Royal Air Force Typhoon jets have joined forces with French warplanes in a combined operation targeting an subterranean weapons facility in Syria used by the Daesh militant organization, as stated by the UK's MoD.
The location, identified by surveillance, was thought to be containing munitions and bombs, the release indicated, and was positioned in mountains just to the north of Palmyra in the heart of Syria.
"Our fighter planes utilized laser-guided Paveway IV weapons to target a several access tunnels down to the depot... preliminary assessments suggest the target was engaged successfully," the ministry announced.
There was no sign of any harm to civilians in the strike conducted Saturday night and every plane involved returned safely, the defence officials confirmed.
The Typhoon FGR4s were assisted by a Voyager tanker plane.
Daesh - referred to as Daesh - enforced jihadist rule over parts of Syria and Iraq until 2019.
"This operation underscores the UK's leading role, and commitment to work closely with our allies, to eradicate any re-emergence of IS and their harmful and extremist ideologies in the region," Britain's Defence Chief John Healey said.
UK warplanes have conducted overwatch operations over Syrian airspace to "forestall any attempted comeback" of Islamic State following its military defeat at the Baghuz confrontation in the year 2019, the ministry said.
"I must thank the personnel of the UK armed forces involved in this operation for their expertise and their valour," Healey said. "Including them were thousands of British troops stationed over the holidays. This action, to remove terrorist threats who endanger our safety, shows how British military are ready to step up, continuously, ensuring Britain's security at home and powerful internationally."
Last December, the US military conducted what it called a "major assault" targeting IS targets in the country, following an ambush resulted in the deaths of two US servicemembers and a civilian linguist in the Palmyra area.
The United Nations says Islamic State still boasts an estimated 5,000 to 7,000 militants in Iraq and Syria.
