Royal Air Force Typhoon FGR4s have operated alongside France's air force in a combined operation targeting an hidden munitions depot in Syria operated by the Daesh militant organization, per a report from the UK Ministry of Defence.
The location, located using surveillance, was believed to be containing munitions and bombs, the announcement noted, and was situated in mountainous terrain just to the north of Palmyra in Syria's central region.
"The RAF jets utilized Paveway IV guided bombs to strike a series of approach shafts down to the site... preliminary assessments suggest the strike was effective," officials stated.
There was no evidence of any civilian casualties in the strike conducted Saturday night and each participating jet returned safely, the defence officials confirmed.
The Typhoon fighters were backed up by a Voyager refuelling tanker.
Daesh - alternatively referred to as ISIS - established extremist governance over parts of Iraq and Syria prior to its 2019 collapse.
"This operation demonstrates our UK leadership, and resolve to operate in unison with allied nations, to eradicate any resurgence of the terrorist group and their harmful and extremist ideologies in the region," Britain's Defence Chief the Defence Secretary said.
UK warplanes have performed patrols over Syrian airspace to "forestall any attempted resurgence" of IS after its routing at the battle of Baghuz in 2019, the MoD reported.
"I extend gratitude to the personnel of British forces who took part in this mission for their expertise and their valour," Healey said. "They were part of numerous British personnel deployed over the holidays. This operation, to take out terrorist threats who endanger our safety, demonstrates how our armed forces are ready to step up, all year round, keeping Britain secure at home and powerful internationally."
During December, the United States armed forces executed what it called a "massive strike" targeting Daesh sites in the country, subsequent to an attack resulted in the deaths of two American soldiers and a civilian linguist in the Palmyra area.
The U.N. estimates Islamic State still maintains an estimated 5,000 to 7,000 fighters in both countries.
