RAF Typhoon jets have joined forces with French aircraft in a combined operation against an underground arms cache in Syria used by the Daesh militant organization, per a report from the UK's MoD.
The location, identified by surveillance, was believed to be housing weapons and explosive materials, the statement said, and was located in hills just above the ancient city of Palmyra in Syria's central region.
"The RAF jets employed precision-guided Paveway IV munitions to strike a several entry passages leading to the site... initial indications suggest the objective was successfully hit," officials stated.
There was no evidence of any civilian casualties in the attack late on Saturday and every plane involved returned safely, the ministry further stated.
The Typhoon FGR4s were supported by a Voyager tanker plane.
Daesh - also known as ISIS - established extremist governance over parts of Syria and Iraq before its territorial defeat in 2019.
"This operation shows British leadership, and determination to stand shoulder to shoulder with our allies, to eradicate any re-emergence of IS and their violent and radical beliefs in the region," UK Defence Secretary the Defence Secretary said.
UK warplanes have carried out overwatch operations over Syrian airspace to "prevent any attempted comeback" of the group following its routing at the Baghuz confrontation in the year 2019, the ministry said.
"I extend gratitude to the personnel of our armed forces participating in this mission for their expertise and their courage," the Defence Secretary added. "They were part of numerous British personnel deployed over the festive period. This operation, to eliminate dangerous terrorists who endanger our safety, highlights how UK forces are always on standby, continuously, protecting the UK domestically and strong abroad."
During December, the United States armed forces carried out what it termed a "major assault" against Islamic State objectives in Syria, subsequent to an ambush resulted in the deaths of two US troops and a civilian interpreter in the Palmyra area.
The UN reports Daesh still boasts an estimated 5,000 to 7,000 combatants in Syria and Iraq.
