Statement by Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook on Precision Airstrike Targeting Abu Muhammad Al-Adnani

Today coalition forces conducted a precision strike near Al Bab, Syria, targeting Abu Muhammad Al-Adnani, one of ISIL’s most senior leaders. We are still assessing the results of the strike, but Al-Adnani’s removal from the battlefield would mark another significant blow to ISIL. Al-Adnani has served as principal architect of ISIL’s external operations and as ISIL’s chief spokesman. He has coordinated the movement of ISIL fighters, directly encouraged lone-wolf attacks on civilians and members of the military and actively recruited new ISIL members. The U.S. military will continue to prioritize and relentlessly target ISIL leaders and external plotters in order to defend our homeland, our allies and our partners, while we continue to gather momentum in destroying ISIL’s parent tumor in Iraq and Syria and combat its metastases around the world.

Monday 29 August – Typhoons bombed a bunker and tunnel to the north of Mosul…Monday 29 August: Typhoons operating ten miles north of Mosul delivered a Paveway attack on a bunker and tunnel network. A number of secondary explosions ensued, most likely from stored ammunition.

On Aug. 29, coalition military forces conducted 16 strikes against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted nine strikes using bomber, fighter, attack and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted seven strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using bomber, and fighter aircraft against ISIL targets. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted against ISIL since the last press release:

Syria

* Near Abu Kamal, one strike destroyed inoperable coalition equipment.

* Near Ar Raqqah, one strike destroyed an ISIL oil pump jack.

* Near Manbij, six strikes engaged four separate ISIL tactical units, and destroyed a fighting position, a vehicle, a tank, and two vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices. * Near Palmyra, one strike destroyed 10 ISIL weapon cache bunkers.

Iraq

* Near Albu Hayat, one strike destroyed an ISIL vehicle and a medium machine gun.

* Near Mosul, two strikes [1 British?] engaged an ISIL tactical unit, and destroyed four rocket rails.

* Near Ramadi, two strikes engaged an ISIL tactical unit, and destroyed two fighting positions, a vehicle, a command and control node, and a heavy machine gun.

* Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit, and destroyed two fighting positions.

* Near Tal Afar, one strike destroyed two ISIL fighting positions and a mortar system.

On Aug. 28, coalition military forces conducted 15 strikes against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted two strikes using fighter aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 13 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using ground-attack, attack, bomber, and fighter aircraft against ISIL targets. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted against ISIL since the last press release:

Syria

* Near Abu Kamal, one strike destroyed an ISIL wellhead.

* Near Ar Raqqah, one strike destroyed an ISIL pump jack.

Iraq

* Near Al Baghdadi, one strike [1 British] destroyed four ISIL rocket systems, three rocket rails, and a building.

* Near Haditha, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed a vehicle.

* Near Hit, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit.

* Near Mosul, two strikes engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed three tanker trucks.

* Near Qayyarah, one strike engaged an ISIL staging area.

* Near Ramadi, one strike destroyed an ISIL mortar system.

* Near Sultan Abdallah, five strikes engaged two ISIL headquarters building and a barracks, and destroyed two rocket systems, four rocket rails, a tunnel entrance, and 11 vehicle-borne improvised explosive device factories.

* Near Tal Afar, one strike destroyed an ISIL fighting position, a mortar system, two weapons caches, and damaged three tunnel entrances.

Sunday 28 August – Typhoons struck a number of rocket-launchers in western Iraq…Sunday 28 August: A Typhoon patrol over western Iraq used a pair of Paveway IV guided bombs to destroy a dispersed group of rocket-launching rails hidden amidst trees on the northern bank of the Euphrates.

Chammal : déploiement des Rafale sur la base aérienne projetée en Jordanie

Mise à jour : 29/08/2016 08:17

Le 28 août 2016, six Rafale sont alignés sur le tarmac de la Base aérienne projetée (BAP) en Jordanie, dans le cadre de l’opération Chammal. Ils opèrent ainsi au plus près des combats menés contre l’organisation terroriste Daech.

