February 09, 2016
Release # 20160209-01
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SOUTHWEST ASIA — On Feb. 8, coalition military forces
continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition
military forces conducted three strikes using attack aircraft. Separately in
Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 18 strikes coordinated with and in
support of the Government of Iraq using rocket artillery and 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 Kobani, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit.
* Near Manbij, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit.
* Near Mar'a, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL
fighting position.
Iraq
* Near Al Baghdadi, seven strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and
three ISIL staging areas and destroyed two ISIL rockets, an ISIL weapons cache,
an ISIL front-end loader, an ISIL heavy machine gun, and an ISIL vehicle and
denied ISIL access to terrain.
* Near Al Huwayjah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit.
* Near Fallujah, one strike destroyed an ISIL-used bridge.
* Near Mosul, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed five ISIL
fighting positions, an ISIL mortar tube, and an ISIL vehicle.
* Near Qayyarah, two strikes struck an ISIL logistics facility and destroyed
four ISIL fighting positions.
* Near Ramadi, three strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and
destroyed three ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL staging area, and two ISIL
boats and denied ISIL access to terrain.
* Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike destroyed two ISIL fighting positions.
* Near Tal Afar, one strike suppressed an ISIL rocket fire position.
Additionally, one strike from Feb. 7 was not included on the Feb. 8 strike
release:
Iraq
* Near Ramadi, one strike struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed three
ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL heavy machine gun, and an ISIL boat.
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.