RAF Typhoon fighter aircraft have joined forces with France's air force in a joint strike against an hidden munitions depot in Syria employed by the IS group, as stated by the UK Ministry of Defence.
The site, pinpointed through reconnaissance, was thought to be housing weapons and explosive materials, the statement said, and was positioned in hills just above the historic site of Palmyra in the heart of Syria.
"The RAF jets used precision-guided Paveway IV munitions to target a several access tunnels leading to the facility... early reports indicate the objective was successfully hit," officials stated.
There was no evidence of any civilian casualties in the strike on Saturday evening and each participating jet returned to base without incident, the defence officials confirmed.
The Typhoon FGR4s were assisted by a Voyager aerial refuelling aircraft.
Daesh - also known as ISIS - imposed militant control over large swathes of Iraq and Syria before its territorial defeat in 2019.
"This action underscores the UK's leading role, and determination to operate in unison with allied nations, to eradicate any revival of IS and their violent and radical beliefs in the region," the British Defence Secretary John Healey remarked.
British military aircraft have performed patrols over Syria to "deter any attempted comeback" of IS subsequent to its military defeat at the battle of Baghuz in the year 2019, the ministry said.
"I want to thank every member of our armed forces involved in this operation for their expertise and their courage," the Defence Secretary added. "Including them were thousands of British troops deployed over Christmas and New Year. This action, to remove terrorist threats who threaten our way of life, demonstrates how our armed forces are always on standby, all year round, keeping Britain secure within its borders and influential overseas."
Last December, the American forces conducted what it described as a "massive strike" on Islamic State objectives in the country, subsequent to an ambush resulted in the deaths of two American soldiers and a civilian interpreter in Palmyra.
The U.N. reports IS still maintains an estimated 5,000 to 7,000 combatants in Iraq and Syria.
