Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter aircraft have conducted a mission with French warplanes in a coordinated attack against an hidden munitions depot in Syria used by the IS group, as stated by the British defence ministry.
The location, located using reconnaissance, was thought to be containing munitions and bombs, the release indicated, and was located in mountainous terrain just north of the historic site of Palmyra in central Syria.
"Our aircraft used laser-guided Paveway IV weapons to strike a number of access tunnels providing entry to the site... early reports are that the objective was successfully hit," officials stated.
There was no evidence of any harm to civilians in the strike conducted Saturday night and every plane involved returned to base without incident, the ministry further stated.
The Typhoon fighters were supported by a Voyager aerial refuelling aircraft.
IS - also known as Daesh - enforced extremist governance over parts of Iraq and Syria before its territorial defeat in 2019.
"This action demonstrates the UK's leading role, and determination to stand shoulder to shoulder with allied nations, to stamp out any resurgence of Daesh and their harmful and extremist ideologies in the Middle East," Britain's Defence Chief the minister remarked.
RAF aircraft have conducted patrols over Syrian airspace to "prevent any efforts to regroup" of Islamic State subsequent to its routing at the Baghuz confrontation in 2019, the authorities noted.
"I want to thank all the members of British forces involved in this mission for their expertise and their valour," he added. "They were among numerous UK service members on duty over Christmas and New Year. This action, to remove dangerous terrorists who threaten our security, shows how UK forces are prepared to act, all year round, keeping Britain secure within its borders and strong abroad."
Last December, the US military executed what it described as a "large-scale strike" against Daesh sites in Syria, following an attack claimed the lives of two American soldiers and a civilian linguist in Palmyra.
The United Nations says IS still maintains roughly 5-7 thousand fighters in Syria and Iraq.
