On Sept. 14, Coalition military forces conducted 19 strikes consisting of 30 engagements against ISIS terrorists in Syria and Iraq.

In Syria, Coalition military forces conducted 16 strikes consisting of 17 engagements against ISIS targets.

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

• Near Raqqah, 14 strikes engaged six ISIS tactical units; destroyed seven fighting positions, three vehicles, and a command and control node; and suppressed two fighting positions.

In Iraq, Coalition military forces conducted three strikes consisting of 13 engagements against ISIS targets.

• Near Hawijah, two strikes engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed three ISIS headquarters, two weapons caches, two VBIEDs, two fighting positions, a command and control node, a mortar system, a heavy machine gun, and a munitions cache.

• Near Rawah, one strike destroyed a command and control node.

Additionally, nine strikes consisting of 19 engagements were conducted in Syria and Iraq on Sept. 12-13 that closed within the last 24 hours.

• On Sept. 12, near Raqqah, Syria, one strike engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed a fighting position.

• On Sept. 13, near Hawijah, Iraq, two strikes engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed four tunnel entrances, two VBIEDs and an ISIS-held building.

• On Sept. 13, near Raqqah, Syria, five strikes destroyed four vehicles, three fighting positions, and two logistics nodes.

• On Sept. 13, near Rawah, Iraq, one strike destroyed an ISIS front-end loader.

Thursday 14 September – Tornados destroyed four truck-bombs and a workshop some miles south of Qayyarah in northern Iraq…Tornados operated over northern Iraq on Thursday 14 September, where significant truck-bomb activity had been detected some miles south of Qayyarah. Four such truck-bombs were destroyed by our aircraft using two Brimstones and two Paveways, and a further two Paveways were used to destroy a workshop producing the booby-trapped vehicles.

OPÉRATION CHAMMAL
SITUATION
En Irak,
Les opérations de sécurisation de la région de Tall Afar s’achèvent. Les opérations militaires au sol sont restées limitées cette semaine, les Forces de Sécurité Irakiennes (FSI) poursuivant le redéploiement dans les deux principales régions encore aux mains de Daech, Hawijah et l’Anbar.
En Syrie,
A Raqqah, la progression des Forces Démocratiques Syriennes (FDS) se poursuit de façon lente mais méthodique, face à des combattants de Daech peu nombreux mais particulièrement bien retranchés dans des quartiers qu’ils ont saturés d’IED. Dans le même temps les FDS ont lancé cette semaine, avec l’appui de la Coalition, une nouvelle offensive dans l’Est du Pays depuis Shaddadi en direction de l’Euphrate.

ACTIVITÉS DE LA FORCE
Les soldats de l’opération Chammal poursuivent leurs missions d’appui et de formation au profit des unités irakiennes engagées contre Daech.
Action du volet aérien
Cette semaine, les aéronefs de l’opération Chammal ont réalisé 37 sorties aériennes dont 26 de reconnaissance armée et d’appui au sol (CAS), 6 sorties de ravitaillement ainsi que 5 sorties de recueil de renseignement par Atlantique 2 ou patrouille de Rafale.
Ces sorties ont donné lieu à la réalisation de 6 frappes et à la destruction de 6 objectifs.
Les frappes réalisées ont majoritairement été conduites en appui des combats à Raqqah.
Le bilan global de l’activité aérienne depuis le 19 septembre 2014 s’élève à 1369 frappes, 2144 objectifs détruits et 7095 sorties.

Appui feu – TF WAGRAM
Avec la fin des opérations de sécurisation dans la région de Tal Afar, la Task Force (TF) Wagram est redéployée sur Q-West et Erbil. Depuis Q-West elle a réalisé cette semaine plusieurs tirs pour neutraliser des combattants Djihadistes menant des actions de harcèlement depuis d’Hawijah.
Les canons CAESAR ont mené 6 missions de tir (6 de neutralisation).

