Military Reports

Military Reports

CJTF–OIR for August 11, 2016 – August 12, 2016
Original
Annotated

Report Date

August 12, 2016

On Aug. 11, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted six strikes using attack, bomber, and fighter aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 12 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using rocket artillery and bomber 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 destroyed an ISIL excavator.

* Near Dayr Az Zawr, two strikes destroyed eight ISIL oil tankers.

* Near Manbij, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position.

* Near Ayn Isa, one strike destroyed an ISIL mortar system.

Iraq

* Near Hit, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position.

* Near Mosul, four strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and an ISIL headquarters and destroyed two ISIL vehicles and an ISIL assembly area and suppressed an ISIL tactical unit and denied ISIL acces to terrain.

* Near Qayyarah, four strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed four ISIL-used solar panels, two ISIL-used roads, an ISIL headquarters, and an ISIL artillery system and damaged a separate ISIL headquarters.

* Near Ramadi, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed four ISIL vehicles and three ISIL rocket sytems.

* Sultan Abdallah, two strikes struck an ISIL improvised weapons cache and destroyed an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device storage facility.

Report Date

August 12, 2016

Report Summary

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

Report Summary

  • 18 total strikes
  • 12 in Iraq (9557 – 9568)
  • 6 in Syria (4832 – 4837)

Confirmed Actions

US

On Aug. 11, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted six strikes using attack, bomber, and fighter aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 12 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using rocket artillery and bomber and fighter aircraft against ISIL targets. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted against ISIL since the last press release:

Syria

August 11, 2016
Syria: 6 strikes
Iraq: 10 strikes
Near Ar Raqqah, one strike destroyed an ISIL excavator.
Near Dayr Az Zawr, two strikes destroyed eight ISIL oil tankers.
Near Manbij, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position.
Near Ayn Isa, one strike destroyed an ISIL mortar system.

Iraq

Near Hit, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position.
Near Mosul, four strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and an ISIL headquarters and destroyed two ISIL vehicles and an ISIL assembly area and suppressed an ISIL tactical unit and denied ISIL acces to terrain.
Near Qayyarah, four strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed four ISIL-used solar panels, two ISIL-used roads, an ISIL headquarters, and an ISIL artillery system and damaged a separate ISIL headquarters.
Near Ramadi, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed four ISIL vehicles and three ISIL rocket sytems.

Sultan Abdallah, two strikes struck an ISIL improvised weapons cache and destroyed an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device storage facility.