RAF Typhoon FGR4s have operated alongside French aircraft in a coordinated attack against an subterranean weapons facility in Syria operated by the Daesh militant organization, per a report from the UK's MoD.
The location, identified by surveillance, was believed to be housing weapons and explosive materials, the statement said, and was located in hills just above Palmyra in Syria's central region.
"Our aircraft employed precision-guided Paveway IV munitions to strike a several approach shafts down to the depot... early reports are that the target was engaged successfully," the MoD said.
There was no sign of any civilian casualties in the operation on Saturday evening and every plane involved returned safely, the ministry further stated.
The Typhoon fighters were supported by a Voyager refuelling tanker.
Daesh - referred to as the so-called Islamic State - enforced extremist governance over parts of Syria and Iraq until 2019.
"This action shows the UK's leading role, and commitment to operate in unison with allied nations, to stamp out any revival of the terrorist group and their harmful and extremist ideologies in the Middle East," UK Defence Secretary the minister stated.
British military aircraft have carried out surveillance missions over Syria to "prevent any attempted resurgence" of the group subsequent to its military defeat at the Baghuz confrontation in 2019, the authorities noted.
"I want to thank every member of our armed forces involved in this strike for their skill and their valour," he commented. "Including them were thousands of UK service members on duty over Christmas and New Year. This operation, to remove militants who threaten our security, demonstrates how British military are always on standby, throughout the year, keeping Britain secure within its borders and powerful internationally."
During December, the US military executed what it called a "major assault" on Daesh sites in the country, following an attack claimed the lives of two American soldiers and a civilian linguist in Palmyra.
The U.N. estimates Daesh still boasts an estimated 5,000 to 7,000 militants in Syria and Iraq.
