Military Reports

Military Reports

CJTF–OIR for July 30, 2016 – July 31, 2016
Original
Annotated

Report Date

July 31, 2016

On July 30, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 12 strikes using attack, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted eight strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using attack aircraft and rocket artillery against ISIL targets. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted against ISIL since the last press release:

Syria

* Near Ar Raqqah, four strikes destroyed six ISIL excavators.

* Near Manbij, eight strikes [1-2 British] struck eight separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed six ISIL fighting positions.

Iraq

* Near Mosul, three strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL weapons cache and an ISIL assembly area and degraded an ISIL tunnel and suppressed an ISIL mortar system.

* Near Qayyarah, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed 15 ISIL rocket rails, 13 ISIL rockets, seven ISIL mortar tubes, an ISIL mortar system, an ISIL artillery piece, and an ISIL supply cache.

* Near Sinjar, one strike suppressed an ISIL mortar system.

* Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike struck an ISIL headquarters.

* Near Haditha, one strike destroyed an ISIL cave entrance and an ISIL tunnel.

Report Date

July 31, 2016

Report Summary

  • 20 total strikes
  • 12 in Syria
  • 8 in Iraq

Report Summary

  • 20 total strikes
  • 8 in Iraq (9447 – 9454)
  • 12 in Syria (4729 – 4740)

Confirmed Actions

US, UK

On July 30, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 12 strikes using attack, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted eight strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using attack aircraft and rocket artillery against ISIL targets. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted against ISIL since the last press release:

Syria

July 30, 2016
Syria: 12 strikes
Iraq: 8 strikes
Near Ar Raqqah, four strikes destroyed six ISIL excavators.
Near Manbij, eight strikes [1-2 British] struck eight separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed six ISIL fighting positions.

Iraq

Near Mosul, three strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL weapons cache and an ISIL assembly area and degraded an ISIL tunnel and suppressed an ISIL mortar system.
Near Qayyarah, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed 15 ISIL rocket rails, 13 ISIL rockets, seven ISIL mortar tubes, an ISIL mortar system, an ISIL artillery piece, and an ISIL supply cache.
Near Sinjar, one strike suppressed an ISIL mortar system.
Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike struck an ISIL headquarters.
Near Haditha, one strike destroyed an ISIL cave entrance and an ISIL tunnel.