British Air Force Typhoon jets have joined forces with French aircraft in a combined operation on an hidden munitions depot in Syrian territory used by the Daesh militant organization, per a report from the British defence ministry.
The location, pinpointed through surveillance, was believed to be housing weapons and explosive materials, the release indicated, and was situated in mountainous terrain just north of the historic site of Palmyra in Syria's central region.
"Our fighter planes employed laser-guided Paveway IV weapons to target a number of access tunnels leading to the facility... preliminary assessments are that the target was engaged successfully," the MoD said.
There was no evidence of any civilian casualties in the attack conducted Saturday night and every plane involved made a safe return, the defence officials confirmed.
The Typhoon FGR4s were backed up by a Voyager tanker plane.
Daesh - also known as ISIS - imposed extremist governance over significant areas in Iraq and Syria before its territorial defeat in 2019.
"This action underscores British leadership, and determination to stand shoulder to shoulder with allied nations, to eradicate any re-emergence of IS and their dangerous and violent ideologies in the region," the British Defence Secretary the Defence Secretary remarked.
RAF aircraft have carried out surveillance missions over Syrian airspace to "prevent any efforts to regroup" of Islamic State subsequent to its defeat at the Baghuz confrontation in the year 2019, the MoD reported.
"I want to thank the personnel of the UK armed forces participating in this mission for their expertise and their courage," Healey commented. "Including them were numerous British troops stationed over the holidays. This action, to eliminate terrorist threats who threaten our safety, shows how British military are prepared to act, throughout the year, keeping Britain secure domestically and influential overseas."
During December, the US military executed what it termed a "major assault" against IS targets in Syria, following an ambush killed two US troops and a civilian interpreter in the Palmyra area.
The U.N. says Daesh still boasts between 5,000 and 7,000 combatants in Iraq and Syria.
