Royal Air Force Typhoon FGR4s have conducted a mission with French warplanes in a coordinated attack targeting an hidden munitions depot in Syria employed by the IS group, as stated by the British defence ministry.
The site, located using intelligence, was believed to be housing weapons and explosive materials, the statement said, and was located in mountains just to the north of Palmyra in Syria's central region.
"Our fighter planes employed precision-guided Paveway IV munitions to hit a series of access tunnels leading to the site... initial indications are that the target was engaged successfully," the ministry announced.
There was no evidence of any civilian impact in the strike late on Saturday and every plane involved returned to base without incident, the ministry further stated.
The Typhoon FGR4s were backed up by a Voyager aerial refuelling aircraft.
The Islamic State group - alternatively referred to as the so-called Islamic State - enforced extremist governance over significant areas in Iraq and Syria until 2019.
"This operation demonstrates the UK's leading role, and commitment to operate in unison with our allies, to eradicate any resurgence of the terrorist group and their harmful and extremist ideologies in the area," UK Defence Secretary the Defence Secretary remarked.
RAF aircraft have conducted surveillance missions over Syrian airspace to "prevent any efforts to regroup" of Islamic State following its routing at the climactic battle in Baghuz in the year 2019, the authorities noted.
"I want to thank the personnel of British forces who took part in this mission for their skill and their bravery," he commented. "They were among a great many UK service members stationed over the festive period. This mission, to remove dangerous terrorists who pose a risk to our way of life, highlights how UK forces are prepared to act, throughout the year, protecting the UK within its borders and powerful internationally."
In December, the US military executed what it described as a "massive strike" on IS targets in the country, following an ambush killed two US troops and a civilian linguist in Palmyra.
The UN estimates Daesh still maintains roughly 5-7 thousand fighters in Iraq and Syria.
