Royal Air Force Typhoon jets have operated alongside French warplanes in a coordinated attack on an hidden munitions depot in Syria used by the Daesh militant organization, as stated by the British defence ministry.
The site, located using intelligence, was assessed as housing weapons and explosive materials, the release indicated, and was located in mountainous terrain just to the north of the historic site of Palmyra in Syria's central region.
"Our fighter planes utilized precision-guided Paveway IV munitions to target a number of entry passages down to the facility... preliminary assessments are that the target was engaged successfully," the ministry announced.
There was no sign of any civilian impact in the attack late on Saturday and all the aircraft returned to base without incident, the defence officials confirmed.
The Typhoon FGR4s were supported by a Voyager aerial refuelling aircraft.
IS - referred to as ISIS - imposed extremist governance over parts of both Syria and Iraq until 2019.
"This strike underscores the UK's leading role, and resolve to stand shoulder to shoulder with our partners, to eradicate any revival of IS and their dangerous and violent ideologies in the region," the British Defence Secretary the minister stated.
RAF aircraft have performed patrols over Syrian airspace to "prevent any attempted resurgence" of Islamic State after its routing at the Baghuz confrontation in 2019, the authorities noted.
"I extend gratitude to the personnel of British forces participating in this strike for their professionalism and their courage," Healey commented. "They were part of a great many British troops on duty over Christmas and New Year. This operation, to remove dangerous terrorists who endanger our security, shows how our armed forces are always on standby, continuously, protecting the UK domestically and powerful internationally."
During December, the United States armed forces executed what it described as a "major assault" targeting Islamic State objectives in Syria, after an ambush claimed the lives of two US troops and a civilian linguist in the Palmyra area.
The U.N. says IS still maintains roughly 5-7 thousand combatants in both countries.