On Oct. 23, Coalition military forces conducted 14 strikes against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, Coalition military forces conducted four strikes using attack, 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, bomber, fighter, rotary and remotely piloted aircraft, and rocket artillery against ISIL targets. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted against ISIL since the last press release:

Syria

* Near Ar Raqqah, two strikes engaged two ISIL supply routes and destroyed an oil pump jack.

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

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

Iraq

* Near Ar Rutbah, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed five vehicles.

* Near Bashir, one strike destroyed an ISIL VBIED and a vehicle.

* Near Mosul, six strikes [5-6 British] engaged four ISIL tactical units, two rocket systems, two anti-aircraft artillery systems and two staging areas; destroyed 19 fighting positions, 17 vehicles, 10 heavy machine guns, nine mortar systems, eight command and control nodes, six repeater towers, and four tunnels; and damaged four fighting positions, two vehicles, a mortar system, and a tunnel.

* Near Rawah, one strike destroyed an ISIL bunker.

* Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and a staging area, and destroyed three vehicles, an ISIL-held building and a weapons cache.

Sunday 23 October – Typhoons, Tornados and a Reaper destroyed seventeen terrorist targets on the approaches to Mosul, including eight mortar and machine-gun teams…Reaper operations continued on Sunday 23 October, where one of our aircraft conducted a Hellfire attack on a truck loaded with terrorists. A second Hellfire killed other terrorists as they attempted to hide from the aircraft beneath a staircase in a ruined building. The Reaper employed a GBU-12 bomb to destroy a heavy machine-gun that was firing on Iraqi troops, then used a third Hellfire to destroy a well dug-in mortar near Bartallah. North-east of Mosul, a pair of Typhoons used two Paveway IVs to destroy a pair of machine-gun positions, then carried out a simultaneous attack against a total of five Daesh positions – two sniper teams, two mortars and another machine-gun – spread across a couple of miles of the front line. All five targets were struck accurately by Paveway IVs. An eighth Paveway was then used to destroy another mortar team. A second Typhoon flight was also active in the area, working closely with coalition surveillance aircraft, and dropped Paveway IVs against two Daesh strongpoints. Tornados also patrolled north-east of Mosul. The aircraft delivered attacks with an Enhanced Paveway II and two Paveway IVs that destroyed a machine-gun team, a terrorist defensive position and an armed truck.

On Oct. 22, Coalition military forces conducted 15 strikes against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, Coalition military forces conducted five strikes using attack, 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, bomber, fighter, rotary and remotely piloted aircraft, and rocket artillery against ISIL targets. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted against ISIL since the last press release:

Syria

* Near Abu Kamal, two strikes engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two oil well heads and a vehicle.

* Near Al Shadaddi, two strikes engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed six fighting positions.

* Near Mar’a, one strike destroyed an ISIL artillery system.

Iraq

* Near Al Qaim, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and a vehicle.

* Near Kisik, one strike damaged an ISIL tunnel.

* Near Mosul, four strikes engaged five ISIL tactical units, 12 staging areas, six mortar systems, a rocket position and a heavy machine gun; destroyed 21 fighting positions, 10 mortar systems, eight vehicles, eight command and control nodes, seven ISIL-held buildings, five bunkers, four anti-aircraft guns, four artillery systems, three tunnels, three VBIEDs, two supply caches, two heavy machine guns, a VBIED facility and a front end loader; and damaged three VBIEDs, two tunnels, a fighting position, a repeater tower and a vehicle.

* Near Rawah, two strikes destroyed two ISIL tunnels and a bunker.

* Near Sultan Abdallah, two strikes engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed seven vehicles, an ISIL-held building, and a checkpoint, and damaged 16 vehicles.

Saturday 22 October – A Reaper supported Iraqi forces consolidating their liberation of Qaraqosh, south-east of Mosul, attacking five Daesh targets, including an anti-aircraft gun…On Saturday 22 October, a Reaper flew overwatch for the Iraqi troops in and around Qaraqosh as they cleared remaining Daesh positions. The Reaper’s crew used a Hellfire missile against several terrorists engaged in a firefight with the Iraqis. A second Hellfire then destroyed an anti-aircraft gun positioned in the street. A terrorist mortar was reported firing on friendly forces, and the Reaper successfully hunted this down and eliminated the threat with a GBU-12 guided bomb. A van was spotted supplying terrorist positions and was destroyed with a Hellfire, and a fourth missile accounted for another group of extremists caught in the open.

