November 28, 2015
Release # 20151128-01
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SOUTHWEST ASIA — On Nov. 27, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL
terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces
conducted three strikes using attack and remotely piloted aircraft.
Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 17 strikes
coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using bomber,
fighter, attack, 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 Ayn Isa, three strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL tactical vehicle.
Iraq
*
Near Al Baghdadi, two strikes destroyed two ISIL rocket rails and
damaged a third ISIL rocket rail and denied ISIL access to terrain.
* Near Albu Hayat, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit.
*
Near Mosul, three strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and
destroyed an ISIL mortar position and four ISIL fighting positions.
*
Near Ramadi, seven strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and
destroyed an ISIL home-made explosives cache, an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL
boat, an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED), two
ISIL buildings, an ISIL heavy machine gun, an ISIL ammo cache, two ISIL
weapons caches, and an ISIL fighting position.
* Near Sinjar, four
strikes struck three separate tactical units and destroyed two ISIL
fighting positions and three 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.