April 09, 2016
Release # 20160409-01
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SOUTHWEST
ASIA — On April 8, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL
terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces
conducted two strikes using attack aircraft against ISIL targets.
Additionally in Iraq, Coalition military forces conducted 21 strikes
coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using rocket
artillery and attack, ground-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 Dayr Az Zawr, one strike destroyed an ISIL oil separator.
* Near Manbij, one strike destroyed an ISIL rocket rail, seven ISIL rockets, and an ISIL mortar system.
Iraq
* Near Al Huwayjah, one strike destroyed an ISIL heavy machine gun.
* Near Albu Hayat, one strike destroyed two ISIL rocket rails and 22 rockets.
* Near Habbaniyah, one strike destroyed an ISIL vehicle and an ISIL mortar system and suppressed an ISIL tactical unit.
* Near Haditha, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions.
*
Near Hit, four strikes struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed
10 ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL heavy machine gun, an ISIL artillery
piece, an ISIL anti-air artillery piece, 30 ISIL boats, and an ISIL
tactical vehicle.
* Near Kirkuk, one strike destroyed an ISIL fighting position.
* Near Kisik, two strikes destroyed an ISIL command and control node and an ISIL tunnel system.
*
Near Mosul, three strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and an ISIL
financial storage center and destroyed three ISIL rocket rails.
*
Near Qayyarah, four strikes struck an ISIL weapons storage facility and
destroyed two ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive devices (VBIED)
and denied ISIL access to terrain.
* Near Sinjar, one strike suppressed an ISIL tactical unit.
* Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike denied ISIL access to terrain.
* Near Tal Afar, one strike struck an ISIL headquarters.
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.
Ground-based
artillery fired in counter-fire or in fire support to maneuver roles
are not classified as a strike as defined by CJTF-OIR.
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.