British Air Force Typhoon FGR4s have operated alongside French aircraft in a combined operation against an subterranean weapons facility in Syria employed by the Daesh militant organization, per a report from the British defence ministry.
The location, identified by intelligence, was thought to be containing munitions and bombs, 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 hit a number of access tunnels leading to the facility... initial indications suggest the target was engaged successfully," the MoD said.
There was no indication of any harm to civilians in the strike on Saturday evening and every plane involved returned to base without incident, the defence officials confirmed.
The Typhoon FGR4s were backed up by a Voyager tanker plane.
Daesh - also known as Daesh - established militant control over significant areas in Iraq and Syria prior to its 2019 collapse.
"This strike underscores the UK's leading role, and determination to stand shoulder to shoulder with our partners, to eliminate any revival of the terrorist group and their dangerous and violent ideologies in the Middle East," Britain's Defence Chief John Healey remarked.
UK warplanes have performed surveillance missions over Syrian airspace to "forestall any attempted comeback" of IS following its military defeat at the climactic battle in Baghuz in 2019, the authorities noted.
"I want to thank the personnel of our armed forces who took part in this operation for their professionalism and their bravery," he added. "They were among a great many UK service members stationed over the holidays. This mission, to take out militants who endanger our security, demonstrates how our armed forces are always on standby, continuously, ensuring Britain's security within its borders and influential overseas."
During December, the US military conducted what it called a "major assault" on Islamic State objectives in Syria, following an ambush resulted in the deaths of two US troops and a local interpreter in Palmyra.
The U.N. reports Daesh still has an estimated 5,000 to 7,000 combatants in both countries.
