Royal Air Force Typhoon FGR4s have conducted a mission with France's air force in a joint strike on an subterranean weapons facility in Syria operated by the Islamic State group (IS), according to the UK Ministry of Defence.
The site, pinpointed through intelligence, was thought to be containing munitions and bombs, the release indicated, and was located in hills just north of the historic site of Palmyra in Syria's central region.
"The RAF jets employed precision-guided Paveway IV munitions to target a number of access tunnels providing entry to the facility... initial indications suggest the objective was successfully hit," the MoD said.
There was no evidence of any civilian impact in the operation conducted Saturday night and each participating jet returned to base without incident, the ministry further stated.
The Typhoon FGR4s were backed up by a Voyager tanker plane.
Daesh - alternatively referred to as Daesh - imposed militant control over parts of both Syria and Iraq until 2019.
"This operation underscores our UK leadership, and commitment to work closely with our allies, to stamp out any revival of the terrorist group and their dangerous and violent ideologies in the region," the British Defence Secretary the minister said.
RAF aircraft have performed overwatch operations over Syria to "prevent any efforts to regroup" of the group after its routing at the battle of Baghuz in the year 2019, the MoD reported.
"I extend gratitude to all the members of our armed forces who took part in this strike for their professionalism and their courage," the Defence Secretary commented. "Including them were thousands of British personnel on duty over the festive period. This operation, to remove militants who endanger our safety, shows how UK forces are prepared to act, continuously, protecting the UK within its borders and powerful internationally."
Last December, the US military conducted what it termed a "massive strike" on IS targets in Syria, subsequent to an ambush resulted in the deaths of two American soldiers and a civilian linguist in the Palmyra area.
The U.N. reports IS still maintains roughly 5-7 thousand fighters in both countries.
