RAF Typhoon FGR4s have conducted a mission with France's air force in a coordinated attack targeting an hidden munitions depot in Syria operated by the Daesh militant organization, per a report from the UK Ministry of Defence.
The site, identified by reconnaissance, was thought to be storing arms and explosives, the release indicated, and was located in mountainous terrain just north of the ancient city of Palmyra in central Syria.
"Our aircraft employed precision-guided Paveway IV munitions to target a series of approach shafts down to the facility... preliminary assessments are that the objective was successfully hit," the ministry announced.
There was no evidence of any civilian impact in the operation conducted Saturday night and each participating jet returned to base without incident, the defence officials confirmed.
The Typhoon fighters were backed up by a Voyager aerial refuelling aircraft.
Daesh - alternatively referred to as ISIS - established jihadist rule over large swathes of Syria and Iraq before its territorial defeat in 2019.
"This operation demonstrates British leadership, and commitment to operate in unison with our partners, to eradicate any revival of IS and their violent and radical beliefs in the region," UK Defence Secretary the minister said.
UK warplanes have performed patrols over Syrian airspace to "prevent any attempted resurgence" of IS subsequent to its routing at the Baghuz confrontation in 2019, the ministry said.
"I extend gratitude to all the members of our armed forces involved in this strike for their skill and their courage," the Defence Secretary added. "They were part of numerous UK service members deployed over the holidays. This operation, to eliminate terrorist threats who threaten our security, shows how our armed forces are ready to step up, continuously, protecting the UK at home and strong abroad."
During December, the US military carried out what it described as a "major assault" on Islamic State objectives in Syria, subsequent to an ambush killed two US servicemembers and a local interpreter in Palmyra.
The United Nations says IS still maintains roughly 5-7 thousand combatants in Syria and Iraq.
