RAF Typhoon jets have joined forces with French aircraft in a coordinated attack on an subterranean weapons facility in Syria employed by the Daesh militant organization, per a report from the UK Ministry of Defence.
The site, pinpointed through reconnaissance, was believed to be housing weapons and explosive materials, the release indicated, and was situated in mountains just north of Palmyra in central Syria.
"Our aircraft used precision-guided Paveway IV munitions to target a several entry passages down to the site... preliminary assessments are that the strike was effective," the ministry announced.
There was no evidence of any civilian impact in the strike late on Saturday and each participating jet returned safely, the defence officials confirmed.
The Typhoon fighters were supported by a Voyager aerial refuelling aircraft.
Daesh - also known as ISIS - enforced militant control over significant areas in both Syria and Iraq until 2019.
"This action shows our UK leadership, and determination to work closely with our partners, to eradicate any revival of the terrorist group and their harmful and extremist ideologies in the Middle East," Britain's Defence Chief the minister said.
UK warplanes have carried out overwatch operations over Syria to "deter any attempted resurgence" of Islamic State subsequent to its routing at the Baghuz confrontation in 2019, the ministry said.
"I extend gratitude to every member of the UK armed forces involved in this strike for their expertise and their valour," Healey said. "They were part of thousands of UK service members deployed over the holidays. This operation, to remove militants who pose a risk to our security, shows how our armed forces are ready to step up, continuously, protecting the UK at home and influential overseas."
In December, the United States armed forces carried out what it described as a "massive strike" targeting IS targets in the country, following an attack resulted in the deaths of two American soldiers and a local interpreter in the Palmyra area.
The U.N. reports Daesh still has between 5,000 and 7,000 militants in Iraq and Syria.
