December 10, 2015
Release # 20151210-01
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SOUTHWEST ASIA — On Dec. 9, 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 20 strikes
coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using fighter,
bomber, 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 Ar Raqqah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and wounded an ISIL fighter.
* Near Ayn Isa, one strike destroyed an ISIL mortar system.
* Near Kobani, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle and an ISIL building.
Iraq
* Near Al Huwayjah, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL vehicles and wounded two ISIL fighters.
* Near Al Qaim, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL vehicles.
* Near Fallujah, one strike destroyed seven ISIL fighting positions.
*
Near Kisik, three strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and
destroyed two ISIL vehicles and an ISIL fighting position.
* Near Mosul, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL vehicle and an ISIL checkpoint.
* Near Qayyarah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit.
*
Near Ramadi, six strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and
destroyed two ISIL boats, five ISIL fighting positions, three ISIL
weapons caches, and four ISIL command and control nodes.
* Near
Sinjar, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL
heavy machine guns, an ISIL fighting position, and two ISIL vehicles.
* Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position and an ISIL vehicle.
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, the 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, the United Kingdom, and the United States.