Royal Air Force Typhoon FGR4s have joined forces with France's air force in a coordinated attack against an underground arms cache in Syria employed by the Daesh militant organization, as stated by the UK Ministry of Defence.
The facility, located using intelligence, was thought to be storing arms and explosives, the release indicated, and was located in hills just above the historic site of Palmyra in Syria's central region.
"The RAF jets utilized laser-guided Paveway IV weapons to strike a several access tunnels providing entry to the facility... preliminary assessments indicate the target was engaged successfully," the ministry announced.
There was no evidence of any harm to civilians in the strike on Saturday evening and all the aircraft returned safely, the defence officials confirmed.
The Typhoon fighters were assisted by a Voyager refuelling tanker.
IS - referred to as the so-called Islamic State - established extremist governance over parts of Syria and Iraq until 2019.
"This operation shows British leadership, and commitment to operate in unison with our allies, to eliminate any resurgence of the terrorist group and their dangerous and violent ideologies in the region," UK Defence Secretary the Defence Secretary said.
UK warplanes have conducted 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 British forces involved in this strike for their skill and their courage," the Defence Secretary added. "They were part of numerous British personnel stationed over the holidays. This operation, to take out terrorist threats who endanger our safety, shows how our armed forces are prepared to act, continuously, keeping Britain secure domestically and strong abroad."
During December, the US military conducted what it described as a "major assault" on Daesh sites in the country, after an attack claimed the lives of two US troops and a civilian linguist in the Palmyra area.
The United Nations estimates IS still maintains roughly 5-7 thousand militants in Iraq and Syria.
