British Air Force Typhoon FGR4s have joined forces with French warplanes in a joint strike against an hidden munitions depot in Syria used by the Islamic State group (IS), according to the UK's MoD.
The facility, located using surveillance, was thought to be housing weapons and explosive materials, the release indicated, and was positioned in mountains just above Palmyra in the heart of Syria.
"The RAF jets utilized precision-guided Paveway IV munitions to hit a series of approach shafts down to the site... preliminary assessments suggest the strike was effective," the MoD said.
There was no sign of any harm to civilians in the operation conducted Saturday night and all the aircraft returned safely, the MoD added.
The Typhoon FGR4s were backed up by a Voyager aerial refuelling aircraft.
Daesh - alternatively referred to as ISIS - enforced jihadist rule over significant areas in Syria and Iraq until 2019.
"This strike underscores our UK leadership, and commitment to work closely with allied nations, to eliminate any revival of IS and their dangerous and violent ideologies in the region," Britain's Defence Chief the minister stated.
UK warplanes have performed patrols over Syria to "prevent any attempted comeback" of IS following its routing at the battle of Baghuz in the year 2019, the authorities noted.
"I must thank the personnel of the UK armed forces participating in this mission for their professionalism and their courage," Healey added. "They were among thousands of UK service members stationed over the holidays. This action, to remove militants who threaten our security, demonstrates how our armed forces are ready to step up, continuously, ensuring Britain's security at home and strong abroad."
During December, the American forces conducted what it described as a "major assault" on Islamic State objectives in the country, following an ambush resulted in the deaths of two US servicemembers and a civilian linguist in the Palmyra area.
The U.N. reports Daesh still maintains an estimated 5,000 to 7,000 militants in Iraq and Syria.
