Royal Air Force Typhoon FGR4s have joined forces with France's air force in a joint strike on an underground arms cache in Syrian territory operated by the IS group, per a report from the UK Ministry of Defence.
The site, pinpointed through reconnaissance, was assessed as storing arms and explosives, the announcement noted, and was located in hills just above the historic site of Palmyra in central Syria.
"The RAF jets utilized precision-guided Paveway IV munitions to target a series of approach shafts leading to the depot... early reports are that the strike was effective," the ministry announced.
There was no evidence of any civilian casualties in the strike conducted Saturday night and each participating jet returned safely, the ministry further stated.
The Typhoon FGR4s were assisted by a Voyager tanker plane.
Daesh - referred to as the so-called Islamic State - enforced jihadist rule over parts of Syria and Iraq before its territorial defeat in 2019.
"This action underscores the UK's leading role, and resolve to operate in unison with allied nations, to eliminate any re-emergence of Daesh and their harmful and extremist ideologies in the Middle East," the British Defence Secretary the Defence Secretary said.
RAF aircraft have conducted overwatch operations over Syria to "forestall any efforts to regroup" of the group after its routing at the climactic battle in Baghuz in 2019, the MoD reported.
"I must thank all the members of our armed forces who took part in this operation for their professionalism and their courage," the Defence Secretary said. "Including them were numerous UK service members on duty over the holidays. This action, to take out terrorist threats who pose a risk to our security, highlights how UK forces are prepared to act, throughout the year, protecting the UK within its borders and strong abroad."
In December, the American forces conducted what it called a "major assault" on Daesh sites in the country, following an assault claimed the lives of two US servicemembers and a civilian interpreter in the Palmyra area.
The UN reports Islamic State still has an estimated 5,000 to 7,000 militants in Syria and Iraq.
