RAF Typhoon fighter aircraft have joined forces with French warplanes in a coordinated attack targeting an underground arms cache in Syria used by the Daesh militant organization, as stated by the UK Ministry of Defence.
The location, pinpointed through reconnaissance, was believed to be containing munitions and bombs, the release indicated, and was situated in mountainous terrain just to the north of Palmyra in Syria's central region.
"Our aircraft employed precision-guided Paveway IV munitions to hit a series of access tunnels down to the depot... preliminary assessments are that the target was engaged successfully," officials stated.
There was no sign of any civilian casualties in the attack conducted Saturday night and every plane involved returned safely, the MoD added.
The British jets were backed up by a Voyager aerial refuelling aircraft.
The Islamic State group - referred to as the so-called Islamic State - imposed militant control over large swathes of Iraq and Syria until 2019.
"This operation underscores British leadership, and commitment to operate in unison with our allies, to eliminate any re-emergence of IS and their dangerous and violent ideologies in the Middle East," the British Defence Secretary the minister stated.
UK warplanes have performed overwatch operations over Syrian airspace to "deter any efforts to regroup" of Islamic State following its defeat at the battle of Baghuz in the year 2019, the MoD reported.
"I must thank all the members of our armed forces who took part in this strike for their professionalism and their valour," the Defence Secretary said. "Including them were a great many British personnel stationed over the holidays. This mission, to remove dangerous terrorists who threaten our safety, highlights how UK forces are always on standby, all year round, keeping Britain secure at home and influential overseas."
In December, the American forces carried out what it termed a "large-scale strike" on Daesh sites in Syria, subsequent to an ambush resulted in the deaths of two US servicemembers and a civilian linguist in Palmyra.
The UN reports Daesh still maintains between 5,000 and 7,000 combatants in both countries.
