May 11, 2016
Release # 20160511-01
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SOUTHWEST
ASIA — On May 10, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL
terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces
conducted five strikes using ground-attack, attack, and remotely piloted
aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military
forces conducted nine strikes coordinated with and in support of the
Government of Iraq using 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 Shadaddi, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units
and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions and an ISIL vehicle.
* Near Manbij, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position.
* Near Waleed, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL vehicle.
Iraq
* Near Al Baghdadi, two strikes struck an ISIL bed down location and destroyed an ISIL mortar position.
* Near Ar Rutbah, one strike produced inconclusive results.
*
Near Fallujah, two strikes destroyed an ISIL vehicle borne improvised
explosive device (VBIED), two ISIL tunnel systems, and an ISIL weapons
cache.
* Near Kisik, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL assembly area.
* Near Mosul, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle.
* Near Sinjar, one strike destroyed an ISIL bulldozer.
* Near Tal Afar, one strike destroyed an ISIL excavator.
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.
Ground-based
artillery fired in counter-fire or in fire support to maneuver roles
are not classified as a strike as defined by CJTF-OIR.
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, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the
United States. Coalition nations which have conducted strikes in Syria
include Australia, Bahrain, Canada, France, Jordan, the Netherlands,
Saudi Arabia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the
United States.