Australian fighter jets have carried out their first airstrike on ISIL in Syria.

Defence minister Kevin Andrews this morning confirmed an Australian Hornet fighter aircraft destroyed an ISIL armoured personnel carrier with a precision guided missile two days ago.

The all-Australian mission involved two Royal Australian Air Force Hornet jets who located the carrier and requested permission to strike.

After authority was granted, a single strike was fired and was successful.

"This is part of our logical extension in the fight against Daesh to operate not just over northern Iraq but also to operate over eastern Syria in order to degrade and destroy the Daesh forces," Mr Andrews said.

He said the announcement was not made earlier as updates concerning missions were not made "on a daily basis" and he was planning to provide a six-month update on Australia's operations in the Middle East later today.

Coalition forces also conducted airstrikes on an ISIL tactical unit near Al Hasakah and a crude oil collection point near Dayr Az Zawr, according to a statement issued by the US military.