April 11, 2016
Release # 20160411-01
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SOUTHWEST
ASIA — On April 10, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL
terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces
conducted five strikes using attack and remotely piloted aircraft
against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, Coalition military forces
conducted 13 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government
of Iraq using rocket artillery and ground-attack, fighter, and attack
aircraft against ISIL targets.
The following is a summary of the strikes conducted against ISIL since the last press release:
Syria
* Near Manbij, one strike produced inconclusive results.
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Near Mar'a, four strikes struck four separate ISIL tactical units and
destroyed six ISIL fighting positions, seven ISIL vehicles, two ISIL
tactical vehicles, and an ISIL house borne improvised explosive device
(HBIED).
Iraq
* Near Ar Rutbah, one strike destroyed an ISIL bed down location.
*
Near Hit, three strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an
ISIL vehicle, six ISIL fighting positions, and an ISIL heavy machine
gun.
* Near Mosul, four strikes struck four separate ISIL
tactical units and destroyed seven ISIL assembly areas, an ISIL supply
cache, and an ISIL rocket rail.
* Near Qayyarah, one strike denied ISIL access to terrain.
* Near Sinjar, one strike destroyed three ISIL bed down locations, two ISIL supply caches, and an ISIL fighting position.
*
Near Sultan Abdallah, three strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit, four
ISIL fighting positions, three ISIL staging areas, and an ISIL vehicle
borne IED.
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.