On Oct. 21, Coalition military forces conducted 18 strikes against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, Coalition military forces conducted six strikes using attack, bomber, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, Coalition military forces conducted 12 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using attack, bomber, fighter, rotary and remotely piloted aircraft, and rocket artillery against ISIL targets. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted against ISIL since the last press release:

Syria

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

* Near Al Shadaddi, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit.

* Near Ayn Isa, three strikes engaged two ISIL-held buildings and destroyed two fighting positions.

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

Iraq

* Near Al Huwayjah, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed three vehicles.

* Near Al Qaim, one strike destroyed an ISIL anti-air artillery system.

* Near Bashir, two strikes engaged two ISIL tactical units and destroyed a weapons cache.

* Near Mosul, five strikes [4 British] engaged an ISIL tactical unit, 14 mortar systems, an artillery system, a rocket system and two staging areas; destroyed 17 fighting positions, 10 vehicles, eight tunnel entrances, six mortar systems, five VBIEDs, three heavy machine guns, two command and control nodes, two artillery systems, two assembly areas, an ISIL-held building, a VBIED facility, a weapons cache, and a training camp; and damaged a fighting position.

* Near Sinjar, one strike engaged an ISIL fighting position.

* Near Sultan Abdallah, two strikes engaged two ISIL tactical units and destroyed three vehicles.

Friday 21 October –Tornados, Typhoons and a Reaper provided close air support to Iraqi and Kurdish forces around Mosul, striking nine terrorist targets including a truck-bomb, tunnels, mortars and a heavy machine-gun…

With Iraqi forces liberating the key towns of Qaraqosh and Bartallah east of Mosul, Royal Air Force aircraft have continued to provide close air support, including to Kurdish forces pressing against Mosul from the north.

A Reaper remotely piloted aircraft patrolled north of Mosul on Friday 21 October, using a Hellfire missile to destroy a Daesh mortar that had opened fire on Kurdish troops. The Reaper then moved south-east to support operations around Qaraqosh, where a coalition aircraft had spotted a fortified tunnel entrance. The Reaper’s crew were able to destroy this with a direct hit from a GBU-12 guided bomb. Meanwhile, Typhoons from RAF Akrotiri, operated to the north and east of the city. Near Khursabad, they worked in close cooperation with a coalition surveillance aircraft to destroy a second tunnel entrance, in which terrorists were known to be hiding. To the north of Mosul, they attacked two mortar teams and a heavy machine-gun, and, near Bartallah, they destroyed an armoured truck-bomb positioned in the path of the advancing Iraqi troops. Further south, in the Tigris valley, a pair of Tornados used a Brimstone missile to destroy an armed truck. They then used a second Brimstone to engage a group of terrorists operating amongst houses south-east of Mosul. No collateral damage was caused.

On Oct. 20, Coalition military forces conducted 20 strikes against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, Coalition military forces conducted 13 strikes using attack, bomber, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, Coalition military forces conducted seven strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using attack, bomber, fighter, remotely piloted aircraft and rocket artillery against ISIL targets. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted against ISIL since the last press release:

Syria

* Near Al Shadaddi, three strikes engaged three ISIL tactical units and destroyed two fighting positions, a mortar system, and a vehicle.

* Near Ar Raqqah, two strikes engaged an ISIL supply route and destroyed an oil well head, an oil collection tank, and an oil pump jack.

* Near Ayn Isa, one strike engaged an ISIL headquarters building.

* Near Manbij, six strikes engaged four ISIL tactical units and destroyed three fighting positions, two vehicles, and a VBIED.

* Near Mar’a, one strike destroyed an artillery system.

Iraq

* Near Mosul, four strikes [4 British] engaged three ISIL tactical units and two staging areas; destroyed an ISIL headquarters building, 23 fighting positions, eight ISIL VBIEDs, six ISIL-held buildings, six vehicles, five mortar systems, three heavy machine guns, a tanker truck, and a command and control node; damaged a VBIED; suppressed nine heavy machine gun positions, five sniper positions, four mortar positions, an artillery system position and 11 ISIL tactical units.

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

* Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed a VBIED, a vehicle and an ISIL-held building.

* Near Tal Afar, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two checkpoints.

