April 15, 2016
Release # 20160415-01
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SOUTHWEST
ASIA
— On April 14, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL
terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces
conducted six strikes using attack and ground-attack aircraft against
ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, Coalition military forces conducted
30 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq
using attack, ground-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, one strike destroyed an ISIL bulldozer.
*
Near Mar'a, five strikes struck five separate ISIL tactical units and
destroyed two ISIL fighting positions and four ISIL vehicles.
Iraq
*
Near Hit, three strikes struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed
18 ISIL boats, an ISIL command and control node, and an ISIL weapons
cache and denied ISIL access to terrain.
* Near Kisik, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL tunnel system.
*
Near Mosul, 21 strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit, 18 ISIL modular
oil refineries, and two ISIL crude oil stills and destroyed an ISIL
assembly area.
* Near Qayyarah, one strike destroyed 33 ISIL boats.
*
Near Sultan Abdallah, three strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and
destroyed an ISIL assembly area, an ISIL fighting position, an ISIL
mortar cache, and an ISIL mortar system.
* Near Tal Afar, one strike suppressed an ISIL mortar 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.
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.