RAF Typhoon fighter aircraft have conducted a mission with France's air force in a combined operation targeting an hidden munitions depot in Syria operated by the Daesh militant organization, according to the UK Ministry of Defence.
The site, identified by surveillance, was assessed as storing arms and explosives, the statement said, and was positioned in mountains just north of Palmyra in the heart of Syria.
"Our fighter planes used precision-guided Paveway IV munitions to strike a several access tunnels leading to the depot... early reports suggest the objective was successfully hit," the ministry announced.
There was no indication of any civilian impact in the strike conducted Saturday night and all the aircraft returned safely, the ministry further stated.
The Typhoon FGR4s were backed up by a Voyager aerial refuelling aircraft.
Daesh - also known as ISIS - enforced jihadist rule over significant areas in Syria and Iraq until 2019.
"This action demonstrates the UK's leading role, and resolve to work closely with our allies, to eradicate any resurgence of Daesh and their harmful and extremist ideologies in the Middle East," Britain's Defence Chief the minister stated.
UK warplanes have conducted surveillance missions over Syria to "prevent any attempted resurgence" of IS following its military defeat at the Baghuz confrontation in the year 2019, the MoD reported.
"I extend gratitude to all the members of our armed forces participating in this operation for their expertise and their courage," he commented. "They were part of thousands of British troops stationed over the holidays. This mission, to take out dangerous terrorists who threaten our way of life, demonstrates how our armed forces are ready to step up, continuously, keeping Britain secure domestically and influential overseas."
In December, the US military executed what it called a "massive strike" on Islamic State objectives in Syria, subsequent to an attack resulted in the deaths of two American soldiers and a civilian interpreter in Palmyra.
The UN says Islamic State still has between 5,000 and 7,000 combatants in Syria and Iraq.
