RAF Typhoon FGR4s have conducted a mission with French warplanes in a coordinated attack targeting an underground arms cache in Syrian territory employed by the Daesh militant organization, per a report from the UK's MoD.
The site, pinpointed through reconnaissance, was assessed as containing munitions and bombs, the release indicated, and was situated in mountainous terrain just to the north of the ancient city of Palmyra in Syria's central region.
"Our fighter planes employed Paveway IV guided bombs to target a series of access tunnels leading to the site... initial indications indicate the strike was effective," the MoD said.
There was no indication of any civilian impact in the attack late on Saturday and all the aircraft returned safely, the ministry further stated.
The Typhoon fighters were supported by a Voyager aerial refuelling aircraft.
Daesh - alternatively referred to as ISIS - enforced jihadist rule over large swathes of both Syria and Iraq until 2019.
"This action underscores our UK leadership, and commitment to work closely with allied nations, to eliminate any re-emergence of IS and their violent and radical beliefs in the area," UK Defence Secretary the Defence Secretary said.
UK warplanes have performed surveillance missions over Syria to "forestall any efforts to regroup" of the group after its defeat at the climactic battle in Baghuz in 2019, the authorities noted.
"I must thank the personnel of British forces participating in this operation for their expertise and their valour," the Defence Secretary said. "They were part of thousands of British personnel on duty over the festive period. This action, to remove militants who endanger our security, shows how our armed forces are ready to step up, continuously, protecting the UK at home and influential overseas."
During December, the American forces conducted what it described as a "massive strike" on Islamic State objectives in the country, subsequent to an assault resulted in the deaths of two American soldiers and a civilian linguist in the Palmyra area.
The UN says Daesh still maintains between 5,000 and 7,000 fighters in Iraq and Syria.
