On Sept. 6, coalition military forces conducted 17 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 12 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using fighter and attack aircraft 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 five ISIL oil tanker trucks.

* Near Ar Raqqah, one strike destroyed two ISIL oil tanker trucks.

* Near Manbij, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed three fighting positions.

* Near Mar’a, two strikes engaged two ISIL tactical units and destroyed three fighting positions and a mortar system.

Iraq

* Near Albu Hayat, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed a rocket cache, two buildings, and three bunkers.

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

* Near Kisik, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed a tunnel entrance, a vehicle, and three heavy machine guns.

* Near Mosul, six strikes engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed five vehicles, two dozers, a front-end loader, an excavator, inoperable coalition equipment, and damaged a tunnel.

* Near Qayyarah, two strikes [1 British] engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed three vehicles, two dozers, and eight rocket rails.

* Near Ramadi, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed a vehicle, a building, and a mortar system.

Tuesday 6 September: Qayyarah remains the focus for significant Iraqi offensive operations, and Royal Air Force aircraft have continued to contribute to the supporting coalition air effort. Two Tornado GR4s used Paveway IV guided bombs and Brimstone missiles to attack a large dispersed group of mechanical excavators and heavy trucks being used by Daesh to construct defensive positions in the area; at least seven vehicles were destroyed outright.

On Sept. 5, coalition military forces conducted 14 strikes against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted seven strikes using attack and fighter aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted seven strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using bomber, fighter, and attack aircraft 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 destroyed two ISIL oil pump jacks, an oil tank, and a headquarters building.

* Near Dayr Az Zawr, three strikes destroyed 13 ISIL oil tanker trucks and a tractor trailer.

* Near Manbij, two strikes engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed a fighting position.

Iraq

* Near Bayji, one strike destroyed an ISIL rocket rail and a cave entrance.

* Near Kisik, one strike destroyed two ISIL fighting positions, two tunnel entrances, an observation post, and a rocket firing position.

* Near Mosul, four strikes engaged three ISIL tactical units and destroyed an assembly area, a fighting position, a vehicle, and a headquarters building.

* Near Ramadi, one strike destroyed a rocket system.

On Sept. 4, coalition military forces conducted 12 strikes against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted nine strikes using attack and fighter aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted three strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using bomber, 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, six strikes destroyed eight ISIL trailers, three oil pump jacks, and 42 oil tanker trucks.

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

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

Iraq

* Near Al Baghdadi, one strike destroyed two ISIL communication towers.

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

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

Sunday 4 September: Typhoons patrolled over western Iraq and engaged a group of terrorists who had been spotted several miles north of Ramadi. Although they attempted to seek cover beneath some trees, the extremists were struck accurately by a Paveway IV.

On Sept. 3, coalition military forces conducted 19 strikes against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 11 strikes using attack, 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 using fighter, rocket artillery, 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 destroyed three ISIL cranes.
* Near Dayr Az Zawr, one strike destroyed an ISIL tanker truck.
* Near Manbij, eight strikes engaged seven ISIL tactical units and destroyed two fighting positions, a logistical hub, a VBIED, an anti-air artillery system, and two vehicles.
* Near Mar’a, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit.

Iraq

* Near Hit, one strike destroyed two ISIL buildings and two vehicles.
* Near Mosul, two strikes engaged an ISIL tactical unit and a financial storage center, and destroyed an assembly area, a command and control node, a rocket system, five rocket rails, two fighting positions, a bulldozer, and a vehicle.
* Near Ramadi, two strikes engaged two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed three buildings, two mortar caches, a vehicle, and a mortar system.
* Near Sultan Abdallah, two strikes engaged an ISIL weapons cache and a building.

Saturday 3 September – a Reaper attacked a terrorist check-point in north-western Iraq…On Saturday 3 September, a Reaper kept close watch on a Daesh vehicle check-point in north-western Iraq, in the Tall Afar region, which was being used by the terrorists to harass local civilian traffic. The Reaper’s crew waited patiently until there were no civilian vehicles in the area, then destroyed the check-point with a direct hit from a Hellfire.

