RAF Typhoon fighter aircraft have joined forces with French warplanes in a combined operation against an underground arms cache in Syria employed by the Daesh militant organization, as stated by the British defence ministry.
The facility, identified by surveillance, was thought to be housing weapons and explosive materials, the announcement noted, and was situated in hills just above the historic site of Palmyra in the heart of Syria.
"Our aircraft employed Paveway IV guided bombs to strike a several entry passages down to the facility... early reports indicate the strike was effective," the MoD said.
There was no evidence of any civilian impact in the attack on Saturday evening and all the aircraft returned to base without incident, the ministry further stated.
The Typhoon fighters were backed up by a Voyager refuelling tanker.
The Islamic State group - referred to as ISIS - enforced jihadist rule over parts of Iraq and Syria until 2019.
"This action shows our UK leadership, and commitment to operate in unison with our allies, to eliminate any revival of IS and their harmful and extremist ideologies in the Middle East," UK Defence Secretary the Defence Secretary said.
British military aircraft have performed overwatch operations over Syrian airspace to "prevent any attempted comeback" of the group subsequent to its routing at the Baghuz confrontation in the year 2019, the ministry said.
"I want to thank all the members of British forces who took part in this mission for their professionalism and their bravery," Healey commented. "Including them were a great many UK service members deployed over the festive period. This action, to remove militants who threaten our way of life, shows how our armed forces are always on standby, continuously, keeping Britain secure domestically and influential overseas."
During December, the United States armed forces conducted what it termed a "massive strike" against Daesh sites in the country, after an ambush resulted in the deaths of two US servicemembers and a local interpreter in Palmyra.
The UN estimates IS still maintains an estimated 5,000 to 7,000 combatants in Iraq and Syria.
