January 20, 2016
Release # 20160120-01
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SOUTHWEST ASIA — On Jan. 19, coalition military forces
continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Iraq, coalition
military forces conducted 14 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:
Iraq
* Near Habbaniyah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an
ISIL building.
* Near Haditha, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL
vehicles.
* Near Kisik, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed ten ISIL
fighting positions.
* Near Mosul, three strikes destroyed nine ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL
command and control node, and two ISIL assembly areas.
* Near Ramadi, six strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL
mortar system, three ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL RPG system, two ISIL
vehicle borne improvised explosive devices (VBIED), an ISIL building, two ISIL
heavy machine guns, an ISIL tunnel entrance, two ISIL petroleum oil and
lubricant trucks, an ISIL front end loader, suppressed an ISIL mortar system,
and denied ISIL access to terrain.
* Near Sinjar, one strike destroyed four ISIL command and control nodes.
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.