British Air Force Typhoon fighter aircraft have conducted a mission with French warplanes in a combined operation on an underground arms cache in Syrian territory operated by the Daesh militant organization, per a report from the UK's MoD.
The location, located using surveillance, was believed to be housing weapons and explosive materials, the statement said, and was situated in hills just north of the ancient city of Palmyra in central Syria.
"The RAF jets utilized laser-guided Paveway IV weapons to strike a number of entry passages leading to the facility... early reports are that the objective was successfully hit," officials stated.
There was no indication of any civilian impact in the attack late on Saturday and every plane involved made a safe return, the defence officials confirmed.
The Typhoon FGR4s were assisted by a Voyager tanker plane.
Daesh - alternatively referred to as ISIS - enforced extremist governance over large swathes of both Syria and Iraq prior to its 2019 collapse.
"This strike underscores our UK leadership, and commitment to work closely with our allies, to eradicate any re-emergence of the terrorist group and their harmful and extremist ideologies in the Middle East," Britain's Defence Chief the Defence Secretary remarked.
RAF aircraft have performed patrols over Syria to "prevent any attempted comeback" of the group following its routing at the Baghuz confrontation in the year 2019, the MoD reported.
"I want to thank every member of our armed forces involved in this operation for their professionalism and their bravery," the Defence Secretary commented. "They were among numerous UK service members on duty over Christmas and New Year. This action, to remove militants who threaten our security, shows how UK forces are prepared to act, throughout the year, keeping Britain secure domestically and influential overseas."
Last December, the United States armed forces conducted what it described as a "major assault" targeting Daesh sites in Syria, subsequent to an assault claimed the lives of two US servicemembers and a local interpreter in Palmyra.
The United Nations says Daesh still boasts between 5,000 and 7,000 militants in both countries.
