February 02, 2016
Release # 20160202-01
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SOUTHWEST ASIA — On Feb. 1,
coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and
Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted six strikes using attack,
fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military
forces conducted 20 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government
of Iraq using 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 Ar Raqqah, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed three
ISIL excavators.
* Near Dayr Az Zawr, two strikes struck two ISIL gas and oil separation plant
well heads.
* Near Manbij, two strikes struck an ISIL training facility and destroyed three
ISIL buildings.
Iraq
* Near Albu Hayat, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an
ISIL staging area.
* Near Habbaniyah, one strike struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed
two ISIL vehicles, three ISIL front end loaders, and an ISIL homemade
explosives cache.
* Near Kisik, three strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and
destroyed an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL fighting position, and an ISIL mortar
system.
* Near Mosul, four strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and an ISIL checkpoint
and destroyed an ISIL homemade explosives cache.
* Near Qayyarah, six strikes struck six separate ISIL tactical units and
destroyed an ISIL mortar system, an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL bunker, and an ISIL
fighting position.
* Near Ramadi, four strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and
destroyed four ISIL staging areas, an ISIL vehicle, four ISIL fighting
positions, an ISIL weapons cache, and denied ISIL access to terrain.
* Near Sinjar, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit.
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.