RAF Typhoon jets have operated alongside France's air force in a coordinated attack on an hidden munitions depot in Syrian territory operated by the Daesh militant organization, per a report from the British defence ministry.
The facility, identified by surveillance, was believed to be storing arms and explosives, the statement said, and was located in mountainous terrain just above Palmyra in central Syria.
"Our aircraft employed laser-guided Paveway IV weapons to strike a number of approach shafts leading to the site... early reports are that the objective was successfully hit," the ministry announced.
There was no evidence of any civilian impact in the strike conducted Saturday night and every plane involved made a safe return, the ministry further stated.
The Typhoon fighters were backed up by a Voyager aerial refuelling aircraft.
Daesh - alternatively referred to as Daesh - imposed jihadist rule over parts of Syria and Iraq prior to its 2019 collapse.
"This operation shows the UK's leading role, and determination to work closely with our partners, to stamp out any resurgence of IS and their dangerous and violent ideologies in the Middle East," Britain's Defence Chief the minister said.
UK warplanes have conducted overwatch operations over Syria to "prevent any attempted comeback" of the group subsequent to its routing at the climactic battle in Baghuz in the year 2019, the ministry said.
"I must thank every member of the UK armed forces who took part in this strike for their professionalism and their bravery," Healey added. "Including them were a great many British troops deployed over the festive period. This operation, to take out dangerous terrorists who pose a risk to our security, demonstrates how UK forces are prepared to act, continuously, protecting the UK within its borders and influential overseas."
During December, the United States armed forces executed what it termed a "large-scale strike" targeting Islamic State objectives in Syria, subsequent to an attack killed two US servicemembers and a civilian interpreter in the Palmyra area.
The U.N. estimates IS still maintains roughly 5-7 thousand combatants in Iraq and Syria.
