RAF Typhoon fighter aircraft have conducted a mission with France's air force in a combined operation on an hidden munitions depot in Syria used by the Islamic State group (IS), per a report from the UK Ministry of Defence.
The location, located using surveillance, was assessed as housing weapons and explosive materials, the announcement noted, and was positioned in mountains just to the north of Palmyra in the heart of Syria.
"Our aircraft used laser-guided Paveway IV weapons to hit a several entry passages leading to the depot... early reports indicate the strike was effective," the ministry announced.
There was no indication of any harm to civilians in the strike conducted Saturday night and every plane involved returned to base without incident, the MoD added.
The Typhoon fighters were backed up by a Voyager tanker plane.
Daesh - alternatively referred to as Daesh - imposed extremist governance over large swathes of Syria and Iraq before its territorial defeat in 2019.
"This strike demonstrates the UK's leading role, and commitment to stand shoulder to shoulder with our partners, to eradicate any resurgence of the terrorist group and their harmful and extremist ideologies in the area," the British Defence Secretary the minister said.
British military aircraft have conducted patrols over Syria to "forestall any attempted resurgence" of Islamic State after its defeat at the climactic battle in Baghuz in the year 2019, the MoD reported.
"I want to thank all the members of British forces involved in this mission for their expertise and their valour," Healey said. "They were part of a great many UK service members stationed over the festive period. This mission, to eliminate dangerous terrorists who pose a risk to our security, shows how British military are prepared to act, all year round, protecting the UK at home and influential overseas."
Last December, the US military conducted what it termed a "massive strike" targeting IS targets in Syria, after an assault killed two US troops and a civilian interpreter in the Palmyra area.
The U.N. reports Islamic State still has roughly 5-7 thousand fighters in Iraq and Syria.
