RAF Typhoon jets have joined forces with French aircraft in a coordinated attack on an underground arms cache in Syria employed by the IS group, per a report from the UK's MoD.
The site, located using reconnaissance, was assessed as storing arms and explosives, the release indicated, and was located in mountains just north of Palmyra in central Syria.
"Our fighter planes utilized precision-guided Paveway IV munitions to strike a several entry passages down to the depot... initial indications suggest the objective was successfully hit," the ministry announced.
There was no evidence of any civilian casualties in the strike conducted Saturday night and each participating jet made a safe return, the ministry further stated.
The Typhoon FGR4s were assisted by a Voyager aerial refuelling aircraft.
The Islamic State group - also known as Daesh - established jihadist rule over parts of both Syria and Iraq prior to its 2019 collapse.
"This operation demonstrates our UK leadership, and resolve to stand shoulder to shoulder with our allies, to eliminate any re-emergence of IS and their harmful and extremist ideologies in the area," UK Defence Secretary the minister stated.
RAF aircraft have carried out surveillance missions over Syrian airspace to "prevent any efforts to regroup" of IS following its defeat at the Baghuz confrontation in 2019, the authorities noted.
"I must thank the personnel of the UK armed forces who took part in this strike for their skill and their bravery," the Defence Secretary commented. "Including them were numerous British personnel on duty over the holidays. This operation, to take out dangerous terrorists who endanger our security, shows how UK forces are ready to step up, continuously, protecting the UK domestically and powerful internationally."
In December, the American forces carried out what it called a "large-scale strike" on Daesh sites in Syria, after an assault claimed the lives of two US troops and a local interpreter in Palmyra.
The U.N. says Daesh still boasts between 5,000 and 7,000 fighters in both countries.
