Opération Chammal : nouvelles missions d’appui aérien en Irak

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Mise à jour : 24/09/2014 19:45

Après un vol de reconnaissance et d’appui effectué le mardi 23 septembre par deux Rafale français, deux nouvelles missions de renseignement ont été réalisées dans le ciel irakien ce mercredi 24 septembre.

Soutenus par des avions ravitailleurs français et américains, les chasseurs français ont réalisé ces missions par binômes : une patrouille de Rafale équipés de pod RECO NG a effectué une mission de renseignement dans la profondeur dans la région de Mossoul alors que deux autres avions de chasse, équipés de pod Damoclès, ont conduit une mission de dynamic targeting au Nord de Bagdad. Lors de ce type de mission, il s’agit pour les équipages d’acquérir du renseignement au plus près des zones des combats, tout en se tenant prêts à assurer des frappes en cas d’identification de cibles d’opportunité au sol.

Lors de ces missions qui ont chacune duré 7 heures, dont 3 heures passées sur zone, les Rafale étaient en contact permanent avec le centre opérationnel aérien américain d’Al Udeid (CAOC*) au Qatar. Ce centre où des officiers français ont été insérés, est chargé de la coordination des moyens engagés dans la zone.

Ces missions visent à assurer un soutien aérien aux forces armées irakiennes dans leur lutte contre le groupe terroriste Daech, conformément à la décision du Président de la République de répondre à la demande des autorités irakiennes.

Also, in Iraq yesterday, U.S. military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists, using attack aircraft to conduct four airstrikes. The airstrikes destroyed two ISIL Humvees, an ISIL armed vehicle and an ISIL fighting position southwest of Kirkuk. All aircraft exited the strike areas safely. To date, U.S. Central Command has conducted a total of 194 airstrikes across Iraq against ISIL. [Airwars note: Pentagon later corrects to 193 strikes]
The United States conducted these strikes as part of the President’s comprehensive strategy to degrade and ultimately defeat ISIL. Going forward, the U.S. military will continue to conduct targeted airstrikes against ISIL in Syria and Iraq as local forces go on the offensive against this terrorist group.

September 23rd – In addition, a third airstrike in Iraq today destroyed one ISIL armed vehicle northwest of Baghdad. All aircraft exited the strike areas safely.

The strikes were conducted as part of the President’s comprehensive strategy to degrade and destroy ISIL.

To date, U.S. Central Command has conducted 194 airstrikes across Iraq against ISIL.

Editor’s note: ’U.S. CENTCOM News Release #20140925 reported a total of 194 airstrikes in Iraq. The actual number was 193; with today’s airstrike northwest of Baghdad, the total number of U.S. airstrikes in Iraq is 194. We regret the error.

The Department of Defense released the following statement from Pentagon Press Secretary Rear Adm. John Kirby today:
“I can confirm that U.S. military and partner nation forces are undertaking military action against ISIL terrorists in Syria using a mix of fighter, bomber and Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles.”
“Given that these operations are ongoing, we are not in a position to provide additional details at this time. The decision to conduct theses strikes was made earlier today by the U.S. Central Command commander under authorization granted him by the commander in chief. We will provide more details later as operationally appropriate.”

September 23rd: U.S. military forces and partner nations, including the Kingdom of Bahrain, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, undertook military action against ISIL terrorists in Syria overnight, using a mix of fighter, bomber, remotely piloted aircraft and Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles to conduct 14 strikes against ISIL targets.

The strikes destroyed or damaged multiple ISIL targets in the vicinity of Ar Raqqah, Dayr az Zawr, Al Hasakah, and Abu Kamal and included ISIL fighters, training compounds, headquarters and command and control facilities, storage facilities, a finance center, supply trucks and armed vehicles.

To conduct these strikes, the United States employed 47 TLAMs launched from USS Arleigh Burke and USS Philippine Sea operating from international waters in the Red Sea and North Arabian Gulf, as well as U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps fighter, remotely piloted and bomber aircraft deployed to the U.S. Central Command area of operations.

In addition, the Kingdom of Bahrain, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates also participated in or supported the airstrikes against ISIL targets. All aircraft safely exited the strike areas.

Separately, the United States has also taken action to disrupt the imminent attack plotting against the United States and Western interests conducted by a network of seasoned al-Qa’ida veterans – sometimes referred to as the Khorasan Group – who have established a safe haven in Syria to develop external attacks, construct and test improvised explosive devices and recruit Westerners to conduct operations.

These strikes were undertaken only by U.S. assets. In total, U.S. Central Command conducted eight strikes against Khorasan Group targets west of Aleppo to include training camps, an explosives and munitions production facility, a communication building and command and control facilities.

Formations of Royal Bahraini Air Force, in conjunction with sister air forces in the Gulf Cooperation Council for the Arab Gulf States and allied and friendly countries, have carried out strikes in the early hours of Tuesday to destroy a number of sites and objectives linked to terrorist groups and organizations.

September 23rd – U.S. military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Iraq and Syria, using a mix of bomber and remotely piloted aircraft to conduct three airstrikes last night and today. Two of the airstrikes were conducted last night as part of the operation over Syria and resulted in one damaged ISIL armed vehicle and one destroyed ISIL armed vehicle southwest of Dayr Az Zawr.

Irak : mission de soutien aérien (actualisé)

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Mise à jour : 23/09/2014 08:21

Dans le cadre de l’opération Chammal, lancée vendredi 19 septembre par le Président de la République, une mission de reconnaissance a été conduite dimanche 21 septembre par les avions français au-dessus de l’Irak.

Deux avions Rafale équipés d’un pod de désignation Damoclès ont effectué hier matin une nouvelle mission de soutien aérien au profit des forces armées irakiennes.

Les avions français ont ainsi survolé la région de Bagdad durant près de quatre heures, grâce aux cinq ravitaillements en vol assurés par le ravitailleur C135 français ainsi qu’un KC-10 américain.

Ces missions visent à assurer un soutien aérien aux forces armées irakiennes dans leur lutte contre le groupe terroriste Daech, conformément à la décision du Président de la République de répondre à la demande des autorités irakiennes.