RAF Typhoon FGR4s have conducted a mission with France's air force in a joint strike against an underground arms cache in Syrian territory used by the Daesh militant organization, per a report from the UK Ministry of Defence.
The site, pinpointed through surveillance, was assessed as housing weapons and explosive materials, the announcement noted, and was situated in hills just to the north of Palmyra in Syria's central region.
"Our aircraft used Paveway IV guided bombs to hit a several entry passages providing entry to the depot... preliminary assessments suggest the strike was effective," the MoD said.
There was no evidence of any harm to civilians in the strike conducted Saturday night and all the aircraft made a safe return, the defence officials confirmed.
The British jets were assisted by a Voyager refuelling tanker.
The Islamic State group - also known as the so-called Islamic State - imposed extremist governance over parts of both Syria and Iraq until 2019.
"This strike demonstrates our UK leadership, and resolve to work closely with our partners, to eliminate any resurgence of Daesh and their violent and radical beliefs in the region," Britain's Defence Chief the Defence Secretary remarked.
British military aircraft have carried out overwatch operations over Syrian airspace to "forestall any attempted comeback" of IS subsequent to its routing at the Baghuz confrontation in the year 2019, the authorities noted.
"I must thank all the members of the UK armed forces involved in this strike for their expertise and their valour," the Defence Secretary added. "They were part of thousands of British troops on duty over Christmas and New Year. This mission, to take out dangerous terrorists who endanger our security, shows how our armed forces are ready to step up, continuously, ensuring Britain's security within its borders and strong abroad."
In December, the American forces carried out what it termed a "major assault" against Islamic State objectives in Syria, after an attack claimed the lives of two US troops and a civilian linguist in Palmyra.
The United Nations says Islamic State still maintains roughly 5-7 thousand combatants in Syria and Iraq.
