Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter aircraft have joined forces with French aircraft in a coordinated attack on an subterranean weapons facility in Syrian territory operated by the Daesh militant organization, per a report from the UK's MoD.
The facility, pinpointed through intelligence, was assessed as containing munitions and bombs, the release indicated, and was positioned in mountainous terrain just above the historic site of Palmyra in Syria's central region.
"Our fighter planes utilized precision-guided Paveway IV munitions to strike a several access tunnels providing entry to the facility... preliminary assessments indicate the strike was effective," the ministry announced.
There was no indication of any civilian impact in the strike late on Saturday and each participating jet made a safe return, the MoD added.
The Typhoon fighters were supported by a Voyager tanker plane.
The Islamic State group - alternatively referred to as the so-called Islamic State - established militant control over parts of both Syria and Iraq until 2019.
"This strike underscores our UK leadership, and resolve to work closely with our partners, to stamp out any resurgence of Daesh and their dangerous and violent ideologies in the region," Britain's Defence Chief the minister said.
RAF aircraft have conducted surveillance missions over Syrian airspace to "prevent any efforts to regroup" of IS after its defeat at the Baghuz confrontation in 2019, the MoD reported.
"I want to thank all the members of the UK armed forces involved in this mission for their expertise and their courage," Healey commented. "They were among numerous UK service members deployed over the festive period. This mission, to take out militants who endanger our safety, shows how British military are ready to step up, all year round, keeping Britain secure domestically and strong abroad."
In December, the United States armed forces carried out what it called a "major assault" against IS targets in the country, after an assault claimed the lives of two US troops and a civilian linguist in the Palmyra area.
The United Nations reports IS still boasts an estimated 5,000 to 7,000 combatants in Iraq and Syria.
