Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter aircraft have joined forces with French aircraft in a combined operation on an hidden munitions depot in Syrian territory employed by the Daesh militant organization, as stated by the UK's MoD.
The location, located using reconnaissance, was believed to be containing munitions and bombs, the statement said, and was located in mountains just to the north of Palmyra in the heart of Syria.
"Our aircraft utilized precision-guided Paveway IV munitions to hit a several entry passages down to the facility... initial indications suggest the objective was successfully hit," the ministry announced.
There was no sign of any harm to civilians in the operation late on Saturday and all the aircraft made a safe return, the defence officials confirmed.
The Typhoon fighters were supported by a Voyager tanker plane.
The Islamic State group - referred to as Daesh - imposed jihadist rule over significant areas in Syria and Iraq prior to its 2019 collapse.
"This operation shows our UK leadership, and resolve to work closely with our allies, to stamp out any revival of Daesh and their dangerous and violent ideologies in the area," Britain's Defence Chief the minister said.
British military aircraft have performed overwatch operations over Syria to "prevent any attempted comeback" of Islamic State subsequent to its routing at the climactic battle in Baghuz in the year 2019, the MoD reported.
"I want to thank the personnel of our armed forces involved in this strike for their expertise and their bravery," Healey commented. "They were part of a great many British troops deployed over the holidays. This action, to eliminate militants who endanger our way of life, shows how British military are always on standby, continuously, protecting the UK domestically and powerful internationally."
During December, the American forces executed what it termed a "massive strike" targeting IS targets in the country, subsequent to an ambush killed two US troops and a local interpreter in the Palmyra area.
The U.N. says Islamic State still boasts roughly 5-7 thousand fighters in both countries.