CHAMMAL : Frappes Rafale contre Daech

Mise à jour : 10/09/2016 12:25

Vendredi 2 septembre, les Rafale, récemment déployés sur la base aérienne projetée au Proche-Orient dans le cadre de l’opération Chammal, ont bombardé des positions défensives de Daech dans la région de Mossoul.

Une patrouille de deux Rafale est en mission d’appui aérien au-dessus de l’Irak, dans le sud de Mossoul, lorsqu’elle est sollicitée pour bombarder plusieurs objectifs à l’ouest la ville. Rejoignant rapidement la zone, les avions reçoivent un ordre du CAOC (Combined Air Operation Center – centre des opérations aériennes) : faire feu sur des objectifs qui ont été préalablement identifiés par les forces irakiennes au sol.

Délivrant des bombes à guidage laser ou à guidage GPS+Laser, les Rafale détruisent peu de temps après, avec une précision métrique, des caches d’armes et de munitions de Daech.

« Après avoir tiré, nous avons vu beaucoup d’explosions secondaires » témoigne un pilote de la patrouille, ce qui confirme la présence d’explosifs dans ces caches.

Une telle opération, compte-tenu de la présence au sol de troupes amies, nécessite en effet un usage précis de la puissance de feu, un délai de réaction rapide et une bonne synchronisation jusqu’aux plus petits échelons tactiques. Cette coordination passe par les drones ou les équipes spécialisées au sol lorsqu’il y en a. Nommés JTAC (Joint Terminal Attack Controller), ces contrôleurs aériens avancés permettent de confirmer l’identification et la localisation des objectifs.

Les pilotes fournissent également des indications aux forces terrestres et aux autorités décisionnaires, grâce à des observations visuelles directes, des capacités de vision grossissante, de leur pod Damoclès et un système embarqué de transmission vidéos.

Ces frappes sont réalisées en amont et en aval d’autres frappes de la coalition, le même jour, sur des objectifs similaires et adjacents. Elles portent ainsi de puissants coups contre Daech. Elles répondent de fait à la mission confiée, détruire ou du moins affaiblir en profondeur les capacités militaires du groupe terroriste islamique.

Lancée depuis le 19 septembre 2014, l’opération Chammal mobilise actuellement 1 000 militaires. Elle vise, à la demande du gouvernement irakien et en coordination avec les alliés de la France présents dans la région, à assurer un soutien aérien en Irak et en Syrie dans la lutte contre le groupe terroriste autoproclamé Daech, en frappant notamment l’organisation terroriste avec des moyens aériens. Le dispositif complet est actuellement structuré autour de douze Rafale de l’armée de l’Air, d’un avion de patrouille maritime Atlantique 2 de la Marine nationale ainsi que de capacités de renseignement, de commandement, de contrôle (C2) et de ravitaillement. Il comprend également une centaine de militaires projetés à Bagdad et Erbil pour la formation et le conseil des états-majors et unités irakiennes. La frégate légère furtive Courbet et son hélicoptère Panther sont également engagés dans le cadre de cette opération en mer Méditerranée depuis le 26 août.

On Sept. 1, coalition military forces conducted 14 strikes against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted five strikes using attack, 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 fighter, rocket artillery, 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, two strikes [1-2 British] damaged an ISIL weapons cache and destroyed another weapons cache.

* Near Mar’a, three strikes engaged three ISIL tactical units, and destroyed seven fighting positions and a weapons cache.

Iraq

* Near Albu Hayat, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed a communications antenna.

* Near Ar Rutbah, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit.

* Near Haditha, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed a building.

* Near Hit, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit, and destroyed a building and a bunker.

* Near Kisik, one strike damaged two ISIL tunnels.

* Near Qayyarah, one strike [1 British] destroyed two ISIL weapons caches.

* Near Ramadi, one strike destroyed an ISIL mortar tube and a vehicle.

* Near Sinjar, one strike destroyed an ISIL security headquarters building.

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

Thursday 1 September – Tornados hit a Daesh weapons cache in northern Iraq, while a Reaper destroyed a large stockpile of explosive material in Raqqa, Syria…A Reaper remotely piloted aircraft operated over Raqqa in Syria on Thursday 1 September, where its crew helped identify a large stockpile of explosive materials at an industrial site, awaiting the manufacture of improvised explosive devices and other home-made weaponry. An attack using Hellfire missiles destroyed much of the stockpile, and left the remainder on fire. Near Qayyarah, Tornados providing close air support to Iraqi ground forces conducted a successful Paveway IV attack against a weapons cache hidden in a line of trees.

