Royal Air Force Typhoon FGR4s have conducted a mission with French warplanes in a combined operation on an subterranean weapons facility in Syria employed by the Daesh militant organization, according to the British defence ministry.
The facility, identified by intelligence, was assessed as containing munitions and bombs, the statement said, and was situated in mountains just north of Palmyra in central Syria.
"Our fighter planes utilized precision-guided Paveway IV munitions to strike a several access tunnels providing entry to the site... initial indications are that the target was engaged successfully," the ministry announced.
There was no sign of any civilian impact in the strike on Saturday evening 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 - alternatively referred to as the so-called Islamic State - enforced jihadist rule over significant areas in both Syria and Iraq before its territorial defeat in 2019.
"This action shows British leadership, and determination to stand shoulder to shoulder with our allies, to stamp out any re-emergence of the terrorist group and their dangerous and violent ideologies in the region," UK Defence Secretary the minister stated.
British military aircraft have carried out overwatch operations over Syrian airspace to "deter any efforts to regroup" of the group after its military defeat at the battle of Baghuz in 2019, the MoD reported.
"I want to thank every member of our armed forces involved in this mission for their professionalism and their valour," Healey said. "They were part of a great many UK service members deployed over the festive period. This operation, to remove dangerous terrorists who endanger our way of life, shows how British military are ready to step up, continuously, protecting the UK at home and strong abroad."
Last December, the American forces executed what it called a "large-scale strike" on Daesh sites in the country, following an ambush resulted in the deaths of two American soldiers and a civilian linguist in Palmyra.
The U.N. reports Daesh still boasts roughly 5-7 thousand combatants in Syria and Iraq.
