RAF Typhoon fighter aircraft have joined forces with French aircraft in a combined operation against an hidden munitions depot in Syria employed by the IS group, as stated by the UK Ministry of Defence.
The facility, pinpointed through surveillance, was assessed as storing arms and explosives, the statement said, and was positioned in mountainous terrain just to the north of Palmyra in Syria's central region.
"Our fighter planes utilized Paveway IV guided bombs to strike a several access tunnels leading to the facility... early reports suggest the objective was successfully hit," the ministry announced.
There was no evidence of any civilian impact in the operation on Saturday evening and every plane involved returned to base without incident, the defence officials confirmed.
The Typhoon fighters were supported by a Voyager tanker plane.
The Islamic State group - also known as Daesh - imposed jihadist rule over significant areas in Iraq and Syria until 2019.
"This operation shows the UK's leading role, and resolve to work closely with our partners, to eliminate any re-emergence of the terrorist group and their harmful and extremist ideologies in the Middle East," Britain's Defence Chief the minister said.
RAF aircraft have performed patrols over Syrian airspace to "deter any attempted comeback" of Islamic State following its routing at the climactic battle in Baghuz in 2019, the MoD reported.
"I want to thank the personnel of British forces involved in this strike for their professionalism and their bravery," Healey added. "They were among numerous UK service members deployed over the festive period. This operation, to eliminate terrorist threats who endanger our safety, shows how UK forces are prepared to act, all year round, protecting the UK at home and influential overseas."
During December, the US military carried out what it called a "massive strike" targeting IS targets in Syria, subsequent to an attack resulted in the deaths of two US troops and a civilian interpreter in Palmyra.
The UN estimates Islamic State still boasts an estimated 5,000 to 7,000 militants in Syria and Iraq.
