Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter aircraft have operated alongside French warplanes in a coordinated attack targeting an subterranean weapons facility in Syrian territory operated by the IS group, as stated by the UK Ministry of Defence.
The facility, pinpointed through surveillance, was believed to be storing arms and explosives, the statement said, and was located in hills just above Palmyra in Syria's central region.
"Our aircraft utilized precision-guided Paveway IV munitions to target a series of access tunnels leading to the depot... preliminary assessments indicate the objective was successfully hit," the MoD said.
There was no sign of any civilian casualties in the attack late on Saturday and all the aircraft made a safe return, the ministry further stated.
The Typhoon FGR4s were backed up by a Voyager refuelling tanker.
IS - also known as ISIS - imposed extremist governance over significant areas in Syria and Iraq before its territorial defeat in 2019.
"This action shows British leadership, and determination to operate in unison with our partners, to eliminate any resurgence of IS and their harmful and extremist ideologies in the region," UK Defence Secretary the Defence Secretary remarked.
RAF aircraft have performed overwatch operations over Syria to "forestall any attempted comeback" of the group subsequent to its routing at the Baghuz confrontation in the year 2019, the MoD reported.
"I must thank all the members of the UK armed forces involved in this operation for their professionalism and their bravery," the Defence Secretary added. "Including them were thousands of British personnel stationed over the festive period. This mission, to remove dangerous terrorists who pose a risk to our security, demonstrates how British military are always on standby, all year round, ensuring Britain's security at home and strong abroad."
In December, the United States armed forces conducted what it called a "major assault" against IS targets in Syria, subsequent to an ambush resulted in the deaths of two American soldiers and a civilian linguist in the Palmyra area.
The United Nations reports Daesh still boasts an estimated 5,000 to 7,000 combatants in Syria and Iraq.
