Royal Air Force Typhoon FGR4s have operated alongside French warplanes in a coordinated attack targeting an subterranean weapons facility in Syrian territory operated by the Daesh militant organization, according to the British defence ministry.
The facility, identified by intelligence, was assessed as storing arms and explosives, the statement said, and was positioned in mountains just north of the historic site of Palmyra in Syria's central region.
"Our fighter planes utilized precision-guided Paveway IV munitions to strike a several entry passages down to the depot... initial indications are that the objective was successfully hit," the MoD said.
There was no sign of any civilian impact in the strike conducted Saturday night and each participating jet returned safely, the defence officials confirmed.
The Typhoon fighters were assisted by a Voyager tanker plane.
IS - also known as the so-called Islamic State - enforced militant control over parts of Syria and Iraq prior to its 2019 collapse.
"This operation underscores our UK leadership, and commitment to work closely with our partners, to stamp out any resurgence of the terrorist group and their violent and radical beliefs in the Middle East," the British Defence Secretary the minister remarked.
British military aircraft have performed patrols over Syrian airspace to "forestall any attempted comeback" of the group subsequent to its military defeat at the climactic battle in Baghuz in the year 2019, the ministry said.
"I want to thank every member of the UK armed forces involved in this mission for their professionalism and their bravery," he said. "Including them were numerous British troops on duty over Christmas and New Year. This operation, to remove dangerous terrorists who threaten our safety, demonstrates how British military are ready to step up, continuously, keeping Britain secure domestically and influential overseas."
In December, the US military conducted what it termed a "major assault" against IS targets in Syria, subsequent to an ambush resulted in the deaths of two American soldiers and a local interpreter in the Palmyra area.
The U.N. estimates Daesh still maintains between 5,000 and 7,000 militants in Syria and Iraq.
