British Air Force Typhoon FGR4s have conducted a mission with France's air force in a joint strike targeting an subterranean weapons facility in Syria used by the Islamic State group (IS), as stated by the UK's MoD.
The facility, located using intelligence, was assessed as storing arms and explosives, the announcement noted, and was situated in hills just to the north of Palmyra in central Syria.
"The RAF jets used Paveway IV guided bombs to target a number of access tunnels leading to the depot... preliminary assessments indicate the objective was successfully hit," officials stated.
There was no indication of any harm to civilians in the attack conducted Saturday night and all the aircraft returned safely, the ministry further stated.
The Typhoon fighters were supported by a Voyager tanker plane.
Daesh - referred to as Daesh - imposed jihadist rule over significant areas in Syria and Iraq before its territorial defeat in 2019.
"This action underscores the UK's leading role, and commitment to work closely with allied nations, to eradicate any revival of Daesh and their dangerous and violent ideologies in the region," UK Defence Secretary the Defence Secretary said.
UK warplanes have carried out overwatch operations over Syria to "deter any attempted comeback" of the group subsequent to its routing at the climactic battle in Baghuz in 2019, the ministry said.
"I extend gratitude to the personnel of our armed forces participating in this strike for their expertise and their valour," he commented. "They were part of a great many British troops deployed over the festive period. This action, to remove militants who threaten our way of life, highlights how UK forces are prepared to act, continuously, keeping Britain secure domestically and strong abroad."
Last December, the American forces conducted what it termed a "major assault" on Islamic State objectives in the country, subsequent to an attack resulted in the deaths of two US troops and a civilian linguist in Palmyra.
The United Nations reports IS still has between 5,000 and 7,000 fighters in both countries.
