1st December 2014 – A Tornado GR4 patrol investigated a reported ISIL compound near Tal Afar in north-western Iraq and found a group of armoured personnel carriers. These were successfully attacked using Brimstone missiles.

A further pair of Tornado GR4s came to the support of Iraqi forces engaged in a major firefight with ISIL near Tikrit. Two terrorist positions were identified and the precision of the Brimstone missile system allowed both targets to be engaged without risk to friendly forces.

Meanwhile, an RAF Reaper remotely piloted aircraft on a separate patrol was able to attack 3 ISIL positions with Hellfire missiles.

Another Reaper conducted a reconnaissance patrol in northern Iraq. Two ISIL positions and a vehicle were located by the Reaper’s crew, allowing coalition fast jets to conduct strikes on each in turn. The Reaper then identified a further ISIL position and engaged it with 1 of its own Hellfire missiles.

November 28th 2014 – U.S. military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria Nov. 26-28 using bomber and remotely-piloted aircraft to conduct two airstrikes. Separately, U.S. and partner nation military forces conducted thirteen airstrikes in Iraq Nov. 26-28 using fighter, attack, and remotely-piloted aircraft against ISIL terrorists.

In Syria, an airstrike near Kobani struck an ISIL fighting position and an ISIL staging area.

Near Aleppo, an airstrike struck a tactical ISIL unit.

In Iraq, five airstrikes near Kirkuk destroyed five ISIL bunkers, four ISIL vehicles, a bulldozer and an ISIL fighting position and also struck a large ISIL unit and four tactical ISIL units.

Near Mosul, two airstrikes destroyed five ISIL vehicles and a heavy weapon, and also struck two ISIL units.

Near Ramadi, an airstrike struck a tactical ISIL unit.

Near Ar Rutbah, an airstrike destroyed seven ISIL vehicles.

Near Fallujah, an airstrike struck a tactical ISIL unit.

Near Al Qaim, two airstrikes destroyed a fighting position and an armored vehicle.

An airstrike in Bayji struck an ISIL tactical unit, an ISIL vehicle and an ISIL occupied building.

November 27th 2014 – British forces have conducted further air missions to assist the Iraqi government’s military operations against the ISIL terrorist organisation.

Royal Air Force (RAF) Tornado GR4s, working in close conjunction with RAF Reaper aircraft, flew over northern Iraq in support of Kurdish peshmerga who have made several advances against ISIL in recent days.

The initial target for the Tornados was an ISIL fighting position, which was struck with Paveway IV guided bombs.

The GR4s then joined the Reaper in a combined attack on a group of 9 ISIL vehicles; a mixture of armoured personnel carriers and armed pick-up trucks.

The group was struck with a combination of Brimstone and Hellfire missiles, and Paveway IV bombs.

During the afternoon of 26 November, another RAF Reaper operating elsewhere in the country was able to assist Iraqi soldiers who were under fire from an ISIL position.

November 26th: U.S. military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria Nov. 24-26 using bomber and fighter aircraft to conduct ten airstrikes. Separately, U.S. and partner nation military forces conducted seven airstrikes in Iraq Nov. 24-26 using attack, fighter and remotely-piloted aircraft against ISIL terrorists.

In Syria, ten airstrikes near Kobani struck an ISIL fighting position, a large ISIL unit, two tactical ISIL units, and destroyed four ISIL staging areas and six ISIL fighting positions.

In Iraq, two airstrikes near Mosul destroyed an ISIL bulldozer, two ISIL vehicles, three ISIL-occupied buildings and an ISIL fighting position, and also struck a large ISIL unit.

Near Kirkuk, two airstrikes destroyed an ISIL tank, an ISIL HMMWV and an ISIL vehicle, as well as struck two ISIL units.

North of Sinjar, an airstrike destroyed an ISIL HMMWV and an ISIL vehicle. Northwest of Ramadi, an airstrike damaged an ISIL checkpoint.

Finally, west of Bayji, an airstrike destroyed one ISIL vehicle and damaged another.

26-11-2014 – kl. 18:30: Missionerne, som de danske fly har deltaget i, har været offensive, og der har været en stigning i antal anvendte bomber i forhold til de seneste uger, hvor danskerne ellers i højere grad har bidraget til indhentning af efterretninger og overvågning af væsentlige steder og aktiviteter.

De danske fly har i den forløbne uge deltaget i missioner i områderne omkring Fallujah, Tikrit, Bayji, Mosul samt i Al-Anbar-regionen.

En af de missionstyper, som flyene har gennemført, er Air Interdiction. Her planlægges et specifikt angreb mod et på forhånd defineret mål udførligt og detaljeret hjemmefra, og flyene flyver direkte frem til målet, kaster bomber og flyver retur. Ved denne type missioner har de danske fly primært bombet bygninger.

Derudover har de danske fly i den forgangne periode fortsat gennemført en del Close Air Support-missioner (CAS), hvor flyene er indsat som luftstøtte til styrker på landjorden. Luftstøtten kan bestå af flere forskellige opgaver, afhængig af hvad der er behov for.

CAS-missioner udgør fortsat størstedelen af de 13 gennemførte missioner. Ved CAS-missionerne er der ikke nødvendigvis et på forhånd defineret mål; her bliver flyene indsat til fx at anvende våben, hvis det er nødvendigt.

På nogle af CAS-missionerne har flyene kastet bomber i forbindelse med kamphandlinger på jorden. Her har målene blandt andet været køretøjer og fjendtlige styrker.

På de missioner, hvor flyene ikke har anvendt våben, har de primært bidraget med overvågning og indhentning af efterretninger. På sådanne overvågningsmissioner er flyene dog altid klar til at anvende våben, hvis der er behov for det.

I løbet af de seneste 13 missioner har de danske fly kastet 18 bomber mod fjendtlige styrker, køretøjer og bygninger.

Siden første mission den 16. oktober 2014, har det danske bidrag i alt fløjet 74 missioner og anvendt 60 bomber.

Opération Chammal : L’ATL2 étend son champ d’action

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Mise à jour : 26/11/2014 15:52

Le 21 novembre 2014, l’avion de patrouille maritime Atlantique 2 (ATL2) de la Marine nationale a effectué son premier vol de SCAR-C (Strike Coordination and Reconnaissance – Coordinator) au-dessus de l’Irak.

Opération Chammal : L’ATL2 étend son champ d’action

L’ATL2, et son FAC-A (Forward Air Controller Airborne), a ainsi été désigné chef de mission d’un dispositif d’Air Interdiction composé de deux patrouilles de F16 américains et danois. Cette mission, qui a déjà prouvé son efficacité lors des opérations Harmattan et Serval, permet d’optimiser les capacités de l’avion et de son équipage dans la conduite des opérations de Dynamic Targeting contre le groupe terroriste Daech.

Lors de cette première sur le théâtre des opérations en Irak, le FAC(A) a coordonné l’action de l’Atlantique 2, des avions de chasse de la coalition et des JTAC (Joint Terminal Attack Controller) du CAOC (Combined Air and space Operation Center) au Qatar afin de détecter, d’identifier et de frapper d’éventuelles cibles d’opportunités.

En complément des missions d’ISR (Intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance) réalisées depuis le début de l’opération Chammal, l’ATL2 a obtenu la responsabilité de la mission de SCAR-C et devrait régulièrement se voir confier ce type de mission par le CAOC.

Les militaires de la force Chammal poursuivent quotidiennement leurs missions de reconnaissance armée et de renseignement, afin d’appuyer l’action des forces armées irakiennes au sol.