British Air Force Typhoon FGR4s have joined forces with France's air force in a combined operation targeting an hidden munitions depot in Syria operated by the Daesh militant organization, as stated by the UK's MoD.
The facility, located using intelligence, was assessed as housing weapons and explosive materials, the announcement noted, and was situated in hills just north of the ancient city of Palmyra in Syria's central region.
"Our aircraft employed precision-guided Paveway IV munitions to strike a several access tunnels providing entry to the facility... preliminary assessments suggest the objective was successfully hit," officials stated.
There was no sign of any civilian impact in the attack conducted Saturday night and every plane involved made a safe return, the ministry further stated.
The Typhoon FGR4s were supported by a Voyager refuelling tanker.
The Islamic State group - referred to as the so-called Islamic State - imposed extremist governance over large swathes of Syria and Iraq until 2019.
"This strike demonstrates our UK leadership, and commitment to stand shoulder to shoulder with our allies, to eradicate any revival of Daesh and their dangerous and violent ideologies in the area," the British Defence Secretary the Defence Secretary remarked.
UK warplanes have carried out patrols over Syrian airspace to "deter any efforts to regroup" of the group following its military defeat at the Baghuz confrontation in 2019, the ministry said.
"I must thank every member of our armed forces who took part in this strike for their skill and their courage," Healey commented. "Including them were a great many British troops stationed over the holidays. This operation, to take out dangerous terrorists who endanger our security, highlights how British military are always on standby, continuously, keeping Britain secure within its borders and influential overseas."
Last December, the US military carried out what it called a "large-scale strike" on IS targets in the country, following an attack resulted in the deaths of two US troops and a civilian linguist in the Palmyra area.
The United Nations says Daesh still has roughly 5-7 thousand combatants in both countries.
