British Air Force Typhoon jets have joined forces with France's air force in a combined operation against an underground arms cache in Syria used by the IS group, as stated by the UK Ministry of Defence.
The location, identified by intelligence, was thought to be containing munitions and bombs, the release indicated, and was situated in mountains just north of Palmyra in Syria's central region.
"The RAF jets used Paveway IV guided bombs to target a several entry passages down to the facility... preliminary assessments suggest the objective was successfully hit," the MoD said.
There was no sign of any civilian impact in the operation conducted Saturday night and each participating jet made a safe return, the ministry further stated.
The British jets were backed up by a Voyager aerial refuelling aircraft.
IS - also known as ISIS - enforced extremist governance over significant areas in Iraq and Syria before its territorial defeat in 2019.
"This strike demonstrates British leadership, and determination to stand shoulder to shoulder with our partners, to stamp out any re-emergence of IS and their violent and radical beliefs in the area," the British Defence Secretary the minister stated.
UK warplanes have performed surveillance missions over Syria to "prevent any efforts to regroup" of Islamic State after its military defeat at the Baghuz confrontation in the year 2019, the authorities noted.
"I must thank all the members of British forces involved in this strike for their skill and their courage," Healey said. "Including them were thousands of UK service members deployed over the holidays. This action, to remove dangerous terrorists who pose a risk to our way of life, demonstrates how our armed forces are prepared to act, all year round, protecting the UK domestically and strong abroad."
In December, the United States armed forces carried out what it termed a "massive strike" on Islamic State objectives in Syria, following an assault killed two American soldiers and a civilian interpreter in the Palmyra area.
The U.N. reports IS still maintains an estimated 5,000 to 7,000 militants in Syria and Iraq.
