British Air Force Typhoon fighter aircraft have joined forces with France's air force in a coordinated attack against an underground arms cache in Syria used by the Daesh militant organization, per a report from the UK's MoD.
The location, pinpointed through reconnaissance, was thought to be containing munitions and bombs, the statement said, and was located in mountainous terrain just above the historic site of Palmyra in central Syria.
"Our fighter planes used laser-guided Paveway IV weapons to target a series of approach shafts down to the facility... early reports are that the objective was successfully hit," officials stated.
There was no evidence of any civilian casualties in the operation late on Saturday and each participating jet returned to base without incident, the ministry further stated.
The Typhoon fighters were backed up by a Voyager tanker plane.
The Islamic State group - alternatively referred to as the so-called Islamic State - imposed jihadist rule over large swathes of Iraq and Syria until 2019.
"This action shows our UK leadership, and commitment to operate in unison with our allies, to eliminate any revival of IS and their harmful and extremist ideologies in the region," the British Defence Secretary John Healey said.
British military aircraft have conducted overwatch operations over Syrian airspace to "forestall any attempted resurgence" of the group subsequent to its military defeat at the Baghuz confrontation in 2019, the MoD reported.
"I extend gratitude to every member of the UK armed forces involved in this strike for their expertise and their valour," Healey added. "They were among a great many British personnel on duty over the holidays. This mission, to eliminate dangerous terrorists who pose a risk to our security, highlights how our armed forces are ready to step up, all year round, protecting the UK domestically and strong abroad."
Last December, the United States armed forces carried out what it called a "large-scale strike" on Islamic State objectives in the country, after an assault claimed the lives of two US servicemembers and a local interpreter in Palmyra.
The United Nations reports IS still boasts between 5,000 and 7,000 militants in both countries.
