British Air Force Typhoon jets have joined forces with France's air force in a coordinated attack against an underground arms cache in Syria operated by the IS group, as stated by the British defence ministry.
The location, located using intelligence, was thought to be storing arms and explosives, the release indicated, and was located in mountainous terrain just above Palmyra in the heart of Syria.
"Our fighter planes employed laser-guided Paveway IV weapons to strike a series of approach shafts leading to the depot... preliminary assessments indicate the objective was successfully hit," the ministry announced.
There was no evidence of any civilian casualties in the attack conducted Saturday night and all the aircraft returned to base without incident, the ministry further stated.
The Typhoon fighters were supported by a Voyager refuelling tanker.
The Islamic State group - alternatively referred to as ISIS - enforced jihadist rule over parts of Syria and Iraq until 2019.
"This strike demonstrates our UK leadership, and resolve to operate in unison with our partners, to stamp out any re-emergence of Daesh and their harmful and extremist ideologies in the Middle East," the British Defence Secretary the Defence Secretary stated.
British military aircraft have carried out surveillance missions over Syria to "deter any efforts to regroup" of Islamic State subsequent to its defeat at the Baghuz confrontation in 2019, the MoD reported.
"I extend gratitude to all the members of our armed forces participating in this mission for their professionalism and their bravery," the Defence Secretary commented. "Including them were a great many British personnel on duty over Christmas and New Year. This mission, to take out dangerous terrorists who threaten our safety, demonstrates how our armed forces are always on standby, continuously, ensuring Britain's security at home and influential overseas."
In December, the United States armed forces conducted what it described as a "massive strike" targeting Islamic State objectives in the country, subsequent to an assault claimed the lives of two US troops and a civilian linguist in Palmyra.
The United Nations estimates IS still boasts an estimated 5,000 to 7,000 combatants in Iraq and Syria.
