British Air Force Typhoon FGR4s have conducted a mission with France's air force in a combined operation on an underground arms cache in Syrian territory employed by the Islamic State group (IS), according to the British defence ministry.
The site, identified by intelligence, was believed to be storing arms and explosives, the release indicated, and was positioned in hills just to the north of the ancient city of Palmyra in Syria's central region.
"Our aircraft employed precision-guided Paveway IV munitions to target a several approach shafts leading to the facility... preliminary assessments are that the objective was successfully hit," the MoD said.
There was no evidence of any civilian impact in the operation on Saturday evening and each participating jet returned to base without incident, the defence officials confirmed.
The Typhoon fighters were assisted by a Voyager refuelling tanker.
Daesh - also known as Daesh - established militant control over large swathes of both Syria and Iraq before its territorial defeat in 2019.
"This strike underscores British leadership, and determination to operate in unison with our partners, to eliminate any resurgence of the terrorist group and their harmful and extremist ideologies in the Middle East," the British Defence Secretary the Defence Secretary said.
British military aircraft have carried out surveillance missions over Syria to "deter any efforts to regroup" of Islamic State after its defeat at the climactic battle in Baghuz in 2019, the authorities noted.
"I extend gratitude to the personnel of our armed forces who took part in this mission for their professionalism and their bravery," Healey added. "They were among numerous UK service members stationed over Christmas and New Year. This operation, to eliminate militants who pose a risk to our way of life, highlights how our armed forces are prepared to act, continuously, protecting the UK within its borders and influential overseas."
In December, the US military conducted what it called a "major assault" on Daesh sites in Syria, subsequent to an attack claimed the lives of two US troops and a local interpreter in the Palmyra area.
The UN says Daesh still boasts roughly 5-7 thousand militants in both countries.
