February 14, 2016
Release # 20160214-01
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SOUTHWEST ASIA — On Feb. 13, coalition military forces
continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition
military forces conducted two strikes using fighter aircraft against ISIL
targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 25 strikes
coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using attack,
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 Al Hawl, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL
tunnel.
* Near Al Hasakah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an
ISIL building.
Iraq
* Near Albu Hayat, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an
ISIL improvised explosive device (IED) cache and six ISIL rocket rails.
* Near Habbaniyah, one strike destroyed an ISIL fighting position.
* Near Kisik, one strike destroyed two ISIL rocket positions.
* Near Mosul, 12 strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units, an ISIL
headquarters, two ISIL financial storage centers, and two ISIL financial
distribution centers and destroyed 12 ISIL fighting positions and an ISIL
vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED).
* Near Ramadi, six strikes struck five separate ISIL tactical units and
destroyed three ISIL staging areas, three ISIL fighting positions, and two ISIL
assembly areas.
* Near Sinjar, one strike suppressed an ISIL mortar position.
* Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed
two ISIL fighting positions.
* Near Tal Afar, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL
fighting position.
* Near Fallujah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL
assembly area.
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.