Royal Air Force Typhoon FGR4s have conducted a mission with France's air force in a combined operation on an underground arms cache in Syria employed by the Daesh militant organization, per a report from the British defence ministry.
The site, located using reconnaissance, was assessed as housing weapons and explosive materials, the announcement noted, and was located in mountains just to the north of the historic site of Palmyra in Syria's central region.
"Our fighter planes used precision-guided Paveway IV munitions to hit a series of approach shafts leading to the facility... preliminary assessments indicate the objective was successfully hit," the ministry announced.
There was no sign of any harm to civilians in the operation conducted Saturday night and each participating jet made a safe return, the defence officials confirmed.
The Typhoon FGR4s were supported by a Voyager refuelling tanker.
Daesh - also known as the so-called Islamic State - imposed militant control over parts of 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 resurgence of Daesh and their violent and radical beliefs in the region," Britain's Defence Chief John Healey remarked.
British military aircraft have carried out overwatch operations over Syrian airspace to "deter any attempted comeback" of Islamic State after its defeat at the Baghuz confrontation in 2019, the authorities noted.
"I extend gratitude to all the members of British forces who took part in this mission for their professionalism and their bravery," he added. "Including them were thousands of UK service members stationed over the festive period. This mission, to remove dangerous terrorists who pose a risk to our security, demonstrates how our armed forces are ready to step up, throughout the year, keeping Britain secure domestically and strong abroad."
In December, the United States armed forces carried out what it called a "massive strike" targeting IS targets in the country, subsequent to an assault resulted in the deaths of two US servicemembers and a civilian interpreter in Palmyra.
The UN reports Islamic State still maintains between 5,000 and 7,000 combatants in Syria and Iraq.
