British Air Force Typhoon fighter aircraft have operated alongside French warplanes in a coordinated attack on an subterranean weapons facility in Syrian territory employed by the IS group, as stated by the UK Ministry of Defence.
The location, pinpointed through reconnaissance, was believed to be housing weapons and explosive materials, the release indicated, and was positioned in mountainous terrain just to the north of the ancient city of Palmyra in central Syria.
"Our aircraft employed precision-guided Paveway IV munitions to strike a several entry passages providing entry to the facility... early reports indicate the objective was successfully hit," the ministry announced.
There was no sign of any civilian casualties in the strike conducted Saturday night and every plane involved made a safe return, the defence officials confirmed.
The Typhoon fighters were backed up by a Voyager refuelling tanker.
Daesh - referred to as ISIS - established extremist governance over parts of both Syria and Iraq until 2019.
"This action demonstrates our UK leadership, and determination to work closely with our allies, to eliminate any resurgence of Daesh and their dangerous and violent ideologies in the area," the British Defence Secretary the minister stated.
British military aircraft have performed overwatch operations over Syria to "prevent any attempted comeback" of Islamic State following its defeat at the climactic battle in Baghuz in 2019, the MoD reported.
"I extend gratitude to all the members of British forces participating in this strike for their expertise and their valour," Healey said. "They were part of thousands of British troops stationed over Christmas and New Year. This operation, to eliminate terrorist threats who endanger our safety, demonstrates how UK forces are ready to step up, continuously, ensuring Britain's security at home and powerful internationally."
In December, the American forces carried out what it called a "major assault" targeting Islamic State objectives in Syria, following an attack resulted in the deaths of two US troops and a civilian linguist in the Palmyra area.
The U.N. says Islamic State still maintains an estimated 5,000 to 7,000 combatants in both countries.
