Royal Air Force Typhoon FGR4s have conducted a mission with French aircraft in a coordinated attack targeting an underground arms cache in Syria employed by the Daesh militant organization, as stated by the British defence ministry.
The site, pinpointed through surveillance, was assessed as storing arms and explosives, the announcement noted, and was situated in hills just north of the ancient city of Palmyra in the heart of Syria.
"Our aircraft used Paveway IV guided bombs to hit a several access tunnels leading to the facility... initial indications are that the target was engaged successfully," the ministry announced.
There was no evidence of any civilian impact in the attack late on Saturday and every plane involved returned safely, the ministry further stated.
The Typhoon FGR4s were supported by a Voyager refuelling tanker.
The Islamic State group - referred to as the so-called Islamic State - established extremist governance over large swathes of both Syria and Iraq before its territorial defeat in 2019.
"This strike shows the UK's leading role, and resolve to operate in unison with allied nations, to eliminate any resurgence of the terrorist group and their violent and radical beliefs in the region," the British Defence Secretary the minister remarked.
UK warplanes have performed overwatch operations over Syrian airspace to "forestall any efforts to regroup" of Islamic State subsequent to its routing at the Baghuz confrontation in 2019, the authorities noted.
"I want to thank all the members of British forces participating in this operation for their skill and their bravery," he said. "They were among thousands of British personnel stationed over the festive period. This operation, to eliminate dangerous terrorists who endanger our safety, demonstrates how our armed forces are ready to step up, continuously, keeping Britain secure at home and strong abroad."
In December, the US military executed what it termed a "massive strike" targeting IS targets in Syria, subsequent to an assault killed two US servicemembers and a civilian linguist in the Palmyra area.
The UN says Daesh still boasts an estimated 5,000 to 7,000 combatants in Iraq and Syria.
