March 8, 2016
Release # 20160308-01
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SOUTHWEST ASIA — On March 7, coalition military forces continued
to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military
forces conducted seven strikes using ground-attack, attack, fighter and
remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition
military forces conducted 17 strikes coordinated with and in support of the
Government of Iraq using rocket artillery, attack, fighter 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, one strike destroyed an ISIL house borne improvised explosive
device (HBIED).
* Near Dayr Az Zawr, two strikes struck a large ISIL tactical unit and an ISIL
gas and oil separation plant modular refinery, and destroyed an ISIL vehicle.
* Near Mar'a, four strikes struck three ISIL tactical units and an ISIL
facility, and destroyed an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL heavy machine gun position,
and an ISIL building.
Iraq
* Near Al Baghdadi, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an
ISIL weapons cache, an ISIL staging area, and an ISIL rocket position.
* Near Bayji, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL
heavy machine gun position.
* Near Fallujah, one strike destroyed an ISIL vehicle borne improvised
explosive device (VBIED).
* Near Habbaniya, one strike destroyed an ISIL tunnel.
* Near Haditha, one strike destroyed an ISIL supply cache.
* Near Kisik, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL assembly
area.
* Near Mosul, three strikes struck two ISIL headquarters and destroyed an ISIL
assembly area.
* Near Qayyarah, one strike struck an ISIL used bridge.
* Near Ramadi, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL
mortar position, and two ISIL supply caches.
* Near Sinjar, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL
fighting position.
* Near Sultan Abdallah, three strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units
and destroyed two ISIL vehicles, and an ISIL artillery piece.
* Near Waleed, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL
supply cache.
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, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Coalition
nations which have conducted strikes in Syria include Australia, Bahrain,
Canada, France, Jordan, the Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, United Arab
Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the United States.