November 30, 2015
Release # 20151130-01
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SOUTHWEST ASIA — On Nov. 29, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL
terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces
conducted three strikes using bomber and remotely piloted aircraft.
Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 12 strikes
coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using bomber,
fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets.
The following is a summary of the strikes conducted against ISIL since the last press release:
Syria
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Near Dayr Az Zawr, one strike destroyed an ISIL excavator and three
ISIL bulldozers and damaged an additional ISIL bulldozer.
* Near Al Hawl, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL checkpoint and an wounded an ISIL fighter.
Iraq
* Near Albu Hayat, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit.
*
Near Fallujah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an
ISIL rocket rail and two ISIL defensive fighting positions.
* Near Habbaniyah, one strike destroyed an ISIL defensive fighting position.
* Near Mosul, one strike denied ISIL access to terrain.
* Near Qayyarah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and wounded an ISIL fighter.
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Near Ramadi, five strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an
ISIL indirect fire site, two ISIL tactical vehicles, an ISIL recoilless
rifle, an ISIL vehicle, three ISIL buildings, three ISIL anti-air
artillery sites, an ISIL tunnel system, and two ISIL weapons caches.
* Near Sinjar, two strikes struck two ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL fighting position and an ISIL vehicle.
Strike assessments are based on initial reports. All aircraft returned to base safely.
A
strike, as defined in the CJTF releases, means one or more kinetic
events that occur in roughly the same geographic location to produce a
single, sometimes cumulative effect for that location. So having a
single aircraft deliver a single weapon against a lone ISIL vehicle is
one strike, but so is multiple aircraft delivering dozens of weapons
against a group of buildings and vehicles and weapon systems in a
compound, for example, having the cumulative effect of making that
facility (or facilities) harder or impossible to use. Accordingly,
CJTF-OIR does not report the number or type of aircraft employed in a
strike, the number of munitions dropped in each strike, or the number of
individual munition impact points against a target.
The strikes
were conducted as part of Operation Inherent Resolve, the operation to
eliminate the ISIL terrorist group and the threat they pose to Iraq,
Syria, and the wider international community.
The destruction of
ISIL targets in Syria and Iraq further limits the group's ability to
project terror and conduct operations. Coalition nations which have
conducted strikes in Iraq include Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark,
France, Jordan, Netherlands, United Kingdom, and the United States.
Coalition nations which have conducted strikes in Syria include
Australia, Bahrain, Canada, France, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, United
Arab Emirates, and the U.S.