RAF Typhoon jets have joined forces with French warplanes in a combined operation on an underground arms cache in Syrian territory employed by the IS group, per a report from the UK's MoD.
The location, located using surveillance, was assessed as storing arms and explosives, the statement said, and was located in mountainous terrain just to the north of Palmyra in the heart of Syria.
"Our aircraft employed precision-guided Paveway IV munitions to hit a series of entry passages down to the site... early reports are that the target was engaged successfully," officials stated.
There was no evidence of any civilian casualties in the strike conducted Saturday night and every plane involved returned safely, the defence officials confirmed.
The Typhoon FGR4s were supported by a Voyager tanker plane.
Daesh - alternatively referred to as Daesh - established jihadist rule over parts of both Syria and Iraq until 2019.
"This action demonstrates the UK's leading role, and determination to operate in unison with our partners, to eliminate any revival of Daesh and their harmful and extremist ideologies in the area," the British Defence Secretary the minister stated.
RAF aircraft have carried out patrols over Syria to "forestall any efforts to regroup" of the group subsequent to its routing at the Baghuz confrontation in 2019, the ministry said.
"I extend gratitude to every member of our armed forces participating in this operation for their professionalism and their bravery," the Defence Secretary said. "Including them were a great many UK service members deployed over the festive period. This operation, to eliminate dangerous terrorists who endanger our way of life, highlights how our armed forces are ready to step up, throughout the year, keeping Britain secure at home and influential overseas."
Last December, the American forces conducted what it termed a "large-scale strike" on Daesh sites in the country, subsequent to an assault resulted in the deaths of two US servicemembers and a local interpreter in Palmyra.
The UN says Daesh still has roughly 5-7 thousand fighters in Iraq and Syria.
