RAF Typhoon FGR4s have joined forces with French warplanes in a joint strike targeting an subterranean weapons facility in Syrian territory used by the Daesh militant organization, as stated by the British defence ministry.
The site, identified by reconnaissance, was thought to be housing weapons and explosive materials, the release indicated, and was located in hills just above Palmyra in central Syria.
"Our aircraft utilized laser-guided Paveway IV weapons to target a several approach shafts down to the depot... initial indications are that the objective was successfully hit," the MoD said.
There was no sign of any civilian impact in the attack on Saturday evening and each participating jet returned to base without incident, the ministry further stated.
The Typhoon fighters were backed up by a Voyager refuelling tanker.
Daesh - referred to as the so-called Islamic State - imposed militant control over significant areas in Iraq and Syria before its territorial defeat in 2019.
"This operation demonstrates British leadership, and resolve to work closely with our partners, to eliminate any resurgence of IS and their harmful and extremist ideologies in the area," the British Defence Secretary the Defence Secretary said.
UK warplanes have performed patrols over Syrian airspace to "deter any attempted comeback" of the group following its military defeat at the battle of Baghuz in the year 2019, the authorities noted.
"I must thank every member of our armed forces involved in this strike for their professionalism and their bravery," he added. "They were among thousands of UK service members stationed over Christmas and New Year. This action, to take out dangerous terrorists who endanger our safety, shows how our armed forces are always on standby, continuously, keeping Britain secure domestically and influential overseas."
Last December, the United States armed forces carried out what it called a "large-scale strike" on Islamic State objectives in the country, following an assault killed two US troops and a civilian interpreter in the Palmyra area.
The United Nations reports IS still has between 5,000 and 7,000 combatants in both countries.
