June 17, 2015
Release # 20150617
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SOUTHWEST ASIA – Coalition military forces continued
to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq June 16. In Syria, coalition
military forces conducted four airstrikes using fighter and remotely
piloted aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces
conducted seven airstrikes approved by the Iraqi Ministry of Defense
using attack, fighter, bomber and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL
terrorists.
“As part of our campaign, Daesh is being systematically removed from
the battlefield,” said Brig. Gen. Thomas Weidley, CJTF-OIR chief of
staff. “Coalition aviation, combined with ground force maneuver, forms
an accelerant for these activities.”
The following is a summary of the strikes conducted since the last press release:
Syria
Near Al Hasakah, two airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit, destroying two ISIL antenna arrays and an ISIL vehicle.
Near Aleppo, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit.
Near Kobani, one airstrike struck an ISIL large tactical unit.
Iraq
Near Baghdadi, one airstrike destroyed an ISIL resupply vehicle and an ISIL weapons cache.
Near Al Huwayjah, one airstrike struck an ISIL staging area.
Near Bayji, one airstrike destroyed two ISIL armored vehicles.
Near Mosul, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and an ISIL mortar firing positon, destroying an ISIL structure.
Near Sinjar, three airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit, destroying
three ISIL heavy machine guns, three ISIL fighting positons, three ISIL
tunnel entrances, an ISIL structure and an ISIL rocket propelled
grenade.
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, the region and the wider international community. The
destruction of ISIL targets in Syria and Iraq further limits the
terrorist group's ability to project terror and conduct operations.
Coalition nations which have conducted airstrikes in Iraq include
Australia, Belgium, 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.