On Oct. 17, Coalition military forces conducted 25 strikes against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, Coalition military forces conducted 18 strikes using attack, bomber, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, Coalition military forces conducted seven strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using attack, bomber, fighter, and remotely piloted 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 Abu Kamal, three strikes destroyed six oil well heads, two oil tanker trucks, and an oil pump jack.

* Near Al Shadaddi, eight strikes engaged eight ISIL tactical units and destroyed seven fighting positions and two vehicles.

* Near Ayn Isa, one strike engaged an ISIL staging area.

* Near Iblib, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed a vehicle.

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

* Near Palmyra, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit.



Iraq

* Near Al Qaim, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed a vehicle.

* Near Mosul, four strikes [2 British] engaged three ISIL tactical units and two staging areas; destroyed 10 mortar systems, five artillery systems, four ISIL-held buildings, four fighting positions, four vehicles, two supply caches, two repeater tower generators, a VBIED facility, and a VBIED; and suppressed four tactical units and three rocket positions.

* Near Qayyarah, two strikes engaged two ISIL tactical units and a mortar position; destroyed an ISIL-held building, a mortar system, an oil tanker truck, and a rocket-propelled grenade; and damaged a vehicle.