Thursday 20 October – Tornados killed a group of terrorists engaged in combat with Iraqi troops in the Tigris valley, south of Mosul. Typhoons and a Reaper also continued to support troops to the north and east of the city, attacking eleven targets including a command post, heavy-machine-guns, mortars and rocket-launchers…Reaper support to the south-east of Mosul continued on Thursday 20 October. Hellfire missiles destroyed a truck-mounted heavy machine-gun and another vehicle which had been spotted being loaded with a mortar and ammunition. Two more Daesh mortar teams were destroyed with a further Hellfire and a GBU-12 guided bomb. In the Tigris valley south of Mosul, a Tornado flight intervened in a combat between Iraqi troops and a dispersed group of terrorists. Two Paveway IVs accounted for the extremists. Meanwhile, two flights of Typhoons patrolled the northern arc around Mosul, where they engaged seven terrorist targets with Paveway IVs. These included: a rocket-launcher north-west of the city, a sniper team and a Daesh-held building to the north, and to the north-east a pair of heavy machine-guns, a strongpoint, and a command post which was controlling truck-bomb attacks.

On Oct. 19, Coalition military forces conducted 14 strikes against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, Coalition military forces conducted six strikes using attack, bomber, 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 attack, bomber, fighter, remotely piloted aircraft and rocket artillery against ISIL targets. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted against ISIL since the last press release:

Syria

* Near Abu Kamal, one strike engaged three ISIL supply routes.

* Near Ar Raqqah, two strikes engaged two ISIL supply routes and destroyed two oil well heads.

* Near Ayn Isa, one strike engaged two ISIL staging areas.

* Near Dayr Az Zawr, one strike destroyed two ISIL oil well heads.

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

Iraq

* Near Al Huwayjah, one strike engaged an ISIL weapons cache.

* Near Kisik, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL checkpoint.

* Near Mosul, three strikes [3 British] engaged two ISIL tactical units and two staging areas; destroyed four vehicles, four ISIL-held buildings, four fighting positions, three containers, two mortar systems, a tunnel entrance, a bunker, an artillery system, a front end loader, a weapons cache, a heavy machine gun, and a tanker trailer; damaged a VBIED; and suppressed three mortar positions and a fighting position.

* Near Sinjar, two strikes engaged two ISIL tactical units and destroyed two heavy machine guns and a VBIED, and suppressed mortar fire.

* Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed three weapons caches.

Wednesday 19 October – Typhoons and a Reaper provided close air support around Mosul, engaging six targets, including a large truck-bomb being driven towards an Iraqi unit…Coalition aircraft have continued intensive air operations to support the Iraqi offensive to liberate Mosul, with the Royal Air Force playing a significant role.

On Wednesday 19 October, a Reaper scouted ahead of Iraqi troops advancing to the south-east of the city. A terrorist rocket-propelled grenade team were identified and eliminated using a Hellfire missile. The Reaper then provided surveillance support to two successful attacks by coalition fast jets on larger groups of terrorists, before conducting a further Hellfire attack itself. The aircraft’s surveillance sensors then spotted a large armoured truck-bomb emerging from cover and being driven at speed towards an Iraqi unit. An immediate attack with a Hellfire missile struck the vehicle, which crashed out of control, and the would-be suicide bomber abandoned the truck and fled. Another group of terrorists were later identified and attacked with a fourth Hellfire. Meanwhile, to the north of Mosul, Paveway IV-armed Typhoons destroyed two Daesh-held buildings.

Mission Update nr. 18
Opdatering fra de danske styrker i internationale missioner.
20-10-2016 – kl. 12:09

Af Værnsfælles Forsvarskommando

Operation Inherent Resolve

Kampflybidraget
Kampflybidraget deltager i kampene om Mosul.

De danske F-16 har i den seneste uge fløjet 10 missioner, hvor der er gennemført overvågning, efterretningsindhentning og angreb på morterpositioner, flodpram, bygninger med ISIL personel, kommunikationsmast og opmarcheringsområder.
Missionerne er foregået over de irakiske provinser Salah Ad Din, At Ta’mim og Ninawa samt de syriske provinser Ar Raqqah, Halab og Dayr Az Zawr.

