British Air Force Typhoon fighter aircraft have operated alongside French warplanes in a combined operation on an subterranean weapons facility in Syria operated by the Daesh militant organization, as stated by the British defence ministry.
The site, located using reconnaissance, was assessed as housing weapons and explosive materials, the statement said, and was positioned in mountainous terrain just to the north of Palmyra in central Syria.
"Our aircraft employed laser-guided Paveway IV weapons to hit a series of entry passages down to the facility... early reports indicate the strike was effective," the MoD said.
There was no evidence of any harm to civilians in the attack conducted Saturday night and all the aircraft made a safe return, the defence officials confirmed.
The Typhoon fighters were backed up by a Voyager refuelling tanker.
The Islamic State group - also known as Daesh - enforced extremist governance over parts of Syria and Iraq before its territorial defeat in 2019.
"This operation shows our UK leadership, and commitment to operate in unison with our allies, to eradicate any revival of the terrorist group and their harmful and extremist ideologies in the Middle East," UK Defence Secretary the minister remarked.
UK warplanes have performed overwatch operations over Syrian airspace to "prevent any efforts to regroup" of the group subsequent to its defeat at the battle of Baghuz in the year 2019, the MoD reported.
"I want to thank every member of our armed forces involved in this operation for their expertise and their valour," Healey commented. "They were part of numerous UK service members deployed over the festive period. This action, to eliminate dangerous terrorists who endanger our security, demonstrates how UK forces are prepared to act, continuously, protecting the UK domestically and strong abroad."
Last December, the United States armed forces executed what it called a "major assault" on Daesh sites in the country, following an attack claimed the lives of two American soldiers and a civilian interpreter in Palmyra.
The U.N. reports Islamic State still boasts between 5,000 and 7,000 militants in both countries.
