Royal Air Force Typhoon jets have conducted a mission with French aircraft in a coordinated attack against an hidden munitions depot in Syrian territory used by the Daesh militant organization, per a report from the British defence ministry.
The facility, pinpointed through intelligence, was assessed as storing arms and explosives, the statement said, and was situated in hills just above the historic site of Palmyra in Syria's central region.
"Our fighter planes used precision-guided Paveway IV munitions to target a number of access tunnels down to the site... preliminary assessments are that the target was engaged successfully," the ministry announced.
There was no evidence of any civilian casualties in the attack conducted Saturday night and every plane involved returned safely, the MoD added.
The Typhoon fighters were backed up by a Voyager tanker plane.
Daesh - also known as the so-called Islamic State - established jihadist rule over significant areas in both Syria and Iraq until 2019.
"This action shows British leadership, and commitment to stand shoulder to shoulder with our allies, to eliminate any resurgence of the terrorist group and their harmful and extremist ideologies in the area," the British Defence Secretary the minister remarked.
RAF aircraft have conducted patrols over Syrian airspace to "forestall any attempted comeback" of Islamic State subsequent to its routing at the Baghuz confrontation in 2019, the MoD reported.
"I must thank the personnel of British forces involved in this mission for their expertise and their bravery," Healey said. "Including them were a great many British personnel on duty over Christmas and New Year. This action, to take out terrorist threats who endanger our safety, shows how British military are prepared to act, throughout the year, ensuring Britain's security within its borders and strong abroad."
Last December, the US military carried out what it described as a "large-scale strike" against Daesh sites in the country, subsequent to an assault resulted in the deaths of two US troops and a civilian interpreter in Palmyra.
The UN estimates IS still maintains between 5,000 and 7,000 combatants in both countries.
