RAF Typhoon FGR4s have operated alongside French warplanes in a coordinated attack on an hidden munitions depot in Syria employed by the Daesh militant organization, according to the UK's MoD.
The site, identified by reconnaissance, was assessed as storing arms and explosives, the release indicated, and was positioned in mountainous terrain just above the historic site of Palmyra in Syria's central region.
"The RAF jets used laser-guided Paveway IV weapons to target a several approach shafts providing entry to the facility... initial indications indicate the objective was successfully hit," the MoD said.
There was no indication of any harm to civilians in the attack on Saturday evening and each participating jet made a safe return, the defence officials confirmed.
The Typhoon FGR4s were assisted by a Voyager aerial refuelling aircraft.
IS - referred to as ISIS - enforced jihadist rule over large swathes of Syria and Iraq before its territorial defeat in 2019.
"This strike underscores the UK's leading role, and resolve to operate in unison with our partners, to eradicate any re-emergence of the terrorist group and their dangerous and violent ideologies in the Middle East," Britain's Defence Chief John Healey stated.
British military aircraft have performed surveillance missions over Syrian airspace to "deter any efforts to regroup" of the group following its defeat at the climactic battle in Baghuz in the year 2019, the authorities noted.
"I want to thank the personnel of our armed forces participating in this operation for their professionalism and their bravery," Healey added. "They were among a great many British troops stationed over the festive period. This mission, to remove dangerous terrorists who threaten our safety, demonstrates how British military are ready to step up, continuously, protecting the UK within its borders and influential overseas."
During December, the United States armed forces carried out what it called a "massive strike" on Daesh sites in the country, subsequent to an assault resulted in the deaths of two American soldiers and a civilian linguist in Palmyra.
The United Nations estimates Daesh still boasts roughly 5-7 thousand fighters in Iraq and Syria.
