Military Reports

Military Reports

CJTF–OIR for August 13, 2016 – August 14, 2016
Original
Annotated

Report Date

August 14, 2016

On Aug. 13, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted five strikes using attack and fighter aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted six 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 Dayr Az Zawr, two strikes destroyed eight ISIL oil tankers and two ISIL oil fields.

* Near Manbij, one strike destroyed an ISIL front-end loader.

* Near Mar’a, two strikes damaged three ISIL fighting positions


Iraq



* Near Mosul, three strikes struck an ISIL headquarters and a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed eight ISIL fighting positions, four ISIL assembly areas, three ISIL command and control nodes, an ISIL-used observation post, an ISIL rocket rail, an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device, and an ISIL supply cache.

* Near Ramadi, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two separate ISIL fighting positions and three ISIL vehicles.

* Sultan Abdallah, two strikes destroyed seven ISIL vehicles and an ISIL fighting position and suppressed two ISIL mortar positions and denied ISIL to terrain.

Report Date

August 14, 2016

Report Summary

  • 9 total strikes
  • 5 in Syria
  • 4 in Iraq

Report Summary

  • 11 total strikes
  • 6 in Iraq (9579 – 9584)
  • 5 in Syria (4842 – 4846)

Confirmed Actions

US, UK

On Aug. 13, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted five strikes using attack and fighter aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted six 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 13, 2016
Syria: 5 strikes
Iraq: 4 strikes
Near Dayr Az Zawr, two strikes destroyed eight ISIL oil tankers and two ISIL oil fields.
Near Manbij, one strike destroyed an ISIL front-end loader.
Near Mar’a, two strikes damaged three ISIL fighting positions

Iraq

Near Mosul, three strikes struck an ISIL headquarters and a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed eight ISIL fighting positions, four ISIL assembly areas, three ISIL command and control nodes, an ISIL-used observation post, an ISIL rocket rail, an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device, and an ISIL supply cache.
Near Ramadi, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two separate ISIL fighting positions and three ISIL vehicles.

Sultan Abdallah, two strikes destroyed seven ISIL vehicles and an ISIL fighting position and suppressed two ISIL mortar positions and denied ISIL to terrain.