Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter aircraft have conducted a mission with French aircraft in a combined operation on an hidden munitions depot in Syrian territory operated by the Daesh militant organization, as stated by the UK Ministry of Defence.
The location, pinpointed through surveillance, was assessed as storing arms and explosives, the release indicated, and was positioned in mountains just north of the historic site of Palmyra in the heart of Syria.
"Our aircraft employed Paveway IV guided bombs to hit a series of access tunnels leading to the depot... initial indications are that the target was engaged successfully," the ministry announced.
There was no evidence of any harm to civilians in the strike on Saturday evening and all the aircraft made a safe return, the defence officials confirmed.
The Typhoon fighters were backed up by a Voyager tanker plane.
The Islamic State group - referred to as Daesh - established extremist governance over parts of both Syria and Iraq until 2019.
"This operation underscores British leadership, and determination to work closely with our partners, to eradicate any revival of IS and their dangerous and violent ideologies in the Middle East," the British Defence Secretary John Healey said.
British military aircraft have carried out overwatch operations over Syrian airspace to "forestall any efforts to regroup" of Islamic State after its routing at the battle of Baghuz in 2019, the authorities noted.
"I extend gratitude to every member of the UK armed forces involved in this strike for their expertise and their bravery," the Defence Secretary commented. "They were among thousands of UK service members deployed over Christmas and New Year. This mission, to eliminate militants who threaten our security, demonstrates how our armed forces are prepared to act, continuously, protecting the UK domestically and influential overseas."
Last December, the American forces executed what it called a "massive strike" against Islamic State objectives in Syria, subsequent to an ambush resulted in the deaths of two US servicemembers and a local interpreter in Palmyra.
The U.N. estimates Islamic State still has between 5,000 and 7,000 militants in both countries.