Royal Air Force Typhoon jets have operated alongside France's air force in a joint strike against an subterranean weapons facility in Syrian territory employed by the Islamic State group (IS), per a report from the UK Ministry of Defence.
The site, pinpointed through surveillance, was believed to be containing munitions and bombs, the statement said, and was located in hills just north of Palmyra in central Syria.
"The RAF jets used Paveway IV guided bombs to strike a number of entry passages leading to the depot... initial indications indicate the objective was successfully hit," the MoD said.
There was no evidence of any civilian casualties in the strike conducted Saturday night and each participating jet returned to base without incident, the defence officials confirmed.
The Typhoon fighters were backed up by a Voyager refuelling tanker.
Daesh - alternatively referred to as Daesh - established jihadist rule over significant areas in Syria and Iraq until 2019.
"This action shows the UK's leading role, and resolve to stand shoulder to shoulder with our allies, to eradicate any revival of Daesh and their harmful and extremist ideologies in the region," the British Defence Secretary the minister said.
British military aircraft have conducted patrols over Syrian airspace to "prevent any efforts to regroup" of the group following its routing at the climactic battle in Baghuz in the year 2019, the authorities noted.
"I want to thank the personnel of British forces involved in this mission for their expertise and their valour," he added. "They were among numerous UK service members on duty over the festive period. This operation, to take out terrorist threats who endanger our safety, highlights how British military are prepared to act, continuously, ensuring Britain's security domestically and strong abroad."
During December, the United States armed forces carried out what it called a "major assault" against IS targets in the country, following an ambush claimed the lives of two US servicemembers and a local interpreter in the Palmyra area.
The United Nations estimates Islamic State still maintains between 5,000 and 7,000 militants in Iraq and Syria.
