Military Reports

Military Reports

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

Report Date

August 28, 2016

On Aug. 27, coalition military forces conducted 17 strikes against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted nine strikes using bomber, 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, bomber, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted against ISIL since the last press release:



Syria



* Near Abu Kamal, one strike destroyed two ISIL pump jacks.

* Near Al Shadaddi, one strike destroyed an ISIL fighting position.

* Near Ar Raqqah, one strike destroyed two ISIL pump jacks.

* Near Dayr Az Zawr, one strike destroyed five ISIL tanker trucks.

* Near Manbij, two strikes engaged two separate ISIL tactical units, and destroyed a bed down location and a vehicle.

* Near Mar’a, three strikes engaged two separate ISIL tactical units, and destroyed two fighting positions and a vehicle.



Iraq

* Near Al Baghdadi, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit, and destroyed a fighting position and an ammunitions cache.

* Near Hit, one strike destroyed an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Mosul, two strikes engaged an ISIL tactical unit, and destroyed a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device factory, and a vehicle.

* Near Qayyarah, two strikes [2 British] engaged two separate ISIL tactical units, and destroyed an assembly area, a front-end loader, and denied access to terrain.

* Near Ramadi, one strike destroyed an ISIL VBIED factory.

* Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike destroyed an ISIL fighting position, a vehicle, six rocket systems, seven rocket rails, and suppressed a mortar position and denied access to terrain.

Report Date

August 28, 2016

Report Summary

  • 17 total strikes
  • 9 in Syria
  • 8 in Iraq

Report Summary

  • 17 total strikes
  • 8 in Iraq (9674 – 9681)
  • 9 in Syria (5004 – 5012)

Confirmed Actions

US, UK

On Aug. 27, coalition military forces conducted 17 strikes against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted nine strikes using bomber, 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, bomber, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted against ISIL since the last press release:



Syria

August 27, 2016
Syria: 9 strikes
Iraq: 8 strikes
Near Abu Kamal, one strike destroyed two ISIL pump jacks.
Near Al Shadaddi, one strike destroyed an ISIL fighting position.
Near Ar Raqqah, one strike destroyed two ISIL pump jacks.
Near Dayr Az Zawr, one strike destroyed five ISIL tanker trucks.
Near Manbij, two strikes engaged two separate ISIL tactical units, and destroyed a bed down location and a vehicle.
Near Mar’a, three strikes engaged two separate ISIL tactical units, and destroyed two fighting positions and a vehicle.

Iraq

Near Al Baghdadi, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit, and destroyed a fighting position and an ammunitions cache.
Near Hit, one strike destroyed an ISIL vehicle.
Near Mosul, two strikes engaged an ISIL tactical unit, and destroyed a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device factory, and a vehicle.
Near Qayyarah, two strikes [2 British] engaged two separate ISIL tactical units, and destroyed an assembly area, a front-end loader, and denied access to terrain.
Near Ramadi, one strike destroyed an ISIL VBIED factory.
Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike destroyed an ISIL fighting position, a vehicle, six rocket systems, seven rocket rails, and suppressed a mortar position and denied access to terrain.