British Air Force Typhoon jets have joined forces with French aircraft in a combined operation targeting an hidden munitions depot in Syria used by the IS group, per a report from the British defence ministry.
The location, located using intelligence, was believed to be housing weapons and explosive materials, the statement said, and was situated in hills just to the north of the historic site of Palmyra in central Syria.
"The RAF jets utilized laser-guided Paveway IV weapons to hit a series of access tunnels providing entry to the site... preliminary assessments suggest the objective was successfully hit," officials stated.
There was no sign of any civilian impact in the strike conducted Saturday night and every plane involved returned safely, the defence officials confirmed.
The Typhoon fighters were backed up by a Voyager aerial refuelling aircraft.
Daesh - referred to as ISIS - imposed extremist governance over significant areas in both Syria and Iraq until 2019.
"This operation underscores the UK's leading role, and resolve to stand shoulder to shoulder with our partners, to stamp out any re-emergence of IS and their violent and radical beliefs in the Middle East," the British Defence Secretary John Healey stated.
British military aircraft have performed surveillance missions over Syrian airspace to "prevent any efforts to regroup" of IS following its military defeat at the battle of Baghuz in the year 2019, the MoD reported.
"I want to thank all the members of the UK armed forces participating in this mission for their professionalism and their valour," he commented. "Including them were a great many British personnel deployed over Christmas and New Year. This action, to remove terrorist threats who threaten our security, shows how UK forces are prepared to act, continuously, keeping Britain secure domestically and powerful internationally."
In December, the United States armed forces conducted what it described as a "massive strike" on Daesh sites in the country, after an attack resulted in the deaths of two US servicemembers and a civilian interpreter in Palmyra.
The United Nations estimates Islamic State still maintains an estimated 5,000 to 7,000 militants in both countries.
