Royal Air Force Typhoon jets have conducted a mission with France's air force in a combined operation against an subterranean weapons facility in Syria used by the IS group, per a report from the UK Ministry of Defence.
The location, identified by surveillance, was assessed as housing weapons and explosive materials, the release indicated, and was located in mountains just to the north of the historic site of Palmyra in Syria's central region.
"Our aircraft utilized Paveway IV guided bombs to hit a several access tunnels leading to the depot... preliminary assessments suggest the objective was successfully hit," officials stated.
There was no evidence of any civilian impact in the operation on Saturday evening and every plane involved returned to base without incident, the MoD added.
The Typhoon fighters were assisted by a Voyager tanker plane.
Daesh - also known as the so-called Islamic State - imposed jihadist rule over parts of Syria and Iraq until 2019.
"This strike shows our UK leadership, and commitment to stand shoulder to shoulder with our allies, to stamp out any resurgence of Daesh and their harmful and extremist ideologies in the region," Britain's Defence Chief the minister said.
British military aircraft have conducted overwatch operations over Syrian airspace to "prevent any attempted comeback" of Islamic State after its defeat at the battle of Baghuz in 2019, the authorities noted.
"I must thank the personnel of British forces participating in this mission for their skill and their bravery," he commented. "They were among thousands of British troops deployed over Christmas and New Year. This mission, to eliminate dangerous terrorists who endanger our security, highlights how UK forces are ready to step up, continuously, protecting the UK domestically and powerful internationally."
During December, the American forces conducted what it termed a "large-scale strike" against Daesh sites in Syria, subsequent to an assault resulted in the deaths of two US servicemembers and a civilian interpreter in Palmyra.
The U.N. says Islamic State still boasts an estimated 5,000 to 7,000 fighters in Syria and Iraq.
