November 27, 2015
Release # 20151127-01
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SOUTHWEST ASIA — On Nov. 26, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL
terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Iraq, coalition military forces
conducted 18 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government
of Iraq using bomber, fighter, attack, ground attack 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 Fallujah, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed
an ISIL rocket rail, an ISIL fighting position, an ISIL improvised
explosive device (IED) cache, and an ISIL command and control node.
*
Near Kisik, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two
ISIL fighting positions and an ISIL heavy machine gun.
* Near
Ramadi, seven strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and
destroyed four ISIL buildings, two ISIL command and control nodes, an
ISIL staging area, an ISIL heavy machine gun, an ISIL fighting position,
seven ISIL boats, an ISIL bed-down location, an ISIL out post, cratered
an ISIL used road, and denied ISIL access to terrain.
* Near
Sinjar, five strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and
destroyed an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL fighting position, and suppressed an
ISIL rocket position.
* Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position.
* Near Tal Afar, one strike struck an ISIL vehicle borne IED facility.
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.