On Aug. 31, coalition military forces conducted 16 strikes against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted eight strikes using attack, bomber, and fighter aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted eight strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using ground-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 Abu Kamal, three strikes destroyed four ISIL tanker trucks and a pump jack.

* Near Ar Raqqah, three strikes engaged an ISIL vehicle-borne improvised explosive device facility, and destroyed three oil tanker trucks, a tank, and two tactical vehicles.

* Near Dayr Az Zawr, one strike destroyed an ISIL pump jack.

* Near Mar’a, one strike destroyed an ISIL fighting position and a mortar system.

Iraq

* Near Al Baghdadi, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed a building.

* Near Bayji, one strike damaged an ISIL mortar system.

* Near Haditha, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed a building.

* Near Hit, one strike destroyed an ISIL bunker.

* Near Kisik, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit, and destroyed three fighting positions and a weapons cache.

* Near Mosul, two strikes engaged two ISIL tactical units, and destroyed a tunnel and two assembly areas.

* Near Ramadi, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit, and destroyed a building and a mortar system.

Wednesday 31 August – Typhoons destroyed a Daesh-held building to the east of Mosul…Wednesday 31 August: A Typhoon patrol found its target 15 miles to the east of Mosul, where advancing Iraqi forces had identified a Daesh-held building. It was hit with a Paveway IV leading to number of secondary explosions.

IRAK / SYRIE : CHAMMAL
Au Levant, la situation sécuritaire reste délicate. Cette crise évolue dans un environnement opérationnel complexe mais les avancées des forces de la coalition sur le terrain sont réelles. L’objectif de la coalition est bien de neutraliser les capacités militaires de Daech et de ramener les conditions minimales de sécurité.
Sur le terrain : En Irak, les forces de sécurité irakiennes ont poursuivi leurs opérations de reconquête lancées depuis le printemps. et ont repris certaines villes clefs :

dans la vallée de l’Anbar, elles se sont emparées du poste frontière d’Al Walid et ont consolidé leurs lignes de communication vers les frontières syrienne et saoudienne ;
dans la vallée du Tigre, les forces de sécurité ont réussi à s’emparer de verrous défensifs en direction de Mossoul, grande ville tenue par Daech. Après avoir percé au Nord de Baïji le 15 juillet, elles ont récemment pris le contrôle de la ville de Qayyarah. Il s’agit maintenant de sécuriser complètement cette ville, la « dépolluer », en retirant les pièges, mines, et engins artisanaux laissés par Daech, et consolider les positions.
En Syrie, la coalition a contribué à libérer la ville de Manbïj. Il s’agit maintenant de coordonner la suite de l’action.

Au cours de l’été, Chammal a poursuivi son action sur les 2 volets : celui de la formation des forces armées irakiennes et celui aérien qui permet de frapper les capacités militaires de Daech en Irak comme en Syrie.

Pilier opérations aériennes
Depuis le 5 juillet, les aéronefs de l’opération Chammal ont poursuivi leurs missions aériennes contre Daech. 344 sorties ont été effectuées soit plus de 6 sorties aériennes par jour, alternant reconnaissance aérienne (52), bombardements (273), et ravitaillement (19).
Au bilan, ce sont en tout 61 frappes réalisées et 100 objectifs neutralisés de Daech. Cette moyenne de plus d’une frappe par jour témoigne de l’intensité de notre engagement national.
Près de 80% de ces frappes françaises se sont concentrées sur les abords de Mossoul où la coalition porte son effort.
Ces frappes s’inscrivent dans une logique d’appui direct à la progression des troupes au sol pour affaiblir les défenses de Daech dans la région de Mossoul. Les 10 frappes planifiées conduites en Irak et en Syrie, visaient pour leur part des infrastructures clefs de Daech : atelier de fabrication d’IED, centre d’entraînement, de commandement.

Pilier formation
Les soldats français, essentiellement à Bagdad, poursuivent leurs actions de formation et de conseil au profit des forces irakiennes de l’ICTS et de la 6e division. selon un processus qui est désormais bien rodé.

