On Nov. 3, Coalition military forces conducted six strikes consisting of 15 engagements against ISIS terrorists in Syria and Iraq.

In Syria, Coalition military forces conducted four strikes consisting of eight engagements against ISIS targets.

• Near Abu Kamal, one strike engaged an ISIS tactical unit destroyed an ISIS tactical vehicle.
• Near Dayr Az Zawr, three strikes engaged three ISIS tactical units and destroyed an ISIS transport vehicle, an indirect fire weapon, a crew-served machine gun, and two defensive fighting positions.

In Iraq, Coalition forces conducted two strikes consisting of seven engagements against ISIS targets.

Near Al Qaim, two strikes engaged three ISIS tactical units and destroyed an ISIS tactical vehicle.

Additionally, one strike consisting of seven engagements was conducted in Syria on Nov. 2, 2017. Near Abu Kamal, one strike engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed three IEDs, one road block, and damaged nine ISIS supply routes.

On Nov. 2, Coalition military forces conducted 13 strikes consisting of 15 engagements against ISIS terrorists in Syria and Iraq.

In Syria, Coalition military forces conducted nine strikes consisting of nine engagements against ISIS targets.

• Near Abu Kamal, one strike destroyed an ISIS line of communication.

• Near Al Shaddadi, two strikes engaged two ISIS tactical units and destroyed an ISIS vehicle and damaged a heavy weapon.

• Near Dayr Az Zawr, six strikes engaged four ISIS tactical units and destroyed an ISIS line of communication, a VBIED factory and an ISIS headquarters.

In Iraq, Coalition military forces conducted four strikes consisting of six engagements against ISIS targets.

Near Al Qaim, four strikes [1 British] engaged three ISIS tactical units and destroyed two VBIED factories, an ISIS-held building, two fighting positions and an ISIS spotter location.

Additionally, one strike consisting of one engagement was conducted in Syria on Nov. 1, 2017. Near Abu Kamal, one strike destroyed nine ISIS supply routes.

Thursday 2 November: Tornados conducted operations in the same area [Al Qaim], and successfully bombed a building in which a Daesh observation post was stationed, attempting to direct mortar fire against Iraqi ground forces.

On Nov. 1, Coalition military forces conducted 11 strikes consisting of 11 engagements against ISIS terrorists in Syria and Iraq.

In Syria, Coalition military forces conducted five strikes consisting of five engagements against ISIS targets.

• Near Abu Kamal, one strike engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed an ISIS vehicle.

• Near Dayr Az Zawr, three strikes engaged three ISIS tactical units, destroying a fighting position and damaging a line of communication.

• Near Al Shaddadi, one strike engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed an ISIS vehicle.

In Iraq, Coalition military forces conducted six strikes consisting of six engagements against ISIS targets.

• Near Al Qaim, one strike [1 British?] engaged an ISIS tactical unit, destoying two ISIS vehicles and an encampment.

• Near Rawah, three strikes engaged three ISIS tactical units, destroying two IED factories and an encampment.

• Near Qayyarah, two strikes engaged an ISIS tactical unit, resulting in key terrain denial and suppression of two weapons caches.

Additionally, one strike consisting of eight engagements was conducted in Iraq on Oct. 31, 2017. Near Al Qaim, one strike engaged an ISIS tactical unit and damaged 10 ISIS supply routes.

Wednesday 1 November: Royal Air Force Tornado GR4s, based at RAF Akrotiri and supported by a Voyager air refuelling tanker, flew an armed reconnaissance patrol over western Iraq. A coalition surveillance aircraft identified a group of terrorists gathered at a command post some miles to the north-west of Al Qaim, close to the Syrian border. Our aircraft attacked using two Paveway IV guided bombs; one demolished the command post building, whilst the second weapon accounted for several terrorists outside, along with their vehicles.

On Oct. 31, Coalition military forces conducted 13 strikes consisting of 18 engagements against ISIS terrorists in Syria and Iraq.

In Syria, Coalition military forces conducted eight strikes consisting of nine engagements against ISIS targets.

• Near Abu Kamal, one strike destroyed an ISIS training center.

• Near Dayr Az Zawr, seven strikes engaged four ISIS tactical units and destroyed three fighing positions and an ISIS vehicle and suppressed a fighting position.

In Iraq, Coalition military forces conducted five strikes consisting of nine engagements against ISIS targets.

• Near Al Qaim, four strikes engaged two ISIS tactical units and damaged an ISIS supply route and destroyed a command and control node, a weapons cache, an ISIS headquarters and a vehicle.