Ce détachement, issu des 30e et 4e escadres de chasse, s’est déployé en deux vagues, les 22 et 27 août 2016, grâce aux ravitailleurs en vol C135FR et aux avions de transport A400M. La première projection, constituée de quatre chasseurs, a été accueillie par le colonel Jean-Luc, commandant la base aérienne projetée et par le colonel Michel Friedling, représentant le général Serge Cholley, commandant la force Chammal.

Prenant le relais des Mirage 2000 afin d’optimiser l’emploi des avions de chasse de l’armée de l’air sur les différents théâtres d’opérations, les Rafale ont été préparés au combat, en moins de 24 heures, grâce au soutien d’une base aérienne projetée entièrement mobilisée à cet effet. Les aéronefs ont aussitôt débuté leurs premières missions d’appui aérien, de renseignement et de combat dans la profondeur, au-dessus de la Syrie et de l’Irak.

Depuis 18 mois, l’armée de l’air fournit, dans la durée et au profit des opérations extérieures, une vingtaine d’avions de chasse, nombre bien supérieur au contrat opérationnel défini par le Livre Blanc 2013, tout en respectant les engagements nationaux à l’égard de la coalition internationale luttant contre Daech (opération Inherent Resolve).

Lancée depuis le 19 septembre 2014, l’opération Chammal mobilise actuellement près de 1 000 militaires. Elle vise, à la demande du gouvernement irakien et en coordination avec les alliés de la France présents dans la région, à lutter contre le groupe terroriste autoproclamé Daech, en menant notamment des frappes aériennes contre lui.

Le dispositif complet en opérations extérieures au Levant est actuellement structuré autour de seize avions de chasse de l’armée de l’air (douze Rafale, quatre Mirage 2000D), d’un avion de patrouille maritime Atlantique 2 ainsi que de capacités de renseignement, de commandement, de contrôle (C2) et de ravitaillement. Il comprend également une centaine de militaires projetés à Bagdad et à Erbil pour la formation et le conseil des états-majors et unités irakiennes.

On Aug. 27, coalition military forces conducted 17 strikes against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted nine strikes using bomber, attack, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted eight strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using attack, bomber, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted against ISIL since the last press release:



Syria



* Near Abu Kamal, one strike destroyed two ISIL pump jacks.

* Near Al Shadaddi, one strike destroyed an ISIL fighting position.

* Near Ar Raqqah, one strike destroyed two ISIL pump jacks.

* Near Dayr Az Zawr, one strike destroyed five ISIL tanker trucks.

* Near Manbij, two strikes engaged two separate ISIL tactical units, and destroyed a bed down location and a vehicle.

* Near Mar’a, three strikes engaged two separate ISIL tactical units, and destroyed two fighting positions and a vehicle.



Iraq

* Near Al Baghdadi, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit, and destroyed a fighting position and an ammunitions cache.

* Near Hit, one strike destroyed an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Mosul, two strikes engaged an ISIL tactical unit, and destroyed a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device factory, and a vehicle.

* Near Qayyarah, two strikes [2 British] engaged two separate ISIL tactical units, and destroyed an assembly area, a front-end loader, and denied access to terrain.

* Near Ramadi, one strike destroyed an ISIL VBIED factory.

* Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike destroyed an ISIL fighting position, a vehicle, six rocket systems, seven rocket rails, and suppressed a mortar position and denied access to terrain.

Saturday 27 August – Reaper identified Daesh vehicles in northern Iraq, which were subsequently destroyed by coalition air attacks, including one by the Reaper itself…Saturday 27 August: A Reaper supported the Iraqi security forces advancing near Qayyarah. The aircraft spotted a heavy vehicle transporter being used by Daesh to move one of the mechanical excavators that are used to construct their fortified positions. Both the transporter and the excavator were destroyed by coalition fast jets, guided to the scene by the Reaper. The Reaper crew subsequently tracked an armed Daesh truck withdrawing from a nearby compound and attempted to conceal the vehicle in shed. A direct hit from a Hellfire missile destroyed the building and the truck inside.

