Royal Air Force Typhoon jets have operated alongside French aircraft in a coordinated attack targeting an hidden munitions depot in Syria employed by the Daesh militant organization, per a report from the UK Ministry of Defence.
The facility, identified by reconnaissance, was believed to be storing arms and explosives, the release indicated, and was situated in mountains just above the ancient city of Palmyra in the heart of Syria.
"Our aircraft employed laser-guided Paveway IV weapons to target a series of entry passages down to the facility... early reports suggest the strike was effective," the MoD said.
There was no sign of any civilian impact in the operation conducted Saturday night and all the aircraft made a safe return, the MoD added.
The British jets were backed up by a Voyager tanker plane.
The Islamic State group - alternatively referred to as the so-called Islamic State - enforced militant control over parts of both Syria and Iraq until 2019.
"This operation underscores our UK leadership, and determination to operate in unison with allied nations, to stamp out any resurgence of Daesh and their violent and radical beliefs in the area," the British Defence Secretary the minister remarked.
British military aircraft have performed overwatch operations over Syrian airspace to "forestall any attempted resurgence" of the group subsequent to its routing at the climactic battle in Baghuz in 2019, the authorities noted.
"I want to thank all the members of our armed forces who took part in this mission for their expertise and their bravery," Healey said. "Including them were a great many British personnel stationed over the holidays. This operation, to remove terrorist threats who threaten our security, highlights how our armed forces are prepared to act, continuously, keeping Britain secure within its borders and strong abroad."
During December, the American forces carried out what it termed a "massive strike" targeting IS targets in Syria, following an attack resulted in the deaths of two US servicemembers and a civilian interpreter in Palmyra.
The United Nations says Daesh still boasts roughly 5-7 thousand combatants in Syria and Iraq.