• Near Rawah, one strike destroyed four ISIS-held buildings.

Additionally, eight strikes consisting of 16 engagements were conducted in Iraq and Syria on Oct. 30.

• In Syria, near Al Shaddai, one strike engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed a fighting position and an ISIS vehicle.

• In Syria, near Dayr Az Zawr, six strikes engaged two ISIS tactical units and destroyed a VBIED and four ISIS lines of communication.

• In Iraq, near Al Qaim, one strike destroyed 10 ISIS supply routes.

Coalition removes ISIS leaders from battlefield

SOUTHWEST ASIA — Coalition airstrikes in the past two months have killed several senior Daesh leaders and facilitators in Iraq and Syria. The removal of these key terrorists disrupts Daesh’s command and control network, unmanned aerial system, or UAS, research and development, as well as funding of their terrorist activities. The names of the ISIS leaders recently killed:

* Abu Ahmad al Muhajir, a senior military officer involved in procurement and R&D, killed on Sept. 16, 2017 in Mayadin, Syria.

* Hajji Ibrahim, a senior military officer involved in procurement and R&D, killed Sept. 20, 2017 in Mayadin, Syria.

* Bin Ladin Dhu al Fiqar, a senior military commander, killed Sept. 25, 2017 in Mayadin, Syria.

* Shahin, a ground commander, killed on Sept. 26, 2017 in Mayadin, Syria.

* Abu Walid al Shami, a weapons R&D developer, killed Sept. 29, 2017 in Mayadin, Syria.

* Abu Hajir al-Iraqi, a military procurement official involved in R&D, killed Oct. 2, 2017 in Mayadin, Syria.

* Abu Mahmud al Halabi, in ISIS administrative official, was killed Oct. 3, 2017 near Mayadin, Syria.

* Abu Walid al Qamishli, a commander responsible for a network of fighters in Hasakah Province, killed Oct. 3, 2017 near Al Haidin, Syria.

* Abu Taburak, a UAS researcher and developer, killed Oct. 7, 2017 in Al Qaim, Iraq.

* Abu Asia, a UAS facilitator, killed on Oct. 9, 2017 in Abu Kamal, Syria.

* Abu Suhayb, an ISIS leader, was killed Oct. 12, 2017 in Al Qaim, Iraq.

Eliminating these militant leaders and facilitators, directly responsible for command and control, research and development, and planning, degrades ISIS’s ability to conduct attacks on civilian targets in Iraq, Syria, and throughout the region.

U.S. and Coalition forces will continue to strike ISIS leadership in order to disrupt the organization’s ability to plan and attack the U.S. and our interests around the world.

On Oct. 30, 2017, Coalition military forces conducted eight strikes consisting of 14 engagements against ISIS terrorists in Syria and Iraq.

On Oct. 30 in Syria, Coalition military forces conducted four strikes consisting of four engagements against ISIS targets.

• Near Abu Kamal, two strikes engaged two ISIS tactical units, destroying a vehicle and an ISIS headquarters.

• Near Dayr Az Zawr, two strikes engaged two ISIS tactical units.

On Oct. 30 in Iraq, Coalition military forces conducted four strikes consisting of 10 engagements against ISIS targets.

• Near Al Qaim, four strikes engaged two ISIS tactical units and destroyed an ISIS vehicle, a staging site, a mortar firing position, and damaged 13 ISIS supply routes.

Additionally, two strikes consisting of four engagements were conducted in Syria on Oct. 29.

• Near Abu Kamal, one strike engaged an ISIS tactical unit and damaged an ISIS headquarters.

• Near Dayr Az Zawr, one strike engaged an ISIS tactical unit.

Chammal : la Task Force Wagram, ou l’artillerie française au sein de la Coalition

Mise à jour : 31/10/2017

Déployée en Irak depuis septembre 2016, la Task Force (TF) Wagram a réalisé plus de 1500 missions en appui des forces irakiennes. Forte de près de 200 militaires armant quatre canons Caesar, la TF Wagram complète les moyens du pilier « appui » de l’opération Chammal, en soutenant l’action des troupes irakiennes engagées au sol dans les combats contre Daech. Pleinement intégrée à la Coalition, une coordination est effectuée de façon permanente tout au long de la chaîne de validation d’une demande d’appui.

