Military Reports

Military Reports

CJTF–OIR for March 27, 2016 – March 28, 2016
Original
Annotated

Report Date

March 28, 2016

On March 27, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted four strikes using attack 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 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 Mar’a, three strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed five ISIL fighting positions.

* Near Manbij, one strike destroyed two ISIL bed down locations and two ISIL fighting positions.

Iraq

* Near Mosul, four strikes struck an ISIL security headquarters and an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL assembly area and suppressed an ISIL mortar position and an ISIL tactical unit.

* Near Qayyarah, three strikes [1 British] struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed four ISIL mortar positions, an ISIL machine gun, and an ISIL supply cache and suppressed an ISIL mortar position.

* Near Sinjar, one strike [1 British] struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL heavy machine gun position.

* Near Sultan Abdallah, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed five ISIL fighting positions and an ISIL assembly area.

Report Date

March 28, 2016

Report Summary

  • 14 total strikes
  • 4 in Syria
  • 10 in Iraq

Report Summary

  • 14 total strikes
  • 10 in Iraq (7527 – 7536)
  • 4 in Syria (3680 – 3683)

Confirmed Actions

US, UK

On March 27, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted four strikes using attack 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 attack and fighter aircraft against ISIL targets. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted against ISIL since the last press release:

Syria

March 27, 2016
Syria: 4 strikes
Iraq: 10 strikes
Near Mar’a, three strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed five ISIL fighting positions.
Near Manbij, one strike destroyed two ISIL bed down locations and two ISIL fighting positions.

Iraq

Near Mosul, four strikes struck an ISIL security headquarters and an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL assembly area and suppressed an ISIL mortar position and an ISIL tactical unit.
Near Qayyarah, three strikes [1 British] struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed four ISIL mortar positions, an ISIL machine gun, and an ISIL supply cache and suppressed an ISIL mortar position.
Near Sinjar, one strike [1 British] struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL heavy machine gun position.
Near Sultan Abdallah, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed five ISIL fighting positions and an ISIL assembly area.