On Sept. 13, Coalition military forces conducted 43 strikes consisting of 45 engagements against ISIS terrorists in Syria and Iraq.

In Syria, Coalition military forces conducted 39 strikes consisting of 41 engagements against ISIS targets.

•Near Abu Kamal, one strike destroyed an ISIS headquarters.

•Near Dayr Az Zawr, nine strikes [2 or more British] engaged four ISIS tactical units and destroyed two tactical vehicles, an ISIS fuel station and a fighting position.

•Near Raqqah, 29 strikes engaged an ISIS tactical unit; destroyed 21 fighting positions, a VBIED, and an ISIS UAS; and suppressed four ISIS tactical units.

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

•Near Al Qaim, one strike destroyed an ISIS staging area.

•Near Hawijah, two strikes engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed two weapons caches, two heavy machine guns, two bunkers, an ISIS headquarters, a VBIED facility, and a tunnel system.

•Near Rawah, one strike destroyed an IED facility.

Additionally, eight strikes consisting of 12 engagements were conducted in Syria and Iraq on Sept. 11-12 that closed within the last 24 hours.

•On Sept. 11, near Raqqah, Syria, one strike destroyed an ISIS fighting position.

•On Sept. 12, near Hawijah, Iraq, two strikes destroyed four ISIS tunnels, an anti-air artillery system, a mortar system, a weapons cache, an IED facility, a command and control node and a staging area.

•On Sept. 12, near Raqqah, Syria, five strikes destroyed 19 ISIS vehicles; and suppressed a fighting position.

Wednesday 13 September – a Reaper twice engaged terrorists on foot, as well as a truck-bomb, whilst Tornados and Typhoons struck a Daesh building, all near Dayr az Zawr…On Wednesday 13 September, another Reaper continued patrolling near Dayr az Zawr. It used two Hellfire missiles to attack terrorists spotted on foot, then employed a third missile to destroy an armoured truck-bomb positioned next to a main road. A mixed Tornado and Typhoon pair meanwhile targeted a group of Daesh in a building nearby, scoring a direct hit with a Brimstone.

On Sept. 12, Coalition military forces conducted 65 strikes consisting of 76 engagements against ISIS terrorists in Syria and Iraq.

In Syria, Coalition military forces conducted 62 strikes consisting of 64 engagements against ISIS targets.

• Near Abu Kamal, one strike destroyed a VBIED facility.

• Near Dayr Az Zawr, five strikes [1 British] engaged two ISIS tactical units and destroyed two fighting positions, two VBIEDs, a VBIED facility and a logistics node.

• Near Raqqah, 56 strikes engaged 17 ISIS tactical units; destroyed 56 fighting positions, three logistics nodes, and two vehicles; and suppressed a fighting position.

In Iraq, Coalition military forces conducted three strikes consisting of 12 engagements against ISIS targets.

• Near Hawijah, three strikes destroyed six ISIS tunnels.

Additionally, 18 strikes consisting of 31 engagements were conducted in Syria on Sept. 11 that closed within the last 24 hours.

• On Sept. 11, near Al Shadaddi, one strike destroyed an ISIS staging area.

• On Sept. 11, near Dayr Az Zawr, one strike destroyed four ISIS fighting positions.

• On Sept. 11, near Raqqah, 16 strikes engaged three ISIS tactical units and destroyed 17 fighting positions and a logistics node.

Tuesday 12 September – a Reaper successfully guided a coalition airstrike onto a truck-bomb workshop near Dayr az Zawr…The following day [Sept 12th], a Reaper remotely piloted aircraft operated in the same area near Dayr az Zawr, and provided precision targeting that enabled a coalition air strike to destroy a truck-bomb workshop and a vehicle that was being prepared there.

On 12 Sep 17, Australian F/A-18 Hornets supported Iraqi Security Forces during operations in the vicinity of Bayji. The Australian aircraft struck a Daesh heavy weapons site with guided munitions.