British Air Force Typhoon fighter aircraft have operated alongside French warplanes in a joint strike on an underground arms cache in Syria employed by the IS group, as stated by the UK's MoD.
The facility, located using reconnaissance, was believed to be housing weapons and explosive materials, the announcement noted, and was located in mountains just north of Palmyra in central Syria.
"Our fighter planes utilized laser-guided Paveway IV weapons to target a series of approach shafts leading to the facility... early reports suggest the objective was successfully hit," the ministry announced.
There was no evidence of any harm to civilians in the operation conducted Saturday night and every plane involved made a safe return, the defence officials confirmed.
The Typhoon fighters were backed up by a Voyager refuelling tanker.
Daesh - referred to as ISIS - enforced extremist governance over parts of Syria and Iraq prior to its 2019 collapse.
"This strike underscores British leadership, and determination to operate in unison with our allies, to eliminate any re-emergence of the terrorist group and their dangerous and violent ideologies in the region," UK Defence Secretary the minister said.
UK warplanes have performed patrols over Syria to "deter any attempted resurgence" of Islamic State subsequent to its defeat at the Baghuz confrontation in 2019, the MoD reported.
"I want to thank all the members of our armed forces involved in this operation for their expertise and their valour," the Defence Secretary said. "They were part of numerous British personnel on duty over the holidays. This mission, to remove terrorist threats who pose a risk to our security, highlights how UK forces are ready to step up, continuously, ensuring Britain's security domestically and influential overseas."
During December, the United States armed forces carried out what it described as a "massive strike" against IS targets in the country, following an attack resulted in the deaths of two US servicemembers and a local interpreter in the Palmyra area.
The U.N. reports IS still maintains an estimated 5,000 to 7,000 combatants in both countries.