Fra onsdag 12. oktober kl. 1200 til onsdag den 19. oktober kl. 1200 er følgende gældende:

Der er fløjet 10 missioner
Der er anvendt 20 præcisionsbomber
Der er totalt fløjet 190 missioner
Der er totalt anvendt 288 præcisionsbomber

Operation Ocean Shield – antipirat-indsats
Det danske Challenger fly er kommet til Seychellerne, hvor flyet skal deltage i antipirat-indsatsen i Operation Ocean Shield frem til 19. november 2016.

Andre missioner
Der er intet at bemærke fra de øvrige danske missioner i udlandet.

Point de situation des opérations au 20 octobre 2016

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Mise à jour : 20/10/2016 17:22

CHAMMAL

APPRECIATION DE SITUATION

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Sur le théâtre du Levant, la semaine a été marquée par le déclenchement de la bataille de Mossoul. Les forces irakiennes ont réussi à percer les premières lignes de défense. Face à elles les combattants de Daech, ayant profité de ces dernières semaines pour consolider leurs positions défensives, mettent tout en œuvre pour essayer de bloquer les accès à la ville.

En Irak, les premières journées de la bataille de Mossoul se sont déroulées conformément au plan de la coalition Inherent Resolve. Les unités engagées ont progressé de plusieurs dizaines de kilomètres depuis le début de la semaine, mais font face à une défense très organisée et à un piégeage systématique de leurs axes de progression. Pour essayer de conserver un ascendant médiatique et masquer ces revers militaires, Daech a mené une série d’attentats et d’actions suicides. Plusieurs attaques terroristes ont été perpétrées à Bagdad et dans la région de Rutbah dans l’Anbar.

En Syrie, la perte par Daech du village de Dabiq est symbolique mais constitue un nouveau revers pour l’organisation terroriste qui continue à reculer vers la ville de Al-Bab.

ACTIVITES DE LA FORCE CHAMMAL

Sur l’ensemble du théâtre, le rythme des opérations s’est accru depuis le déclenchement de l’offensive de Mossoul par l’armée irakienne. Ce déclenchement est l’aboutissement du travail préparatoire réalisé par les aéronefs de la coalition.

Les aéronefs de l’opération Chammal poursuivent leurs missions. Les opérations aériennes de la coalition se sont logiquement intensifiées depuis le 17 octobre. Les demandes d’appui des unités engagées dans les combats au sol ont généré une augmentation des frappes conduites par les aéronefs français. Ainsi, les 17 et 18 octobre, 10 frappes ont été conduites par les aéronefs français, aboutissant à la destruction de 13 objectifs.

1. Appui aérien

Les avions de l’opération Chammal ont maintenu leur activité en appui de la coalition :

– 9 vols d’ISR ont été conduits par des Rafale ou par l’ATL2 tandis que les avions de commandement et de contrôle de l’espace aérien ont réalisé 3 missions (5 sorties E2C Hawekeye et 2 sorties E-3F Awacs). 3 missions de ravitaillement ont été conduites par le C 135-Fr.

– 53 sorties de reconnaissances armées ont été réalisée par les Rafale, permettant ainsi la réalisation de 15 frappes et la destruction de 21 objectifs.

Une frappe planifiée a également été conduite dans la nuit du 15 au 16 octobre 2016. Elle s’inscrivait dans la phase finale de préparation de l’offensive de Mossoul. Trois Rafale de l’armée de l’air et quatre Rafale de la marine nationale ont frappé avec plusieurs missiles SCALP un entrepôt de fabrications d’IED (improvised explosive devices – engins explosifs improvisés) dans la région de Mossoul.

2. Appui feu – TF Wagram

Au sein de la coalition, la TF Wagram a poursuivi ses actions à partir de la base opérationnelle avancée de Q-West, appuyant les troupes irakiennes engagées dans la bataille de Mossoul près de 30 kilomètres plus au Nord.

Cette semaine, elle a mené 12 missions de tirs, principalement des missions d’interdiction pour empêcher Daech d’occuper des positions favorables ou pour entraver sa progression.

Tuesday 18 October – Typhoons attacked a cluster of improvised explosive devices, a weapons stockpile and a strong-point to the north-east of Mosul. A Reaper struck an armed truck and two groups of terrorists to the south-east of the city….A Reaper was again in action south-east of Mosul on Tuesday 18 October. A Hellfire missile killed a group of terrorists engaged in combat with Iraqi troops. A second Hellfire also accounted for another group of extremists as they moved between positions, and a third destroyed an armed truck. North-east of the city, a pair of Typhoons used Paveway IVs to destroy a number of improvised explosive devices laid in a defensive belt, as well as a weapons stockpile and a Daesh strong-point.

