RAF Typhoon fighter aircraft have joined forces with French warplanes in a combined operation targeting an hidden munitions depot in Syria used by the IS group, per a report from the UK Ministry of Defence.
The site, located using intelligence, was assessed as storing arms and explosives, the statement said, and was located in mountainous terrain just to the north of the historic site of Palmyra in the heart of Syria.
"Our aircraft employed precision-guided Paveway IV munitions to strike a several access tunnels providing entry to the facility... initial indications suggest the strike was effective," the MoD said.
There was no sign of any harm to civilians in the attack conducted Saturday night and each participating jet returned to base without incident, the ministry further stated.
The British jets were assisted by a Voyager aerial refuelling aircraft.
Daesh - referred to as ISIS - imposed extremist governance over significant areas in Iraq and Syria prior to its 2019 collapse.
"This operation demonstrates our UK leadership, and commitment to stand shoulder to shoulder with our allies, to eliminate any revival of Daesh and their harmful and extremist ideologies in the area," UK Defence Secretary the Defence Secretary stated.
RAF aircraft have performed overwatch operations over Syria to "prevent any efforts to regroup" of IS following its routing at the Baghuz confrontation in the year 2019, the ministry said.
"I must thank all the members of our armed forces participating in this strike for their professionalism and their valour," he added. "They were part of thousands of British troops stationed over Christmas and New Year. This mission, to eliminate dangerous terrorists who pose a risk to our safety, demonstrates how our armed forces are prepared to act, throughout the year, protecting the UK domestically and powerful internationally."
In December, the American forces carried out what it called a "major assault" against Islamic State objectives in the country, following an assault resulted in the deaths of two US servicemembers and a civilian interpreter in Palmyra.
The U.N. reports Islamic State still has between 5,000 and 7,000 militants in Iraq and Syria.
