British Air Force Typhoon FGR4s have joined forces with France's air force in a coordinated attack targeting an hidden munitions depot in Syrian territory used by the Daesh militant organization, according to the British defence ministry.
The location, located using intelligence, was thought to be housing weapons and explosive materials, the statement said, and was located in mountainous terrain just north of the ancient city of Palmyra in the heart of Syria.
"The RAF jets employed laser-guided Paveway IV weapons to strike a series of approach shafts leading to the site... early reports are that the objective was successfully hit," officials stated.
There was no indication of any civilian casualties in the attack conducted Saturday night and each participating jet made a safe return, the ministry further stated.
The British jets were assisted by a Voyager tanker plane.
Daesh - also known as Daesh - established jihadist rule over large swathes of Syria and Iraq until 2019.
"This strike underscores the UK's leading role, and resolve to stand shoulder to shoulder with our allies, to eliminate any resurgence of IS and their dangerous and violent ideologies in the area," the British Defence Secretary John Healey stated.
British military aircraft have conducted patrols over Syria to "deter any efforts to regroup" of the group subsequent to its defeat at the battle of Baghuz in the year 2019, the authorities noted.
"I want to thank every member of the UK armed forces participating in this strike for their expertise and their bravery," he commented. "Including them were thousands of UK service members deployed over Christmas and New Year. This action, to take out militants who endanger our security, shows how our armed forces are prepared to act, continuously, protecting the UK within its borders and influential overseas."
Last December, the United States armed forces carried out what it described as a "massive strike" on Daesh sites in the country, subsequent to an assault claimed the lives of two US servicemembers and a civilian linguist in Palmyra.
The United Nations says Daesh still maintains roughly 5-7 thousand fighters in Iraq and Syria.
