RAF Typhoon fighter aircraft have operated alongside French aircraft in a joint strike on an hidden munitions depot in Syria employed by the IS group, per a report from the UK Ministry of Defence.
The site, pinpointed through reconnaissance, was thought to be storing arms and explosives, the announcement noted, and was located in hills just north of the ancient city of Palmyra in central Syria.
"Our fighter planes utilized laser-guided Paveway IV weapons to target a number of access tunnels leading to the depot... preliminary assessments suggest the objective was successfully hit," the MoD said.
There was no evidence of any civilian casualties in the attack conducted Saturday night and every plane involved returned safely, the MoD added.
The Typhoon FGR4s were supported by a Voyager refuelling tanker.
IS - referred to as Daesh - imposed militant control over large swathes of Iraq and Syria until 2019.
"This strike underscores our UK leadership, and commitment to stand shoulder to shoulder with our allies, to stamp out any revival of Daesh and their violent and radical beliefs in the area," the British Defence Secretary the minister said.
RAF aircraft have carried out overwatch operations over Syrian airspace to "forestall any efforts to regroup" of IS subsequent to its routing at the battle of Baghuz in the year 2019, the MoD reported.
"I want to thank all the members of British forces involved in this operation for their professionalism and their courage," he said. "Including them were thousands of UK service members deployed over Christmas and New Year. This operation, to take out dangerous terrorists who pose a risk to our safety, highlights how our armed forces are ready to step up, continuously, keeping Britain secure within its borders and influential overseas."
During December, the American forces executed what it termed a "major assault" against Daesh sites in the country, following an assault killed two American soldiers and a civilian linguist in Palmyra.
The United Nations reports IS still boasts roughly 5-7 thousand combatants in Iraq and Syria.
