RAF Typhoon FGR4s have conducted a mission with French aircraft in a combined operation targeting an hidden munitions depot in Syria used by the Daesh militant organization, as stated by the British defence ministry.
The site, identified by reconnaissance, was believed to be storing arms and explosives, the statement said, and was located in mountains just north of Palmyra in Syria's central region.
"Our aircraft utilized laser-guided Paveway IV weapons to hit a number of access tunnels leading to the site... early reports indicate the objective was successfully hit," officials stated.
There was no sign of any harm to civilians in the attack on Saturday evening and all the aircraft made a safe return, the defence officials confirmed.
The Typhoon fighters were backed up by a Voyager aerial refuelling aircraft.
Daesh - also known as the so-called Islamic State - established extremist governance over large swathes of Iraq and Syria until 2019.
"This operation underscores the UK's leading role, and commitment to work closely with our partners, to stamp out any revival of IS and their violent and radical beliefs in the area," the British Defence Secretary the minister said.
UK warplanes have conducted surveillance missions over Syrian airspace to "forestall any efforts to regroup" of Islamic State subsequent to its defeat at the climactic battle in Baghuz in 2019, the MoD reported.
"I want to thank every member of our armed forces participating in this operation for their professionalism and their valour," he added. "They were part of numerous British troops stationed over the festive period. This operation, to eliminate terrorist threats who endanger our security, demonstrates how UK forces are ready to step up, all year round, protecting the UK within its borders and influential overseas."
In December, the United States armed forces conducted what it called a "major assault" against Daesh sites in Syria, following an assault claimed the lives of two American soldiers and a civilian interpreter in Palmyra.
The UN says Islamic State still maintains an estimated 5,000 to 7,000 fighters in Iraq and Syria.
