British Air Force Typhoon FGR4s have operated alongside France's air force in a joint strike targeting an subterranean weapons facility in Syria used by the Daesh militant organization, per a report from the British defence ministry.
The site, pinpointed through reconnaissance, was thought to be storing arms and explosives, the release indicated, and was located in mountains just above the ancient city of Palmyra in the heart of Syria.
"Our fighter planes employed Paveway IV guided bombs to strike a number of approach shafts down to the site... preliminary assessments indicate the objective was successfully hit," the ministry announced.
There was no indication of any civilian casualties in the strike on Saturday evening and every plane involved returned to base without incident, the MoD added.
The Typhoon fighters were assisted by a Voyager tanker plane.
Daesh - referred to as the so-called Islamic State - enforced extremist governance over significant areas in both Syria and Iraq prior to its 2019 collapse.
"This strike demonstrates our UK leadership, and commitment to stand shoulder to shoulder with allied nations, to eliminate any re-emergence of Daesh and their dangerous and violent ideologies in the Middle East," the British Defence Secretary the Defence Secretary stated.
British military aircraft have carried out patrols over Syria to "deter any efforts to regroup" of the group after its defeat at the battle of Baghuz in 2019, the MoD reported.
"I want to thank the personnel of our armed forces participating in this mission for their professionalism and their valour," he said. "They were among a great many British troops on duty over Christmas and New Year. This mission, to remove dangerous terrorists who endanger our security, demonstrates how British military are prepared to act, continuously, protecting the UK at home and strong abroad."
Last December, the US military carried out what it called a "large-scale strike" against Daesh sites in Syria, subsequent to an ambush killed two US troops and a civilian linguist in Palmyra.
The United Nations estimates Daesh still maintains an estimated 5,000 to 7,000 militants in Syria and Iraq.
