RAF Typhoon fighter aircraft have conducted a mission with France's air force in a coordinated attack targeting an subterranean weapons facility in Syria used by the Daesh militant organization, according to the UK Ministry of Defence.
The site, located using surveillance, was assessed as containing munitions and bombs, the announcement noted, and was located in mountains just north of Palmyra in central Syria.
"Our fighter planes employed precision-guided Paveway IV munitions to strike a number of access tunnels providing entry to the depot... early reports are that the objective was successfully hit," the MoD said.
There was no sign of any harm to civilians in the attack on Saturday evening and each participating jet returned safely, the MoD added.
The Typhoon fighters were assisted by a Voyager tanker plane.
Daesh - alternatively referred to as ISIS - imposed militant control over parts of both Syria and Iraq before its territorial defeat in 2019.
"This strike shows British leadership, and determination to stand shoulder to shoulder with our partners, to stamp out any re-emergence of Daesh and their violent and radical beliefs in the Middle East," the British Defence Secretary the minister remarked.
British military aircraft have performed patrols over Syria to "prevent any attempted comeback" of the group subsequent to its routing at the Baghuz confrontation in the year 2019, the authorities noted.
"I extend gratitude to all the members of the UK armed forces participating in this mission for their professionalism and their courage," Healey added. "They were part of thousands of British personnel stationed over the holidays. This operation, to eliminate terrorist threats who pose a risk to our security, highlights how British military are ready to step up, continuously, ensuring Britain's security at home and influential overseas."
During December, the United States armed forces conducted what it described as a "massive strike" on Daesh sites in the country, following an assault resulted in the deaths of two US troops and a civilian linguist in the Palmyra area.
The UN reports IS still has between 5,000 and 7,000 militants in Syria and Iraq.
