RAF Typhoon fighter aircraft have conducted a mission with France's air force in a joint strike on an hidden munitions depot in Syria employed by the IS group, per a report from the UK Ministry of Defence.
The location, pinpointed through intelligence, was thought to be housing weapons and explosive materials, the announcement noted, and was situated in mountainous terrain just north of the ancient city of Palmyra in Syria's central region.
"Our aircraft used Paveway IV guided bombs to target a series of entry passages providing entry to the site... initial indications are that the objective was successfully hit," the ministry announced.
There was no indication of any civilian impact in the attack on Saturday evening and all the aircraft returned safely, the defence officials confirmed.
The Typhoon FGR4s were supported by a Voyager tanker plane.
IS - also known as Daesh - established militant control over large swathes of Syria and Iraq prior to its 2019 collapse.
"This action underscores the UK's leading role, and commitment to work closely with our partners, to eliminate any revival of IS and their violent and radical beliefs in the region," Britain's Defence Chief the Defence Secretary stated.
UK warplanes have carried out patrols over Syrian airspace to "deter any efforts to regroup" of the group after its military defeat at the Baghuz confrontation in 2019, the ministry said.
"I extend gratitude to every member of the UK armed forces participating in this strike for their professionalism and their courage," Healey said. "They were among thousands of UK service members on duty over Christmas and New Year. This operation, to take out militants who pose a risk to our way of life, shows how UK forces are ready to step up, continuously, protecting the UK domestically and powerful internationally."
During December, the US military executed what it termed a "large-scale strike" against IS targets in the country, subsequent to an attack resulted in the deaths of two US servicemembers and a civilian linguist in the Palmyra area.
The United Nations reports Islamic State still has between 5,000 and 7,000 combatants in both countries.
