Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter aircraft have operated alongside French warplanes in a combined operation against an underground arms cache in Syrian territory used by the Islamic State group (IS), according to the British defence ministry.
The location, located using surveillance, was thought to be storing arms and explosives, the release indicated, and was positioned in hills just north of Palmyra in central Syria.
"The RAF jets used laser-guided Paveway IV weapons to strike a number of entry passages down to the depot... preliminary assessments indicate the objective was successfully hit," the MoD said.
There was no indication of any civilian impact in the attack on Saturday evening and each participating jet returned to base without incident, the ministry further stated.
The Typhoon FGR4s were backed up by a Voyager refuelling tanker.
Daesh - alternatively referred to as the so-called Islamic State - established jihadist rule over large swathes of Iraq and Syria prior to its 2019 collapse.
"This strike shows British leadership, and resolve to operate in unison with allied nations, to eradicate any re-emergence of IS and their dangerous and violent ideologies in the Middle East," Britain's Defence Chief the minister stated.
British military aircraft have conducted patrols over Syrian airspace to "prevent any attempted resurgence" of the group after its routing at the Baghuz confrontation in the year 2019, the authorities noted.
"I must thank every member of our armed forces who took part in this operation for their skill and their valour," Healey said. "They were among a great many British troops deployed over the holidays. This operation, to remove militants who endanger our way of life, demonstrates how our armed forces are ready to step up, throughout the year, protecting the UK domestically and influential overseas."
In December, the United States armed forces carried out what it described as a "massive strike" on IS targets in the country, subsequent to an assault claimed the lives of two US servicemembers and a local interpreter in the Palmyra area.
The United Nations reports IS still maintains an estimated 5,000 to 7,000 combatants in both countries.
