RAF Typhoon fighter aircraft have conducted a mission with French warplanes in a coordinated attack on an hidden munitions depot in Syrian territory used by the IS group, as stated by the British defence ministry.
The facility, pinpointed through surveillance, was assessed as containing munitions and bombs, the release indicated, and was located in mountains just above Palmyra in Syria's central region.
"Our aircraft utilized laser-guided Paveway IV weapons to strike a several approach shafts providing entry to the facility... initial indications indicate the objective was successfully hit," officials stated.
There was no indication of any harm to civilians in the attack conducted Saturday night and each participating jet returned to base without incident, the ministry further stated.
The Typhoon FGR4s were assisted by a Voyager refuelling tanker.
Daesh - also known as ISIS - imposed militant control over significant areas in Syria and Iraq before its territorial defeat in 2019.
"This strike underscores the UK's leading role, and resolve to stand shoulder to shoulder with allied nations, to eradicate any resurgence of IS and their harmful and extremist ideologies in the area," the British Defence Secretary the Defence Secretary said.
UK warplanes have performed surveillance missions over Syrian airspace to "forestall any attempted resurgence" of the group subsequent to its routing at the Baghuz confrontation in 2019, the MoD reported.
"I extend gratitude to every member of British forces participating in this mission for their expertise and their courage," the Defence Secretary commented. "They were among a great many British personnel on duty over Christmas and New Year. This mission, to take out militants who threaten our security, demonstrates how UK forces are ready to step up, all year round, ensuring Britain's security within its borders and strong abroad."
Last December, the United States armed forces carried out what it termed a "massive strike" targeting Daesh sites in the country, after an ambush resulted in the deaths of two US servicemembers and a civilian linguist in Palmyra.
The U.N. says Daesh still maintains roughly 5-7 thousand combatants in both countries.
