On Dec. 29, Coalition military forces conducted 18 strikes against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, Coalition military forces conducted 10 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, bomber, fighter, rotary, and remotely piloted aircraft as well as rocket artillery against ISIL targets.

Syria

. Near Abu Kamal, three strikes destroyed three oil well heads and a oil tanker truck.
. Near Al Shadaddi, one strike suppressed an ISIL tactical unit.
. Near Ar Raqqah, two strikes engaged two ISIL tactical units; destroyed a command and control node, a weapons cache, and a fighting position.
. Near Manbij, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed a fighting position.
. Near Palmyra, three strikes [1 British] destroyed three ISIL-held artillery systems, a crane, a heavy machine gun, and a tank.

Iraq

. Near Al Huwayjah, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL-held building.
. Near Al Qaim, three strikes destroyed a VBIED facility, an IED factory, and an ISIL-held building.
. Near Mosul four strikes [3-4 British] engaged an ISIL tactical unit; destroyed 11 ISIL-held buildings, five supply caches, three tactical vehicles, two mortar systems, two fighting positions, two VBIEDs, a tunnel, an observation post, a research lab, a command and control node, an up-armored VBIED, two barges, and two artillery pieces; suppressed five mortar teams; and damaged 20 supply routes and two repeater towers.