July 29, 2015
Release # 20150729
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SOUTHWEST ASIA – On July 28, coalition military forces
continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition
military forces conducted three airstrikes using fighter and remotely piloted
aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 11 airstrikes
coordinated with the Government of Iraq using attack, 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 Al
Hasakah, two airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL
fighting positions.
Near Idlib,
one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle.
Iraq
Near Al
Huwayjah, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL
vehicle.
Near Bayji,
two airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL vehicles and
an ISIL VBIED.
Near
Habbaniyah, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL
structure.
Near
Haditha, one airstrike destroyed an ISIL vehicle.
Near Mosul,
one airstrike destroyed an ISIL tunnel entrance.
Near Ramadi,
three airstrikes struck two ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL armored
vehicle, an ISIL structure and an ISIL fighting position.
Near Sinjar,
one airstrike struck an ISIL mortar position.
Near Tal
Afar, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL heavy
machine gun and an ISIL fighting position.
Airstrike assessments are based on initial reports. All
aircraft returned to base safely.
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 airstrikes in Iraq include Australia, Canada,
Denmark, France, Jordan, Netherlands, United Kingdom and United States.
Coalition nations which have conducted airstrikes in Syria include Bahrain,
Canada, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and the U.S.
Separately, on July 28 near Salqin, Syria, U.S. military
forces conducted one airstrike against a network of veteran al-Qaida
operatives, sometimes called the "Khorasan Group," who are plotting
external attacks against the United States and our allies. The airstrike struck
a tactical unit and destroyed a vehicle.