British Air Force Typhoon fighter aircraft have conducted a mission with French aircraft in a combined operation against an subterranean weapons facility in Syrian territory employed by the IS group, as stated by the British defence ministry.
The site, identified by reconnaissance, was believed to be storing arms and explosives, the announcement noted, and was located in mountains just above the ancient city of Palmyra in Syria's central region.
"Our fighter planes utilized precision-guided Paveway IV munitions to hit a number of entry passages leading to the depot... preliminary assessments are that the objective was successfully hit," the MoD said.
There was no evidence of any civilian impact in the attack on Saturday evening and each participating jet returned safely, the defence officials confirmed.
The Typhoon fighters were supported by a Voyager refuelling tanker.
The Islamic State group - also known as ISIS - imposed militant control over significant areas in Syria and Iraq before its territorial defeat in 2019.
"This operation demonstrates the UK's leading role, and commitment to stand shoulder to shoulder with our allies, to eliminate any revival of the terrorist group and their violent and radical beliefs in the area," UK Defence Secretary the Defence Secretary stated.
UK warplanes have carried out patrols over Syria to "forestall any efforts to regroup" of IS following its routing at the Baghuz confrontation in the year 2019, the authorities noted.
"I must thank every member of our armed forces participating in this mission for their expertise and their valour," the Defence Secretary said. "They were among numerous British troops on duty over the holidays. This action, to eliminate terrorist threats who threaten our security, demonstrates how our armed forces are always on standby, throughout the year, protecting the UK at home and powerful internationally."
During December, the American forces carried out what it described as a "major assault" against Islamic State objectives in Syria, following an attack resulted in the deaths of two US troops and a civilian interpreter in Palmyra.
The United Nations says Islamic State still has between 5,000 and 7,000 combatants in Syria and Iraq.
