Royal Air Force Typhoon FGR4s have joined forces with French warplanes in a coordinated attack on an hidden munitions depot in Syria employed by the Islamic State group (IS), per a report from the UK's MoD.
The facility, located using intelligence, was thought to be storing arms and explosives, the statement said, and was positioned in mountainous terrain just to the north of Palmyra in Syria's central region.
"Our fighter planes used Paveway IV guided bombs to hit a series of access tunnels leading to the site... initial indications are that the strike was effective," the MoD said.
There was no evidence of any harm to civilians in the operation on Saturday evening and all the aircraft returned safely, the defence officials confirmed.
The Typhoon FGR4s were backed up by a Voyager refuelling tanker.
The Islamic State group - referred to as Daesh - imposed militant control over parts of both Syria and Iraq prior to its 2019 collapse.
"This strike demonstrates our UK leadership, and commitment to stand shoulder to shoulder with our partners, to stamp out any re-emergence of IS and their harmful and extremist ideologies in the Middle East," UK Defence Secretary the Defence Secretary said.
British military aircraft have carried out surveillance missions over Syria to "deter any attempted resurgence" of Islamic State following its defeat at the Baghuz confrontation in 2019, the authorities noted.
"I extend gratitude to the personnel of British forces involved in this strike for their expertise and their valour," Healey said. "They were part of a great many British troops on duty over the holidays. This action, to remove terrorist threats who pose a risk to our safety, demonstrates how UK forces are prepared to act, all year round, protecting the UK domestically and strong abroad."
During December, the American forces conducted what it described as a "major assault" on IS targets in the country, following an assault resulted in the deaths of two US troops and a local interpreter in Palmyra.
The U.N. says IS still has between 5,000 and 7,000 militants in both countries.
