RAF Typhoon FGR4s have joined forces with France's air force in a combined operation targeting an subterranean weapons facility in Syria employed by the Daesh militant organization, per a report from the British defence ministry.
The location, located using reconnaissance, was thought to be housing weapons and explosive materials, the statement said, and was positioned in mountainous terrain just north of the ancient city of Palmyra in central Syria.
"The RAF jets utilized Paveway IV guided bombs to strike a number of approach shafts leading to the depot... preliminary assessments are that the strike was effective," the MoD said.
There was no evidence of any civilian impact in the attack on Saturday evening and each participating jet returned safely, the ministry further stated.
The Typhoon fighters were supported by a Voyager refuelling tanker.
Daesh - referred to as Daesh - enforced militant control over large swathes of both Syria and Iraq prior to its 2019 collapse.
"This operation demonstrates British leadership, and determination to stand shoulder to shoulder with allied nations, to stamp out any revival of Daesh and their dangerous and violent ideologies in the region," the British Defence Secretary the Defence Secretary remarked.
British military aircraft have performed surveillance missions over Syria to "forestall any attempted resurgence" of Islamic State following its military defeat at the climactic battle in Baghuz in the year 2019, the MoD reported.
"I extend gratitude to all the members of British forces who took part in this strike for their expertise and their courage," the Defence Secretary commented. "They were part of a great many British personnel deployed over the holidays. This action, to remove militants who pose a risk to our security, shows how British military are always on standby, throughout the year, ensuring Britain's security at home and influential overseas."
During December, the United States armed forces carried out what it called a "major assault" targeting Daesh sites in Syria, subsequent to an ambush resulted in the deaths of two American soldiers and a civilian linguist in Palmyra.
The UN estimates Daesh still maintains an estimated 5,000 to 7,000 fighters in Syria and Iraq.
