British Air Force Typhoon FGR4s have joined forces with France's air force in a combined operation on an underground arms cache in Syria used by the Daesh militant organization, per a report from the UK Ministry of Defence.
The site, pinpointed through intelligence, was thought to be containing munitions and bombs, the statement said, and was positioned in mountainous terrain just north of Palmyra in central Syria.
"Our fighter planes employed Paveway IV guided bombs to hit a number of entry passages leading to the facility... initial indications indicate the objective was successfully hit," the ministry announced.
There was no sign of any harm to civilians in the strike conducted Saturday night and every plane involved returned safely, the ministry further stated.
The British jets were assisted by a Voyager aerial refuelling aircraft.
Daesh - alternatively referred to as Daesh - imposed militant control over parts of Syria and Iraq before its territorial defeat in 2019.
"This action shows the UK's leading role, and commitment to stand shoulder to shoulder with allied nations, to eliminate any re-emergence of the terrorist group and their harmful and extremist ideologies in the area," UK Defence Secretary the minister said.
UK warplanes have performed patrols over Syrian airspace to "deter any attempted comeback" of the group subsequent to its routing at the climactic battle in Baghuz in 2019, the MoD reported.
"I must thank the personnel of our armed forces participating in this operation for their professionalism and their bravery," he added. "They were part of a great many British personnel deployed over the festive period. This action, to eliminate dangerous terrorists who endanger our way of life, shows how our armed forces are ready to step up, throughout the year, keeping Britain secure domestically and powerful internationally."
During December, the American forces carried out what it called a "major assault" against IS targets in the country, following an attack resulted in the deaths of two US servicemembers and a civilian linguist in Palmyra.
The U.N. reports Daesh still boasts between 5,000 and 7,000 combatants in both countries.