On Aug. 26, coalition military forces conducted 17 strikes against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted seven strikes using attack, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 10 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using ground-attack, bomber, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted against ISIL since the last press release:



Syria

* Near Manbij, five strikes engaged four separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device and another vehicle.

* Near Mar’a, two strikes engaged two separate ISIL tactical units, destroyed two fighting positions and an artillery system, and damaged another fighting position.

Iraq

* Near Fallujah, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit.

* Near Hit, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed a fighting position.

* Near Kisik, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and suppressed a mortar position.

* Near Mosul, one strike engaged an ISIL communications facility.

* Near Qayyarah, three strikes engaged an ISIL VBIED factory, a training camp, and a large tactical unit; destroyed two vehicles and an assembly area; and suppressed two tactical units.

* Near Ramadi, two strikes engaged two separate ISIL tactical units, and destroyed three fighting positions, a vehicle, and a weapons cache.

* Near Tal Afar, one strike engaged an ISIL safe house.

On Aug. 25, coalition military forces conducted 17 strikes against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted nine strikes using attack, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted eight strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using bomber, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted against ISIL since the last press release:

Syria

* Near Al Shadaddi, five strikes [1 British?] engaged five separate ISIL tactical units, destroyed five fighting positions, a tactical vehicle, and another vehicle.

* Near Manbij, four strikes engaged four separate ISIL tactical units, destroyed three fighting positions, four vehicles, an artillery system, and a weapons cache.

Iraq

* Near Kisik, one strike suppressed an ISIL mortar position.

* Near Mosul, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit, destroyed a fighting position, and suppressed a tactical unit.

* Near Qayyarah, one strike engaged an ISIL vehicle-borne improvised explosive device factory.

* Near Ramadi, three strikes destroyed an ISIL mortar position, a vehicle, and damaged a fighting position.

* Near Sinjar, one strike suppressed an ISIL rocket position.

* Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed a vehicle.

Thursday 25 August – Tornados struck a Daesh group in eastern Syria, while Typhoons bombed a terrorist-held building in western Iraq…Typhoons, supported as is normal by a Voyager air refuelling tanker, patrolled the Euphrates valley west of Ramadi on Thursday 25 August, where they used a Paveway IV to attack a Daesh-held building on the northern river-bank. Over Syria, a pair of Tornados used two Brimstone missiles to engage a number of terrorists spotted occupying positions under trees in farmland in the east of the country.

On Aug. 24, coalition military forces conducted 14 strikes against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 13 strikes using bomber, attack, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted one strike coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using fighter and aircraft against ISIL targets. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted against ISIL since the last press release:

Syria

* Near Al Shadaddi, three strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit, and destroyed a fighting position, a tactical vehicle, and a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device.

* Near Ar Raqqah, one strike struck two ISIL pump jacks.

* Near Dayr Az Zawr, two strikes struck three ISIL wellheads.

* Near Manbij, seven strikes struck six separate ISIL tactical units, destroyed a fighting position, a vehicle, a command and control node, three mortar systems and damaged a mortar system.



Iraq

* Near Ramadi, one strike destroyed four rocket systems and four rocket rails.

Wednesday 24 August – Tornados and a Reaper provided close air support to Iraqi forces near Qayyarah, conducting a total of seven attacks on Daesh extremists, including mortar and rocket teams…Iraqi security forces continue to mount offensive operations against Daesh near Qayyarah, and they were well supported on Wednesday 24 August by coalition aircraft, including an RAF Reaper and a pair of Tornado GR4s. The GR4s were primarily deployed in the reconnaissance role, but conducted two attacks with Brimstone missiles against terrorists engaged in combat with the Iraqi troops. The Reaper provided surveillance support to other coalition aircraft which delivered an air strike on a Daesh strongpoint, and carried out five attacks with its own weaponry: four Hellfire missiles accounted for two mortar teams and two groups of terrorists manoeuvring along narrow alleyways, and a GBU-12 laser guided bomb destroyed several rocket-launchers which another coalition surveillance aircraft had spotted set up outside the town.

