RAF Typhoon jets have operated alongside French aircraft in a combined operation against an hidden munitions depot in Syrian territory employed by the Islamic State group (IS), as stated by the UK Ministry of Defence.
The site, identified by reconnaissance, was believed to be containing munitions and bombs, the release indicated, and was situated in hills just north of Palmyra in Syria's central region.
"The RAF jets employed precision-guided Paveway IV munitions to strike a number of entry passages providing entry to the site... initial indications suggest the target was engaged successfully," officials stated.
There was no evidence of any civilian impact in the strike late on Saturday and each participating jet made a safe return, the defence officials confirmed.
The British jets were backed up by a Voyager tanker plane.
Daesh - alternatively referred to as the so-called Islamic State - established jihadist rule over significant areas in both Syria and Iraq before its territorial defeat in 2019.
"This strike shows the UK's leading role, and determination 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 Middle East," UK Defence Secretary John Healey stated.
British military aircraft have conducted overwatch operations over Syrian airspace to "forestall any efforts to regroup" of the group following its defeat at the Baghuz confrontation in the year 2019, the ministry said.
"I must thank every member of the UK armed forces involved in this mission for their expertise and their bravery," Healey added. "Including them were a great many British troops deployed over the festive period. This action, to take out militants who pose a risk to our safety, highlights how UK forces are prepared to act, throughout the year, ensuring Britain's security at home and powerful internationally."
Last December, the United States armed forces carried out what it termed a "massive strike" against Islamic State objectives in the country, after an assault resulted in the deaths of two US servicemembers and a local interpreter in Palmyra.
The UN says IS still maintains roughly 5-7 thousand militants in Syria and Iraq.
