British Air Force Typhoon FGR4s have conducted a mission with French aircraft in a joint strike targeting an underground arms cache in Syria operated by the IS group, as stated by the UK's MoD.
The location, pinpointed through intelligence, was believed to be housing weapons and explosive materials, the statement said, and was located in mountainous terrain just north of Palmyra in the heart of Syria.
"Our fighter planes utilized Paveway IV guided bombs to strike a number of approach shafts leading to the facility... preliminary assessments suggest the target was engaged successfully," the ministry announced.
There was no sign of any harm to civilians in the attack conducted Saturday night and each participating jet returned safely, the MoD added.
The Typhoon FGR4s were backed up by a Voyager aerial refuelling aircraft.
Daesh - alternatively referred to as Daesh - established militant control over parts of Iraq and Syria prior to its 2019 collapse.
"This action shows British leadership, and commitment to stand shoulder to shoulder with our allies, to eliminate any revival of the terrorist group and their harmful and extremist ideologies in the region," the British Defence Secretary the minister stated.
British military aircraft have performed surveillance missions over Syria to "deter any efforts to regroup" of the group subsequent to its defeat at the Baghuz confrontation in the year 2019, the authorities noted.
"I extend gratitude to the personnel of the UK armed forces who took part in this operation for their professionalism and their bravery," he commented. "They were among a great many UK service members stationed over Christmas and New Year. This operation, to take out militants who endanger our security, highlights how British military are always on standby, throughout the year, protecting the UK at home and powerful internationally."
During December, the US military conducted what it called a "major assault" on IS targets in Syria, subsequent to an assault resulted in the deaths of two US troops and a local interpreter in Palmyra.
The United Nations reports Islamic State still boasts roughly 5-7 thousand fighters in Syria and Iraq.