Mission update nr.10

Opdatering fra de danske styrker indsat i Operation Inherent Resolve.

25-08-2016 – kl. 14:11

Af Værnsfælles Forsvarskommando

Kampflybidraget


I den forgangne uge, har operationerne som de danske F-16 har deltaget i, fundet sted over de irakiske provinser Ninawa, Al Anbar, Erbil og Dahuk. Indtil onsdag middag i denne uge er der samlet fløjet 1077 flyvetimer. Missionerne har omfattet angreb rettet mod køretøjer, mortérudstyr, tunge våben, fjender og bygninger. Desuden er der gennemført overvågning og indsamling af efterretninger.

Til og med onsdag den 24. august 2016 kl. 12 er følgende gældende:

Antal fløjne missioner i den forgangne uge: 9

Antal anvendte præcisionsbomber i den forgangne uge: 10

Antal fløjne missioner totalt: 100

Antal anvendte præcisionsbomber totalt: 154

Radarbidraget

I løbet af ugen har radaren kørt uden afbrydelser. Den danske radar har vist sig meget pålidelig i OIR missionen, og bidraget har indtil tirsdag morgen haft kontakt til 14.259 fly. I den forgangne uge har bidraget koordineret 80% af samtlige lufttankninger i OIR missionen.

Træningsbidraget

DANCON har afsluttet et tre ugers uddannelsesforløb af enheder fra den irakiske hær. Idet man afventer det næste store politihold til uddannelse, har DANCON i denne uge mulighed for at gennemføre intern instruktøruddannelse.

Transportflybidraget

Det danske C-130 har i den forgangne uge gennemført missioner i Irak og transportopgave til Tyrkiet og har i den forbindelse transporteret godt 12.000 kilo gods.

Point sur les opérations au 25 août 2016

Mise à jour : 25/08/2016 19:22

Chammal : point de situation au Levant

En Irak, dans la vallée de l’Anbar, les forces de sécurité irakiennes mènent des opérations de sécurisation des principaux axes routiers entre la frontière syrienne – au poste-frontière d’Al Walid libéré – et la ville de Ruţbah. Dans la vallée du Tigre, elles ont repris les opérations offensives en entamant l’encerclement de la ville de Qayyarah, ville clef au sud de Mossoul.

Dans le même temps, les forces Peshmergas ont libéré un certain nombre de villages à l’ouest de la ville. Sur toutes les zones d’affrontement, les combattants de Daech multiplient les actions de harcèlement pour masquer leurs difficultés à tenir le terrain. En revanche, le groupe terroriste valorise ses lignes de défense autour de la ville de Mossoul.

En Syrie, les forces démocratiques syriennes ont libéré la ville de Manbij et chassé les derniers terroristes. Elles entament désormais les longues opérations de sécurisation et de déminage afin de permettre à la population de réinvestir la ville.

ACTIVITÉS DE LA FORCE CHAMMAL

La force Chammal poursuit la campagne aérienne, ainsi que les missions de formation et de conseil.

Du 17 au 23 août 2016, les aéronefs de l’opération Chammal ont poursuivi leurs missions aériennes contre Daech, en réalisant 45 sorties, dont 32 de bombardement, 7 de recueil de renseignements et 6 de ravitaillement en vol.

Elles ont permis la réalisation de 5 frappes, aboutissant à la destruction de 5 objectifs de Daech.

4 frappes d’appui au sol ont été réalisées en Irak au cours de la semaine dans la région de Mossoul.

1 frappe planifiée a été conduite en Syrie le 21 août. Le raid aérien français a frappé un centre de stockage et de maintenance d’armements lourds de Daech à Raqqah. Ce raid était composé de quatre Rafale, de quatre Mirage 2000 et d’un Atlantique 2. Une dizaine de missiles de croisière SCALP ont touché et détruit ce centre situé au cœur du territoire contrôlé par le groupe terroriste.