Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter aircraft have joined forces with French aircraft in a joint strike on an subterranean weapons facility in Syrian territory employed by the Daesh militant organization, per a report from the UK's MoD.
The location, located using intelligence, was assessed as housing weapons and explosive materials, the release indicated, and was situated in mountains just to the north of Palmyra in central Syria.
"Our fighter planes utilized precision-guided Paveway IV munitions to strike a series of access tunnels leading to the facility... preliminary assessments are that the strike was effective," the ministry announced.
There was no sign of any civilian impact in the operation conducted Saturday night and all the aircraft returned safely, the ministry further stated.
The Typhoon FGR4s were backed up by a Voyager aerial refuelling aircraft.
Daesh - referred to as the so-called Islamic State - established extremist governance over parts of Iraq and Syria prior to its 2019 collapse.
"This strike shows our UK leadership, and commitment to stand shoulder to shoulder with our allies, to stamp out any revival of the terrorist group and their harmful and extremist ideologies in the Middle East," the British Defence Secretary John Healey said.
British military aircraft have conducted overwatch operations over Syrian airspace to "forestall any attempted resurgence" of IS following its routing at the battle of Baghuz in the year 2019, the ministry said.
"I extend gratitude to all the members of British forces who took part in this strike for their professionalism and their courage," the Defence Secretary said. "They were among a great many British personnel on duty over Christmas and New Year. This action, to remove dangerous terrorists who pose a risk to our safety, shows how UK forces are prepared to act, throughout the year, keeping Britain secure at home and strong abroad."
During December, the American forces conducted what it called a "major assault" on Daesh sites in the country, following an assault resulted in the deaths of two American soldiers and a civilian linguist in Palmyra.
The United Nations reports Islamic State still has roughly 5-7 thousand fighters in Syria and Iraq.
