June 08, 2016
Release # 20160608-01
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SOUTHWEST
ASIA — On June 7, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL
terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces
conducted 10 strikes using bomber, 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 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 destroyed an ISIL crane and an ISIL front-end loader.
•
Near Manbij, eight strikes struck five separate ISIL tactical units and
destroyed three ISIL vehicles and an ISIL-used bridge.
Iraq
•
Near Fallujah, three strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units
and destroyed an ISIL fighting position, an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL
front-end loader, an ISIL weapons cache, and an ISIL heavy machine gun
and denied ISIL access to terrain.
• Near Habbaniyah, two
strikes destroyed two ISIL fighting positions and an ISIL staging area
and denied ISIL access to terrain.
• Near Haditha, two strikes destroyed an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL staging area, and an ISIL artillery piece.
•
Near Mosul, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and
destroyed an ISIL fighting position, an ISIL vehicle, and an ISIL
command and control node.
• Near Qayyarah, two strikes struck an ISIL staging area and an ISIL headquarters.
• Near Ramadi, one strike damaged an ISIL tactical vehicle.
• Near Rawah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle.
• Near Tal Afar, two strikes struck an ISIL modular oil refinery and destroyed an ISIL supply cache.
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.