British Air Force Typhoon jets have operated alongside France's air force in a combined operation on an hidden munitions depot in Syria employed by the Daesh militant organization, per a report from the UK's MoD.
The location, pinpointed through surveillance, was believed to be storing arms and explosives, the statement said, and was located in mountainous terrain just north of the historic site of Palmyra in central Syria.
"Our aircraft used Paveway IV guided bombs to strike a number of approach shafts leading to the site... preliminary assessments suggest the objective was successfully hit," officials stated.
There was no indication of any civilian casualties in the operation conducted Saturday night and each participating jet made a safe return, the MoD added.
The Typhoon fighters were assisted by a Voyager aerial refuelling aircraft.
Daesh - also known as the so-called Islamic State - imposed militant control over parts of both Syria and Iraq before its territorial defeat in 2019.
"This strike demonstrates our UK leadership, and resolve to operate in unison with allied nations, to stamp out any revival of the terrorist group and their violent and radical beliefs in the Middle East," UK Defence Secretary the Defence Secretary said.
RAF aircraft have performed surveillance missions over Syrian airspace to "prevent any efforts to regroup" of the group subsequent to its defeat at the Baghuz confrontation in 2019, the MoD reported.
"I must thank all the members of our armed forces involved in this operation for their professionalism and their valour," the Defence Secretary commented. "They were among thousands of British troops stationed over the festive period. This operation, to eliminate militants who endanger our way of life, demonstrates how our armed forces are always on standby, throughout the year, ensuring Britain's security within its borders and strong abroad."
During December, the US military carried out what it described as a "major assault" on Daesh sites in the country, subsequent to an ambush resulted in the deaths of two US servicemembers and a civilian linguist in the Palmyra area.
The U.N. says IS still has between 5,000 and 7,000 militants in Syria and Iraq.
