RAF Typhoon FGR4s have joined forces with French warplanes in a combined operation targeting an hidden munitions depot in Syria employed by the Islamic State group (IS), as stated by the UK Ministry of Defence.
The site, located using reconnaissance, was thought to be containing munitions and bombs, the release indicated, and was situated in mountains just above Palmyra in central Syria.
"Our aircraft used precision-guided Paveway IV munitions to strike a series of approach shafts providing entry to the site... early reports are that the strike was effective," officials stated.
There was no evidence of any harm to civilians in the operation late on Saturday and every plane involved returned safely, the MoD added.
The British jets were backed up by a Voyager aerial refuelling aircraft.
IS - alternatively referred to as ISIS - enforced extremist governance over parts of Syria and Iraq before its territorial defeat in 2019.
"This strike demonstrates the UK's leading role, and determination to work closely with our allies, to stamp out any resurgence of IS and their dangerous and violent ideologies in the region," Britain's Defence Chief the Defence Secretary remarked.
RAF aircraft have performed surveillance missions over Syria to "deter any attempted comeback" of IS subsequent to its routing at the Baghuz confrontation in 2019, the MoD reported.
"I want to thank all the members of British forces participating in this strike for their skill and their courage," Healey said. "They were among numerous British troops deployed over the festive period. This mission, to take out militants who endanger our way of life, highlights how UK forces are always on standby, continuously, ensuring Britain's security domestically and influential overseas."
During December, the United States armed forces carried out what it called a "massive strike" on Islamic State objectives in the country, after an assault killed two American soldiers and a civilian linguist in Palmyra.
The U.N. says Daesh still has an estimated 5,000 to 7,000 combatants in Syria and Iraq.