MISE EN PLACE DU COMANFOR CHAMMAL :
Le 1er août 2016, le général de brigade aérienne Serge Cholley a pris le commandement de l’opération Chammal. Présent auprès de de l’état-major de la coalition installé au Koweït, il commande désormais les 1 000 militaires français déployés au Levant dans cette opération. > En savoir plus.

REDÉPLOIEMENT DES PLOTS CHASSE SUR LES THEATRES D’OPERATIONS.

Mission Update nr. 11

Opdatering fra de danske styrker i internationale missioner 01-09-2016 – kl. 14:58

Operation RECLIB



27. august gennemførte den dansk ledede styrke afhentning af kemisk materiale i den libyske havn Misratah.

Operationen på dagen startede klokken 05.00 om morgenen, da der blev etableret kontakt med de libyske myndigheder. Klokken 09.00 anløb DFDS-fragtskibet Ark Futura havnen i Misratah og mødtes der med de libyske samarbejdspartnere, der har haft opgaven med at sikre både havn og last. På overskuelig afstand fra havnen lå Absalon og et britisk flådefartøj klar til at støtte, hvis problemer skulle opstå.

Klokken 19.10 forlod kemikalierne libysk farvand ombord på Ark Futura.

Nu eskorterer Absalon fragtskibet mod den havn, hvor stofferne skal afleveres til destruktion. De nærmere omstændigheder i forbindelse med afleveringen vil blive beskrevet, når det er sikkerhedsmæssigt forsvarligt.

Det danske styrkebidrag udgøres af Forsvaret, SKAT og Beredskabsstyrelsen.

Forud for afhentningen har der været en komprimeret planlægningsproces, der har kørt henover sommeren. Absalon sejlede fra Danmark den 17. august, og kunne efter en kort og intens afsluttende forberedelse til søs være klar til at gennemføre afhentning.

OIR

Træningsbidrag

I denne uge har DANCON haft mulighed for, at gennemføre intern instruktøruddannelse. Derudover er man ved at klargøre til det første store polititræningshold til Hold 4.

F-16

De danske fly har siden onsdag 24. august kl. 12 fløjet missioner over de Irakiske provinser Ninawa og Erbil samt de Syriske provinser Dayr Az Zawr og Hasakah.

Missionerne har omfattet angreb på ISIL safehouse, angreb på ISIL kommunikationsfacilitet, angreb på ISIL hovedkvarter og angreb på fabrikker til fremstilling af køretøjer med improviserede sprængladninger (VBIED). Derudover har flyene indsamlet overvågning og efterretninger.

Der er i perioden 24. august kl. 1200 til 31. august kl. 1200 gennemført følgende:

Antal fløjne missioner i den forgangne uge: 11

Antal anvendte præcisionsbomber i den forgangne uge: 21

Antal fløjne missioner totalt: 111

Antal anvendte præcisionsbomber total: 175

Radar

I løbet af den forgangne uge har TPS77-radaren, i Irak, kørt uden vanskeligheder, og der er blevet leveret input til koalitionens samlede luftovervågningsbillede. Ved radaroperatørerne pågår der i disse dage rotation. Hold 3 er på vej hjem, således at Hold 4 inden for den nærmeste fremtid kan overtage operationerne.

C-130

Den danske C-130 har i ugens løb gennemført missioner internt i Irak og har transporteret 25.000 kilo gods og 145 personer.

MINUSMA

Overordnet set har den forgangne uge for de danske styrker i MINUSMA været fokuseret på overdragelse af opgaver og materiel – og ikke mindst etablering af relationer til nye samarbejdspartnere.

De danske enheder er nået til forskellige faser af denne overdragelsesproces, idet det Nationale Støtte Element (NSE) efterhånden har været indsat i en måneds tid – og derved har opnået fortrolighed med de fleste arbejdsopgaver og relationer til samarbejdspartnere. Derfor arbejder NSE nu hårdt for at skabe et godt grundlag for den forestående rotation af specialoperationsstyrkebidraget.

NSE har i den forgangne uge blandt andet truffet aftaler med multinationale samarbejdspartnere om støtte til håndtering og transport af materiel og personel.

