January 3, 2016
Release # 20160103-01
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SOUTHWEST ASIA — On Jan. 2, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL
terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces
conducted six strikes using fighter and attack aircraft. Separately in
Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 20 strikes coordinated with
and in support of the Government of Iraq using attack, 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
*
Near Dayr Az Zawr, three strikes struck an ISIL gas and oil separation
plant and destroyed an ISIL technical vehicle, an ISIL excavator, two
ISIL front end loaders, and damaged a separate ISIL front end loader.
* Near Manbij, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed four ISIL buildings and an ISIL vehicle.
* Near Ayn Isa, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions.
* Near Washiyah, one strike struck an ISIL weapons manufacturing and storage facility.
Iraq
* Near Fallujah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and suppressed an ISIL mortar position.
* Near Kirkuk, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL heavy machine gun and an ISIL fighting position.
* Near Kisik, one strike destroyed an ISIL assembly area.
*
Near Mosul, five strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and
destroyed 18 ISIL fighting positions, three ISIL command and control
nodes, two ISIL weapons caches, two ISIL tunnels, and an ISIL vehicle.
* Near Qayyarah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL fighting positons.
*
Near Ramadi, seven strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed
three ISIL tactical vehicles, two ISIL vehicles, an ISIL vehicle borne
improvised explosive device (VBIED), three ISIL buildings, two ISIL
heavy machine gun positions, an ISIL fighting position, an ISIL staging
location, suppressed an ISIL VBIED, damaged an ISIL staging location,
and denied ISIL access to terrain.
* Near Sinjar, two strikes
destroyed two ISIL fighting positions and two ISIL light machine guns
and denied ISIL access to terrain.
* Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting positon.
* Near Tal Afar, one strike struck an ISIL-used bridge.
Additionally,
in yesterday's strike release, one strike in Iraq was erroneously
listed separately in support of Coalition operations. This was
incorrect, all strikes in Iraq were conducted in support of and
coordination with the Government of Iraq against ISIL targets.
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, the 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, the United Kingdom, and the United States.