June 10, 2016
Release # 20160610-01
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SOUTHWEST
ASIA — On June 9, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL
terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces
conducted nine strikes using bomber, attack, fighter, and remotely
piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition
military forces conducted 10 strikes coordinated with and in support of
the Government of Iraq using 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 Abu Kamal, one strike destroyed an ISIL oil pump jack.
•
Near Manbij, eight strikes struck eight separate ISIL tactical units
and destroyed 11 ISIL fighting positions and an ISIL vehicle.
Iraq
• Near Al Baghdadi, one strike destroyed two ISIL rocket rails.
•
Near Fallujah, two strikes struck a large ISIL tactical unit and
destroyed 16 ISIL fighting positions, two ISIL vehicles, two ISIL rocket
propelled grenade systems, an ISIL recoilless rifle, three ISIL light
machine guns, four ISIL heavy machine guns, and an ISIL mortar system
and denied ISIL access to terrain.
• Near Habbaniyah, two strikes
struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position, an
ISIL mortar system, two ISIL bunkers, an ISIL staging area, and an ISIL
vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) and denied ISIL
access to terrain.
• Near Mosul, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL assembly areas.
• Near Qayyarah, two strikes struck an ISIL improvised weapons factory and destroyed an ISIL command and control node.
• Near Sinjar, one strike produced inconclusive results.
• Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike struck an ISIL staging area.
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.