July 09, 2016
Release # 20160709-01
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SOUTHWEST
ASIA — On July 8, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL
terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces
conducted nine strikes using bomber, ground-attack, fighter, and
remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq,
coalition military forces conducted eight 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 Abu Kamal, two strikes destroyed three ISIL wellheads.
* Near Ar Raqqah, two strikes struck two ISIL-used bridges.
* Near Ayn Isa, one strike struck a large ISIL tactical unit.
*
Near Manbij, three strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and
destroyed an ISIL fighting position and an ISIL-used bridge.
* Near Mar'a, one strike struck an ISIL operations center.
Iraq
* Near Bashir, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL weapons cache.
* Near Bayji, one strike destroyed an ISIL front-end loader.
* Near Hit, one strike destroyed an ISIL mortar system and an ISIL weapons cache.
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Near Mosul, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed
three ISIL assembly areas, an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL weapons cache, and
two ISIL fighting positions.
* Near Qayyarah, one strike destroyed an ISIL front-end loader.
*
Near Ramadi, one strike struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed
an ISIL rocket propelled grenade system, an ISIL recoilless rifle, an
ISIL anti-air artillery piece, six ISIL heavy machine guns, an ISIL
supply cache, and an ISIL fighting position and damaged a separate ISIL
fighting position.
* Near Tal Afar, one strike destroyed an ISIL mortar system.
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.