Royal Air Force Typhoon jets have joined forces with France's air force in a joint strike on an hidden munitions depot in Syrian territory employed by the Islamic State group (IS), as stated by the British defence ministry.
The location, identified by intelligence, was believed to be storing arms and explosives, the release indicated, and was located in hills just to the north of the ancient city of Palmyra in central Syria.
"The RAF jets utilized Paveway IV guided bombs to target a several approach shafts providing entry to the site... early reports suggest the strike was effective," the ministry announced.
There was no sign of any civilian casualties in the strike on Saturday evening and every plane involved returned to base without incident, the ministry further stated.
The British jets were supported by a Voyager tanker plane.
The Islamic State group - also known as the so-called Islamic State - enforced extremist governance over significant areas in both Syria and Iraq prior to its 2019 collapse.
"This action shows British leadership, and determination to work closely with allied nations, to stamp out any revival of Daesh and their harmful and extremist ideologies in the area," Britain's Defence Chief the Defence Secretary remarked.
British military aircraft have performed surveillance missions over Syria to "prevent any attempted comeback" of the group following its routing at the battle of Baghuz in 2019, the authorities noted.
"I must thank all the members of British forces involved in this operation for their expertise and their courage," the Defence Secretary commented. "They were among a great many British personnel on duty over the festive period. This mission, to take out terrorist threats who pose a risk to our security, shows how British military are prepared to act, throughout the year, protecting the UK domestically and strong abroad."
Last December, the American forces conducted what it termed a "major assault" against Daesh sites in the country, subsequent to an attack claimed the lives of two US servicemembers and a civilian linguist in the Palmyra area.
The UN reports Daesh still maintains between 5,000 and 7,000 combatants in Syria and Iraq.
