RAF Typhoon fighter aircraft have conducted a mission with France's air force in a combined operation on an hidden munitions depot in Syria employed by the Islamic State group (IS), as stated by the UK's MoD.
The facility, pinpointed through surveillance, was thought to be containing munitions and bombs, the release indicated, and was situated in hills just above Palmyra in central Syria.
"The RAF jets utilized precision-guided Paveway IV munitions to target a series of entry passages providing entry to the facility... initial indications indicate the target was engaged successfully," the ministry announced.
There was no evidence of any harm to civilians in the operation conducted Saturday night and every plane involved returned safely, the ministry further stated.
The Typhoon fighters were assisted by a Voyager refuelling tanker.
IS - also known as the so-called Islamic State - established extremist governance over parts of both Syria and Iraq prior to its 2019 collapse.
"This strike shows the UK's leading role, and determination to operate in unison with our partners, to eliminate any revival of the terrorist group and their dangerous and violent ideologies in the region," UK Defence Secretary the Defence Secretary stated.
RAF aircraft have performed patrols over Syria to "forestall any attempted comeback" of Islamic State following its defeat at the climactic battle in Baghuz in 2019, the MoD reported.
"I want to thank the personnel of the UK armed forces involved in this operation for their expertise and their courage," the Defence Secretary commented. "They were part of a great many British personnel deployed over the festive period. This mission, to remove terrorist threats who pose a risk to our security, shows how British military are always on standby, continuously, ensuring Britain's security domestically and powerful internationally."
Last December, the American forces executed what it described as a "large-scale strike" on Daesh sites in Syria, subsequent to an assault killed two American soldiers and a local interpreter in Palmyra.
The U.N. estimates Daesh still has roughly 5-7 thousand militants in Iraq and Syria.
