Royal Air Force Typhoon jets have conducted a mission with French warplanes in a combined operation targeting an underground arms cache in Syria used by the Daesh militant organization, per a report from the UK Ministry of Defence.
The facility, identified by surveillance, was believed to be storing arms and explosives, the release indicated, and was positioned in mountains just north of Palmyra in the heart of Syria.
"Our fighter planes employed Paveway IV guided bombs to hit a number of approach shafts providing entry to the site... initial indications are that the strike was effective," officials stated.
There was no indication of any harm to civilians in the attack late on Saturday and every plane involved returned safely, the defence officials confirmed.
The Typhoon FGR4s were supported by a Voyager tanker plane.
The Islamic State group - referred to as Daesh - imposed militant control over parts of Iraq and Syria until 2019.
"This operation demonstrates the UK's leading role, and resolve to operate in unison with our partners, to stamp out any re-emergence of IS and their violent and radical beliefs in the area," the British Defence Secretary the minister stated.
RAF aircraft have performed overwatch operations over Syrian airspace to "deter any efforts to regroup" of the group following its military defeat at the climactic battle in Baghuz in the year 2019, the authorities noted.
"I must thank all the members of our armed forces who took part in this mission for their professionalism and their courage," he commented. "Including them were thousands of British troops on duty over Christmas and New Year. This mission, to remove militants who pose a risk to our security, shows how British military are always on standby, all year round, keeping Britain secure domestically and strong abroad."
Last December, the American forces conducted what it termed a "major assault" against Daesh sites in Syria, after an assault resulted in the deaths of two American soldiers and a civilian linguist in the Palmyra area.
The United Nations says Daesh still has an estimated 5,000 to 7,000 fighters in Iraq and Syria.