For specialoperationsstyrkebidragets vedkommende er den forgangne periode gået med klargøring til den forestående rotation, idet blandt andet materiel og køretøjer er blevet vedligeholdt grundigt inden overdragelsen gennemføres til Hold 2. Den seneste tids regn og pløre har – sammenholdt med det generelt krævende terræn i den nordlige del af Mali – slidt en del på materiellet, hvorfor en grundig gennemgang af biler og andet materiel har været tiltrængt.

Endelig er efterretningsbidraget – efter cirka et par ugers indsættelse i Mali – efterhånden ved at komme ind i rutinerne, og har lært samarbejdspartnere at kende.

Samlet set er alle danske styrkebidrag i Mali ved godt mod, og løser opgaverne på professionel vis.

Til øvrige missioner er der intet at bemærke.

On Aug. 30, coalition military forces conducted 22 strikes against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted eight strikes using attack, bomber, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 14 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using bomber, 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 Ar Raqqah, one strike destroyed two ISIL tanks, an ammunitions cache, and a tactical vehicle.

* Near Manbij, six strikes engaged four separate ISIL tactical units, and destroyed five fighting positions, a vehicle, a weapons cache, and two vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices.

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

Iraq

* Near Al Baghdadi, one strike produced inconclusive results.

* Near Albu Hayat, one strike destroyed an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Bashir, one strike suppressed an ISIL tactical unit.

* Near Haditha, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit, and destroyed another fighting position.

* Near Hit, four strikes engaged an ISIL VBIED factory, a barracks, a headquarters building, and destroyed three fighting positions.

* Near Kisik, one strike destroyed an ISIL mortar system, and suppressed another mortar position.

* Near Mosul, one strike [1 British] engaged an ISIL tactical unit; destroyed a fighting position, a command and control node, two mortar systems, eight rocket rails, a rocket system, and a tunnel; damaged an excavator; and suppressed a mortar position.

* Near Ramadi, two strikes engaged two ISIL tactical units; destroyed two fighting positions, two mortar systems, a mortar cache, two vehicles, and an artillery system; and damaged another mortar system.

* Near Rawah, one strike engaged an ISIL weapons cache.

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

Tuesday 30 August – Typhoons attacked a further three tunnels north of Mosul, as well as a mechanical excavator helping construct terrorist positions…Tuesday 30 August: Typhoons operating over the same area north of Mosul conducted successful attacks with Paveway IVs on a further three tunnels. An excavator preparing defences nearby was also destroyed.

Statement by Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook on Precision Airstrike Targeting Abu Muhammad Al-Adnani

Today coalition forces conducted a precision strike near Al Bab, Syria, targeting Abu Muhammad Al-Adnani, one of ISIL’s most senior leaders. We are still assessing the results of the strike, but Al-Adnani’s removal from the battlefield would mark another significant blow to ISIL. Al-Adnani has served as principal architect of ISIL’s external operations and as ISIL’s chief spokesman. He has coordinated the movement of ISIL fighters, directly encouraged lone-wolf attacks on civilians and members of the military and actively recruited new ISIL members. The U.S. military will continue to prioritize and relentlessly target ISIL leaders and external plotters in order to defend our homeland, our allies and our partners, while we continue to gather momentum in destroying ISIL’s parent tumor in Iraq and Syria and combat its metastases around the world.

On Aug. 29, coalition military forces conducted 16 strikes against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted nine strikes using bomber, fighter, attack 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 bomber, and fighter aircraft 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 inoperable coalition equipment.

* Near Ar Raqqah, one strike destroyed an ISIL oil pump jack.

* Near Manbij, six strikes engaged four separate ISIL tactical units, and destroyed a fighting position, a vehicle, a tank, and two vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices. * Near Palmyra, one strike destroyed 10 ISIL weapon cache bunkers.

Iraq

* Near Albu Hayat, one strike destroyed an ISIL vehicle and a medium machine gun.

* Near Mosul, two strikes [1 British?] engaged an ISIL tactical unit, and destroyed four rocket rails.

* Near Ramadi, two strikes engaged an ISIL tactical unit, and destroyed two fighting positions, a vehicle, a command and control node, and a heavy machine gun.

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

* Near Tal Afar, one strike destroyed two ISIL fighting positions and a mortar system.

