Royal Air Force Typhoon FGR4s have conducted a mission with French warplanes in a combined operation targeting an subterranean weapons facility in Syrian territory operated by the Islamic State group (IS), according to the British defence ministry.
The location, located using reconnaissance, was thought to be containing munitions and bombs, the statement said, and was located in hills just to the north of Palmyra in the heart of Syria.
"Our fighter planes utilized precision-guided Paveway IV munitions to strike a several approach shafts leading to the depot... initial indications are that the target was engaged successfully," the MoD said.
There was no evidence of any civilian casualties in the strike on Saturday evening and every plane involved returned safely, the defence officials confirmed.
The Typhoon fighters were assisted by a Voyager tanker plane.
The Islamic State group - also known as Daesh - established militant control over parts of Syria and Iraq before its territorial defeat in 2019.
"This strike demonstrates British leadership, and determination to work closely with our partners, to eradicate any resurgence of IS and their harmful and extremist ideologies in the Middle East," Britain's Defence Chief the minister stated.
RAF aircraft have performed surveillance missions over Syrian airspace to "forestall any efforts to regroup" of the group subsequent to its defeat at the climactic battle in Baghuz in 2019, the authorities noted.
"I extend gratitude to every member of the UK armed forces participating in this operation for their professionalism and their bravery," Healey said. "They were part of numerous UK service members stationed over the festive period. This operation, to take out terrorist threats who threaten our way of life, demonstrates how UK forces are ready to step up, continuously, protecting the UK within its borders and powerful internationally."
During December, the United States armed forces carried out what it termed a "massive strike" targeting Daesh sites in the country, after an attack claimed the lives of two US troops and a civilian linguist in Palmyra.
The UN reports IS still maintains between 5,000 and 7,000 combatants in Syria and Iraq.
