Royal Air Force Typhoon FGR4s have conducted a mission with French warplanes in a coordinated attack targeting an hidden munitions depot in Syria operated by the IS group, as stated by the UK Ministry of Defence.
The facility, located using surveillance, was assessed as housing weapons and explosive materials, the release indicated, and was positioned in mountainous terrain just to the north of the ancient city of Palmyra in central Syria.
"Our fighter planes employed precision-guided Paveway IV munitions to hit a number of entry passages down to the depot... initial indications suggest the objective was successfully hit," the ministry announced.
There was no sign of any civilian impact in the operation conducted Saturday night and all the aircraft returned to base without incident, the ministry further stated.
The British jets were assisted by a Voyager tanker plane.
IS - also known as Daesh - established extremist governance over large swathes of Iraq and Syria until 2019.
"This operation underscores the UK's leading role, and commitment to stand shoulder to shoulder with our allies, to eradicate any re-emergence of IS and their violent and radical beliefs in the area," Britain's Defence Chief John Healey remarked.
UK warplanes have performed surveillance missions over Syrian airspace to "forestall any attempted comeback" of Islamic State subsequent to its routing at the climactic battle in Baghuz in 2019, the ministry said.
"I want to thank every member of our armed forces involved in this strike for their professionalism and their valour," Healey added. "They were among thousands of British personnel stationed over the holidays. This operation, to take out terrorist threats who pose a risk to our way of life, highlights how UK forces are ready to step up, throughout the year, ensuring Britain's security at home and influential overseas."
During December, the American forces executed what it called a "major assault" against IS targets in Syria, following an attack resulted in the deaths of two US troops and a civilian linguist in the Palmyra area.
The UN reports Daesh still boasts roughly 5-7 thousand militants in Syria and Iraq.
