British Air Force Typhoon FGR4s have joined forces with France's air force in a joint strike on an hidden munitions depot in Syria employed by the IS group, according to the British defence ministry.
The facility, located using surveillance, was believed to be storing arms and explosives, the statement said, and was located in hills just to the north of the historic site of Palmyra in Syria's central region.
"The RAF jets used laser-guided Paveway IV weapons to strike a several access tunnels down to the site... early reports indicate the objective was successfully hit," the MoD said.
There was no evidence of any harm to civilians in the attack conducted Saturday night and every plane involved returned safely, the ministry further stated.
The British jets were backed up by a Voyager tanker plane.
Daesh - alternatively referred to as Daesh - established extremist governance over large swathes of Iraq and Syria prior to its 2019 collapse.
"This operation underscores the UK's leading role, and resolve to stand shoulder to shoulder with our partners, to eliminate any resurgence of the terrorist group and their harmful and extremist ideologies in the region," Britain's Defence Chief the Defence Secretary remarked.
UK warplanes have performed overwatch operations over Syria to "prevent any attempted resurgence" of the group subsequent to its defeat at the climactic battle in Baghuz in 2019, the MoD reported.
"I want to thank every member of the UK armed forces participating in this operation for their skill and their bravery," Healey added. "They were among a great many British personnel stationed over Christmas and New Year. This action, to take out militants who pose a risk to our way of life, demonstrates how British military are ready to step up, continuously, protecting the UK within its borders and powerful internationally."
In December, the United States armed forces carried out what it described as a "large-scale strike" targeting IS targets in the country, subsequent to an assault resulted in the deaths of two US servicemembers and a local interpreter in the Palmyra area.
The United Nations says Daesh still maintains roughly 5-7 thousand combatants in Iraq and Syria.
