On Jan. 6, Coalition military forces conducted 38 strikes against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, Coalition military forces conducted 27 strikes using attack, bomber, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, Coalition military forces conducted 11 strikes coordinated with and in support of the government of Iraq using attack, bomber, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft as well as rocket artillery against ISIL targets.

Syria

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

* Near Ar Raqqah, 12 strikes [1 British?] engaged eight ISIL tactical units; destroyed 14 oil refinement tanks, seven fighting positions, a VBIED facility, a VBIED, an ISIL-held building, an artillery system, and a bunker system; and damaged two supply routes.

* Near Ayn Isa, two strikes engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed a fighting position and an artillery system.

* Near Dayr Az Zawr, nine strikes destroyed 18 oil refinement stills, 15 oil pump jacks, and an oil well head.

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

* Near Manbij, two strikes engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed a command and control node.

Iraq

* Near Al Huwayjah, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed four vehicles, two mortar systems, and a watercraft.

* Near Haditha, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL-held building and a weapons cache.

* Near Mosul, six strikes [1 British] engaged five ISIL tactical units; destroyed six fighting positions, two VBIEDs, two ISIL-held buildings, two heavy machine guns, two weapons caches, an IED, a mortar system, a homemade explosives facility, an ISIL headquarters building, a supply cache, and a mobile artillery system; damaged 21 supply routes; and suppressed five tactical units.

* Near Rawah, one strike destroyed an ISIL-held building.

* Near Tal Afar, two strikes engaged an ISIL tactical unit; destroyed three vehicles, an armored vehicle, and a VBIED; and suppressed a mortar position.

Friday 6 January – Typhoons bombed a sniper position west of Raqqa in Syria, a Reaper provided further assistance to Iraqi forces in Mosul…Reaper operations over south-east Mosul continued on Friday 6 January, with three more Hellfire attacks which killed Daesh fighters engaged in very close-quarter combat with the Iraqi forces. Assistance was also provided to the Syrian Democratic Forces in their offensive towards Raqqa, with a pair of Typhoons bombing a Deash sniper position on the north-eastern shore of Lake Assad.

On Jan. 5, Coalition military forces conducted 29 strikes against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, Coalition military forces conducted 23 strikes using attack, bomber, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, Coalition military forces conducted six strikes coordinated with and in support of the government of Iraq using attack, bomber, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft as well as rocket artillery against ISIL targets.



Syria

. Near Ar Raqqah, 17 strikes engaged 11 ISIL tactical units; destroyed 10 fighting positions, five oil pump jacks, four oil refinement stills, two oil tanker trucks, an oil storage tank, a tunnel system, a VBIED storage facility, and a vehicle.

. Near Dayr Az Zawr, six strikes destroyed five oil and gas refinement buildings and a refinement still.

Iraq

. Near Al Huwayjah, two strikes engaged two ISIL tactical units; destroyed an ISIL-held building and a vehicle.

. Near Haditha, one strike destroyed an artillery system.

. Near Mosul, three strikes [2 British] engaged two ISIL tactical units; destroyed three ISIL-held buildings, three supply caches, two mortar systems, a fighting position, and a VBIED; damaged 24 supply routes; and suppressed two mortar teams.

Thursday 5 January – Tornados struck a mortar in central Mosul, while a Reaper supported Iraqi troops in several fire fights in the south-east of the city…The main focus for RAF and other Coalition aircraft has remained the providing close air support to Iraqi operations to liberate Mosul. A Tornado mission on Thursday 5 January used a Paveway IV to destroy a mortar position in central Mosul. Meanwhile, a Reaper remotely piloted aircraft flew overwatch for Iraqi troops advancing in the south-eastern area of the city. Our aircraft conducted three very precise attacks with Hellfire missiles against extremists as they fought with the Iraqis, and provided surveillance support to three further strikes by other Coalition aircraft.

On Jan. 4, Coalition military forces conducted 25 strikes against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, Coalition military forces conducted 15 strikes using attack, bomber, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, Coalition military forces conducted 10 strikes coordinated with and in support of the government of Iraq using attack, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft as well as rocket artillery against ISIL targets.

