British Air Force Typhoon FGR4s have conducted a mission with France's air force in a combined operation on an subterranean weapons facility in Syria used by the Daesh militant organization, according to the UK's MoD.
The facility, located using surveillance, was thought to be housing weapons and explosive materials, the announcement noted, and was located in mountains just north of Palmyra in central Syria.
"Our aircraft utilized precision-guided Paveway IV munitions to hit a series of approach shafts providing entry to the depot... initial indications suggest the strike was effective," officials stated.
There was no sign of any civilian casualties in the operation conducted Saturday night and every plane involved made a safe return, the ministry further stated.
The Typhoon fighters were assisted by a Voyager tanker plane.
IS - also known as Daesh - enforced extremist governance over large swathes of both Syria and Iraq until 2019.
"This strike shows British leadership, and determination to stand shoulder to shoulder with our allies, to stamp out any revival of the terrorist group and their dangerous and violent ideologies in the region," Britain's Defence Chief the minister remarked.
British military aircraft have conducted overwatch operations over Syrian airspace to "prevent any efforts to regroup" of Islamic State subsequent to its military defeat at the climactic battle in Baghuz in 2019, the authorities noted.
"I extend gratitude to every member of British forces who took part in this operation for their expertise and their valour," he said. "Including them were numerous UK service members stationed over the holidays. This action, to eliminate militants who pose a risk to our security, shows how our armed forces are ready to step up, continuously, protecting the UK domestically and influential overseas."
Last December, the United States armed forces conducted what it described as a "large-scale strike" on IS targets in the country, after an ambush killed two US servicemembers and a local interpreter in the Palmyra area.
The U.N. estimates Islamic State still has roughly 5-7 thousand fighters in both countries.
