November 22, 2015
Release # 20151122-01
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SOUTHWEST ASIA — On Nov. 21, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL
terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces
conducted nine strikes using ground-attack, attack, fighter, bomber and
remotely piloted aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces
conducted 16 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government
of Iraq using bomber, attack, ground-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 Hasakah, five strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units
and destroyed two ISIL vehicles, three ISIL structures, an ISIL vehicle
borne improvised explosive device (VBIED), damaged an ISIL structure,
and wounded ISIL fighters.
* Near Al Hawl, three strikes struck
three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL vehicles and
wounded ISIL fighters.
* Near Mar'a, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit.
Iraq
* Near Haditha, one strike destroyed an ISIL tactical vehicle.
* Near Hit, one strike denied ISIL access to terrain.
* Near Kisik, one strike destroyed an ISIL bunker.
* Near Mosul, one strike destroyed an ISIL artillery piece.
*
Near Ramadi, five strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and
destroyed three ISIL IED obstacles, two ISIL fighting positions, six
ISIL heavy machine gun positions, two ISIL vehicles, three ISIL weapon
caches, an ISIL staging area, an ISIL VBIED, cratered an ISIL road,
suppressed an ISIL rocket position, and denied ISIL access to terrain.
*
Near Sinjar, three strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and
destroyed an ISIL mortar position and an ISIL checkpoint.
* Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike suppressed an ISIL mortar position.
* Near Tal Afar, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position.
*
Near Tikrit, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an
ISIL heavy machine gun, an ISIL fighting position, and four ISIL
vehicles.
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, 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, and the U.S.