RAF Typhoon FGR4s have joined forces with France's air force in a combined operation on an hidden munitions depot in Syria employed by the Daesh militant organization, as stated by the UK Ministry of Defence.
The facility, located using intelligence, was believed to be containing munitions and bombs, the release indicated, and was situated in hills just to the north of the historic site of Palmyra in Syria's central region.
"Our fighter planes employed Paveway IV guided bombs to target a several entry passages leading to the depot... initial indications are that the objective was successfully hit," the MoD said.
There was no indication of any civilian impact in the strike late on Saturday and all the aircraft returned to base without incident, the ministry further stated.
The British jets were supported by a Voyager refuelling tanker.
Daesh - referred to as ISIS - enforced jihadist rule over significant areas in both Syria and Iraq prior to its 2019 collapse.
"This action underscores our UK leadership, and resolve to work closely with our partners, to eliminate any resurgence of IS and their harmful and extremist ideologies in the region," Britain's Defence Chief the minister said.
UK warplanes have carried out surveillance missions over Syria to "prevent any attempted comeback" of Islamic State subsequent to its routing at the battle of Baghuz in 2019, the ministry said.
"I extend gratitude to the personnel of the UK armed forces who took part in this operation for their professionalism and their valour," the Defence Secretary said. "Including them were thousands of British troops deployed over Christmas and New Year. This mission, to remove terrorist threats who threaten our safety, shows how British military are always on standby, continuously, keeping Britain secure at home and strong abroad."
During December, the US military executed what it called a "massive strike" against Daesh sites in the country, subsequent to an assault resulted in the deaths of two US servicemembers and a civilian linguist in the Palmyra area.
The U.N. reports Islamic State still has an estimated 5,000 to 7,000 militants in Syria and Iraq.
