On Feb. 11, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 20 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using ground-attack, attack, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted against ISIL since the last press release:

Iraq

* Near Habbaniyah, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions and an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Kisik, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit.

* Near Mosul, six strikes struck four separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed 21 ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL weapons cache, an ISIL supply cache, two ISIL assembly areas, and suppressed an ISIL mortar position.

* Near Qayyarah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions.

* Near Ramadi, five strikes [2 British] struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed four ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL machine gun, an ISIL bed down location, an ISIL command and control node, and two ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) facilities.

* Near Sinjar, three strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed five ISIL fighting positions.

* Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position.

* Near Tal Afar, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL checkpoint.

As Iraqi ground forces clear the remaining pockets of Daesh within Ramadi city they are also turning their efforts to Daesh strongpoints to the north and east of the city, supported by coalition aircraft. On Thursday [11 February], a pair of Typhoons, working in close cooperation with a coalition surveillance aircraft, successfully conducted two Paveway attacks on groups of terrorist fighters. Later that day, a second Typhoon mission over the area used Paveways to destroy a heavy machine-gun position and an accommodation block used by Dash.

Depuis le 3 février 2016, les équipages français ont réalisé 93 sorties aériennes au-dessus des zones contrôlées par Daech en Irak et en Syrie, dont 74 de bombardement sur des objectifs planifiés ou d’opportunité et 13 de recueil de renseignement. 34 objectifs ont été détruits.

26 frappes d’appui au sol ont été réalisées en Irak au cours de la semaine.

La force Chammal a concentré ses efforts sur les missions d’appui au sol dans la région de Mossoul. Les combattants de Daech y occupent des positions défensives et harcèlent les forces au sol.

Elle a également appuyé les forces irakiennes dans le secteur de Ramadi, où ces dernières poursuivent leurs opérations de contrôle de la ville.

Des frappes ont par ailleurs été réalisées dans les secteurs de Falloujah, Sinjar, Tall Afar et Haditah

1 frappe d’opportunité a été menée en Syrie

Le 7 février, 1 patrouille de Mirage 2000D a détruit un poste de commandement et des positions de tir tenues par des combattants de Daech dans la région de Hassaké.

Proche et Moyen-Orient: Chammal

En Irak, Daech reste sur une posture défensive, contenant la pression exercée par les forces de sécurité irakienne. En Syrie, l’organisation terroriste conduit principalement des actions d’opportunité.

Situation tactique: Irak-Syrie

Les opérations aériennes de la Coalition se concentrent dans la vallée du Tigre, en particulier dans le secteur de Mossoul et dans la vallée de l’Euphrate, où les forces irakiennes poursuivent leurs efforts en direction de Ramadi et de Falloujah.

Le commandement des forces irakiennes estime que la conquête de Ramadi est désormais achevée, ses forces mettant hors de combat les dernières résistances terroristes.

Chasmal: 550 soldats des forces spéciales irakiennes formées par les forces françaises

Forte de 3 500 militaires, l’opération Chammal maintient un rythme d’activités opérationnelles soutenu.

A Bagdad, la composante terrestre a poursuivi ses actions de formation et de missions de conseil au profit de la 6edivision d’infanterie irakienne et de l’Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service (ICTS).

Les militaires français de la Task Force (TF) Narvik assurent actuellement la formation de 550 soldats des forces spéciales irakiennes de l’ICTS.

Chasmal: 182 objectifs de Daech détruits depuis le 1er Janvier 2016

Depuis le 1erjanvier 2016, les équipages de l’armée de l’air et de la marine nationale de la force Chammal ont réalisé 454 sorties aériennes. Au total, ils ont mené 114 frappes et détruit 182 objectifs tenus par Daech.

Missiona aériennes: un rythme d’engagement élevé

Cette semaine les activités aériennes de la force ont été marquées par un rythme d’engagement élevé. Depuis le 3 février 2016, 93 sorties ont ainsi été effectuées dont 13 sorties dédiées aux missions de reconnaissance, 6 aux missions contrôle et de coordination des missions aériennes de la coalition (command and control ou C2) et 73 aux missions de bombardement sur des objectifs planifiés ou d’opportunité. Les différentes frappes conduites par les aéronefs français ont permis de détruire 34 objectifs tenus par Daech. Le 7 février, une patrouille de Mirage 2000D a ainsi détruit un poste de commandement et des positions de tir tenus en Syrie par des combattants de Daech dans la région d’Hassaké.

On Feb. 10, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted one strike using fighter aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 12 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using rocket artillery and attack, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Coalition military forces also conducted one strike in Iraq in support of Coalition operations using fighter aircraft. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted against ISIL since the last press release:

Syria

* Near Manbij, one strike destroyed an ISIL structure.

