RAF Typhoon FGR4s have conducted a mission with French warplanes in a coordinated attack targeting an hidden munitions depot in Syrian territory employed by the IS group, per a report from the UK's MoD.
The facility, located using intelligence, was believed to be containing munitions and bombs, the announcement noted, and was situated in hills just to the north of the historic site of Palmyra in central Syria.
"Our aircraft utilized laser-guided Paveway IV weapons to strike a number of approach shafts leading to the site... initial indications suggest the objective was successfully hit," officials stated.
There was no evidence of any civilian impact in the operation conducted Saturday night and each participating jet returned safely, the MoD added.
The Typhoon FGR4s were supported by a Voyager aerial refuelling aircraft.
IS - referred to as Daesh - enforced jihadist rule over significant areas in Syria and Iraq prior to its 2019 collapse.
"This strike underscores the UK's leading role, and determination to operate in unison with our partners, to eradicate any resurgence of Daesh and their violent and radical beliefs in the Middle East," Britain's Defence Chief John Healey remarked.
RAF aircraft have carried out overwatch operations over Syrian airspace to "deter any efforts to regroup" of the group after its routing at the Baghuz confrontation in the year 2019, the MoD reported.
"I want to thank all the members of the UK armed forces who took part in this operation for their skill and their bravery," Healey said. "Including them were a great many UK service members stationed over the holidays. This action, to take out dangerous terrorists who endanger our way of life, demonstrates how our armed forces are ready to step up, continuously, keeping Britain secure domestically and powerful internationally."
In December, the American forces conducted what it described as a "massive strike" targeting Daesh sites in Syria, after an assault killed two US servicemembers and a civilian interpreter in the Palmyra area.
The U.N. says Islamic State still maintains between 5,000 and 7,000 militants in Syria and Iraq.
