Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter aircraft have conducted a mission with French warplanes in a coordinated attack against an subterranean weapons facility in Syrian territory employed by the IS group, per a report from the UK's MoD.
The location, identified by reconnaissance, was thought to be housing weapons and explosive materials, the release indicated, and was situated in mountainous terrain just to the north of the ancient city of Palmyra in the heart of Syria.
"The RAF jets utilized laser-guided Paveway IV weapons to hit a series of entry passages leading to the site... early reports are that the strike was effective," the MoD said.
There was no indication of any harm to civilians in the attack on Saturday evening and all the aircraft returned safely, the defence officials confirmed.
The Typhoon fighters were backed up by a Voyager refuelling tanker.
The Islamic State group - also known as the so-called Islamic State - established jihadist rule over large swathes of both Syria and Iraq prior to its 2019 collapse.
"This strike underscores our UK leadership, and commitment to work closely with allied nations, to eradicate any resurgence of IS and their dangerous and violent ideologies in the Middle East," UK Defence Secretary John Healey stated.
RAF aircraft have performed patrols over Syria to "prevent any efforts to regroup" of Islamic State subsequent to its defeat 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 strike for their expertise and their courage," Healey added. "Including them were a great many British personnel stationed over the holidays. This mission, to take out terrorist threats who threaten our way of life, demonstrates how British military are prepared to act, all year round, protecting the UK domestically and powerful internationally."
Last December, the United States armed forces conducted what it described as a "major assault" targeting Daesh sites in the country, subsequent to an ambush claimed the lives of two US servicemembers and a civilian linguist in Palmyra.
The U.N. says Daesh still boasts between 5,000 and 7,000 fighters in Iraq and Syria.
