Royal Air Force Typhoon jets have operated alongside France's air force in a coordinated attack on an subterranean weapons facility in Syria operated by the IS group, according to the UK's MoD.
The site, pinpointed through surveillance, was assessed as housing weapons and explosive materials, the statement said, and was situated in mountainous terrain just to the north of the ancient city of Palmyra in central Syria.
"The RAF jets utilized Paveway IV guided bombs to hit a series of access tunnels down to the depot... preliminary assessments indicate the target was engaged successfully," officials stated.
There was no sign of any harm to civilians in the attack conducted Saturday night and every plane involved returned safely, the ministry further stated.
The British jets were backed up by a Voyager aerial refuelling aircraft.
Daesh - alternatively referred to as Daesh - enforced militant control over parts of Syria and Iraq before its territorial defeat in 2019.
"This strike shows the UK's leading role, and commitment to operate in unison with our allies, to eradicate any re-emergence of the terrorist group and their violent and radical beliefs in the area," the British Defence Secretary the Defence Secretary remarked.
UK warplanes have carried out patrols over Syrian airspace to "forestall any efforts to regroup" of IS subsequent to its routing at the Baghuz confrontation in the year 2019, the authorities noted.
"I must thank the personnel of the UK armed forces participating in this strike for their expertise and their valour," he commented. "They were part of numerous British troops deployed over Christmas and New Year. This operation, to remove dangerous terrorists who threaten our security, demonstrates how our armed forces are always on standby, all year round, keeping Britain secure at home and strong abroad."
Last December, the United States armed forces conducted what it described as a "large-scale strike" targeting Daesh sites in Syria, after an assault resulted in the deaths of two US servicemembers and a civilian interpreter in the Palmyra area.
The U.N. reports Islamic State still maintains roughly 5-7 thousand combatants in Syria and Iraq.
