Royal Air Force Typhoon FGR4s have operated alongside French warplanes in a combined operation on an hidden munitions depot in Syria used by the Daesh militant organization, as stated by the UK Ministry of Defence.
The location, located using intelligence, was assessed as storing arms and explosives, the release indicated, and was situated in mountainous terrain just north of the historic site of Palmyra in the heart of Syria.
"Our fighter planes used Paveway IV guided bombs to strike a number of access tunnels providing entry to the facility... initial indications indicate the target was engaged successfully," the ministry announced.
There was no indication of any harm to civilians in the attack on Saturday evening and each participating jet made a safe return, the defence officials confirmed.
The Typhoon fighters were backed up by a Voyager tanker plane.
IS - alternatively referred to as the so-called Islamic State - enforced militant control over parts of both Syria and Iraq prior to its 2019 collapse.
"This strike shows our UK leadership, and resolve to stand shoulder to shoulder with allied nations, to stamp out any resurgence of the terrorist group and their dangerous and violent ideologies in the region," the British Defence Secretary John Healey stated.
RAF aircraft have performed patrols over Syria to "prevent any efforts to regroup" of IS after its routing at the climactic battle in Baghuz in 2019, the MoD reported.
"I want to thank all the members of British forces who took part in this mission for their expertise and their courage," Healey said. "They were among thousands of UK service members on duty over the holidays. This action, to take out dangerous terrorists who endanger our way of life, shows how British military are always on standby, continuously, protecting the UK domestically and influential overseas."
Last December, the American forces executed what it termed a "massive strike" against IS targets in Syria, subsequent to an ambush killed two US troops and a civilian linguist in Palmyra.
The UN estimates Islamic State still boasts roughly 5-7 thousand combatants in Iraq and Syria.