Syria

. Near Ar Raqqah, nine strikes engaged five ISIL tactical units; destroyed six fighting positions, four oil tanker trucks, an oil pump jack, an artillery system, and a command and control node; and damaged two supply routes.

. Near Ayn Isa, one strike destroyed three ISIL tunnels.

. Near Dayr Az Zawr, five strikes destroyed six oil pump jacks and an oil tanker truck.

Iraq

. Near Al Huwayjah, one strike destroyed an ISIL headquarters building.

. Near Haditha, one strike destroyed a bridge.

. Near Mosul, seven strikes engaged four ISIL tactical units; destroyed five ISIL-held buildings, four fighting positions, four mortar systems, two weapons caches, a supply cache, a communications tower, a vehicle, a command and control node, and a rocket and unmanned aerial vehicle factory; damaged 27 supply routes; and suppressed two mortar teams.

. Near Tal Afar, one strike [1 British?] destroyed an ISIL VBIED factory.

Wednesday 4 January – Typhoons destroyed a truck-bomb factory in northern Iraq and a bridge used by Daesh in western Iraq…On Wednesday 4 January, two flights of Royal Air Force Typhoons carried out attacks on Daesh targets in northern and western Iraq. One pair of Typhoons headed to a site north of Tall Afar, where intelligence had located a group of three buildings used by Daesh to manufacture truck-bombs. All three buildings were demolished using Paveway IV guided bombs. The second flight, also armed with Paveway IVs, successfully targeted a bridge used by the terrorists to cross a tributary of the Euphrates in Anbar province.

Mission Update nr. 1 2017

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Operation Inherent Resolve

Træningsbidraget – Irak

Træningsbidraget på Al Assad Airbase i Irak starter det nye år med at træne cirka 350 mand fra de irakiske sikkerhedsstyrker.

Radarbidraget – Irak og de Forenede Arabiske Emirater

Radarbidraget har i den forgangne uge løst deres opgaver på trods af periodevist meget dårligt vejr. Vejret har forårsaget en del ændringer i forhold til lufttankningen af koalitionens flyvende enheder. De danske operatører har håndteret disse ændringer og de afledte effekter.

Der er dermed intet nyt at berette fra andre missioner.

Opération Chammal

Appréciation de situation

Au Levant, Daech offre toujours un rideau défensif dense là où la coalition porte son effort. L’organisation terroriste continue de mener des actions de harcèlement ailleurs pour tenter de disperser les forces coalisées et d’assurer le soutien logistique de ses combattants.

En Irak, Daech a poursuivi ses attaques quotidiennes et ses actions de harcèlement. La ville de Bagdad a ainsi été la cible de nombreux attentats la semaine passée. Dans la région de Mossoul, les forces de sécurité irakiennes (FSI) ont repris l’offensive pour la reconquête de Mossoul le 29 décembre après une pause opérationnelle de régénération permise par de mauvaises conditions météorologiques qui limitaient les appuis.

En Syrie, la fin de la bataille d’Alep va sans doute amorcer une transition vers une nouvelle phase du conflit, concentrant les efforts des différentes parties contre Daech sur Raqqah, Al Bab et Palmyre.

Avancée sur la bataille de Mossoul

Dans la région de Mossoul, les Popular Mobilization Forces (milices chiites) continuent de mener des opérations de contrôle de zone dans la région de Tal Afar pour couper les flux de Daech.

Parallèlement, dans l’offensive vers Mossoul, les forces irakiennes progressent de manière synchrone, appuyée par la coalition. Les efforts portent toujours sur 3 axes principaux : depuis le Nord vers Bawizah avec la 16e division, depuis l’Est avec l’ICTS et le Sud Est avec la 9e brigade.

Activités « appuis » de la force

Les opérations aériennes

Depuis le 27 décembre, l’activité aérienne des avions français est restée soutenue avec 76 sorties dont 63 de reconnaissances armées, 8 de recueil de renseignement par l’Atlantique 2 et les Rafale et 5 de ravitaillement par le C135 FR.

Au total, 18 frappes ont été menées par les Rafale contreDaech et ont détruit 21 objectifs. 16 frappes ont été réalisées en Irak dont 11 concentrées dans la région de Mossoul. Elles visaient en particulier des positions de mortier, des sites de stockage de VBIED, ou des barges de franchissement sur le Tigre. 5 autres frappes en Irak ont été conduites dans les vallées du Tige et de l’Euphrate vers Baiji et Haditah. 2 frappes ont été réalisées en Syrie dans la région de Raqqah.

