On May 26, Coalition military forces conducted 32 strikes consisting of 56 engagements against ISIS terrorists in Syria and Iraq.

In Syria, Coalition military forces conducted 24 strikes consisting of 31 engagements against ISIS targets.

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

*Near Dayr Az Zawr, four strikes destroyed four ISIS well heads and destroyed an ISIS boat.

*Near Raqqah, 12 strikes engaged 11 ISIS tactical units; destroyed seven vehicles, five fighting positions, three tunnels, an ISIS headquarters and an ISIS staging area.

*Near Abu Kamal, Syria, one strike destroyed an ISIS media center.

*Near Raqqah, Syria, May 23, two strikes destroyed three command and control nodes.

*Near Raqqah, Syria, May 24, four strikes engaged an ISIS tactical unit; destroyed six fighting positions, a mortar system, and a vehicle.

In Iraq, Coalition military forces conducted eight strikes consisting of 25 engagements against ISIS targets.

*Near Ar Rutbah, one strike destroyed a bunker.

*Near Bayji, one strike destroyed a mortar system and an ISIS storage container.

*Near Mosul, two strikes [1 British?] destroyed a VBIED and damaged 19 ISIS supply routes.

*Near Rawah, one strike engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed an observation post.

*Near Huwayjah, Iraq, one strike destroyed an ISIS media center.

*Near Al Qaim, Iraq, two strikes destroyed two ISIS media centers.

Friday 26 May – Tornados cratered two roads in Mosul to hamper terrorist movements…The following day [May 26th] , Tornados used two Paveways to crater roads in west Mosul to hamper any attempt by Daesh to move truck-bombs against the latest Iraqi advance.

On May 25, Coalition military forces conducted 30 strikes consisting of 88 engagements against ISIS terrorists in Syria and Iraq.

In Syria, Coalition military forces conducted 19 strikes consisting of 33 engagements against ISIS targets.

*Near Abu Kamal, two strikes engaged an ISIS tactical unit; destroyed an ISIS well head and a vehicle.

*Near Al Hawl, two strikes destroyed three VBIED facilities.

*Near Dayr Az Zawr, five strikes engaged an ISIS tactical unit; destroyed seven ISIS oil trucks, four ISIS barges, an ISIS well head, a command and control node, and an ISIS headquarters.

*Near Palmyra, one strike [1 British?] engaged an ISIS tactical unit.

*Near Raqqah, nine strikes [1 British?] engaged five ISIS tactical units; destroyed six fighting positions, three vehicles, a tactical vehicle, and a mortar system.

In Iraq, Coalition military forces conducted 11 strikes consisting of 55 engagements against ISIS targets.

*Near Bayji, four strikes [1 British] destroyed eight trenches, four ISIS fuel trucks, three tactical vehicles, three fuel tanks, and a storage container.

*Near Mosul, five strikes [1-2 British] engaged two ISIS tactical units; destroyed 42 vehicles, nine VBIEDs, three fighting positions, two mortar systems, two mortar systems, a rocket-propelled grenade system, a tactical vehicle, an anti-air artillery system, a VBIED facility; damaged 10 ISIS supply routes, a tunnel; and suppressed three ISIS tactical units and a mortar unit.

*Near Samarra, one strike engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed a vehicle.

*Near Tal Afar, one strike destroyed a UAS launch site.

Additionally, six strikes were conducted in Syria from May 23-24 that closed within the last 24 hours.

*Near Raqqah, Syria, May 23, two strikes destroyed three command and control nodes.

*Near Raqqah, Syria, May 24, four strikes engaged an ISIS tactical unit; destroyed six fighting positions, a mortar system, and a vehicle.

