British Air Force Typhoon FGR4s have joined forces with French aircraft in a joint strike against an subterranean weapons facility in Syria used by the Daesh militant organization, per a report from the UK Ministry of Defence.
The facility, identified by reconnaissance, was assessed as storing arms and explosives, the statement said, and was situated in mountainous terrain just above Palmyra in Syria's central region.
"Our aircraft utilized laser-guided Paveway IV weapons to target a number of entry passages providing entry to the site... preliminary assessments indicate the strike was effective," the MoD said.
There was no evidence of any civilian impact in the attack conducted Saturday night and all the aircraft returned to base without incident, the MoD added.
The Typhoon fighters were backed up by a Voyager tanker plane.
IS - alternatively referred to as ISIS - enforced jihadist rule over parts of both Syria and Iraq prior to its 2019 collapse.
"This action shows our UK leadership, and commitment to stand shoulder to shoulder with our allies, to eliminate any resurgence of Daesh and their violent and radical beliefs in the Middle East," the British Defence Secretary John Healey remarked.
UK warplanes have conducted patrols over Syrian airspace to "forestall any efforts to regroup" of the group subsequent to its military defeat at the climactic battle in Baghuz in the year 2019, the ministry said.
"I extend gratitude to all the members of British forces who took part in this strike for their skill and their courage," the Defence Secretary said. "They were among thousands of British troops deployed over Christmas and New Year. This action, to remove militants who threaten our safety, shows how British military are ready to step up, throughout the year, protecting the UK domestically and powerful internationally."
In December, the American forces conducted what it called a "massive strike" against Islamic State objectives in Syria, after an attack claimed the lives of two US servicemembers and a civilian linguist in Palmyra.
The U.N. says Islamic State still boasts roughly 5-7 thousand combatants in Syria and Iraq.
