RAF Typhoon FGR4s have operated alongside French warplanes in a combined operation on an hidden munitions depot in Syria employed by the IS group, as stated by the British defence ministry.
The facility, pinpointed through intelligence, was assessed as storing arms and explosives, the announcement noted, and was situated in mountainous terrain just north of Palmyra in central Syria.
"The RAF jets utilized Paveway IV guided bombs to target a several entry passages leading to the facility... initial indications suggest the objective was successfully hit," officials stated.
There was no sign of any civilian casualties in the attack on Saturday evening and all the aircraft made a safe return, the defence officials confirmed.
The Typhoon FGR4s were supported by a Voyager tanker plane.
Daesh - alternatively referred to as ISIS - established jihadist rule over parts of Iraq and Syria before its territorial defeat in 2019.
"This strike shows our UK leadership, and resolve to stand shoulder to shoulder with our allies, to eliminate any resurgence of the terrorist group and their dangerous and violent ideologies in the region," UK Defence Secretary the Defence Secretary remarked.
UK warplanes have conducted surveillance missions over Syria to "forestall any attempted resurgence" of the group subsequent to its routing at the Baghuz confrontation in 2019, the ministry said.
"I want to thank all the members of our armed forces involved in this strike for their skill and their courage," Healey said. "Including them were thousands of British personnel on duty over Christmas and New Year. This mission, to remove militants who threaten our safety, highlights how British military are always on standby, all year round, protecting the UK domestically and influential overseas."
In December, the US military executed what it called a "massive strike" on Daesh sites in Syria, after an ambush killed two American soldiers and a local interpreter in Palmyra.
The United Nations estimates IS still maintains roughly 5-7 thousand combatants in Syria and Iraq.
