June 14, 2016
Release # 20160614-01
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SOUTHWEST
ASIA — On June 13, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL
terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces
conducted 16 strikes using bomber, ground-attack, attack, fighter, and
remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq,
coalition military forces conducted 14 strikes coordinated with and in
support of the Government of Iraq using bomber, 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 Manbij, 13 strikes struck 10 separate ISIL tactical units and
destroyed six ISIL fighting positions, three ISIL cave entrances, an
ISIL weapons cache, an ISIL command and control node, two ISIL vehicles,
and an ISIL security headquarters.
• Near Mar’a, three strikes
struck two ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL fighting position,
an ISIL tactical vehicle, and an ISIL mortar system.
Iraq
• Near Bayji, one strike struck an ISIL weapons factory.
•
Near Fallujah, two strikes struck two ISIL tactical units and destroyed
19 ISIL fighting positions, two ISIL vehicles, four ISIL heavy machine
guns, four ISIL rocket propelled grenade systems, eight ISIL light
machine guns, three ISIL recoilless rifles, and an ISIL mortar system
and denied ISIL access to terrain.
• Near Kisik, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and suppressed an ISIL mortar position.
•
Near Mosul, three strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and
destroyed an ISIL mortar system, an ISIL supply cache, and an ISIL
vehicle.
• Near Qayyarah, four strikes struck three separate ISIL
tactical units and an ISIL headquarters and destroyed an ISIL fighting
position, an ISIL assembly area, and two ISIL mortar systems and
suppressed a separate ISIL tactical unit and denied ISIL access to
terrain.
• Near Ramadi, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and an ISIL fighting position.
Additionally, two strikes from June 12 were not included on the June 13 strike release.
Syria
• Near Manbij, two strikes struck two ISIL tactical units.
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.