Iraq

* Near Albu Hayat, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL vehicle.
* Near Habbaniyah, one strike [Canadian] struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position.
* Near Kirkuk, one strike destroyed eight ISIL fighting positions.
* Near Kisik, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL tunnel.
* Near Mosul, three strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL checkpoint, seven ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL vehicle, and an ISIL assembly area.
* Near Ramadi, three strikes [1 Canadian] struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL bunker and denied ISIL access to terrain.
* Near Sinjar, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position.

Coalition military forces conducted one strike in Iraq in support of Coalition operations using fighter aircraft:

* Near Albu Hayat, one strike struck inoperable Coalition equipment denying ISIL access in support of Coalition operations.

The following day, Wednesday 10 February, Typhoons provided close air support to Iraqi troops engaged in close combat with Daesh extremists north of Habbaniyah. The Typhoons struck the terrorists with a pair of Paveway IVs.

On 10 February 2016, while taking part in coalition operations in support of Iraqi security forces, two CF-18 Hornets successfully struck an ISIL fighting position north of Ramadi using precision guided munitions.

On Feb. 9, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted two strikes using fighter and remotely piloted aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 18 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using rocket artillery and attack, 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 Mar’a, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions.

* Near Ar Raqqah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle.

Iraq

* Near Al Baghdadi, one strike destroyed an ISIL supply cache.

* Near Al Huwayjah, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) and two ISIL vehicles.

* Near Habbaniyah, one strike struck a large ISIL tactical unit.

* Near Haditha, one strike destroyed an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Kirkuk, one strike [1 British] destroyed an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Mosul, five strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed 15 ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL vehicle, and an ISIL checkpoint.

* Near Ramadi, four strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL heavy machine gun position, an ISIL VBIED facility, and cratered an ISIL-used road.

* Near Sinjar, three strikes destroyed three ISIL fighting positions and suppressed two separate ISIL mortar positions.

On Tuesday 9 February, a pair of Typhoon FGR4s, supported by an RAFVoyager air refuelling tanker, destroyed an armoured vehicle, converted into a large truck-bomb, blocking a road with a Paveway IV guided bomb south-west of Kirkuk.

On Feb. 8, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted three strikes using attack aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 18 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using rocket artillery and attack, 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 Kobani, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit.

* Near Manbij, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit.

* Near Mar’a, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position.

Iraq

* Near Al Baghdadi, seven strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and three ISIL staging areas and destroyed two ISIL rockets, an ISIL weapons cache, an ISIL front-end loader, an ISIL heavy machine gun, and an ISIL vehicle and denied ISIL access to terrain.

* Near Al Huwayjah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit.

* Near Fallujah, one strike destroyed an ISIL-used bridge.

* Near Mosul, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed five ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL mortar tube, and an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Qayyarah, two strikes struck an ISIL logistics facility and destroyed four ISIL fighting positions.

* Near Ramadi, three strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed three ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL staging area, and two ISIL boats and denied ISIL access to terrain.

* Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike destroyed two ISIL fighting positions.

* Near Tal Afar, one strike suppressed an ISIL rocket fire position.

Iraq

* Near Ramadi, one strike struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed three ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL heavy machine gun, and an ISIL boat.

Nederlandse F-16’s vlogen bijna 10 missies in de strijd tegen ISIS in Irak. Daarbij werden wapens ingezet tegen een verzamelplaats en gebouwen met ISIS-strijders. In Erbil lopen verschillende cursussen voor Koerdische Peshmerga en werd een scherpschutterscursus afgerond. In Bagdad verzorgen Nederlandse instructeurs met coalitiepartners eveneens cursussen, maar dan voor Iraakse commando’s. Een daarvan is een instructeurscursus.

On Feb. 7, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted one strike using fighter aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted nine strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using attack and fighter aircraft against ISIL targets. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted against ISIL since the last press release:

Syria

* Near Al Hasakah, one strike [1 French] suppressed an ISIL rocket position.

Iraq

* Near Al Huwayjah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL tunnel.
* Near Habbaniyah, one strike [1 British] destroyed an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED).
* Near Kisik, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL heavy machine gun and an ISIL fighting position.
* Near Mosul, four strikes struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed five ISIL fighting positions and suppressed an ISIL rocket position and an ISIL mortar position.
* Near Ramadi, two strikes [1 British] destroyed an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL tactical vehicle, an ISIL VBIED, and an ISIL anti-air artillery piece.

7 February: Tornados used a Brimstone missile to destroy a truck-bomb near Habbaniyah, while Typhoon missions near Ramadi successfully attacked a garage containing an armed pick-up truck which was firing through the doorway at advancing Iraqi soldiers, and a terrorist-held building. Throughout all these missions, the Typhoons and Tornados were supported by a Voyager air refuelling tanker, with Sentinel aircraft providing essential strategic surveillance support to the coalition.

