RAF Typhoon jets have operated alongside France's air force in a joint strike on an hidden munitions depot in Syria operated by the Daesh militant organization, per a report from the UK's MoD.
The location, located using surveillance, was thought to be containing munitions and bombs, the release indicated, and was situated in mountainous terrain just above the ancient city of Palmyra in central Syria.
"Our aircraft used precision-guided Paveway IV munitions to hit a number of approach shafts down to the depot... initial indications are that the objective was successfully hit," the ministry announced.
There was no sign of any harm to civilians in the operation conducted Saturday night and each participating jet returned safely, the MoD added.
The Typhoon FGR4s were supported by a Voyager refuelling tanker.
Daesh - referred to as ISIS - imposed militant control over significant areas in both Syria and Iraq prior to its 2019 collapse.
"This strike demonstrates British leadership, and resolve to stand shoulder to shoulder with our partners, to eliminate any resurgence of Daesh and their harmful and extremist ideologies in the Middle East," the British Defence Secretary John Healey remarked.
UK warplanes have conducted surveillance missions over Syria to "prevent any efforts to regroup" of IS following its military defeat at the climactic battle in Baghuz in the year 2019, the authorities noted.
"I must thank all the members of the UK armed forces participating in this strike for their expertise and their courage," he commented. "They were part of numerous British personnel stationed over the festive period. This mission, to eliminate terrorist threats who pose a risk to our way of life, demonstrates how British military are always on standby, all year round, ensuring Britain's security at home and influential overseas."
During December, the US military executed what it called a "massive strike" against Daesh sites in the country, following an attack resulted in the deaths of two US servicemembers and a local interpreter in the Palmyra area.
The United Nations estimates IS still boasts roughly 5-7 thousand fighters in both countries.
