RAF Typhoon FGR4s have conducted a mission with French warplanes in a joint strike against an subterranean weapons facility in Syria operated by the IS group, per a report from the UK Ministry of Defence.
The location, pinpointed through surveillance, was assessed as containing munitions and bombs, the release indicated, and was located in mountains just north of the historic site of Palmyra in Syria's central region.
"The RAF jets employed laser-guided Paveway IV weapons to strike a number of access tunnels down to the depot... early reports are that the target was engaged successfully," officials stated.
There was no sign of any harm to civilians in the strike conducted Saturday night and every plane involved returned to base without incident, the ministry further stated.
The Typhoon FGR4s were assisted by a Voyager aerial refuelling aircraft.
Daesh - alternatively referred to as the so-called Islamic State - enforced militant control over significant areas in Syria and Iraq prior to its 2019 collapse.
"This strike demonstrates the UK's leading role, and resolve to stand shoulder to shoulder with our partners, to eliminate any resurgence of IS and their violent and radical beliefs in the area," Britain's Defence Chief the Defence Secretary remarked.
British military aircraft have carried out overwatch operations over Syrian airspace to "deter any attempted resurgence" of the group after its military defeat at the Baghuz confrontation in 2019, the MoD reported.
"I want to thank every member of British forces who took part in this mission for their skill and their bravery," Healey said. "They were part of thousands of British troops stationed over the festive period. This action, to take out terrorist threats who pose a risk to our security, 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 carried out what it called a "massive strike" on IS targets in the country, following an assault killed two US troops and a local interpreter in Palmyra.
The U.N. estimates Daesh still boasts between 5,000 and 7,000 fighters in Syria and Iraq.
