British Air Force Typhoon fighter aircraft have joined forces with French warplanes in a combined operation against an hidden munitions depot in Syria used by the Daesh militant organization, as stated by the UK's MoD.
The facility, pinpointed through intelligence, was assessed as containing munitions and bombs, the announcement noted, and was situated in mountains just above the historic site of Palmyra in the heart of Syria.
"The RAF jets used precision-guided Paveway IV munitions to strike a several approach shafts down to the site... initial indications are that the objective was successfully hit," the ministry announced.
There was no evidence of any harm to civilians in the strike late on Saturday and each participating jet returned to base without incident, the MoD added.
The Typhoon fighters were backed up by a Voyager tanker plane.
Daesh - alternatively referred to as the so-called Islamic State - enforced extremist governance over parts of both Syria and Iraq before its territorial defeat in 2019.
"This operation shows our UK leadership, and commitment to operate in unison with allied nations, to stamp out any resurgence of IS and their dangerous and violent ideologies in the Middle East," the British Defence Secretary the minister said.
UK warplanes have conducted surveillance missions over Syria to "prevent any attempted resurgence" of the group following its routing at the battle of Baghuz in the year 2019, the ministry said.
"I must thank the personnel of British forces participating in this strike for their skill and their valour," he said. "They were among numerous UK service members deployed over Christmas and New Year. This action, to remove terrorist threats who endanger our way of life, shows how British military are ready to step up, all year round, ensuring Britain's security domestically and influential overseas."
Last December, the United States armed forces executed what it termed a "major assault" against Daesh sites in the country, subsequent to an ambush killed two US servicemembers and a civilian linguist in the Palmyra area.
The U.N. reports Daesh still boasts between 5,000 and 7,000 combatants in both countries.
