June 23 2015: Coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq June 22. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted three airstrikes using fighter and remotely piloted aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 14 airstrikes approved by the Iraqi Ministry of Defense using attack, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL terrorists.

“Coalition air power provides a significant advantage for ground forces in hybrid warfare,” said Brig. Gen. Thomas Weidley, CJTF-OIR chief of staff. “We see this materializing daily in support of our enabled partners within the battlespace.”

The following is a summary of the strikes conducted since the last press release:

Syria

• Near Tal Abyad, three airstrikes struck three ISIL tactical units, an ISIL fighting position, an ISIL heavy machine gun and an ISIL vehicle.

Iraq

• Near Habbaniyah, one airstrike destroyed seven ISIL rocket rails.

• Near Hit, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit, destroying an ISIL anti-aircraft weapon.

• Near Kirkuk, one airstrike struck an ISIL fighting position.

• Near Mosul, three airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and an ISIL staging area, destroying an ISIL building and an ISIL heavy machine gun.

• Near Ramadi, four airstrikes struck multiple ISIL staging areas.

• Near Sinjar, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit, destroying two ISIL heavy machine guns and an ISIL bunker.

• Near Tal Afar, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit, destroying an ISIL building and an ISIL mortar firing position.

• Near Waleed, one airstrike destroyed an ISIL vehicle.