RAF Typhoon jets have operated alongside French aircraft in a joint strike targeting an hidden munitions depot in Syrian territory employed by the Daesh militant organization, as stated by the UK's MoD.
The location, pinpointed through reconnaissance, was assessed as housing weapons and explosive materials, the statement said, and was situated in mountains just to the north of the ancient city of Palmyra in central Syria.
"The RAF jets used Paveway IV guided bombs to strike a series of approach shafts leading to the site... initial indications are that the objective was successfully hit," the MoD said.
There was no indication of any civilian casualties in the strike conducted Saturday night and each participating jet made a safe return, the defence officials confirmed.
The Typhoon fighters were supported by a Voyager tanker plane.
The Islamic State group - alternatively referred to as Daesh - imposed jihadist rule over large swathes of Syria and Iraq before its territorial defeat in 2019.
"This action shows the UK's leading role, and determination to work closely with allied nations, to eradicate any revival of IS and their harmful and extremist ideologies in the Middle East," the British Defence Secretary the Defence Secretary remarked.
RAF aircraft have conducted overwatch operations over Syrian airspace to "forestall any efforts to regroup" of Islamic State subsequent to its routing at the battle of Baghuz in the year 2019, the ministry said.
"I want to thank every member of the UK armed forces participating in this strike for their professionalism and their valour," he commented. "They were part of thousands of British troops deployed over the festive period. This action, to take out dangerous terrorists who endanger our security, highlights how British military are prepared to act, throughout the year, protecting the UK at home and influential overseas."
In December, the American forces conducted what it called a "major assault" against IS targets in the country, following an ambush resulted in the deaths of two American soldiers and a civilian linguist in Palmyra.
The United Nations reports Daesh still maintains between 5,000 and 7,000 combatants in Iraq and Syria.