Activité de la TF WAGRAM

Depuis le 28 décembre 2016, la TF Wagram a conduit 22 missions d’appui dont 7 missions d’interdiction en soutien des opérations et 15 missions d’éclairement.

Chammal – adaptation de la Task Force Wagram

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Depuis fin décembre, la Task Force (TF) Wagram opère désormais depuis deux emprises en appui des forces de sécurité irakiennes engagées dans la bataille de Mossoul. Ce nouveau dispositif, mis en place à la demande de la coalition, permet dès à présent, en complément de la mission initiale conduite depuis Q-West, d’apporter un soutien aux forces irakiennes engagées dans les combats au Nord et à l’Ouest de la ville.

Déployée en septembre dernier sur la base de Q-West (Sud de Mossoul), la Task Force Wagram est désormais également présente sur une deuxième emprise protégée située à une vingtaine de kilomètres au Nord de la ville. Ce groupement d’artillerie, équipé de deux CAESAR (Canon équipé d’un système d’Artillerie), a pour mission d’appuyer les troupes irakiennes engagées dans la bataille de Mossoul lancée le 17 octobre dernier.

L’autre groupement d’artillerie à deux canons CAESAR resté à Qayyarah poursuit ses missions de protection de la base de Q West et d’appui au profit des unités irakiennes engagées dans les opérations de sécurisation des rives du Tigre, au sud de Mossoul.

Lancée depuis le 19 septembre 2014, l’opération Chammal représente la participation française à l’OIR (opération Inherent Resolve) et mobilise aujourd’hui près de 1 200 militaires. A la demande du gouvernement irakien et en coordination avec les alliés de la France présents dans la région, l’opération Chammal repose sur deux piliers complémentaires : un pilier « formation» au profit d’unités de sécurité nationales irakiennes et un pilier « appui » consistant à soutenir l’action des forces locales engagées au sol contre Daesh et à frapper les capacités militaires de du groupe terroriste.

A ce jour, le dispositif complet de l’opération Chammal est structuré autour de 14 Rafale et d’un C-135FR de l’armée de l’air, d’un Atlantique-2 et d’un détachement d’artillerie CAESAR. Il comprend également une centaine de militaires projetés à Bagdad et Erbil pour la formation et le conseil des états-majors et unités irakiennes.

On Jan. 3, Coalition military forces conducted 27 strikes against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, Coalition military forces conducted 21 strikes using attack, bomber, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, Coalition military forces conducted six strikes coordinated with and in support of the government of Iraq using attack, bomber, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft as well as rocket artillery against ISIL targets.

Syria

. Near Al Shadaddi, three strikes engaged two ISIL tactical units; destroyed a VBIED, a VBIED storage facility, and a fighting position; and damaged a repeater box and communications tower.

. Near Ar Raqqah, seven strikes engaged five ISIL tactical units; destroyed a VBIED, a VBIED storage facility, a weapons cache, and 11 fighting positions; and suppressed an ISIL tactical unit.

. Near Al Tanf, one strike destroyed an ISIL repeater box, two repeater antennas, and two solar panels.

. Near Ayn Isa, three strikes engaged two ISIL tactical units, destroyed a fighting position, and disabled an ISIL armored vehicle.

. Near Dayr Az Zawr, seven strikes destroyed two excavators, one bulldozer, two oil well heads, 13 oil construction vehicles, four cranes, a piece of engineering equipment, and seven front-end loaders.

Iraq

. Near Al Huwayjah, two strikes engaged an ISIL tactical unit, destroyed a pickup truck, and a VBIED storage facility.

. Near Bayji, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit.

. Near Mosul, three strikes [1 British] engaged two ISIL tactical units; destroyed two mortars, a tactical vehicle, and two command and control nodes; damaged two supply routes, and suppressed nine mortar teams and an ISIL tactical unit.

Tuesday 3 January – Tornados destroyed a truck south of Kirkuk, a Reaper attacked terrorists in south-east Mosul…The following day [Jan 3rd], a further Reaper attack occurred in south-east Mosul, striking a pair of terrorists who were in close proximity to Iraqi forces, whilst some 20 miles south of Kirkuk, a Tornado flight destroyed a Daesh truck with a Paveway IV.

