U.S. and coalition military forces
have continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in
Syria and Iraq, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials
reported today.
Officials reported details of the
latest strikes, noting that assessments of results are based on initial
reports.
Airstrikes in Syria
Attack and fighter aircraft conducted
five airstrikes in Syria:
-- Near Hasakah, an airstrike
destroyed four ISIL fighting positions.
-- Near Hawl, three
airstrikes struck an ISIL bunker and destroyed two ISIL excavators.
-- Near Kobani, an airstrike
struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position.
Airstrikes in Iraq
Attack, bomber, fighter, fighter-attack
and remotely piloted aircraft conducted 22 airstrikes in Iraq, coordinated with
the government of Iraq:
-- Near Baghdadi, an
airstrike destroyed an ISIL weapons cache.
-- Near Beiji, four
airstrikes struck one large and one small ISIL tactical units and terrain features
denying ISIL a tactical advantage and destroyed five ISIL buildings, two ISIL heavy
machine guns and two ISIL vehicles.
-- Near Habbaniyah, an
airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle.
-- Near Haditha, an airstrike
struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL boats, an ISIL heavy
machine gun and an ISIL mortar system.
-- Near Kisik, two airstrikes
struck two ISIL staging areas.
-- Near Mosul, four
airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit, two ISIL rocket firing positions and
an ISIL mortar firing position and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions, an
ISIL heavy machine gun and an ISIL vehicle.
-- Near Ramadi, two
airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL weapons cache.
-- Near Sinjar, an airstrike
struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions.
-- Near Sultan Abdallah, an
airstrike struck an ISIL mortar firing position and destroyed an ISIL fighting
position.
-- Near Tal Afar, two
airstrikes struck two ISIL mortar firing positions and destroyed an ISIL
fighting position and an ISIL heavy machine gun.
-- Near Tuz, three airstrikes
destroyed 11 ISIL fighting positions, two ISIL vehicles and ISIL engineering
equipment.
Part of Operation Inherent Resolve
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 conducting
airstrikes in Iraq include the United States, Australia, Canada, Denmark,
France, Jordan, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Coalition nations
conducting airstrikes in Syria include the United States, Bahrain, Canada,
Jordan, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.