Royal Air Force Typhoon jets have conducted a mission with French warplanes in a joint strike on an hidden munitions depot in Syrian territory operated by the IS group, as stated by the UK's MoD.
The facility, located using reconnaissance, was thought to be storing arms and explosives, the release indicated, and was located in mountainous terrain just above the historic site of Palmyra in central Syria.
"The RAF jets employed precision-guided Paveway IV munitions to target a series of access tunnels providing entry to the facility... preliminary assessments are that the target was engaged successfully," officials stated.
There was no indication of any harm to civilians in the attack conducted Saturday night and all the aircraft returned to base without incident, the defence officials confirmed.
The British jets were backed up by a Voyager tanker plane.
Daesh - alternatively referred to as the so-called Islamic State - imposed jihadist rule over large swathes of both Syria and Iraq prior to its 2019 collapse.
"This strike shows British leadership, and resolve to stand shoulder to shoulder with our allies, to stamp out any revival of the terrorist group and their harmful and extremist ideologies in the Middle East," Britain's Defence Chief John Healey remarked.
British military aircraft have performed patrols over Syria to "deter any attempted comeback" of the group after its routing at the climactic battle in Baghuz in 2019, the MoD reported.
"I must thank every member of British forces who took part in this strike for their professionalism and their courage," the Defence Secretary commented. "They were part of a great many UK service members stationed over the festive period. This action, to take out terrorist threats who threaten our way of life, shows how UK forces are ready to step up, continuously, protecting the UK domestically and influential overseas."
Last December, the American forces carried out what it termed a "massive strike" on IS targets in the country, after an assault killed two US troops and a local interpreter in the Palmyra area.
The UN estimates Islamic State still has an estimated 5,000 to 7,000 combatants in Iraq and Syria.
