RAF Typhoon jets have conducted a mission with French warplanes in a joint strike against an underground arms cache in Syrian territory employed by the IS group, per a report from the UK's MoD.
The facility, identified by reconnaissance, was thought to be containing munitions and bombs, the announcement noted, and was located in mountains just north of the historic site of Palmyra in central Syria.
"The RAF jets utilized precision-guided Paveway IV munitions to strike a number of access tunnels down to the site... preliminary assessments indicate the strike was effective," the ministry announced.
There was no sign of any civilian impact in the operation on Saturday evening and each participating jet made a safe return, the ministry further stated.
The Typhoon FGR4s were supported by a Voyager aerial refuelling aircraft.
Daesh - alternatively referred to as the so-called Islamic State - enforced extremist governance over parts of Syria and Iraq prior to its 2019 collapse.
"This strike shows British leadership, and resolve to operate in unison with allied nations, to eradicate any revival of the terrorist group and their dangerous and violent ideologies in the area," UK Defence Secretary John Healey stated.
RAF aircraft have performed patrols over Syria to "deter any efforts to regroup" of the group after its defeat at the climactic battle in Baghuz in the year 2019, the authorities noted.
"I must thank the personnel of British forces participating in this operation for their expertise and their valour," Healey said. "Including them were thousands of British troops deployed over Christmas and New Year. This operation, to take out terrorist threats who threaten our security, demonstrates how UK forces are prepared to act, all year round, protecting the UK within its borders and powerful internationally."
Last December, the United States armed forces executed what it called a "massive strike" on IS targets in the country, subsequent to an assault killed two US servicemembers and a local interpreter in the Palmyra area.
The UN reports IS still has roughly 5-7 thousand militants in Syria and Iraq.
