Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter aircraft have conducted a mission with France's air force in a coordinated attack targeting an hidden munitions depot in Syria employed by the IS group, per a report from the UK Ministry of Defence.
The location, pinpointed through surveillance, was thought to be containing munitions and bombs, the statement said, and was located in hills just above Palmyra in Syria's central region.
"The RAF jets utilized Paveway IV guided bombs to strike a several entry passages down to the depot... initial indications indicate the objective was successfully hit," officials stated.
There was no sign of any civilian impact in the attack late on Saturday and all the aircraft made a safe return, the defence officials confirmed.
The Typhoon FGR4s were backed up by a Voyager refuelling tanker.
The Islamic State group - also known as the so-called Islamic State - enforced jihadist rule over parts of Iraq and Syria prior to its 2019 collapse.
"This strike shows our UK leadership, and determination to work closely with our partners, to stamp out any resurgence of IS and their harmful and extremist ideologies in the Middle East," the British Defence Secretary the minister stated.
UK warplanes have performed overwatch operations over Syrian airspace to "forestall any efforts to regroup" of IS subsequent to its military defeat at the climactic battle in Baghuz in the year 2019, the ministry said.
"I want to thank the personnel of the UK armed forces involved in this operation for their expertise and their valour," he added. "They were among numerous UK service members on duty over the holidays. This action, to take out terrorist threats who pose a risk to our security, highlights how our armed forces are always on standby, throughout the year, protecting the UK at home and powerful internationally."
In December, the US military executed what it termed a "massive strike" against Daesh sites in Syria, subsequent to an attack claimed the lives of two US troops and a civilian interpreter in the Palmyra area.
The U.N. reports Islamic State still boasts between 5,000 and 7,000 fighters in both countries.
