be housing weapons and explosive materials, the statement said, and was situated in mountains just to the north of Palmyra in central Syria.
"Our fighter planes used Paveway IV guided bombs to hit a series of approach shafts leading to the facility... early reports are that the strike was effective," the MoD said.
There was no indication of any harm to civilians in the attack conducted Saturday night and every plane involved returned to base without incident, the ministry further stated.
The Typhoon fighters were assisted by a Voyager refuelling tanker.
The Islamic State group - alternatively referred to as the so-called Islamic State - imposed militant control over large swathes of Iraq and Syria until 2019.
"This operation shows our UK leadership, and commitment to work closely with allied nations, to eliminate any resurgence of IS and their harmful and extremist ideologies in the area," UK Defence Secretary the minister stated.
UK warplanes have performed surveillance missions over Syrian airspace to "forestall any efforts to regroup" of IS following its routing at the climactic battle in Baghuz in 2019, the MoD reported.
"I must thank the personnel of our armed forces involved in this operation for their professionalism and their bravery," Healey added. "They were among thousands of British personnel on duty over the festive period. This operation, to eliminate militants who pose a risk to our security, shows how British military are always on standby, throughout the year, ensuring Britain's security within its borders and strong abroad."
Last December, the American forces conducted what it described as a "major assault" on Daesh sites in the country, following an attack killed two American soldiers and a civilian linguist in the Palmyra area.
The U.N. estimates IS still maintains roughly 5-7 thousand militants in both countries.
