February 19, 2016
Release # 20160219-01
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SOUTHWEST ASIA — On Feb. 18, coalition military forces
continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition
military forces conducted nine strikes using attack, ground-attack, fighter,
and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq,
coalition military forces conducted 13 strikes coordinated with and in support
of the Government of Iraq using rocket artillery and 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 Abu Kamal, one strike destroyed an ISIL workover rig.
* Near Al Hasakah, four strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and
destroyed five ISIL vehicles and two ISIL fighting positions.
* Near Al Hawl, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL
vehicle.
* Near Ar Raqqah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL
vehicle.
* Near Manbij, two strikes struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL
vehicle.
Iraq
* Near Al Baghdadi, one strike destroyed eight ISIL rocket rails.
* Near Albu Hayat, one strike destroyed 13 ISIL rocket rails.
* Near Hit, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit.
* Near Mosul, four strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and an ISIL weapons
storage facility and destroyed 12 ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL excavator,
and an ISIL vehicle.
* Near Ramadi, four strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and
destroyed four ISIL staging areas.
* Near Sinjar, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and suppressed an ISIL
rocket position.
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.