November 6, 2018
Release # 20181106-01
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SOUTHWEST ASIA – Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve and its partners continue to pursue the lasting defeat of ISIS in designated parts of Iraq and Syria.
Operation Roundup, which began May 1 for the defeat of ISIS in the Middle Euphrates River Valley and Iraqi- Syrian border region, has continued to gain ground and remove terrorists from the battlefield through offensive operations coupled with precision Coalition strike support.
Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve and its partner forces' operations are exerting pressure on ISIS senior leaders and associates, as well as degrading, disrupting and dismantling ISIS organizational structures throughout Iraq and Syria.
Operation Roundup will continue to target ISIS remnants as the coalition remains committed to the lasting defeat of ISIS to increase peace and stability in the region, and to protect all our homelands from ISIS's terrorist threat.
Weekly Strike Summary
Between Oct. 28 and Nov 3, CJTF-OIR coalition military forces conducted 100 strikes consisting of 161 engagements in Syria.
On Nov. 3 in Syria, coalition military forces conducted 28 strikes consisting of 44 engagements against ISIS targets.
• Near Hajin, 28 strikes engaged eight tactical units, and destroyed three headquarters buildings, two command and control centers, two supply centers, four weapons caches, three mortars, 10 staging areas, 1 firing position, and one guest house.
There were no reported strikes conducted in Iraq on Nov 3, 2018.
On Nov. 2 in Syria, coalition military forces conducted 21 strikes consisting of 31 engagements against ISIS targets.
• Near Hajin, 21 strikes engaged five tactical units, destroyed seven staging areas, five mortars, two weapons caches, two supply routes, one tunnel, two facilities, two command and control centers, and one piece of equipment.
There were no reported strikes conducted in Iraq on Nov 2, 2018.
On Nov. 1 in Syria, coalition military forces conducted 22 strikes consisting of 44 engagements against ISIS targets.
• Near Hajin, 22 strikes engaged seven tactical units, and destroyed two fighting positions, two mortars, two command and control centers, seven staging areas, and four weapons caches.
There were no reported strikes conducted in Iraq on Nov. 1, 2018.
On Oct. 31 in Syria, coalition military forces conducted eight strikes consisting of seven engagements against ISIS targets.
• Near Hajin, eight strikes engaged six tactical units, and destroyed one staging area, one armored vehicle, two observation points, and one command and control center.
There were no reported strikes conducted in Iraq on Oct. 31, 2018.
On Oct. 30 in Syria, coalition military forces conducted six strikes consisting of 20 engagements against an ISIS targets.
• Near Hajin, six strikes engaged six tactical units, and destroyed nine vehicles, seven supply routes, and one vehicle borne IED.
There were no reported strikes conducted in Iraq on Oct. 30, 2018.
On Oct. 29 in Syria, coalition military forces conducted seven strikes consisting of eight engagements against ISIS targets.
• Near Hajin, eight strikes engaged 10 tactical units, and destroyed two weapons caches, one vehicle borne IED, one vehicle, one command and control center, and one fighting position.
There were no reported strikes conducted in Iraq on Oct. 29, 2018.
On Oct 28, 2018 in Syria, coalition military forces conducted eight military strikes consisting of seven engagements against ISIS targets.
• Near Hajin, eight strikes engaged two tactical units, and destroyed one supply route, two vehicles, one command and control center, one mortar, one explosive manufacturing facility, one compound and one staging area.
There were no reported strikes conducted in Iraq on Oct. 28, 2018.
This coalition strike release contains all strikes conducted by fighter, attack, bomber, rotary-wing, or remotely piloted aircraft, rocket propelled artillery and ground-based tactical artillery.
A strike, as defined in the coalition release, refers to one or more kinetic engagements that occur in roughly the same geographic location to produce a single, sometimes cumulative effect in that location. For example, a single aircraft delivering a single weapon against a lone ISIS vehicle is one strike, but so is multiple aircraft delivering dozens of weapons against a group of ISIS-held buildings and weapon systems in a compound, having the cumulative effect of making that facility harder or impossible to use. Strike assessments are based on initial reports and may be refined.
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 information used to compile the daily strike releases is based on 'Z' or Greenwich Mean Time.
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