Monday 29 August – Typhoons bombed a bunker and tunnel to the north of Mosul…Monday 29 August: Typhoons operating ten miles north of Mosul delivered a Paveway attack on a bunker and tunnel network. A number of secondary explosions ensued, most likely from stored ammunition.

On Aug. 28, coalition military forces conducted 15 strikes against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted two strikes using fighter aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 13 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using ground-attack, attack, bomber, and fighter aircraft 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 an ISIL wellhead.

* Near Ar Raqqah, one strike destroyed an ISIL pump jack.

Iraq

* Near Al Baghdadi, one strike [1 British] destroyed four ISIL rocket systems, three rocket rails, and a building.

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

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

* Near Mosul, two strikes engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed three tanker trucks.

* Near Qayyarah, one strike engaged an ISIL staging area.

* Near Ramadi, one strike destroyed an ISIL mortar system.

* Near Sultan Abdallah, five strikes engaged two ISIL headquarters building and a barracks, and destroyed two rocket systems, four rocket rails, a tunnel entrance, and 11 vehicle-borne improvised explosive device factories.

* Near Tal Afar, one strike destroyed an ISIL fighting position, a mortar system, two weapons caches, and damaged three tunnel entrances.

Sunday 28 August – Typhoons struck a number of rocket-launchers in western Iraq…Sunday 28 August: A Typhoon patrol over western Iraq used a pair of Paveway IV guided bombs to destroy a dispersed group of rocket-launching rails hidden amidst trees on the northern bank of the Euphrates.

Chammal : déploiement des Rafale sur la base aérienne projetée en Jordanie

Mise à jour : 29/08/2016 08:17

Le 28 août 2016, six Rafale sont alignés sur le tarmac de la Base aérienne projetée (BAP) en Jordanie, dans le cadre de l’opération Chammal. Ils opèrent ainsi au plus près des combats menés contre l’organisation terroriste Daech.

Ce détachement, issu des 30e et 4e escadres de chasse, s’est déployé en deux vagues, les 22 et 27 août 2016, grâce aux ravitailleurs en vol C135FR et aux avions de transport A400M. La première projection, constituée de quatre chasseurs, a été accueillie par le colonel Jean-Luc, commandant la base aérienne projetée et par le colonel Michel Friedling, représentant le général Serge Cholley, commandant la force Chammal.

Prenant le relais des Mirage 2000 afin d’optimiser l’emploi des avions de chasse de l’armée de l’air sur les différents théâtres d’opérations, les Rafale ont été préparés au combat, en moins de 24 heures, grâce au soutien d’une base aérienne projetée entièrement mobilisée à cet effet. Les aéronefs ont aussitôt débuté leurs premières missions d’appui aérien, de renseignement et de combat dans la profondeur, au-dessus de la Syrie et de l’Irak.

Depuis 18 mois, l’armée de l’air fournit, dans la durée et au profit des opérations extérieures, une vingtaine d’avions de chasse, nombre bien supérieur au contrat opérationnel défini par le Livre Blanc 2013, tout en respectant les engagements nationaux à l’égard de la coalition internationale luttant contre Daech (opération Inherent Resolve).

Lancée depuis le 19 septembre 2014, l’opération Chammal mobilise actuellement près de 1 000 militaires. Elle vise, à la demande du gouvernement irakien et en coordination avec les alliés de la France présents dans la région, à lutter contre le groupe terroriste autoproclamé Daech, en menant notamment des frappes aériennes contre lui.

Le dispositif complet en opérations extérieures au Levant est actuellement structuré autour de seize avions de chasse de l’armée de l’air (douze Rafale, quatre Mirage 2000D), d’un avion de patrouille maritime Atlantique 2 ainsi que de capacités de renseignement, de commandement, de contrôle (C2) et de ravitaillement. Il comprend également une centaine de militaires projetés à Bagdad et à Erbil pour la formation et le conseil des états-majors et unités irakiennes.

On Aug. 27, coalition military forces conducted 17 strikes against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted nine strikes using bomber, attack, 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 using attack, bomber, 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 Abu Kamal, one strike destroyed two ISIL pump jacks.

* Near Al Shadaddi, one strike destroyed an ISIL fighting position.

* Near Ar Raqqah, one strike destroyed two ISIL pump jacks.

