Military Reports

Military Reports

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

Report Date

April 28, 2016

On April 28, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted six strikes using attack and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, Coalition military forces conducted 16 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using rocket artillery and bomber, ground-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 Ar Raqqah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL vehicles.

* Near Mar’a, five strikes struck five separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed six ISIL fighting positions, four ISIL mortar positions, and an ISIL vehicle.

Iraq

* Near Al Baghdadi, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL heavy machine guns and an ISIL bunker and denied ISIL access to terrain.

* Near Fallujah, four strikes [1 British] struck two separate large ISIL tactical units and destroyed three ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL vehicle, and two ISIL-used bridges and suppressed a separate ISIL tactical unit and denied ISIL access to terrain.

* Near Hit, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions and denied ISIL access to terrain.

* Near Kisik, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL assembly area and two ISIL tunnel entrances and denied ISIL access to terrain.

* Near Mosul, two strikes struck an ISIL fuel and service station and suppressed an ISIL mortar position.

* Near Qayyarah, two strikes [1 British] struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL tunnel entrance and denied ISIL access to terrain.

* Near Ramadi, one strike struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL assembly area.

* Near Sinjar, one strike destroyed an ISIL rocket position.’

An F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to the “Pukin’ Dogs” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 143, launches from the flight deck of aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (US DoD)
An F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to the “Pukin

Report Date

April 28, 2016

Report Summary

  • 22 total strikes
  • 6 in Syria
  • 16 in Iraq

On April 28, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted six strikes using attack and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, Coalition military forces conducted 16 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using rocket artillery and bomber, ground-attack, and fighter aircraft against ISIL targets. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted against ISIL since the last press release:

April 28, 2016
Syria: 6 strikes
Iraq: 16 strikes
Syria Near Ar Raqqah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL vehicles.
Near Mar’a, five strikes struck five separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed six ISIL fighting positions, four ISIL mortar positions, and an ISIL vehicle.

Iraq

Near Al Baghdadi, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL heavy machine guns and an ISIL bunker and denied ISIL access to terrain.
Near Fallujah, four strikes [1 British] struck two separate large ISIL tactical units and destroyed three ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL vehicle, and two ISIL-used bridges and suppressed a separate ISIL tactical unit and denied ISIL access to terrain.
Near Hit, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions and denied ISIL access to terrain.
Near Kisik, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL assembly area and two ISIL tunnel entrances and denied ISIL access to terrain.
Near Mosul, two strikes struck an ISIL fuel and service station and suppressed an ISIL mortar position.
Near Qayyarah, two strikes [1 British] struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL tunnel entrance and denied ISIL access to terrain.
Near Ramadi, one strike struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL assembly area.
Near Sinjar, one strike destroyed an ISIL rocket position.’

An F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to the “Pukin

  • An F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to the “Pukin’ Dogs” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 143, launches from the flight deck of aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (US DoD)