Thursday 25 May – a Reaper destroyed an armoured personnel carrier west of Raqqa, Typhoons bombed a radio station east of Palmyra, Tornados attacked five targets in Mosul, and a combined Tornado and Typhoon flight destroyed an armoured truck north-west of Bayji…Intelligence confirmed that Daesh were using a small radio relay station east of Palmyra to spread their propaganda. A pair of Typhoons attacked the site on Thursday 25 May and successfully put it out of action with Paveway IVs. Further north in Syria, a Reaper used a Hellfire missile to destroy an armoured personnel carrier near Tabqah, to the west of Raqqa. Two flights of Tornados patrolled over Mosul, where they conducted Paveway IV attacks on two medium machine-gun positions and three other Daesh-held buildings, whilst a mixed Tornado/Typhoon pair used a Brimstone missile to destroy an armoured truck some 30 miles north-west of Bayji.

Coalition removes ISIS leaders from battlefield

SOUTHWEST ASIA – Coalition airstrikes have removed senior ISIS military officials and planners from the battlefield.

The elimination of three senior foreign fighters represents a significant degradation of the ISIS planning and operational capability.

Mustafa Gunes, a Syria-based ISIS external operations facilitator from Turkey, was killed by a coalition airstrike near Mayadin, Syria, 27 April. He was identified as an ISIS recruiter in the central Turkish city of Konya. Gunes was linked to facilitating financial support for planning attacks outside Syria and Iraq against the West.

Abu Asim al-Jazaeri, an ISIS external operations planner and a Syria-based French-Algerian ISIS fighter, was killed by a Coalition airstrike near Mayadin, Syria, May 11. Al-Jazaeri was involved in training a new generation of ISIS youths, called the Cubs of the Caliphate, a high priority training program sanctioned by ISIS leadership.

Abu-Khattab al-Rawi, a senior ISIS military official, was killed during an operation near Al-Qaim in Iraq, 18 May. Al-Rawi was killed along with three other terrorists. Al-Rawi was an ISIS military official who operated in Iraq’s Al Anbar Province and provided direct support to ISIS leadership. Al-Rawi was responsible for coordinating UAV operations and procurement in Al Anbar Province in Iraq.

The deaths of these men eliminates senior foreign fighters, who had extensive experience and training, and degrades ISIS’s ability to plan and conduct attacks on civilian targets in Iraq and Syria, as well throughout the region and in the West.

The Coalition will continue to degrade, disrupt, and dismantle ISIS structure, as well as exert pressure on its senior leaders and associates across multiple networks throughout Iraq and Syria.

On May 24, Coalition military forces conducted 34 strikes consisting of 78 engagements against ISIS terrorists in Syria and Iraq.

In Syria, Coalition military forces conducted 21 strikes consisting of 29 engagements against ISIS targets.

*Near Albu Kamal, four strikes destroyed three ISIS oil tanker trucks, two ISIS well heads, two ISIS fuel tanks, a front-end loader, a crane, and a bulldozer.

*Near Al Hawl, one strike destroyed a VBIED.

*Near Dayr Az Zawr, one strike destroyed an ISIS barge.

*Near Raqqah, 15 strikes [1 British] engaged 12 ISIS tactical units; and destroyed five fighting positions, four ISIS dump trucks, four vehicles, two artillery systems, a front-end loader, and a weapons cache.

In Iraq, Coalition military forces conducted 13 strikes consisting of 49 engagements against ISIS targets.

*Near Bayji, seven strikes destroyed 22 trenches, six bunkers, a tactical vehicle, a supply cache, an ISIS staging area, a front-end loader, and a VBIED.

*Near Mosul, three strikes [1-2 British, 1-2 Australian] engaged two ISIS tactical units; destroyed five vehicles, four fighting positions, four medium machine guns, three heavy machine guns, three weapons caches, an IED, a mortar system, an ISIS staging area, a rocket-propelled grenade system; damaged two ISIS supply routes; and suppressed two mortar teams.

*Near Rawah, one strike destroyed an ISIS fuel point.

*Near Tal Afar, one strike engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed a vehicle.

