British Air Force Typhoon fighter aircraft have joined forces with French warplanes in a joint strike on an subterranean weapons facility in Syrian territory used by the Daesh militant organization, per a report from the British defence ministry.
The site, located using surveillance, was thought to be housing weapons and explosive materials, the release indicated, and was located in hills just to the north of Palmyra in central Syria.
"Our fighter planes used laser-guided Paveway IV weapons to hit a several entry passages leading to the facility... preliminary assessments suggest the strike was effective," officials stated.
There was no indication of any civilian casualties in the operation late on Saturday and every plane involved made a safe return, the defence officials confirmed.
The Typhoon FGR4s were backed up by a Voyager refuelling tanker.
Daesh - also known as Daesh - established militant control over significant areas in Iraq and Syria until 2019.
"This strike shows British leadership, and resolve to operate in unison with our allies, to eliminate any re-emergence of the terrorist group and their dangerous and violent ideologies in the Middle East," the British Defence Secretary the minister stated.
British military aircraft have conducted surveillance missions over Syria to "prevent any attempted comeback" of the group subsequent to its defeat at the battle of Baghuz in the year 2019, the authorities noted.
"I want to thank all the members of British forces who took part in this mission for their skill and their valour," the Defence Secretary added. "Including them were a great many British personnel stationed over Christmas and New Year. This operation, to remove militants who threaten our security, demonstrates how our armed forces are prepared to act, continuously, ensuring Britain's security domestically and strong abroad."
During December, the United States armed forces executed what it described as a "major assault" against Daesh sites in Syria, following an assault resulted in the deaths of two US troops and a civilian linguist in the Palmyra area.
The UN reports IS still boasts an estimated 5,000 to 7,000 combatants in both countries.
