British Air Force Typhoon FGR4s have conducted a mission with French aircraft in a combined operation targeting an hidden munitions depot in Syrian territory employed by the IS group, per a report from the UK's MoD.
The site, identified by reconnaissance, was assessed as housing weapons and explosive materials, the announcement noted, and was situated in mountains just north of the historic site of Palmyra in Syria's central region.
"The RAF jets utilized Paveway IV guided bombs to hit a several approach shafts down to the facility... preliminary assessments indicate the target was engaged successfully," the MoD said.
There was no evidence of any civilian casualties in the attack on Saturday evening and all the aircraft returned to base without incident, the ministry further stated.
The Typhoon fighters were supported by a Voyager tanker plane.
IS - alternatively referred to as Daesh - established militant control over large swathes of Syria and Iraq until 2019.
"This strike demonstrates the UK's leading role, and commitment to work closely with our allies, to eliminate any revival of IS and their harmful and extremist ideologies in the region," the British Defence Secretary the minister stated.
UK warplanes have performed surveillance missions over Syrian airspace to "prevent any efforts to regroup" of the group following its military defeat at the Baghuz confrontation in 2019, the authorities noted.
"I want to thank the personnel of our armed forces who took part in this operation for their expertise and their valour," Healey added. "They were among thousands of UK service members on duty over the holidays. This operation, to eliminate terrorist threats who threaten our safety, demonstrates how our armed forces are always on standby, continuously, keeping Britain secure within its borders and powerful internationally."
In December, the US military conducted what it described as a "large-scale strike" targeting Islamic State objectives in the country, subsequent to an ambush resulted in the deaths of two US troops and a local interpreter in Palmyra.
The UN reports Daesh still boasts roughly 5-7 thousand fighters in Syria and Iraq.
