RAF Typhoon fighter aircraft have conducted a mission with French aircraft in a combined operation on an underground arms cache in Syrian territory employed by the IS group, according to the British defence ministry.
The site, located using intelligence, was assessed as housing weapons and explosive materials, the release indicated, and was located in mountainous terrain just north of Palmyra in Syria's central region.
"Our aircraft utilized Paveway IV guided bombs to strike a number of access tunnels down to the site... early reports suggest the objective was successfully hit," officials stated.
There was no indication of any harm to civilians in the operation conducted Saturday night and every plane involved returned to base without incident, the ministry further stated.
The British jets were backed up by a Voyager aerial refuelling aircraft.
Daesh - referred to as Daesh - imposed militant control over significant areas in both Syria and Iraq until 2019.
"This strike shows our UK leadership, and resolve to stand shoulder to shoulder with our partners, to eradicate any revival of Daesh and their harmful and extremist ideologies in the Middle East," Britain's Defence Chief John Healey said.
British military aircraft have performed overwatch operations over Syrian airspace to "forestall any efforts to regroup" of IS subsequent to its routing at the climactic battle in Baghuz in 2019, the MoD reported.
"I extend gratitude to every member of the UK armed forces participating in this operation for their expertise and their valour," Healey commented. "They were part of numerous British troops deployed over the holidays. This operation, to remove terrorist threats who threaten our way of life, highlights how British military are prepared to act, continuously, ensuring Britain's security at home and strong abroad."
In December, the US military executed what it described as a "massive strike" targeting Daesh sites in Syria, subsequent to an ambush resulted in the deaths of two American soldiers and a civilian linguist in the Palmyra area.
The United Nations estimates IS still maintains between 5,000 and 7,000 combatants in Iraq and Syria.
