February 08, 2016
Release # 20160208-01
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SOUTHWEST ASIA — On Feb. 7, coalition military forces
continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition
military forces conducted one strike using fighter aircraft. Separately in
Iraq, coalition military forces conducted nine strikes coordinated with and in
support of the Government of Iraq using attack and fighter aircraft against
ISIL targets.
The following is a summary of the strikes conducted against ISIL since the last
press release:
Syria
* Near Al Hasakah, one strike suppressed an ISIL rocket position.
Iraq
* Near Al Huwayjah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an
ISIL tunnel.
* Near Habbaniyah, one strike destroyed an ISIL vehicle borne improvised
explosive device (VBIED).
* Near Kisik, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL
heavy machine gun and an ISIL fighting position.
* Near Mosul, four strikes struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed five
ISIL fighting positions and suppressed an ISIL rocket position and an ISIL
mortar position.
* Near Ramadi, two strikes destroyed an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL tactical vehicle,
an ISIL VBIED, and an ISIL anti-air artillery piece.
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.