British Air Force Typhoon fighter aircraft have operated alongside France's air force in a combined operation against an hidden munitions depot in Syria employed by the Islamic State group (IS), as stated by the UK's MoD.
The site, identified by surveillance, was assessed as containing munitions and bombs, the announcement noted, and was positioned in mountains just above the ancient city of Palmyra in central Syria.
"Our fighter planes employed precision-guided Paveway IV munitions to target a series of access tunnels providing entry to the facility... preliminary assessments indicate the strike was effective," officials stated.
There was no sign of any civilian impact in the strike late on Saturday and every plane involved made a safe return, the defence officials confirmed.
The British jets were assisted by a Voyager tanker plane.
IS - alternatively referred to as Daesh - established jihadist rule over large swathes of both Syria and Iraq until 2019.
"This action shows British leadership, and commitment to work closely with our allies, to stamp out any resurgence of IS and their harmful and extremist ideologies in the region," UK Defence Secretary the Defence Secretary said.
British military aircraft have performed patrols over Syria to "forestall any attempted comeback" of the group subsequent to its military defeat at the battle of Baghuz in 2019, the MoD reported.
"I must thank all the members of our armed forces involved in this operation for their professionalism and their valour," Healey said. "Including them were thousands of UK service members deployed over the holidays. This operation, to remove terrorist threats who threaten our way of life, demonstrates how British military are always on standby, all year round, protecting the UK within its borders and powerful internationally."
In December, the American forces conducted what it called a "major assault" against Islamic State objectives in Syria, subsequent to an attack resulted in the deaths of two US servicemembers and a local interpreter in Palmyra.
The U.N. reports Islamic State still boasts an estimated 5,000 to 7,000 militants in Iraq and Syria.
