Royal Air Force Typhoon FGR4s have joined forces with French aircraft in a joint strike on an hidden munitions depot in Syria employed by the Daesh militant organization, per a report from the UK's MoD.
The location, located using reconnaissance, was thought to be housing weapons and explosive materials, the announcement noted, and was positioned in hills just to the north of the historic site of Palmyra in central Syria.
"The RAF jets used laser-guided Paveway IV weapons to target a series of access tunnels providing entry to the site... initial indications are that the objective was successfully hit," the ministry announced.
There was no evidence of any civilian casualties in the strike conducted Saturday night and every plane involved returned safely, the ministry further stated.
The British jets were backed up by a Voyager aerial refuelling aircraft.
Daesh - referred to as the so-called Islamic State - imposed extremist governance over parts of Syria and Iraq until 2019.
"This action demonstrates the UK's leading role, and commitment to operate in unison with allied nations, to eradicate any resurgence of the terrorist group and their dangerous and violent ideologies in the region," Britain's Defence Chief the Defence Secretary stated.
British military aircraft have conducted patrols over Syria to "forestall any efforts to regroup" of the group after its military defeat at the battle of Baghuz in the year 2019, the MoD reported.
"I want to thank all the members of the UK armed forces who took part in this mission for their expertise and their valour," Healey added. "Including them were thousands of British personnel stationed over the holidays. This action, to eliminate terrorist threats who endanger our safety, demonstrates how British military are always on standby, all year round, ensuring Britain's security domestically and powerful internationally."
In December, the United States armed forces executed what it termed a "large-scale strike" against Daesh sites in the country, after an assault claimed the lives of two US servicemembers and a civilian interpreter in the Palmyra area.
The U.N. says IS still has between 5,000 and 7,000 militants in Syria and Iraq.
