British Air Force Typhoon jets have joined forces with France's air force in a combined operation targeting an hidden munitions depot in Syria operated by the Daesh militant organization, as stated by the British defence ministry.
The site, identified by reconnaissance, was assessed as storing arms and explosives, the announcement noted, and was located in hills just north of Palmyra in central Syria.
"The RAF jets used precision-guided Paveway IV munitions to target a number of approach shafts down to the depot... preliminary assessments suggest the objective was successfully hit," officials stated.
There was no evidence of any harm to civilians in the strike on Saturday evening and every plane involved returned to base without incident, the MoD added.
The Typhoon FGR4s were supported by a Voyager aerial refuelling aircraft.
Daesh - alternatively referred to as ISIS - established extremist governance over large swathes of Iraq and Syria prior to its 2019 collapse.
"This action demonstrates British leadership, and determination to operate in unison with allied nations, to eliminate any resurgence of the terrorist group and their violent and radical beliefs in the Middle East," the British Defence Secretary John Healey remarked.
British military aircraft have performed patrols over Syria to "deter any efforts to regroup" of Islamic State after its military defeat at the climactic battle in Baghuz in the year 2019, the ministry said.
"I must thank the personnel of our armed forces who took part in this strike for their skill and their courage," he commented. "Including them were a great many UK service members on duty over the festive period. This operation, to take out militants who threaten our safety, highlights how British military are always on standby, all year round, protecting the UK within its borders and influential overseas."
In December, the United States armed forces executed what it called a "massive strike" on Daesh sites in the country, after an ambush resulted in the deaths of two American soldiers and a civilian interpreter in the Palmyra area.
The U.N. says Daesh still maintains between 5,000 and 7,000 militants in Iraq and Syria.