On Feb. 6, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted seven strikes using attack and fighter aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 10 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using ground-attack, attack, and fighter aircraft against ISIL targets. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted against ISIL since the last press release:

Syria

* Near Ayn Isa, two strikes destroyed two ISIL fighting positions and suppressed an ISIL anti-air artillery position.

* Near Mar’a, four strikes struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed nine ISIL fighting positions.

* Near Manbij, one strike destroyed three ISIL buildings.

Iraq

* Near Kirkuk, one strike struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL light machine gun, two ISIL vehicles, and eight ISIL fighting positions.

* Near Mosul, three strikes destroyed four ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL assembly area, an ISIL command and control node, two ISIL weapons caches, and suppressed an ISIL fighting position.

* Near Qayyarah, one strike destroyed seven ISIL assembly areas.

* Near Ramadi, three strikes [2 Canadian] struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed three ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL recoilless rifle, an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED), an IED cluster, an ISIL staging area, two ISIL bed down locations, and an ISIL weapons cache.

* Near Sinjar, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions.

On 6 February 2016, while taking part in coalition operations in support of Iraqi security forces, two CF-18 Hornets successfully struck an ISIL fighting position north of Ramadi using precision guided munitions.

On 6 February 2016, while taking part in coalition operations in support of Iraqi security forces, two CF-18 Hornets successfully struck ISIL heavy engineering equipment in the vicinity of Ramadi using precision guided munitions.

On Feb. 5, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted two strikes using attack and remotely piloted aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 14 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using attack, 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 Ayn Isa, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL vehicle and four ISIL buildings.

Iraq

* Near Habbaniyah, one strike [1 British] struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle and an ISIL fighting position.

* Near Mosul, five strikes struck four separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed four ISIL assembly areas, three ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL vehicle, and eight ISIL command and control nodes.

* Near Qayyarah, three strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL assembly area.

* Near Ramadi, three strikes [1 British] struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed five ISIL fighting positions, two ISIL heavy machine guns, an ISIL recoilless rifle, and an ISIL fuel transporter, six ISIL weapons caches, an ISIL command and control node, an ISIL front end loader, and an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) facility.

* Near Sinjar, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions.

The following day [Friday 5 February], Typhoons operated around Habbaniyah and Ramadi, using eight Paveways to destroy an armed truck, a recoilless gun, two Daesh-held buildings, a command and control position, two weapons caches and a workshop producing truck-bombs.

On 5 February 2016, while taking part in coalition operations in support of Iraqi security forces, two CF-18 Hornets successfully struck an ISIL staging area and weapons cache in the vicinity of Ramadi using precision guided munitions.

On 4 February 2016, while taking part in coalition operations in support of Iraqi security forces, two CF-18 Hornets successfully struck an ISIL fighting position west of Fallujah using precision guided munitions.

Proche et Moyen-Orient : Chammal

Au cours de la semaine, les lignes de front n’ont pas connu d’évolution notable. Le groupe terroriste Daech reste sur une posture défensive.

Irak-Syrie : situation tactique

En Irak, les tentatives locales de contre-attaques des combattants terroristes sont repoussées et contrées par les forces irakiennes, que ce soit dans la vallée du Tigre à Baiji ou dans la vallée de l’Euphrate dans les secteurs d’Haditha, de Hit et de Fallujah. Les opérations aériennes de la coalition ont permis d’appuyer au sol les forces au contact de Daech. À Ramadi, les opérations de sécurisation de la ville se poursuivent.

En Syrie, les forces de Daech sont également sous pression.

Chammal : 3 500 militaires français luttent contre Daech

L’action de la force Chammal repose sur deux piliers : une capacité de frappe aérienne dirigée contre Daech, en Irak comme en Syrie ; un pilier de formation au profit des forces irakiennes engagées au sol dans les combats contre le groupe terroriste.

Intensification des opérations aériennes contre les terroristes

Au cours des quinze derniers jours, l’activité aérienne de la force Chammal a été particulièrement soutenue. Le bilan de l’activité depuis le 20 janvier s’établit ainsi à 156 sorties, 48 frappes et 74 objectifs détruits.

Dans la seule semaine du 27 janvier au 2 février 2016, les aéronefs de l’armée de l’Air et de la Marine nationale ont effectué 102 sorties, dont 82 sorties de bombardement et 10 sorties dédiées à l’acquisition de renseignement. 30 frappes ont été conduites, dont 28 d’appui au sol et 2 lors de raids planifiés.

Depuis le 20 janvier, 3 raids planifiés en Irak et en Syrie

Le 25 janvier, à Mossoul en Irak, les aéronefs français ont détruit un centre de commandement de Daech et un site abritant un dépôt de munitions et d’armement.