On Oct. 18, Coalition military forces conducted 14 strikes against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, Coalition military forces conducted eight strikes using attack, 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, remotely piloted aircraft and rocket artillery against ISIL targets. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted against ISIL since the last press release:



Syria

* Near Abu Kamal, one strike destroyed two oil tanker trucks and an oil pump jack.

* Near Al Shadaddi, two strikes engaged two ISIL tactical units and destroyed four vehicles and a fighting position.

* Near Dayr Az Zawr, one strike destroyed eight oil tanker trailers and an oil well head.

* Near Mar’a, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit.

* Near Washiyah, three strikes engaged two ISIL tactical units and destroyed two vehicles.

Iraq

* Near Haditha, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two vehicles, two weapons caches, an artillery system, and an ISIL-held building.

* Near Mosul, two strikes destroyed an ISIL-held building and a command and control node.

* Near Qayyarah, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL-held building and a vehicle.

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

* Near Tal Afar, one strike suppressed ISIL small arms fire.

On Oct. 17, Coalition military forces conducted 25 strikes against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, Coalition military forces conducted 18 strikes using attack, bomber, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, Coalition military forces conducted seven strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using attack, bomber, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft and rocket artillery against ISIL targets. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted against ISIL since the last press release:

Syria

* Near Abu Kamal, three strikes destroyed six oil well heads, two oil tanker trucks, and an oil pump jack.

* Near Al Shadaddi, eight strikes engaged eight ISIL tactical units and destroyed seven fighting positions and two vehicles.

* Near Ayn Isa, one strike engaged an ISIL staging area.

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

* Near Mar’a, four strikes engaged four ISIL tactical units and destroyed two fighting positions and a vehicle.

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



Iraq

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

* Near Mosul, four strikes [2 British] engaged three ISIL tactical units and two staging areas; destroyed 10 mortar systems, five artillery systems, four ISIL-held buildings, four fighting positions, four vehicles, two supply caches, two repeater tower generators, a VBIED facility, and a VBIED; and suppressed four tactical units and three rocket positions.

* Near Qayyarah, two strikes engaged two ISIL tactical units and a mortar position; destroyed an ISIL-held building, a mortar system, an oil tanker truck, and a rocket-propelled grenade; and damaged a vehicle.

Chammal : déjà 100h de vol pour l’E3F

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Mise à jour : 18/10/2016 14:44

Depuis le 13 septembre 2016, date de son arrivée à Al Udeid (Qatar), l’E3F, avion de détection et de contrôle, a franchi le cap des 100 h de vol. Il est ainsi venu à mi-mandat, renforcer la présence des forces française au Levant dans le cadre de l’opération Chammal/Inherent Resolve.

Ses missions, centrées sur le C2 (Command and Control – commandement et contrôle), comprennent le contrôle des aéronefs de la coalition qui effectuent des frappes, notamment dans le cadre de la préparation de la reconquête de Mossoul en Irak. L’E3F est également très présent dans l’appui aux troupes amies en Irak et en Syrie, dans le contrôle des moyens aériens en soutien (avions ravitailleurs, de guerre électronique et de renseignement) et dans la gestion des espaces aériens de travail (y compris avec des opérateurs de drones localisés aux Etats-Unis). Il est aussi impliqué dans la surveillance de l’activité des aéronefs n’appartenant pas à la coalition.

Parallèlement, dans le contexte syrien de la bataille d’Alep, les capacités de l’E3F participent à l’autonomie de la France en matière d’appréciation de la situation et de décision grâce à la richesse des informations transmises vers les autorités nationales.

Depuis leur mise en service dans les forces, les E3F de la base aérienne 702 d’Avord sont systématiquement engagés dans les opérations extérieures (ex-Yougoslavie, Kosovo, Libye, Mali). Ce type d’aéronef s’inscrit, avec les avions ravitailleurs et ceux de recherche du renseignement, dans la catégorie de ce que les anglo-saxons appellent les High Value Air Assets (HVAA – atouts aériens à haute valeur ajoutée). Ils sont décisifs à la compréhension et la liberté d’agir du commandant d’une force interarmées.

