RAF Typhoon FGR4s have conducted a mission with France's air force in a combined operation against an underground arms cache in Syria employed by the Islamic State group (IS), as stated by the British defence ministry.
The facility, located using intelligence, was assessed as housing weapons and explosive materials, the release indicated, and was positioned in mountains just north of Palmyra in central Syria.
"Our aircraft utilized laser-guided Paveway IV weapons to strike a several approach shafts leading to the depot... preliminary assessments are that the objective was successfully hit," officials stated.
There was no evidence of any civilian casualties in the attack late on Saturday and every plane involved returned to base without incident, the defence officials confirmed.
The British jets were supported by a Voyager tanker plane.
The Islamic State group - also known as Daesh - enforced extremist governance over significant areas in Syria and Iraq prior to its 2019 collapse.
"This action underscores the UK's leading role, and commitment to stand shoulder to shoulder with allied nations, to eliminate any resurgence of IS and their dangerous and violent ideologies in the area," UK Defence Secretary the Defence Secretary remarked.
British military aircraft have conducted patrols over Syrian airspace to "deter any efforts to regroup" of IS after its routing at the battle of Baghuz in the year 2019, the MoD reported.
"I must thank the personnel of the UK armed forces involved in this mission for their professionalism and their bravery," Healey said. "They were part of a great many British troops on duty over the holidays. This action, to take out terrorist threats who threaten our security, highlights how our armed forces are always on standby, all year round, keeping Britain secure within its borders and strong abroad."
During December, the United States armed forces executed what it described as a "massive strike" targeting Daesh sites in Syria, after an attack killed two US troops and a civilian linguist in the Palmyra area.
The UN says IS still maintains roughly 5-7 thousand militants in Syria and Iraq.
