British Air Force Typhoon FGR4s have conducted a mission with French aircraft in a coordinated attack against an underground arms cache in Syrian territory used by the Islamic State group (IS), as stated by the British defence ministry.
The location, located using reconnaissance, was thought to be housing weapons and explosive materials, the release indicated, and was positioned in hills just to the north of the ancient city of Palmyra in Syria's central region.
"Our fighter planes used Paveway IV guided bombs to hit a number of approach shafts leading to the site... initial indications indicate the target was engaged successfully," officials stated.
There was no indication of any civilian casualties in the strike late on Saturday and every plane involved returned safely, the defence officials confirmed.
The British jets were backed up by a Voyager tanker plane.
IS - referred to as the so-called Islamic State - established militant control over large swathes of both Syria and Iraq before its territorial defeat in 2019.
"This strike underscores our UK leadership, and resolve to stand shoulder to shoulder with our partners, to eradicate any resurgence of Daesh and their dangerous and violent ideologies in the area," the British Defence Secretary John Healey remarked.
RAF aircraft have carried out patrols over Syria to "forestall any attempted comeback" of the group following its routing at the Baghuz confrontation in the year 2019, the MoD reported.
"I want to thank the personnel of our armed forces participating in this mission for their professionalism and their bravery," he commented. "They were among a great many British personnel deployed over Christmas and New Year. This operation, to take out dangerous terrorists who threaten our safety, shows how UK forces are ready to step up, continuously, protecting the UK within its borders and strong abroad."
During December, the US military executed what it called a "massive strike" against Islamic State objectives in the country, subsequent to an assault resulted in the deaths of two US troops and a local interpreter in the Palmyra area.
The UN says IS still maintains between 5,000 and 7,000 fighters in both countries.
