On March 2, U.S. military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria, using fighter, bomber and remotely piloted aircraft to conduct seven airstrikes. Separately, U.S. and Coalition military forces conducted seven airstrikes in Iraq, using attack, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL terrorists. All strikes took place between 8 a.m., March 2, and 8 a.m., March 3, local time. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted since the last press release:

Syria

* Near Al Hasakah, an airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL motorcycles.

* Near Kobani, six airstrikes struck three ISIL tactical units and destroyed 10 ISIL fighting positions.

Iraq

* Near Al Asad, three airstrikes [1 or more French] struck an ISIL tactical unit, and destroyed an ISIL boat and an ISIL vehicle.

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

* Near Mosul, an airstrike [French] struck an ISIL checkpoint.

* Near Ramadi, an airstrike destroyed an ISIL building.

* Near Sinjar, an airstrike struck an ISIL large tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL heavy Machine Gun.

Une seconde frappe a été réalisée dans cette même région [al Baghdadi] par les aéronefs français le 2 mars. Dans la même journée, les aéronefs ont ciblé un groupe de combattants qui avaient pris position dans une palmeraie dans la région d’Al Assad, tandis qu’une frappe planifiée dans la région de Bashiqa a visé des miradors postés près d’un repère de Daech entre Mossoul et Erbil.

Meanwhile, in western Iraq [on March 2nd], RAF Reapers provided close air support to an Iraqi Army offensive in Anbar province. The retreating ISIL terrorists sought to hold up the Iraqi advance with numerous improvised explosive devices. One vehicle-borne bomb posed a particular obstacle to the Iraqi ground forces, so a Reaper destroyed the vehicle with a Hellfire missile.

Later that night, another Reaper assisted Iraqi troops who had come under fire from the terrorists, carrying out an attack with a Hellfire missile on the ISIL position.

On Mar. 1, U.S. and Coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria, using fighter and bomber aircraft to conduct four airstrikes. Separately, U.S. and Coalition military forces conducted five airstrikes in Iraq, using attack, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL terrorists. All strikes took place between 8 a.m., Mar. 1, and 8 a.m., Mar. 2, local time. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted since the last press release:

Syria

* Near Dayr az Zawr, an airstrike struck an ISIL crude oil collection point.

* Near Kobani, three airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle and an ISIL bunker.

Iraq

* Near Al Asad, an airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit, and destroyed three ISIL boats and two ISIL vehicles.

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

* Near Kirkuk, an airstrike [British] struck multiple ISIL checkpoints and fighting positions.

* Near Mosul, an airstrike destroyed an ISIL fighting position [VIDEO], two ISIL vehicles and two ISIL pieces of engineer equipment.

* Near Rawah, an airstrike struck an ISIL compound.

On Sunday 1 March, a Reaper tracked an ISIL truck loaded with weapons and ammunition, and scored a direct Hellfire hit.

On the morning of Monday 2 March, a pair of RAF Tornado GR4s led other coalition aircraft in an attack on a series of ISIL fortified positions south of Kirkuk. These bunkers posed a potential threat to offensive operations by the Kurdish peshmerga, who have also benefitted from equipment and extensive training provided by British and coalition military instructors.

On Feb. 28, U.S. military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria, using remotely piloted aircraft to conduct two airstrikes. Separately, U.S. and Coalition military forces conducted seven airstrikes in Iraq, using attack, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL terrorists. All strikes took place between 8 a.m., Feb. 28, and 8 a.m., Mar. 1, local time. 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 and destroyed two ISIL vehicles.

Iraq

* Near Al Asad, an airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit, and destroyed an ISIL storage facility and two ISIL boats.

* Near Al Qaim, an airstrike destroyed an ISIL building.

* Near Kirkuk, an airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL storage containers.

* Near Mosul, four airstrikes struck two ISIL tactical units, an ISIL building, an ISIL excavator and destroyed an ISIL building.

On Feb. 27, U.S. and Coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria, using attack, fighter, bomber and remotely piloted aircraft to conduct 9 airstrikes. Separately, U.S. and Coalition military forces conducted 11 airstrikes in Iraq, using attack, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL terrorists. All strikes took place between 8 a.m., Feb. 27, and 8 a.m., Feb. 28, local time. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted since the last press release:
Syria
* Near Kobani, four airstrikes destroyed two ISIL tactical units and four ISIL fighting positions.
* Near Al Hasakah, three airstrikes struck three ISIL tactical units and destroyed three ISIL vehicles.
* Near Tal Hamis, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle.
* Near Aleppo, one airstrike struck two ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL HQ building.*
Iraq
* Near Al Asad, four airstrikes struck a large ISIL tactical unit, an ISIL tactical unit, destroyed four ISIL fighting positions and an ISIL vehicle.
* Near Sinjar, two airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit, destroyed one ISIL building, damaged another, and destroyed an ISIL vehicle and damaged another.
* Near Mosul, three airstrikes destroyed an ISIL mortar and an ISIL fighting position.
* Near Fallujah, one airstrike destroyed an ISIL humvee and an ISIL front end loader.
* Near Al Huwayjah, one airstrike destroyed an ISIL tactical unit.

As a correction to the Feb. 28 press release in which a building destroyed near Aleppo was described as an ISIL Headquarters, this building was actually a headquarters for a network of veteran al Qa’ida operatives, sometimes called the “Khorasan Group,” who are plotting external attacks against the United States and our allies.