Royal Air Force Typhoon jets have conducted a mission with France's air force in a coordinated attack against an subterranean weapons facility in Syrian territory used by the IS group, according to the British defence ministry.
The facility, located using reconnaissance, was believed to be containing munitions and bombs, the statement said, and was positioned in hills just above the historic site of Palmyra in Syria's central region.
"Our aircraft used Paveway IV guided bombs to strike a number of access tunnels down to the depot... early reports suggest the objective was successfully hit," the MoD said.
There was no sign of any harm to civilians in the attack conducted Saturday night and each participating jet made a safe return, the ministry further stated.
The Typhoon fighters were backed up by a Voyager refuelling tanker.
Daesh - referred to as Daesh - established militant control over parts of Syria and Iraq until 2019.
"This action underscores the UK's leading role, and commitment to stand shoulder to shoulder with our partners, to eliminate any re-emergence of IS and their harmful and extremist ideologies in the area," Britain's Defence Chief the Defence Secretary remarked.
UK warplanes have carried out overwatch operations over Syrian airspace to "prevent any efforts to regroup" of the group subsequent to its military defeat at the battle of Baghuz in the year 2019, the ministry said.
"I want to thank all the members of the UK armed forces involved in this mission for their professionalism and their bravery," Healey commented. "They were among numerous British personnel stationed over Christmas and New Year. This mission, to eliminate dangerous terrorists who endanger our security, demonstrates how our armed forces are ready to step up, continuously, ensuring Britain's security domestically and powerful internationally."
During December, the United States armed forces carried out what it called a "large-scale strike" against Islamic State objectives in the country, after an attack claimed the lives of two US troops and a civilian linguist in the Palmyra area.
The U.N. estimates Daesh still has between 5,000 and 7,000 combatants in Iraq and Syria.
