Saturday 27 January – Typhoons bombed two Daesh positions… Typhoons provided support to the Syrian Democratic Forces on 27 January, delivering destroying a two Daesh positions.

Friday 26 January – Tornados struck a Daesh-held building and a Reaper hit a group of terrorists…On 26 January, a Reaper worked alongside two Tornados over the area [Euphrates area]; the Reaper identified one building occupied by extremists, which allowed the Tornados to strike, then it hit a further group with a Hellfire.

CHAMMAL

SITUATION MILITAIRE DU THEATRE

Sur le théâtre irako-syrien, les opérations se poursuivent avec pour objectif :

– de défaire les dernières poches terroristes résiduelles en Syrie ;

– de sécuriser les territoires récemment libérés en Irak pour y empêcher toute résurgence de Daech.

Poursuite des combats en Syrie

Les opérations n’ont pas connu d’évolution significative cette semaine. La dynamique récente des forces démocratiques syriennes (FDS) a été freinée par les mauvaises conditions météorologiques qui limitent les possibilités d’appui aérien de la coalition.

Les FDS ont profité de cette pause pour renforcer leur manœuvre d’encerclement autour de la ville d’Hajin, permettant d’isoler davantage ce point d’appui de Daech sur l’Euphrate.

Poursuite des actions de sécurisation

En Irak, les opérations de sécurisation se poursuivent. Les forces de sécurité irakiennes (FSI) n’y rencontrent qu’une faible résistance de Daech mais continuent toujours de découvrir de nombreuses caches d’armes.

Retour des déplacés

En Irak, les autorités irakiennes ont annoncé le retour en un mois d’environ 460 000 déplacés dans leur ancien lieu d’habitation, plus haut chiffre depuis le déclenchement du conflit en 2014.

Le principal obstacle à ces retours demeure le nettoyage des engins explosifs improvisés et autres pièges qu’a laissé Daech dans ces zones.

Le général Parisot, Senior National Representative français au sein de l’opération Inherent Resolve et chef de la cellule en charge des opérations civilo-militaire de la Coalition, suit avec attention ces flux de déplacés et l’évolution de la situation humanitaire dans la zone d’opération de la Coalition.

Formation des forces de sécurité irakiennes

Le 21 janvier, la Task Force Narvik a débuté un nouveau stage de formation d’un mois au profit d’une centaine de futures recrues de l’Iraki Counter Terrorism Service (ICTS).

Un stage intitulé Deep Recon débutera également le 3 février au profit d’une vingtaine de stagiaires appartenant à l’ICTS qui vont être spécialisés dans les techniques de recueil de renseignement tactique.

ACTIVITE DE LA FORCE

La Task Force Wagram en appui des opérations de sécurisation

La Task Force Wagram poursuit son appui aux opérations de sécurisation menées dans la vallée de l’Euphrate. Cette semaine, quatre missions de tirs ont été réalisées au profit des forces de sécurité irakiennes (3 missions d’éclairement et 1 mission d’interdiction – bilan du 17 au 23 janvier).

Depuis le début de sa mission, la TF Wagram, a réalisé 1610 missions de tirs.

Les bases aériennes en Jordanie et aux EAU en appui des opérations

Cette semaine, l’activité aérienne a permis d’assurer des missions de renseignement et d’appui au profit des forces de sécurité irakiennes et des forces démocratiques syriennes.’

Elle a donné lieu à 12 sorties aériennes (bilan du 17 au 23 janvier) au cours desquelles deux frappes ont été réalisées, toutes deux en Syrie dans le secteur d

Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve and its partners continue to strike ISIS targets in designated parts of Syria and Iraq.

Ongoing operations by Iraqi Security Forces and Syrian Democratic Forces demonstrate that much work remains to defeat ISIS here.

A significant precision strike, involving exhaustive intelligence and observation to confirm ISIS concentrations and ensure no civilian casualties, killed between 145-150 ISIS terrorists in the Middle Euphrates River Valley Jan. 20. See our press release for that event here:
http://www.inherentresolve.mil/News/News-Releases/News-Article-View/Article/1422078/coalition-precision-strikes-kill-isis-terrorists-in-the-syrian-middle-euphrates/

Strike Summary

Between Jan. 19 and Jan. 25, Coalition military forces conducted 60 strikes consisting of 93 engagements against ISIS terrorists in Syria and Iraq.
On Jan. 25 in Syria, Coalition military forces conducted six strikes consisting of 12 engagements against ISIS targets.

