Royal Air Force Typhoon FGR4s have operated alongside French warplanes in a coordinated attack against an hidden munitions depot in Syria operated by the Islamic State group (IS), according to the UK's MoD.
The facility, pinpointed through reconnaissance, was assessed as containing munitions and bombs, the release indicated, and was located in mountains just north of the historic site of Palmyra in central Syria.
"Our fighter planes used Paveway IV guided bombs to strike a number of entry passages leading to the site... preliminary assessments are that the target was engaged successfully," the ministry announced.
There was no evidence of any harm to civilians in the strike conducted Saturday night and all the aircraft made a safe return, the MoD added.
The Typhoon FGR4s were assisted by a Voyager refuelling tanker.
Daesh - referred to as the so-called Islamic State - imposed militant control over significant areas in Syria and Iraq before its territorial defeat in 2019.
"This operation shows British leadership, and determination to operate in unison with our partners, to stamp out any revival of IS and their dangerous and violent ideologies in the Middle East," the British Defence Secretary the minister remarked.
RAF aircraft have performed patrols over Syrian airspace to "prevent any attempted comeback" of Islamic State subsequent to its military defeat at the climactic battle in Baghuz in 2019, the MoD reported.
"I want to thank every member of the UK armed forces involved in this mission for their professionalism and their valour," the Defence Secretary added. "They were among numerous British personnel on duty over Christmas and New Year. This mission, to take out militants who endanger our security, shows how British military are ready to step up, all year round, keeping Britain secure at home and strong abroad."
During December, the US military conducted what it described as a "large-scale strike" on Daesh sites in Syria, after an assault resulted in the deaths of two US troops and a civilian interpreter in Palmyra.
The United Nations reports Daesh still boasts an estimated 5,000 to 7,000 fighters in both countries.
