British Air Force Typhoon fighter aircraft have operated alongside France's air force in a joint strike against an hidden munitions depot in Syrian territory employed by the Daesh militant organization, per a report from the UK's MoD.
The facility, located using intelligence, was assessed as storing arms and explosives, the statement said, and was positioned in hills just north of the historic site of Palmyra in Syria's central region.
"The RAF jets employed laser-guided Paveway IV weapons to target a several access tunnels down to the depot... early reports suggest the objective was successfully hit," the ministry announced.
There was no sign of any civilian impact in the operation on Saturday evening and all the aircraft returned safely, the defence officials confirmed.
The Typhoon fighters were assisted by a Voyager tanker plane.
The Islamic State group - also known as the so-called Islamic State - enforced militant control over large swathes of Iraq and Syria until 2019.
"This operation demonstrates our UK leadership, and determination to stand shoulder to shoulder with allied nations, to stamp out any revival of IS and their harmful and extremist ideologies in the area," UK Defence Secretary the Defence Secretary remarked.
UK warplanes have conducted patrols over Syrian airspace to "prevent any attempted comeback" of IS subsequent to its military defeat at the Baghuz confrontation in the year 2019, the ministry said.
"I extend gratitude to the personnel of our armed forces who took part in this mission for their expertise and their courage," the Defence Secretary commented. "They were among numerous British personnel deployed over Christmas and New Year. This action, to eliminate militants who endanger our way of life, highlights how British military are ready to step up, throughout the year, protecting the UK domestically and strong abroad."
In December, the United States armed forces carried out what it described as a "major assault" against IS targets in the country, subsequent to an ambush resulted in the deaths of two American soldiers and a civilian linguist in Palmyra.
The U.N. says Islamic State still maintains between 5,000 and 7,000 fighters in Syria and Iraq.
