Military Reports

Military Reports

CJTF–OIR for March 17, 2015 – March 18, 2015
Original
Annotated

Report Date

March 18, 2015

On March 17, U.S. military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria, using fighter and attack aircraft to conduct two airstrikes. Separately, U.S. and Coalition military forces conducted 11 airstrikes in Iraq, using attack, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL terrorists. All strikes took place between 8 a.m., March 17, and 8 a.m., March 18, local time. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted since the last press release:

Syria

* Near Al Hasakah, an airstrike struck an ISIL fighting position and an ISIL tunnel system.

* Near Kobani, an airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position.

Iraq

* Near Al Asad, an airstrike denied ISIL an avenue of approach.

* Near Al Qaim, an airstrike struck an ISIL rocket storage facility.

* Near Fallujah, an airstrike destroyed an ISIL remotely piloted aircraft and an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Kirkuk, an airstrike destroyed two ISIL excavators.

* Near Mosul, two airstrikes struck two ISIL tactical units and destroyed six ISIL excavators and an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Ramadi, five airstrikes struck two ISIL bridges, an ISIL tactical unit, an ISIL excavator and destroyed an ISIL sniper position and an ISIL vehicle.

Report Date

March 18, 2015

Report Summary

  • 13 total strikes
  • 2 in Syria
  • 11 in Iraq

Report Summary

  • 13 total strikes
  • 11 in Iraq (1617 – 1627)
  • 2 in Syria (1253 – 1254)

Confirmed Actions

US, UK

On March 17, U.S. military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria, using fighter and attack aircraft to conduct two airstrikes. Separately, U.S. and Coalition military forces conducted 11 airstrikes in Iraq, using attack, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL terrorists. All strikes took place between 8 a.m., March 17, and 8 a.m., March 18, local time. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted since the last press release:

Syria

March 17, 2015
Syria: 2 strikes
Iraq: 11 strikes
Near Al Hasakah, an airstrike struck an ISIL fighting position and an ISIL tunnel system.
Near Kobani, an airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position.

Iraq

Near Al Asad, an airstrike denied ISIL an avenue of approach.
Near Al Qaim, an airstrike struck an ISIL rocket storage facility.
Near Fallujah, an airstrike destroyed an ISIL remotely piloted aircraft and an ISIL vehicle.
Near Kirkuk, an airstrike destroyed two ISIL excavators.
Near Mosul, two airstrikes struck two ISIL tactical units and destroyed six ISIL excavators and an ISIL vehicle.
Near Ramadi, five airstrikes struck two ISIL bridges, an ISIL tactical unit, an ISIL excavator and destroyed an ISIL sniper position and an ISIL vehicle.