June 17th 2015 – Coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq June 16. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted four airstrikes using fighter and remotely piloted aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted seven airstrikes approved by the Iraqi Ministry of Defense using attack, fighter, bomber and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL terrorists.

“As part of our campaign, Daesh is being systematically removed from the battlefield,” said Brig. Gen. Thomas Weidley, CJTF-OIR chief of staff. “Coalition aviation, combined with ground force maneuver, forms an accelerant for these activities.”

The following is a summary of the strikes conducted since the last press release:

Syria

• Near Al Hasakah, two airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit, destroying two ISIL antenna arrays and an ISIL vehicle.

• Near Aleppo, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit.

• Near Kobani, one airstrike struck an ISIL large tactical unit.

Iraq

• Near Baghdadi, one airstrike [British] destroyed an ISIL resupply vehicle and an ISIL weapons cache.

• Near Al Huwayjah, one airstrike struck an ISIL staging area.

• Near Bayji, one airstrike destroyed two ISIL armored vehicles.

• Near Mosul, one airstrike [Canadian] struck an ISIL tactical unit and an ISIL mortar firing positon, destroying an ISIL structure.

• Near Sinjar, three airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit, destroying three ISIL heavy machine guns, three ISIL fighting positons, three ISIL tunnel entrances, an ISIL structure and an ISIL rocket propelled grenade.

An RAF Reaper remotely piloted aircraft conducted an armed reconnaissance mission over western Iraq [Baghdadi] on Tuesday 16 June. Whilst investigating the suspected location of a hidden ISIL weapons cache, a number of terrorists were identified loading a vehicle with arms and supplies. The Reaper’s crew confirmed there were no civilians at risk in the area, and destroyed the vehicle with a Hellfire missile.

The Reaper also provided surveillance support to a further attack on a nearby terrorist position by a coalition fast jet.

On 16 June 2015, while taking part in coalition operations in support of Iraqi Security Forces, two CF-18 Hornets successfully struck an ISIS fighting position north east of Mosul using precision guided munitions.

De danske F-16-fly, der er udsendt som bidrag til Operation Inherent Resolve, har siden seneste opdatering 9. juni fløjet 4 missioner og anvendt 1 bombe.

16-06-2015 – kl. 13:59

Størstedelen af ugens missioner har været aflyst pga. sandstorme i Kuwait. Dog har de danske F-16-fly fløjet 4 missioner, som alle har været offensive. Missionerne har været i, Salah al Din, Al-Anbar og Ninawa provinserne.

De danske fly har fløjet Close Air Support-missioner (CAS), hvor flyene er indsat direkte som luftstøtte til styrker på landjorden. Her patruljerer flyene over et bestemt område, hvorefter de vil kunne blive indsat af koalitionen, når der er behov for støtte. Luftstøtten vil variere afhængig af, hvad der er behov for. Det kan både dreje sig om overvågningsopgaver og bombninger af mål.

På de missioner, hvor de danske F-16 ikke har anvendt våben, har de bidraget med overvågning og indhentning af efterretninger. På sådanne overvågningsmissioner er flyene dog altid klar til at anvende våben, hvis der er behov for det.

Siden første mission den 16. oktober 2014, har det danske bidrag i alt fløjet 379 missioner og anvendt 329 bomber. Alle de danske bomber er præcisionsstyrede, hvilket vil sige, at de styres mod deres mål ved hjælp af enten laser eller GPS.

Nederlandse F-16’s vlogen ongeveer 20 missies boven Irak. Ze ondersteunden Irakese grondtroepen en bombardeerden met succes meerdere doelen van terreurorganisatie ISIS.

June 16th 2015 – Coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq June 15. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted nine airstrikes using bomber and fighter aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 16 airstrikes approved by the Iraqi Ministry of Defense using attack, fighter, bomber and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL terrorists.

“Our airstrikes are targeting Daesh terrorists throughout Iraq and Syria,” said Col. Wayne Marotto, CJTF-OIR chief of public affairs. “Kurdish successes, enabled by Coalition airstrikes, are exposing Daesh military capabilities and terrorists for subsequent removal from the battlefield.”

The following is a summary of the strikes conducted since the last press release:

Syria

* Near Ar Raqqah, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit, destroying an ISIL excavator.

* Near Kobani, three airstrikes struck one large and two small ISIL tactical units, destroying an ISIL fighting position.

* Near Tal Abyad, five airstrikes struck three large and two small ISIL tactical units, destroying three ISIL vehicles.

Iraq

* Near Baghdadi, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit.

* Near Al Huwayjah, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit, destroying two ISIL heavy machine guns and an ISIL structure.

* Near Bayji, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit.

* Near Fallujah, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit, destroying an ISIL structure.

* Near Makhmur, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit, destroying an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Mosul, seven airstrikes struck two ISIL tactical units, an ISIL fighting position and an ISIL mortar firing position, destroying an ISIL excavator, an ISIL rocket system, an ISIL structure and an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Ramadi, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit, destroying an ISIL vehicle and an ISIL motorcycle.

* Near Sinjar, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and an ISIL mortar firing position, destroying three ISIL structures, two ISIL heavy machine guns and an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Tal Afar, two airstrikes struck two ISIL fighting positions.

June 15th 2015 – Coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq June 14. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted three airstrikes using attack and fighter aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 16 airstrikes approved by the Iraqi Ministry of Defense using attack, fighter, bomber and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL terrorists.

“Coalition airstrikes are exacting a high price on Daesh terrorists across Iraq and Syria,” said Brig. Gen. Thomas Weidley, CJTF-OIR chief of staff. “Since fall 2014, Kurdish forces in both Iraq and Syria, enabled by the Coalition, have only taken territory from Daesh, never ceding it.”

The following is a summary of the strikes conducted since the last press release:

Syria

* Near Al Hasakah, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit, destroying two ISIL motorcycles, two ISIL fighting positions, two ISIL tunnel systems and an ISIL communication tower.

* Near Kobani, two airstrikes struck one large and one small ISIL tactical unit, destroying an ISIL vehicle.

Iraq

* Near Baghdadi, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit, destroying an ISIL fighting position.

* Near Al Huwayjah, two airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and an ISIL mortar firing position, destroying an ISIL tunnel entrance and an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Al Qaim, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit.

* Near Bayji, one airstrike destroyed six ISIL bunkers.

* Near Makhmur, four airstrikes struck one large and one small ISIL tactical unit, two ISIL staging areas and an ISIL mortar firing position, destroying three ISIL heavy machine guns, two ISIL structures and an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Mosul, two airstrikes [1 Canadian] struck two ISIL mortar firing positions, an ISIL rocket firing positon and an ISIL rocket system.

* Near Ramadi, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit, destroying an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Sinjar, one airstrike struck an ISIL large tactical unit, destroying two ISIL buildings, two ISIL heavy machine guns, two ISIL tunnel systems and an ISIL rocket propelled grenade.

* Near Tal Afar, three airstrikes [1 Canadian] struck two ISIL heavy machine guns and an ISIL mortar firing position, destroying an ISIL building and an ISIL vehicle.

Late on Sunday 14 June a pair of GR4s conducted a series of three successful attacks with Paveways on a terrorist team armed with rocket-propelled grenades and also two ISIL heavy machine-gun positions, all of which were engaged in combat with the Kurdish forces.