Near Abu Kamal, six strikes engaged three ISIS tactical units and destroyed two ISIS supply routes, four fighting positions, a front-end loader, a road grader and an ISIS line of communication.

Note: CJTF-OIR Strike Releases are now published on Fridays only. This will encompass all strikes from the previous week. The continued degradation of Daesh leads to decreased kinetic activities against this terrorist organization. Our intent is to reduce the number of reports while maintaining transparency. CJTF-OIR is committed to the lasting defeat of Daesh and the prevention of its ability to establish networks or re-emerge in Iraq and Syria.

There were no reported strikes conducted in Iraq on Jan. 25, 2018.

On Jan. 24 in Syria, Coalition military forces conducted 11 strikes consisting of 15 engagements against ISIS targets.
Near Abu Kamal, 11 strikes engaged six ISIS tactical units and destroyed a front-end loader, two ISIS supply routes, four fighting positions and an ISIS line of communication.

There were no reported strikes conducted in Iraq on Jan. 24, 2018.

On Jan. 23 in Syria, Coalition military forces conducted six strikes consisting of 10 engagements against ISIS targets.
Near Abu Kamal, six strikes engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed three pieces of ISIS construction equipment, three fighting positions and two ISIS supply routes.

There were no reported strikes conducted in Iraq on Jan. 23, 2018.

On Jan. 22 in Syria, Coalition military forces conducted four strikes consisting of six engagements against ISIS targets.
Near Abu Kamal, four strikes engaged four ISIS tactical units and destroyed two ISIS supply routes, a command and control center and an ISIS-held building.

On Jan. 22 in Iraq, Coalition military forces conducted one strike consisting of one engagement against ISIS targets.
Near Qara Tapa, one strike destroyed and ISIS weapons cache.

On Jan. 21 in Syria, Coalition military forces conducted 10 strikes consisting of 13 engagements against ISIS targets.
Near Abu Kamal, 10 strikes engaged eight ISIS tactical units and destroyed a staging facility, two ISIS supply routes, a munitions storage, an ISIS-held building, an ammunition truck and a fighting position.

On Jan. 21 in Iraq, Coalition military forces conducted two strikes consisting of three engagements against ISIS targets.
Near Huwayjah, one strike engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed a fighting position and an ISIS command and control center.
Near Rutbah, one strike destroyed two ISIS tactical vehicles.

On Jan. 20 in Syria, Coalition military forces conducted 12 strikes consisting of 19 engagements against ISIS targets.
Near Abu Kamal, 12 strikes engaged 12 ISIS tactical units and destroyed two fighting positions, a staging facility, a VBIED, three weapons caches, two ISIS headquarters, an ISIS motorcycle, an ISIS construction vehicle, an ISIS-held building, and an ISIS vehicle.

On Jan. 20 in Iraq, Coalition military forces conducted one strike consisting of one engagement against ISIS targets.
Near Qayyarah, one strike engaged an ISIS tactical unit.

On Jan. 19 in Syria, Coalition military forces conducted seven strikes consisting of 13 engagements against ISIS targets.
Near Abu Kamal, seven strikes destroyed two ISIS supply routes, three ISIS equipment vehicles, six fighting positions, two ISIS vehicles and a command and control center.

There were no reported strikes conducted in Iraq on Jan. 19, 2018.

Additionally, we received late reporting of four strikes consisting of 13 engagements conducted in Syria against ISIS targets on Jan. 18 near Abu Kamal, engaging four ISIS tactical units and destroyed an ISIS vehicle.

Wednesday 24 January – Typhoons destroyed two buildings held by Daesh in eastern Syria, whilst a Reaper attacked two groups of terrorists…On 24 January, Typhoons patrolled over the Euphrates area, destroying two Daesh buildings from which terrorists were engaged in combat with the SDF. A Reaper also carried out strikes, hitting groups of terrorists armed with rocket-propelled grenades.