March 10, 2016
Release # 20160310-01
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SOUTHWEST ASIA — On March 9, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL
terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces
conducted five strikes using attack, fighter and remotely piloted
aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military
forces conducted 15 strikes coordinated with and in support of the
Government of Iraq using rocket artillery and ground-attack, 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 Ar Raqqah, two strikes struck an ISIL headquarters and an ISIL logistics facility.
*
Near Al Hawl, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and
destroyed three ISIL fighting positions, and an ISIL vehicle borne
improvised explosive device (VBIED).
* Near Mar'a, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position.
Iraq
* Near Al Baghdadi, one strike destroyed an ISIL vehicle.
* Near Kirkuk, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit.
* Near Kisik, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position.
* Near Mosul, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position.
* Near Qayyarah, one strike destroyed an ISIL rocket rail.
*
Near Ramadi, four strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and
destroyed four ISIL heavy machine guns, two ISIL supply caches, 11 ISIL
improvised explosive devices (IED), three ISIL vehicles, an ISIL VBIED,
and denied ISIL access to terrain.
* Near Sinjar, five strikes
struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL assembly area, an
ISIL tactical vehicle, 12 ISIL rocket rails, an ISIL supply cache, and
six ISIL fighting positions.
* Near Tal Afar, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting 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, 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.