Royal Air Force Typhoon FGR4s have operated alongside France's air force in a combined operation targeting an underground arms cache in Syria used by the Daesh militant organization, per a report from the British defence ministry.
The location, located using intelligence, was believed to be housing weapons and explosive materials, the release indicated, and was located in hills just north of the historic site of Palmyra in Syria's central region.
"Our aircraft utilized Paveway IV guided bombs to hit a number of entry passages providing entry to the facility... initial indications are that the objective was successfully hit," the MoD said.
There was no evidence of any harm to civilians in the attack conducted Saturday night and each participating jet returned safely, the defence officials confirmed.
The Typhoon fighters were backed up by a Voyager refuelling tanker.
The Islamic State group - also known as the so-called Islamic State - enforced jihadist rule over parts of both Syria and Iraq before its territorial defeat in 2019.
"This operation shows our UK leadership, and commitment to work closely with our partners, to eradicate any revival of IS and their harmful and extremist ideologies in the area," Britain's Defence Chief John Healey stated.
British military aircraft have carried out surveillance missions over Syrian airspace to "prevent any attempted comeback" of Islamic State subsequent to its routing at the battle of Baghuz in 2019, the MoD reported.
"I extend gratitude to every member of our armed forces participating in this operation for their professionalism and their bravery," he commented. "They were part of a great many British troops stationed over Christmas and New Year. This operation, to eliminate terrorist threats who pose a risk to our security, demonstrates how our armed forces are always on standby, all year round, ensuring Britain's security within its borders and influential overseas."
Last December, the US military conducted what it described as a "major assault" against Daesh sites in the country, subsequent to an attack claimed the lives of two US troops and a civilian linguist in the Palmyra area.
The UN says Daesh still has an estimated 5,000 to 7,000 fighters in both countries.
