British Air Force Typhoon fighter aircraft have conducted a mission with France's air force in a coordinated attack against an subterranean weapons facility in Syrian territory employed by the IS group, as stated by the British defence ministry.
The location, identified by intelligence, was thought to be containing munitions and bombs, the statement said, and was located in mountains just to the north of the ancient city of Palmyra in the heart of Syria.
"The RAF jets utilized laser-guided Paveway IV weapons to hit a several entry passages down to the depot... early reports are that the target was engaged successfully," officials stated.
There was no evidence of any harm to civilians in the operation on Saturday evening and each participating jet returned safely, the defence officials confirmed.
The Typhoon FGR4s were assisted by a Voyager aerial refuelling aircraft.
Daesh - also known as the so-called Islamic State - imposed extremist governance over large swathes of Iraq and Syria until 2019.
"This strike underscores the UK's leading role, and determination to operate in unison with our partners, to eliminate any revival of the terrorist group and their harmful and extremist ideologies in the Middle East," UK Defence Secretary the minister remarked.
UK warplanes have carried out surveillance missions over Syria to "prevent any attempted comeback" of IS after its routing at the Baghuz confrontation in the year 2019, the ministry said.
"I must thank all the members of the UK armed forces involved in this operation for their professionalism and their valour," the Defence Secretary commented. "They were among thousands of UK service members stationed over the holidays. This mission, to take out terrorist threats who pose a risk to our way of life, shows how our armed forces are prepared to act, continuously, protecting the UK at home and strong abroad."
Last December, the United States armed forces carried out what it described as a "large-scale strike" targeting IS targets in the country, following an ambush resulted in the deaths of two US servicemembers and a civilian linguist in Palmyra.
The UN reports Daesh still boasts roughly 5-7 thousand combatants in both countries.
