In the early hours of Wednesday 11 March, a Tornado patrol located a camouflaged 130mm heavy artillery piece near Al Qaim in western Iraq, and destroyed it with Brimstone missiles.

De danske F-16-fly, der er udsendt som bidrag til Operation Inherent Resolve, har siden seneste opdatering 03. marts fløjet 13 missioner og anvendt 15 bomber.

Missionerne, som de danske fly har deltaget i, har været offensive, og de danske fly har i den forløbne periode deltaget i missioner i regionerne Ninawa, Kirkuk, Karbala og Al Anbar. Målene for bomberne har været bygninger.

De danske fly har fløjet Close Air Support-missioner (CAS), hvor flyene er indsat direkte som luftstøtte til styrker på landjorden. Her vil flyene patruljere 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.

De danske fly har også gennemført Air Interdiction-missioner. Her planlægges et specifikt angreb mod et på forhånd defineret mål udførligt og detaljeret hjemmefra, og flyene flyver direkte frem til målet, kaster bomber og flyver retur, såfremt det er muligt at overvåge målet under angrebet. Ved disse missioner har målene for bomberne været bygninger.

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 232 missioner og anvendt 183 bomber. Alle de danske bomber er præcisionsstyrede, hvilket vil sige, at de styres mod deres mål ved hjælp af enten laser eller GPS.

Met inzet van de gevechtsvliegtuigen helpt Nederland mee de slagkracht van terreurorganistatie ISIS te breken. De toestellen maakten afgelopen week 30 vluchten boven Irak. Ze zetten daarbij bijna 20 keer wapens in tegen doelen van ISIS, zoals strijders en gebouwen.

On March 9, U.S. military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria, using fighter, bomber and remotely piloted aircraft to conduct four airstrikes. Separately, U.S. and Coalition military forces conducted eight airstrikes in Iraq, using attack, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL terrorists. All strikes took place between 8 a.m., March 9, and 8 a.m., March 10, local time. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted since the last press release:

Syria

* Near Kobani, four airstrikes struck four ISIL tactical units and destroyed nine ISIL fighting positions and an ISIL vehicle.

Iraq

* Near Fallujah, three airstrikes struck two ISIL large tactical units and destroyed three ISIL vehicles.

* Near Kirkuk, four airstrikes [1 Canadian?] struck three ISIL large tactical units, an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed five ISIL fighting positions, four ISIL buildings, three ISIL vehicles, three ISIL VBIEDS, an ISIL culvert crossing and an ISIL heavy machine gun.

* Near Mosul, an airstrike suppressed an ISIL vehicle.

Anti-ISIL forces supported by Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve airstrikes seized key terrain late last week in North-East Syria near Tal Hamis. These forces overcame ISIL resistance in this section of Syria, and denied the terrorist group its freedom of maneuver in the area. The two-week operation, which ended March 7, also denied ISIL access to primary travel routes historically used to move its personnel and materials into Iraq – namely Tal Afar and Mosul. During the operation, anti-ISIL forces were able to seize critical portions of Route 47 in Syria, a key ISIL communications and supply line leading into Iraq. In addition, key terrain was seized in the Jazera region and 94 nearby villages were liberated. Coalition forces conducted supporting air strikes, resulting in multiple ISIL weapons systems, vehicles and fighting positions being destroyed. “This operation demonstrated the ability of anti-ISIL forces to further degrade Daesh influence in this region,” said Lt. Gen. James L. Terry, Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve commander. “The determination of these anti-ISIL forces and our precision airstrikes enabled us to deny Daesh this key terrain in Syria.”

Monday afternoon [March 9th] saw a pair of Tornado GR4s conduct close air support for Kudish peshmerga on the offensive south of Kirkuk. When the peshmerga came under fire from ISIL terrorists the GR4s were able to conduct successful strikes with Paveway IV guided bombs.

On 9 March 2015, while taking part in coalition operations in support of Iraqi security forces, CF-188 Hornets successfully struck a series of ISIL staging areas and fighting positions west of Kirkuk using precision guided munitions.

On March 8, U.S. and Coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria, using fighter aircraft to conduct five airstrikes. Separately, U.S. and Coalition military forces conducted nine airstrikes in Iraq, using attack, fighter, bomber and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL terrorists. All strikes took place between 8 a.m., March 8, and 8 a.m., March 9, local time. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted since the last press release:

Syria

* Near Kobani, five airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit, an ISIL modular oil refinery and destroyed seven ISIL fighting positions and an ISIL vehicle.

Iraq

* Near Al Qaim, an airstrike struck an ISIL staging area.

* Near Fallujah, four airstrikes struck two ISIL large tactical units, an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed nine ISIL vehicles,two ISIL buildings [VIDEO], two ISIL armored vehicles and an ISIL storage facility.

* Near Haditha, an airstrike [Canadian?] struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle and an ISIL fighting position.

* Near Kirkuk, two airstrikes struck an ISIL large tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle and an ISIL bunker.

* Near Tal Afar, an airstrike destroyed an ISIL excavator.