RAF Typhoon jets have conducted a mission with French aircraft in a combined operation against an hidden munitions depot in Syria operated by the Daesh militant organization, as stated by the UK Ministry of Defence.
The location, identified by intelligence, was thought to be housing weapons and explosive materials, the statement said, and was positioned in mountains just north of the historic site of Palmyra in the heart of Syria.
"Our aircraft utilized laser-guided Paveway IV weapons to strike a series of access tunnels down to the site... preliminary assessments suggest the strike was effective," the ministry announced.
There was no sign of any civilian casualties in the strike conducted Saturday night and all the aircraft made a safe return, the defence officials confirmed.
The British jets were backed up by a Voyager aerial refuelling aircraft.
Daesh - alternatively referred to as Daesh - established militant control over parts of both Syria and Iraq until 2019.
"This action demonstrates our UK leadership, and commitment to operate in unison with our partners, to eliminate any resurgence of Daesh and their violent and radical beliefs in the Middle East," Britain's Defence Chief John Healey remarked.
RAF aircraft have performed surveillance missions over Syria to "prevent any efforts to regroup" of IS following its routing at the Baghuz confrontation in 2019, the MoD reported.
"I want to thank the personnel of British forces involved in this mission for their skill and their bravery," Healey added. "They were part of thousands of UK service members deployed over the holidays. This operation, to eliminate militants who pose a risk to our way of life, demonstrates how our armed forces are always on standby, continuously, keeping Britain secure at home and powerful internationally."
Last December, the United States armed forces executed what it called a "large-scale strike" targeting Daesh sites in the country, subsequent to an attack resulted in the deaths of two US troops and a civilian interpreter in Palmyra.
The United Nations reports IS still maintains an estimated 5,000 to 7,000 fighters in Iraq and Syria.
