British Air Force Typhoon fighter aircraft have conducted a mission with French aircraft in a joint strike on an subterranean weapons facility in Syrian territory employed by the Daesh militant organization, as stated by the UK Ministry of Defence.
The site, pinpointed through reconnaissance, was thought to be housing weapons and explosive materials, the release indicated, and was positioned in mountainous terrain just north of the ancient city of Palmyra in central Syria.
"Our fighter planes utilized Paveway IV guided bombs to strike a several approach shafts down to the facility... initial indications are that the objective was successfully hit," the MoD said.
There was no evidence of any civilian impact in the attack on Saturday evening and every plane involved returned safely, the defence officials confirmed.
The Typhoon fighters were backed up by a Voyager tanker plane.
Daesh - referred to as the so-called Islamic State - enforced jihadist rule over significant areas in Iraq and Syria until 2019.
"This strike demonstrates British leadership, and resolve to operate in unison with our allies, to eliminate any revival of IS and their dangerous and violent ideologies in the Middle East," UK Defence Secretary the minister said.
RAF aircraft have conducted patrols over Syria to "forestall any attempted resurgence" of Islamic State following its defeat at the climactic battle in Baghuz in 2019, the MoD reported.
"I want to thank all the members of the UK armed forces participating in this operation for their professionalism and their valour," Healey added. "They were part of a great many British personnel stationed over Christmas and New Year. This operation, to eliminate dangerous terrorists who pose a risk to our way of life, shows how our armed forces are ready to step up, throughout the year, keeping Britain secure within its borders and strong abroad."
During December, the US military carried out what it called a "major assault" against Daesh sites in the country, subsequent to an assault resulted in the deaths of two US servicemembers and a civilian interpreter in Palmyra.
The U.N. says Islamic State still boasts roughly 5-7 thousand militants in Syria and Iraq.
