British Air Force Typhoon FGR4s have operated alongside France's air force in a combined operation against an hidden munitions depot in Syria operated by the Daesh militant organization, as stated by the UK's MoD.
The site, identified by intelligence, was believed to be housing weapons and explosive materials, the release indicated, and was situated in hills just to the north of Palmyra in central Syria.
"Our aircraft utilized Paveway IV guided bombs to strike a several entry passages down to the site... initial indications are that the strike was effective," officials stated.
There was no evidence of any civilian casualties in the strike late on Saturday and each participating jet made a safe return, the ministry further stated.
The Typhoon fighters were backed up by a Voyager refuelling tanker.
IS - also known as Daesh - established extremist governance over large swathes of both Syria and Iraq prior to its 2019 collapse.
"This operation shows the UK's leading role, and commitment to operate in unison with our allies, to stamp out any revival of Daesh and their dangerous and violent ideologies in the Middle East," Britain's Defence Chief the minister stated.
RAF aircraft have carried out overwatch operations over Syria to "forestall any attempted resurgence" of IS subsequent to its military defeat at the climactic battle in Baghuz in 2019, the authorities noted.
"I extend gratitude to the personnel of British forces who took part in this mission for their professionalism and their bravery," he said. "They were among numerous British personnel deployed over the festive period. This operation, to eliminate dangerous terrorists who threaten our way of life, shows how British military are always on standby, throughout the year, protecting the UK domestically and influential overseas."
During December, the United States armed forces executed what it described as a "large-scale strike" on Daesh sites in the country, following an assault resulted in the deaths of two American soldiers and a local interpreter in Palmyra.
The UN estimates Daesh still has between 5,000 and 7,000 militants in Syria and Iraq.
