RAF Typhoon jets have operated alongside France's air force in a joint strike against an hidden munitions depot in Syria operated by the Daesh militant organization, per a report from the UK's MoD.
The location, located using surveillance, was believed to be housing weapons and explosive materials, the statement said, and was positioned in mountains just north of the ancient city of Palmyra in central Syria.
"The RAF jets employed Paveway IV guided bombs to strike a series of entry passages providing entry to the facility... early reports are that the objective was successfully hit," the ministry announced.
There was no evidence of any civilian casualties in the strike conducted Saturday night and each participating jet made a safe return, the ministry further stated.
The Typhoon FGR4s were backed up by a Voyager refuelling tanker.
The Islamic State group - alternatively referred to as ISIS - established extremist governance over significant areas in Iraq and Syria prior to its 2019 collapse.
"This action demonstrates the UK's leading role, and determination to stand shoulder to shoulder with allied nations, to eradicate any re-emergence of Daesh and their dangerous and violent ideologies in the region," UK Defence Secretary John Healey stated.
RAF aircraft have conducted overwatch operations over Syria to "forestall any attempted resurgence" of the group following its defeat at the Baghuz confrontation in 2019, the ministry said.
"I want to thank the personnel of our armed forces involved in this operation for their professionalism and their courage," the Defence Secretary said. "They were part of a great many UK service members stationed over Christmas and New Year. This mission, to take out militants who pose a risk to our safety, shows how UK forces are always on standby, continuously, keeping Britain secure at home and influential overseas."
During December, the United States armed forces conducted what it termed a "major assault" against Islamic State objectives in the country, subsequent to an assault resulted in the deaths of two US servicemembers and a local interpreter in Palmyra.
The UN says IS still has roughly 5-7 thousand combatants in Syria and Iraq.
