May 15th 2015 – Coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq between 8 a.m., May 14, and 8 a.m., May 15, local time. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 12 airstrikes using attack, bomber, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 12 airstrikes approved by the Iraqi Ministry of Defense using attack, bomber, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL terrorists.

“Daesh targets were again struck near Al Hasakah, Syria,” said Col. Wayne Marotto, CJTF-OIR chief of public affairs. “These strikes continue to take their toll against Daesh terrorists there.”

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

Syria

* Near Al Hasakah, six airstrikes struck one large and four small ISIL tactical units, destroying five ISIL fighting positions and two ISIL vehicles.

* Near Aleppo, one airstrike struck multiple fighting positions.

* Near Ar Raqqah, one airstrike destroyed an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Kobani, four airstrikes struck two ISIL tactical units, destroying two ISIL fighting positions and an ISIL tank.

Iraq

* Near Al Asad, three airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and multiple ISIL structures, destroying two ISIL fighting positions.

* Near Bayji, four airstrikes struck four ISIL tactical units, destroying two ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL building and an ISIL structure.

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

* Near Ramadi, one airstrike struck an ISIL headquarters.

* Near Sinjar, one airstrike destroyed three ISIL buildings and three ISIL fighting positions.

* Near Tal Afar, two airstrikes struck an ISIL heavy machine gun firing position, destroying an ISIL mortar system.

On Thursday 14 May, Tornado GR4s on a reconnaissance mission were tasked to attack a building near Bayjii where coalition surveillance had confirmed terrorists were assembling; a Paveway IV guided bomb scored a direct hit on the target.

May 14th 2015 – Coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq between 8 a.m., May 13, and 8 a.m., May 14, local time. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted nine airstrikes using attack, bomber and fighter aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 22 airstrikes approved by the Iraqi Ministry of Defense using attack, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL terrorists.

“Coalition airstrikes targeted Daesh terrorists and equipment near Al Hasakah, Syria,” said Brig. Gen. Thomas Weidley, CJTF-OIR chief of staff. “These strikes degrade their ability to conduct operations near this city result in more and more territory being ceded to Kurdish forces.”

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

Syria

• Near Al Hasakah, eight airstrikes struck six ISIL tactical units, destroying four ISIL fighting positions, two ISIL vehicles, an ISIL mortar position, an ISIL warehouse and an ISIL building.

• Near Kobani, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit, destroying an ISIL fighting position, an ISIL bunker, an ISIL checkpoint and an ISIL vehicle.

Iraq

• Near Al Asad, two airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and occupied land features, denying ISIL a tactical advantage and destroying an ISIL VBIED.

• Near Al Qaim, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit, destroying an ISIL vehicle.

• Near Bayji, eight airstrikes struck one large and six small ISIL tactical units, destroying four ISIL weapons caches, three ISIL buildings, three ISIL vehicles, two ISIL structures, an ISIL fighting position and an ISIL staging point [civilians reported killed].

• Near Fallujah, two airstrikes struck an ISIL large tactical unit, destroying two ISIL fighting positions, two ISIL excavators and an ISIL crossing point.

• Near Mosul, six airstrikes [1 Canadian] struck four ISIL tactical units and two ISIL staging areas, destroying three ISIL excavators, an ISIL building, an ISIL heavy machine gun and an ISIL vehicle.

• Near Ramadi, two airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and an ISIL fighting position.

• Near Sinjar, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit, destroying an ISIL building.

Reapers conducted further successful strikes on Wednesday 13 May – successfully attacking a large vehicle.

Another Reaper was operating over northern Iraq the same day, and used Hellfires to strike ISIL fighters and an engineering vehicle.

On 13 May 2015, while taking part in coalition operations in support of Iraqi security forces, two CF-188 Hornets successfully struck an ISIS infiltration route east of Al-Baghdadi using precision guided munitions.

On 13 May 2015, while taking part in coalition operations in support of Iraqi security forces, CF-188 Hornets successfully struck an ISIS fighting position northeast of Mosul using precision guided munitions.

Depuis le 7 mai, la force Chammal a poursuivi quotidiennement ses vols de reconnaissance armés et de renseignement, contribuant au recueil d’informations sur le groupe terroriste Daech, en étroite coordination avec nos alliés présents dans la région. Ainsi, cette semaine, la force Chammal a procédé à 18 sorties aériennes vers l’Irak, dont 4 ont abouti à des frappes d’opportunités, neutralisant 8 objectifs.

May 13 2015 – Coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq between 8 a.m., May 12, and 8 a.m., May 13, local time. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted five airstrikes using attack, bomber, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 11 airstrikes approved by the Iraqi Ministry of Defense using attack, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL terrorists.

“The Coalition again struck Daesh targets around Mosul,” said Col. Wayne Marotto, CJTF-OIR chief of public affairs. “These strikes help set the conditions for future operations to liberate the city from Daesh terrorists.”

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

Syria

* Near Al Hasakah, three airstrikes struck two ISIL tactical units and an ISIL trench system, destroying six ISIL fighting positions, two ISIL vehicles and an ISIL tank.

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

* Near Kobani, one airstrike destroyed an ISIL fighting position.

Iraq

* Near Al Qaim, one airstrike destroyed an ISIL excavator.

* Near Bayji, four airstrikes struck one large and two small ISIL tactical units, destroying 10 ISIL fighting positions and an ISIL VBIED.

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

* Near Mosul, three airstrikes struck an ISIL staging area, destroying an ISIL fighting position and an ISIL mortar position.

* Near Sinjar, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit, destroying six ISIL heavy machine guns and five ISIL buildings.

* Near Tal Afar, one airstrike destroyed an ISIL fighting position and an ISIL heavy machine gun.

On 12 May 2015, while taking part in coalition operations in support of Iraqi security forces, CF-188 Hornets successfully struck ISIS heavy engineering equipment south-east of Mosul using precision guided munitions.

On 12 May 2015, while taking part in coalition operations in support of Iraqi security forces, CF-188 Hornets successfully struck an ISIS fighting position south-east of Mosul using precision guided munitions.

On 12 May 2015, while taking part in coalition operations in support of Iraqi security forces, CF-188 Hornets successfully struck two ISIS fighting positions north-west of Tal Afar using precision guided munitions.