* Near Dayr Az Zawr, one strike destroyed five ISIL tanker trucks.

* Near Manbij, two strikes engaged two separate ISIL tactical units, and destroyed a bed down location and a vehicle.

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



Iraq

* Near Al Baghdadi, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit, and destroyed a fighting position and an ammunitions cache.

* Near Hit, one strike destroyed an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Mosul, two strikes engaged an ISIL tactical unit, and destroyed a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device factory, and a vehicle.

* Near Qayyarah, two strikes [2 British] engaged two separate ISIL tactical units, and destroyed an assembly area, a front-end loader, and denied access to terrain.

* Near Ramadi, one strike destroyed an ISIL VBIED factory.

* Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike destroyed an ISIL fighting position, a vehicle, six rocket systems, seven rocket rails, and suppressed a mortar position and denied access to terrain.

Saturday 27 August – Reaper identified Daesh vehicles in northern Iraq, which were subsequently destroyed by coalition air attacks, including one by the Reaper itself…Saturday 27 August: A Reaper supported the Iraqi security forces advancing near Qayyarah. The aircraft spotted a heavy vehicle transporter being used by Daesh to move one of the mechanical excavators that are used to construct their fortified positions. Both the transporter and the excavator were destroyed by coalition fast jets, guided to the scene by the Reaper. The Reaper crew subsequently tracked an armed Daesh truck withdrawing from a nearby compound and attempted to conceal the vehicle in shed. A direct hit from a Hellfire missile destroyed the building and the truck inside.

On Aug. 26, coalition military forces conducted 17 strikes against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted seven 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 ground-attack, bomber, 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 Manbij, five strikes engaged four separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device and another vehicle.

* Near Mar’a, two strikes engaged two separate ISIL tactical units, destroyed two fighting positions and an artillery system, and damaged another fighting position.

Iraq

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

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

* Near Kisik, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and suppressed a mortar position.

* Near Mosul, one strike engaged an ISIL communications facility.

* Near Qayyarah, three strikes engaged an ISIL VBIED factory, a training camp, and a large tactical unit; destroyed two vehicles and an assembly area; and suppressed two tactical units.

* Near Ramadi, two strikes engaged two separate ISIL tactical units, and destroyed three fighting positions, a vehicle, and a weapons cache.

* Near Tal Afar, one strike engaged an ISIL safe house.

On Aug. 25, coalition military forces conducted 17 strikes against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted nine strikes using attack, 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 using bomber, 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 Al Shadaddi, five strikes [1 British?] engaged five separate ISIL tactical units, destroyed five fighting positions, a tactical vehicle, and another vehicle.

* Near Manbij, four strikes engaged four separate ISIL tactical units, destroyed three fighting positions, four vehicles, an artillery system, and a weapons cache.

Iraq

* Near Kisik, one strike suppressed an ISIL mortar position.

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

* Near Qayyarah, one strike engaged an ISIL vehicle-borne improvised explosive device factory.

* Near Ramadi, three strikes destroyed an ISIL mortar position, a vehicle, and damaged a fighting position.

* Near Sinjar, one strike suppressed an ISIL rocket position.

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

Thursday 25 August – Tornados struck a Daesh group in eastern Syria, while Typhoons bombed a terrorist-held building in western Iraq…Typhoons, supported as is normal by a Voyager air refuelling tanker, patrolled the Euphrates valley west of Ramadi on Thursday 25 August, where they used a Paveway IV to attack a Daesh-held building on the northern river-bank. Over Syria, a pair of Tornados used two Brimstone missiles to engage a number of terrorists spotted occupying positions under trees in farmland in the east of the country.

On Aug. 24, coalition military forces conducted 14 strikes against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 13 strikes using bomber, attack, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted one strike coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using fighter and aircraft 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 struck an ISIL tactical unit, and destroyed a fighting position, a tactical vehicle, and a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device.

* Near Ar Raqqah, one strike struck two ISIL pump jacks.

* Near Dayr Az Zawr, two strikes struck three ISIL wellheads.

* Near Manbij, seven strikes struck six separate ISIL tactical units, destroyed a fighting position, a vehicle, a command and control node, three mortar systems and damaged a mortar system.



Iraq

* Near Ramadi, one strike destroyed four rocket systems and four rocket rails.