RAF Typhoon jets have operated alongside France's air force in a joint strike on an subterranean weapons facility in Syrian territory operated by the Islamic State group (IS), per a report from the UK's MoD.
The location, pinpointed through intelligence, was thought to be storing arms and explosives, the release indicated, and was located in hills just above Palmyra in Syria's central region.
"Our aircraft utilized precision-guided Paveway IV munitions to strike a series of approach shafts leading to the facility... preliminary assessments suggest the objective was successfully hit," the MoD said.
There was no indication of any harm to civilians in the strike conducted Saturday night and all the aircraft returned to base without incident, the MoD added.
The Typhoon FGR4s were assisted by a Voyager refuelling tanker.
IS - alternatively referred to as the so-called Islamic State - imposed militant control over large swathes of both Syria and Iraq before its territorial defeat in 2019.
"This operation underscores British leadership, and determination to operate in unison with allied nations, to eliminate any revival of Daesh and their harmful and extremist ideologies in the area," the British Defence Secretary the Defence Secretary said.
British military aircraft have performed patrols over Syria to "prevent any attempted comeback" of IS following its military defeat at the battle of Baghuz in the year 2019, the ministry said.
"I must thank the personnel of our armed forces involved in this strike for their expertise and their courage," Healey said. "Including them were a great many British troops deployed over the festive period. This action, to eliminate dangerous terrorists who threaten our way of life, demonstrates how UK forces are prepared to act, continuously, keeping Britain secure at home and powerful internationally."
In December, the US military carried out what it termed a "massive strike" targeting Islamic State objectives in Syria, subsequent to an assault resulted in the deaths of two US servicemembers and a civilian linguist in Palmyra.
The United Nations estimates Islamic State still boasts an estimated 5,000 to 7,000 fighters in Syria and Iraq.
