RAF Typhoon FGR4s have conducted a mission with France's air force in a combined operation against an hidden munitions depot in Syrian territory used by the Daesh militant organization, as stated by the UK Ministry of Defence.
The location, located using reconnaissance, was assessed as housing weapons and explosive materials, the statement said, and was positioned in mountains just north of the ancient city of Palmyra in central Syria.
"Our aircraft used Paveway IV guided bombs to target a number of approach shafts down to the depot... preliminary assessments suggest the target was engaged successfully," officials stated.
There was no evidence of any civilian impact in the strike conducted Saturday night and every plane involved made a safe return, the MoD added.
The Typhoon fighters were assisted by a Voyager refuelling tanker.
IS - also known as ISIS - imposed militant control over large swathes of both Syria and Iraq before its territorial defeat in 2019.
"This strike shows our UK leadership, and commitment to stand shoulder to shoulder with allied nations, to stamp out any re-emergence of IS and their dangerous and violent ideologies in the Middle East," the British Defence Secretary John Healey said.
UK warplanes have performed patrols over Syrian airspace to "forestall any efforts to regroup" of IS following its military defeat at the climactic battle in Baghuz in 2019, the MoD reported.
"I must thank all the members of our armed forces participating in this operation for their expertise and their bravery," he commented. "They were among a great many UK service members on duty over the holidays. This action, to eliminate dangerous terrorists who endanger our safety, shows how our armed forces are always on standby, all year round, protecting the UK at home and powerful internationally."
Last December, the US military executed what it described as a "large-scale strike" against Daesh sites in the country, after an attack claimed the lives of two American soldiers and a civilian linguist in the Palmyra area.
The United Nations says Daesh still maintains roughly 5-7 thousand fighters in Syria and Iraq.
