Royal Air Force Typhoon jets have conducted a mission with French warplanes in a combined operation on an subterranean weapons facility in Syrian territory operated by the Daesh militant organization, per a report from the British defence ministry.
The site, located using surveillance, was assessed as storing arms and explosives, the announcement noted, and was located in hills just north of Palmyra in central Syria.
"Our aircraft utilized laser-guided Paveway IV weapons to strike a several approach shafts leading to the depot... preliminary assessments are that the objective was successfully hit," the MoD said.
There was no sign of any harm to civilians in the operation on Saturday evening and every plane involved made a safe return, the ministry further stated.
The Typhoon FGR4s were backed up by a Voyager aerial refuelling aircraft.
IS - alternatively referred to as Daesh - established militant control over significant areas in Iraq and Syria until 2019.
"This operation shows the UK's leading role, and determination to operate in unison with our allies, to eliminate any re-emergence of Daesh and their harmful and extremist ideologies in the Middle East," Britain's Defence Chief the Defence Secretary remarked.
UK warplanes have carried out surveillance missions over Syria to "forestall any efforts to regroup" of IS subsequent to its military defeat at the climactic battle in Baghuz in 2019, the MoD reported.
"I extend gratitude to every member of the UK armed forces who took part in this operation for their expertise and their courage," he added. "They were part of thousands of British personnel deployed over the festive period. This operation, to remove militants who endanger our way of life, highlights how our armed forces are prepared to act, throughout the year, ensuring Britain's security at home and influential overseas."
In December, the United States armed forces carried out what it called a "massive strike" against Daesh sites in the country, following an assault claimed the lives of two US servicemembers and a local interpreter in Palmyra.
The UN estimates Daesh still boasts an estimated 5,000 to 7,000 fighters in both countries.
