British Air Force Typhoon FGR4s have conducted a mission with France's air force in a coordinated attack on an hidden munitions depot in Syria employed by the Daesh militant organization, per a report from the UK Ministry of Defence.
The site, pinpointed through reconnaissance, was assessed as housing weapons and explosive materials, the announcement noted, and was positioned in hills just above the ancient city of Palmyra in central Syria.
"The RAF jets used precision-guided Paveway IV munitions to target a series of entry passages leading to the facility... initial indications suggest the objective was successfully hit," the MoD said.
There was no evidence of any civilian impact in the strike conducted Saturday night and all the aircraft returned safely, the MoD added.
The Typhoon FGR4s were assisted by a Voyager refuelling tanker.
Daesh - referred to as the so-called Islamic State - enforced extremist governance over large swathes of both Syria and Iraq until 2019.
"This operation underscores British leadership, and determination to stand shoulder to shoulder with our partners, to stamp out any resurgence of Daesh and their violent and radical beliefs in the area," the British Defence Secretary the Defence Secretary said.
RAF aircraft have conducted patrols over Syria to "prevent any attempted resurgence" of the group following its defeat at the climactic battle in Baghuz in 2019, the MoD reported.
"I extend gratitude to every member of British forces participating in this mission for their skill and their bravery," the Defence Secretary said. "They were among numerous British personnel deployed over the festive period. This action, to take out terrorist threats who pose a risk to our safety, shows how British military are ready to step up, continuously, protecting the UK within its borders and strong abroad."
In December, the United States armed forces executed what it called a "major assault" on Daesh sites in Syria, subsequent to an assault resulted in the deaths of two US servicemembers and a local interpreter in Palmyra.
The UN says Daesh still maintains roughly 5-7 thousand combatants in Iraq and Syria.