Le 28 janvier, à 80km de Ramadi en Irak, un raid de la coalition auquel participaient les chasseurs de la force Chammal a permis de détruire un lieu de stockage et de production d’armement utilisé pour fabriquer des engins explosifs.

Mené le 1er février au nord-est d’Alep en Syrie, un raid interallié et interarmées (Rafale Air et Marine équipés de missiles SCALP) a permis de détruire un camp d’entraînement qui abritait également un site de stockage d’armement. Un C-135 français a participé au ravitaillement des chasseurs engagés dans ce raid.

On Feb. 4, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted nine strikes using attack, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 21 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using ground-attack, attack, 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 Ar Raqqah, one strike struck an ISIL staging area.

* Near Al Hawl, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions.

* Near Ayn Isa, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Manbij, four strikes struck four separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL building and two ISIL fighting positions.

* Near Mar’a, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle and an ISIL command and control node.

Iraq

* Near Fallujah, two strikes [1 Canadian] struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL mortar position.

* Near Habbaniyah, two strikes struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL rocket position, an ISIL fighting position, and an ISIL boat.

* Near Kisik, one strike destroyed an ISIL improvised explosives device (IED) facility.

* Near Mosul, five strikes [1 Canadian] struck four separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed six ISIL fighting positions, six ISIL weapon caches, three ISIL assembly areas, and an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Qayyarah, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed three ISIL rocket positions, an ISIL weapons cache, and two ISIL fighting positions.

* Near Ramadi, three strikes [2 British] struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed three ISIL staging areas, four ISIL weapon caches, an ISIL bed down location, and an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Sinjar, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units.

* Near Sultan Abdallah, three strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed five ISIL assembly areas, an ISIL weapons cache, and two ISIL command and control nodes.

* Near Tikrit, one strike destroyed an ISIL vehicle.

4 February: RAF patrols over the countryside around Ramadi and Fallujah. Typhoons bombed three Daesh positions, as well as a group of terrorists caught moving in the open, whilst Tornado GR4s again attacked extremists engaged in very close combat with Iraqi forces; Paveways were used to destroy a heavy machine-gun team and a strongpoint, but in one instance, the terrorists were so close to the Iraqi troops that even a Paveway could not be used safely. Fortunately, the Brimstone missile’s precision and small warhead allowed one to be fired into the midst of the Daesh fighters to significant effect.

On Feb. 3, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted two strikes using remotely piloted aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 20 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using attack, fighter, ground-attack, 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 Ayn Isa, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Mar’a, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle.

Iraq

* Near Habbaniyah, two strikes struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed three ISIL vehicles, four ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive devices (VBIED), and denied ISIL access to terrain.

* Near Kisik, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Mosul, five strikes [3 Canadian] struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed 16 ISIL fighting positions, two ISIL vehicles, an ISIL assembly area, ISIL engineering equipment, and an ISIL checkpoint.

* Near Qayyarah, six strikes struck four separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed six ISIL assembly areas, two ISIL command and control nodes, six ISIL vehicles, seven ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL mortar tube, an ISIL anti-air artillery piece, an ISIL weapons cache, and an ISIL heavy machine gun.

* Near Ramadi, four strikes [4 British] struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed ISIL engineering equipment, an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL tactical vehicle, eight ISIL heavy machine guns, two ISIL rocket propelled grenade systems, an ISIL mortar system, an ISIL recoilless rifle, an ISIL staging area, and 11 ISIL fighting positions.

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

* Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike suppressed an ISIL fighting position.

3 February: Typhoons and Tornados providing close air support to Iraqi forces clearing Daesh positions in the area around Ramadi. The Typhoons destroyed a terrorist building with a Paveway, then used two more Paveways to engage a pair of Daesh groups, armed with heavy machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades, which were engaged in close combat with Iraqi troops. Despite the proximity of the friendly forces, the precision of the Paveways and careful planning by the aircrew allowed both targets to be struck successfully. The Tornados similarly had to attack a series of Daesh positions close to Iraqi forces, and these were also highly successful: Paveway attacks accounted for four groups of terrorist fighters, including one heavy machine-gun and two mortar teams, and when machine-gunners opened fire on the Iraqis from the windows of a single storey building, the Tornados launched a pair of Brimstone missiles which accurately struck both windows.

Later in the day, Typhoons used a Paveway to destroy a mechanical excavator which had been converted into a large booby-trap, positioned amongst trees next to a road east of Ramadi.

On 3 February 2016, while taking part in coalition operations in support of Iraqi security forces, two CF-18 Hornets successfully struck an ISIL fighting position, an ISIL ammunition cache, and an ISIL vehicle in three separate airstrikes conducted south of Mosul using precision guided munitions.