Royal Air Force Typhoon FGR4s have joined forces with French warplanes in a joint strike against an underground arms cache in Syria operated by the IS group, as stated by the UK Ministry of Defence.
The location, located using reconnaissance, was assessed as storing arms and explosives, the announcement noted, and was positioned in mountains just north of the historic site of Palmyra in Syria's central region.
"Our aircraft employed Paveway IV guided bombs to target a series of approach shafts down to the depot... initial indications indicate the target was engaged successfully," the ministry announced.
There was no indication of any harm to civilians in the operation conducted Saturday night and each participating jet returned safely, the defence officials confirmed.
The Typhoon FGR4s were supported by a Voyager tanker plane.
Daesh - also known as the so-called Islamic State - imposed extremist governance over significant areas in Iraq and Syria until 2019.
"This strike underscores British leadership, and commitment to stand shoulder to shoulder with our allies, to stamp out any resurgence of Daesh and their dangerous and violent ideologies in the region," UK Defence Secretary John Healey said.
RAF aircraft have conducted patrols over Syrian airspace to "deter any attempted comeback" of IS subsequent to its routing at the Baghuz confrontation in 2019, the MoD reported.
"I must thank the personnel of the UK armed forces who took part in this operation for their skill and their courage," Healey commented. "Including them were a great many British personnel stationed over Christmas and New Year. This mission, to remove dangerous terrorists who endanger our safety, highlights how British military are always on standby, all year round, keeping Britain secure within its borders and powerful internationally."
Last December, the United States armed forces conducted what it described as a "major assault" targeting Islamic State objectives in Syria, subsequent to an ambush resulted in the deaths of two US servicemembers and a civilian linguist in Palmyra.
The UN says Islamic State still maintains roughly 5-7 thousand militants in both countries.
