RAF Typhoon jets have joined forces with French aircraft in a joint strike against an underground arms cache in Syrian territory used by the Daesh militant organization, as stated by the British defence ministry.
The facility, identified by reconnaissance, was thought to be containing munitions and bombs, the release indicated, and was positioned in hills just north of Palmyra in Syria's central region.
"The RAF jets utilized precision-guided Paveway IV munitions to target a several approach shafts leading to the depot... preliminary assessments are that the strike was effective," the ministry announced.
There was no evidence of any harm to civilians in the attack conducted Saturday night and each participating jet made a safe return, the defence officials confirmed.
The Typhoon fighters were supported by a Voyager aerial refuelling aircraft.
Daesh - also known as the so-called Islamic State - imposed jihadist rule over parts of Iraq and Syria prior to its 2019 collapse.
"This action demonstrates the UK's leading role, and commitment to operate in unison with allied nations, to eliminate any resurgence of the terrorist group and their harmful and extremist ideologies in the Middle East," the British Defence Secretary the Defence Secretary stated.
British military aircraft have carried out patrols over Syrian airspace to "prevent any efforts to regroup" of the group subsequent to its routing at the Baghuz confrontation in 2019, the MoD reported.
"I want to thank the personnel of British forces involved in this mission for their expertise and their bravery," Healey added. "Including them were a great many British troops on duty over the festive period. This operation, to remove dangerous terrorists who pose a risk to our way of life, demonstrates how British military are prepared to act, all year round, keeping Britain secure domestically and influential overseas."
During December, the American forces conducted what it called a "massive strike" on Islamic State objectives in Syria, subsequent to an attack resulted in the deaths of two American soldiers and a local interpreter in the Palmyra area.
The U.N. says IS still has roughly 5-7 thousand fighters in Syria and Iraq.