L’E3F n°201, actuellement engagé dans Chammal, va ainsi passer la barre des 15 000 heures de vol effectuées sur les théâtres d’opérations extérieures, mais également au-dessus de la France, dans le cadre des mesures permanentes de protection de l’espace aérien national.

Lancée depuis le 19 septembre 2014, l’opération Chammal mobilise plus de 4 000 militaires. Elle vise, à la demande du gouvernement irakien et en coordination avec les alliés de la France présents dans la région, à assurer d’une part la formation d’unités de sécurité nationale et d’autre part des actions offensives en Irak et en Syrie dans la lutte contre le groupe terroriste autoproclamé Daech.

Chammal : les Atlantique 2 volent au-dessus de l’Irak

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Mise à jour : 18/10/2016 14:52

Depuis la mi-septembre, un nouvel équipage d’avion de patrouille maritime Atlantique 2 (ATL2) a rejoint la force Chammal. Depuis février 2016, un Atlantique 2 opère de façon quasi permanente au profit de la coalition et aux côtés des chasseurs de la force Chammal. Régulièrement, les relèves d’avion et d’équipages se succèdent pour optimiser le potentiel de chaque appareil et du personnel.

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Quelques heures après son arrivée sur le théâtre d’opérations, l’équipage était déjà en vol au-dessus de l’Irak. Deux heures du matin sur le parking avion, une dizaine de mécaniciens achèvent les derniers préparatifs de l’appareil. La veille le personnel naviguant, une quinzaine de marins, a terminé la préparation de la mission : plan de vol, liste des sites et zones à observer, terrains de déroutement. À sept heures du matin, tout est prêt. L’avion décolle aussitôt pour plusieurs heures de mission au-dessus de l’Irak.

L’ATL2, déjà engagé par le passé dans les opérations Harmattan en Libye et Serval au Mali, est rompu aux opérations de recherche par l’observation, le recueil d’images dans la profondeur et les écoutes. La recherche de l’adversaire dans le désert présente en effet de nombreuses similitudes avec la surveillance maritime.

L’avion de patrouille maritime dispose d’une grande endurance de vol et d’un large panel d’équipement : caméra et photographie de jour comme de nuit, système de veille électronique et électromagnétique. Ces instruments sont mis en œuvre par un équipage composé de diverses spécialités. Equipage capable d’analyser et de diffuser en temps réel renseignement et évaluation d’une situation tactique, ou même le résultat d’une action de feu. Ponctuellement, l’ATL2 peut participer aux frappes contre Daech grâce à une capacité d’emport de bombes guidées laser de type GBU 12.

Lancée depuis le 19 septembre 2014, l’opération Chammal est le volet français de l’opération OIR et mobilise aujourd’hui près de 4 000 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 Daech et à frapper les capacités militaires de Daech. A ce jour, le dispositif complet de l’opération Chammal est structuré autour de trente-six Rafale (douze de l’armée de l’Air et vingt-quatre de la Marine nationale), d’un détachement d’artillerie CAESAR (Camion équipé d’un système d’artillerie), des bâtiments du groupe aéronaval, d’un avion de détection et de contrôle aéroportés E3F, d’un avion de ravitaillement C-135 FR, de deux avions E-2C Hawkeye et d’un avion de patrouille maritime Atlantique 2. Il comprend également une centaine de militaires projetés à Bagdad et Erbil pour la formation et le conseil des états-majors et unités irakiennes.

Monday 17 October – A Reaper destroyed an armed truck and three terrorist heavy weapons teams south-east of Mosul, while a Typhoon dealt with a large truck bomb to the south…Royal Air Force Typhoons and Reaper remotely piloted aircraft have continued to provide close air support to the Iraqi and Kurdish forces advancing on Mosul, while Tornado, Sentinel and Airseeker aircraft have also been flying reconnaissance missions in support of the operation.

On Monday 17 October, a Reaper kept close watch on Daesh positions near Qaraqosh to the south-east of Mosul. Our aircraft provided surveillance support to a coalition fast jet attack on a terrorist mortar team. The Reaper then conducted attacks using its own weapons on four targets. These attacks included a GBU-12 guided bomb, which accounted for a mortar. Hellfire missiles also destroyed an armed truck and two heavy weapons teams, including one armed with a recoilless anti-tank gun which had opened fire on the advancing Iraqis. To the south of the city, a Typhoon flight was able to use a Paveway IV guided bomb to dispose safely of a large truck-bomb before it could be used.