Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter aircraft have conducted a mission with French aircraft in a combined operation on an hidden munitions depot in Syria used by the Islamic State group (IS), as stated by the British defence ministry.
The site, located using surveillance, was thought to be storing arms and explosives, the announcement noted, and was located in mountainous terrain just north of the historic site of Palmyra in Syria's central region.
"Our fighter planes utilized precision-guided Paveway IV munitions to target a several entry passages down to the site... preliminary assessments are that the objective was successfully hit," the MoD said.
There was no evidence of any civilian impact in the attack conducted Saturday night and every plane involved returned safely, the MoD added.
The British jets were assisted by a Voyager aerial refuelling aircraft.
The Islamic State group - also known as the so-called Islamic State - enforced militant control over significant areas in both Syria and Iraq prior to its 2019 collapse.
"This operation demonstrates our UK leadership, and commitment to work closely with our partners, to eliminate any re-emergence of Daesh and their violent and radical beliefs in the area," UK Defence Secretary the Defence Secretary said.
UK warplanes have conducted patrols over Syria to "prevent any attempted comeback" of Islamic State after its routing at the climactic battle in Baghuz in 2019, the ministry said.
"I extend gratitude to the personnel of our armed forces involved in this operation for their professionalism and their valour," he added. "Including them were numerous UK service members on duty over the holidays. This mission, to eliminate terrorist threats who threaten our safety, shows how our armed forces are prepared to act, continuously, keeping Britain secure within its borders and powerful internationally."
During December, the United States armed forces carried out what it called a "large-scale strike" on IS targets in the country, subsequent to an ambush killed two American soldiers and a civilian interpreter in Palmyra.
The UN reports Islamic State still boasts roughly 5-7 thousand combatants in Iraq and Syria.
