RAF Typhoon FGR4s have conducted a mission with French warplanes in a coordinated attack against an underground arms cache in Syria employed by the Daesh militant organization, as stated by the British defence ministry.
The facility, pinpointed through surveillance, was thought to be storing arms and explosives, the release indicated, and was positioned in mountains just above the historic site of Palmyra in Syria's central region.
"The RAF jets employed precision-guided Paveway IV munitions to strike a series of entry passages down to the depot... preliminary assessments indicate the target was engaged successfully," the ministry announced.
There was no evidence of any civilian casualties in the operation conducted Saturday night and each participating jet returned safely, the defence officials confirmed.
The Typhoon fighters were supported by a Voyager aerial refuelling aircraft.
IS - also known as ISIS - established extremist governance over significant areas in Iraq and Syria before its territorial defeat in 2019.
"This operation demonstrates our UK leadership, and determination to operate in unison with our allies, to stamp out any revival of IS and their harmful and extremist ideologies in the area," Britain's Defence Chief the minister remarked.
British military aircraft have conducted surveillance missions over Syrian airspace to "prevent any attempted resurgence" of Islamic State after its routing at the climactic battle in Baghuz in the year 2019, the authorities noted.
"I must thank every member of the UK armed forces involved in this strike for their expertise and their courage," he said. "Including them were thousands of British personnel stationed over the holidays. This mission, to remove dangerous terrorists who endanger our way of life, demonstrates how British military are always on standby, continuously, ensuring Britain's security at home and influential overseas."
During December, the US military executed what it described as a "large-scale strike" against Daesh sites in the country, subsequent to an attack killed two US servicemembers and a civilian interpreter in Palmyra.
The United Nations reports Daesh still boasts between 5,000 and 7,000 fighters in Iraq and Syria.
