Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter aircraft have conducted a mission with French warplanes in a coordinated attack against an hidden munitions depot in Syria operated by the Daesh militant organization, per a report from the British defence ministry.
The location, pinpointed through intelligence, was believed to be storing arms and explosives, the release indicated, and was positioned in hills just above Palmyra in the heart of Syria.
"Our fighter planes utilized precision-guided Paveway IV munitions to strike a several access tunnels down to the site... initial indications are that the objective was successfully hit," the ministry announced.
There was no sign of any harm to civilians in the strike conducted Saturday night and every plane involved made a safe return, the defence officials confirmed.
The Typhoon fighters were supported by a Voyager tanker plane.
Daesh - referred to as Daesh - established jihadist rule over large swathes of Iraq and Syria prior to its 2019 collapse.
"This operation underscores our UK leadership, and commitment to operate in unison with our partners, to eliminate any revival of IS and their harmful and extremist ideologies in the Middle East," UK Defence Secretary John Healey stated.
British military aircraft have conducted overwatch operations over Syria to "deter any attempted resurgence" of the group subsequent to its routing at the battle of Baghuz in 2019, the MoD reported.
"I extend gratitude to every member of British forces participating in this operation for their expertise and their courage," Healey added. "Including them were numerous British personnel on duty over Christmas and New Year. This action, to remove dangerous terrorists who threaten our way of life, highlights how UK forces are prepared to act, all year round, protecting the UK at home and strong abroad."
Last December, the American forces conducted what it termed a "major assault" on IS targets in the country, following an assault killed two US servicemembers and a local interpreter in Palmyra.
The U.N. reports IS still boasts an estimated 5,000 to 7,000 fighters in Iraq and Syria.
