British Air Force Typhoon FGR4s have conducted a mission with French aircraft in a coordinated attack targeting an underground arms cache in Syrian territory operated by the IS group, according to the UK's MoD.
The site, located using reconnaissance, was assessed as storing arms and explosives, the release indicated, and was situated in mountains just above the historic site of Palmyra in central Syria.
"Our fighter planes utilized precision-guided Paveway IV munitions to hit a several entry passages providing entry to the depot... preliminary assessments indicate the objective was successfully hit," the ministry announced.
There was no evidence of any harm to civilians in the operation late on Saturday and all the aircraft returned safely, the ministry further stated.
The Typhoon FGR4s were assisted by a Voyager tanker plane.
IS - referred to as ISIS - imposed extremist governance over parts of Iraq and Syria until 2019.
"This operation shows our UK leadership, and determination to work closely with allied nations, to stamp out any resurgence of Daesh and their harmful and extremist ideologies in the area," Britain's Defence Chief the minister stated.
UK warplanes have performed patrols over Syria to "prevent any efforts to regroup" of the group subsequent to its military defeat at the battle of Baghuz in 2019, the authorities noted.
"I extend gratitude to the personnel of British forces involved in this mission for their skill and their bravery," Healey commented. "They were part of a great many British personnel on duty over the holidays. This operation, to remove dangerous terrorists who endanger our security, demonstrates how British military are prepared to act, all year round, keeping Britain secure within its borders and influential overseas."
Last December, the American forces executed what it called a "massive strike" against Daesh sites in the country, following an assault resulted in the deaths of two American soldiers and a local interpreter in the Palmyra area.
The U.N. estimates Daesh still boasts an estimated 5,000 to 7,000 combatants in Iraq and Syria.