*Near Tikrit, one strike destroyed an ISIS fuel tank.

Additionally, three strikes were conducted in Syria on May 23 that closed within the last 24 hours.

*Near Raqqah, Syria, three strikes destroyed eight command and control nodes and destroyed a VBIED facility.

Wednesday 24 May – a Reaper attacked near Raqqa, whilst Tornados prosecuted four Daesh targets in Mosul…A Reaper, conducting surveillance south-west of Raqqa on Wednesday 24 May, kept watch on a small group of terrorists and was able to conduct a successful attack with a Hellfire missile. In Mosul, when advancing Iraqi security forces found themselves facing two buildings defended by a Daesh heavy machine-gun, a sniper team and at least one individual in a suicide-bomb vest, they called for assistance from a flight of Tornados. Our aircraft delivered a very precise simultaneous attack with two Paveway IVs which destroyed both terrorist strongpoints. The Tornados then hit a third terrorist position, again with a Paveway, whilst a second flight bombed a fourth position.

On 24 May, Australian F/A-18 Hornets supported Iraqi forces during operations in Mosul. The Australian aircraft struck a Daesh fighting position and a Daesh heavy weapon site with guided munitions over several hours of support.

CHAMMAL

APPRÉCIATION DE SITUATION

En Syrie, les opérations de dépollution de la ville de Tabqah se sont poursuivies toute la semaine tandis que la population continue de regagner ses habitations. Dans le secteur de Raqqah les forces démocratiques syriennes (FDS) continuent leur offensive de façon méthodique contre le dispositif de défense Daech établi dans la profondeur autour de la ville. Ce dispositif a de nouveau été percé en plusieurs endroits, permettant aux FDS de se rapprocher de la ville et d’isoler plusieurs groupes de combattants.

En Irak, Daech poursuit ses attaques de diversions dans l’Anbar contre les positions des forces de sécurité irakiennes (FSI).

Dans la région de Mossoul, la semaine a été

marquée par la poursuite de la progression des FSI dans tous les secteurs de la ville. L’étau continue de se resserrer autour de la Médina. Daech oppose une défense âpre aux combattants irakiens, en cherchant à replier le maximum de ses moyens dans la Médina où ses combattants ont leurs positions défensives les plus solides.

ACTIVITÉS DE LA FORCE CHAMMAL

Appui feu – TF Wagram

La Task Force (TF) Wagram a poursuivi cette semaine ses missions en appui de la 15e division irakienne en charge la sécurisation des abords Nord Ouest de la ville de Mossoul et notamment du secteur de Badush.

Elle a réalisé 43 missions de tir en appui des unités irakiennes, essentiellement d’éclairement pour contrer ou interdire les actions de harcèlement et d’infiltration de Daech.

Appui aérien au Levant

Cette semaine, les aéronefs de l’opération Chammal ont réalisé 23 sorties aériennes dont 20 de reconnaissance armée ou d’appui au sol (CAS) et 3 de recueil de renseignements.

7 frappes ont été réalisées par les avions français en Irak et en Syrie. Elles ont toutes été conduites en appui des opérations au sol dans le cadre des opérations contre Daech à Mossoul et Raqqah.

Pilier Formation : une nouvelle promotion de stagiaires formés par la TF Narvik diplômée de l’Iraki Counter Terrorism Service Academy.

Après plusieurs mois éprouvants à l’école de formation de l’Iraki Counter Terrorisme Service (ICTS) une nouvelle promotion de recrues à officiellement rejoint cette semaines les forces spéciales irakiennes.

Le chef de l’ « Academy » a pris la parole afin de féliciter chacun d’entre eux, louant les mérites de ses jeunes soldats ainsi que la hargne et les succès de l’ICTS sur le terrain à Mossoul, qu’ils rejoindront bientôt.

A l’issue de ce discours il a remis aux instructeurs français invités à le rejoindre un diplôme irakien officiel d’instructeur des forces spéciales.