Tout d’abord, les cibles doivent être identifiées. Pour ce faire, les objectifs sont désignés de deux façons différentes : soit par les forces irakiennes sur le terrain, soit directement par les moyens de la Coalition, avec notamment les missions de renseignement des Rafale ou de l’Atlantique 2 pour les moyens français. Dans les deux cas, les informations arrivent au sein de la TF américaine Falcon. Le capitaine Philippe, officier de liaison entre la TF Wagram et la TF américaine, sélectionne les cibles qui pourraient être traitées par les artilleurs français en fonction des capacités du canon Caesar, de leur emplacement géographique et de l’effet souhaité sur le terrain.

Avant chaque tir, le processus de validation est minutieusement mis en place et vérifié par une autorité de la Coalition, le Target Engagement Autority. Cette vérification comporte plusieurs étapes. Premièrement, il faut être certain de la présence de combattants ou de matériels de Daech. Deuxièmement, il faut s’assurer qu’aucun dommage collatéral ne peut avoir lieu vis-à-vis de la population, ou vis-à-vis des infrastructures telles que des écoles ou des hôpitaux.

Troisièmement, chaque demande de tir doit avoir, ensuite, l’approbation des forces irakiennes. Dernièrement, il faut vérifier que les tirs d’artillerie ne rentrent pas en conflit avec d’éventuels autres éléments comme les mouvements aériens.

Le tir peut finalement avoir lieu sous réserve qu’il respecte les règles d’engagement françaises. Ce contrôle est effectué par le chef de corps ou le chef opérations de la TF Wagram avec l’aide d’un legal adviser, conseiller juridique pour les opérations. Une fois l’aval donné, les ordres de tirs sont transmis au centre opérations du groupement tactique d’artillerie sur les postes avancés, afin de les mettre en œuvre. Pour chacun des tirs d’artillerie française, le choix des obus est déterminant. Une proposition d’emploi est d’abord émise par la Coalition avec la demande d’appui-feux ; les artilleurs français valident ou ajustent cette proposition en fonction de l’estimation des dommages collatéraux, de l’effet tactique recherché sur le terrain, et des caractéristiques propres au canon Caesar.

C’est de jour comme de nuit, ou encore sous une chaleur frôlant parfois les 50°C à l’ombre, que les artilleurs de la TF Wagram mettent en application leurs savoir-faire pour réaliser les missions d’appui-feu au profit des soldats irakiens. Intégrés au sein de la Coalition, artilleurs français et américains vivent ensemble au quotidien.

Lancée depuis le 19 septembre 2014, l’opération Chammal représente la participation française à l’opération Inherent Resolve et mobilise aujourd’hui près de 1 200 militaires. A la demande du gouvernement irakien et en coordination avec les alliés de la France présents dans la région, l’opération Chammal repose sur deux piliers complémentaires : un pilier « formation » au profit d’unités de sécurité nationales irakiennes et un pilier « appui » consistant à soutenir l’action des forces locales engagées au sol contre Daech et à frapper les capacités militaires du groupe terroriste.

On Oct. 28 and Oct. 29, Coalition military forces conducted 10 strikes consisting of 16 engagements against ISIS terrorists in Syria and Iraq.

On Oct. 28 in Syria, Coalition military forces conducted one strike consisting of four engagements against ISIS targets.

* Near Dayr Az Zawr, one strike damaged two ISIS lines of communication.

On Oct. 28 in Iraq, Coalition military forces conducted one strike consisting of one engagement against ISIS targets.

* Near Al Qaim, one strike engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed a fighting position and five ISIS-held buildings.

On Oct. 29 in Syria, Coalition military forces conducted five strikes consisting of six engagements against ISIS targets.

* Near Abu Kamal, three strikes destroyed two ISIS staging areas and an ISIS-held building.

* Near Dayr Az Zawr, two strikes [1 British?] engaged two ISIS tactical units and destroyed three ISIS tactical vehicles and two heavy weapons.

On Oct. 29 in Iraq, Coalition military forces conducted three strikes consisting of five engagements against ISIS targets.

* Near Al Qaim, three strikes engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed three supply routes, two command and control nodes, an ISIS weapons cache and a VBIED factory.

Additionally, one strike consisting of one engagement was conducted in Iraq on Oct. 27.
* Near Al Qaim, one strike engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed an ISIS fighting position.

Sunday 29 October: Typhoon FGR4s supported the Syrian Democratic Forces south-east of Dayr az Zawr, attacking a terrorist position with a Paveway. In western Iraq, two Tornados conducted simultaneous attacks on a command post and a weapons stockpile, both located some five miles south of Husaybah.