On Jan. 2, Coalition military forces conducted 24 strikes against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, Coalition military forces conducted 14 strikes using attack, bomber, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft as well as rocket artillery against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, Coalition military forces conducted 10 strikes coordinated with and in support of the government of Iraq using attack, bomber, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft as well as rocket artillery against ISIL targets.

Syria

. Near Abu Kamal, one strike destroyed three oil well heads.

. Near Al Shadaddi, four strikes engaged two ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL-held building, a fighting position, a weapons cache, a VBIED, and a VBIED storage facility.

. Near Ar Raqqah, five strikes engaged four ISIL tactical units and destroyed two fighting positions, a weapons cache, and an ISIL-held building.

. Near Ayn Isa, one strike destroyed a VBIED.

. Near Dayr Az Zawr, one strike destroyed four oil refinement tanks and an oil tanker truck.

. Near Manbij, two strikes engaged two ISIL tactical units and destroyed two fighting positions.

Iraq

. Near Al Huwayjah, three strikes engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed a weapons cache, a piece of engineering equipment and an improvised weapons factory.

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

. Near Bayji, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed three tactical vehicles, an ISIL-held building, and an armored front-end loader.

. Near Haditha, one strike destroyed an ISIL-held building, a heavy machine gun, and a mortar system.

. Near Mosul, three strikes [1 British] engaged three ISIL tactical units; destroyed three buildings, a heavy machine gun, two mortars, a piece of engineering equipment, a VBIED, and a front-end loader; damaged 17 supply routes; and suppressed four mortar teams.

. Near Rawah, one strike destroyed a VBIED facility.

Monday 2 January – A British soldier was killed in a non-combat incident at a training base in Taji. Over Mosul, a Reaper engaged a terrorist position…

The British military training mission in Iraq sadly suffered a fatality on Monday 2 January, when Lance Corporal Scott Hetherington from the 2nd Battalion The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment died in a non-combat incident at a training camp in Taji. Further information can be found here.

A Reaper patrol also on 2 January over Mosul provided surveillance support to coalition air strikes on terrorist fighters, including a recoilless anti-tank gun team, and employed a Hellfire to silence a Daesh rooftop position that was firing on Iraqi troops.

On Jan. 1, Coalition military forces conducted 26 strikes against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, Coalition military forces conducted 17 strikes using attack, bomber, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, Coalition military forces conducted nine strikes coordinated with and in support of the government of Iraq using attack, bomber, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft as well as rocket artillery against ISIL targets.

Syria



. Near Abu Kamal, one strike destroyed an oil well head and a crane.

. Near Ar Raqqah, 12 strikes engaged five ISIL tactical units; destroyed six fighting positions, two oil storage tanks, and an ISIL checkpoint; damaged five supply routes, a bridge, and a trench.

. Near Ayn Isa, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed a mortar system.

. Near Dayr Az Zawr, one strike destroyed an oil well head, a drilling truck, a dump truck, and two oil tanker trucks.

. Near Idlib, two strikes engaged two ISIL tactical units and destroyed two tactical vehicles.

Iraq

. Near Haditha, one strike destroyed an ISIL bunker.

. Near Kisik, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an observation post and a weapons cache.

. Near Mosul, six strikes [3 British] engaged four ISIL tactical units; destroyed four mortars, five VBIEDs, a heavy machine gun, a vehicle, an ISIL-held building, a pontoon bridge, and three VBIED factories; disabled two bridges; damaged 31 supply routes; and suppressed six mortar teams.

. Near Rawah, one strike destroyed two weapons storage facilities.

Sunday 1 January – Typhoons attacked a mortar position in northern Mosul, whilst a Reaper hit terrorist fighters and an armed truck in the south-east of the city…Similar Reaper operations occurred on New Year’s Day [Jan 1st], with our aircraft destroying a group of terrorists with one Hellfire, then using a second to knock out an armed truck which it had spotted reversing in and out of cover to fire bursts from a heavy machine-gun. A flight of Typhoon FGR4s were also active over northern Mosul, where they used a Paveway IV to attack a mortar position just to the north of the city.