On July 27, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 14 strikes using attack, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 11 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using bomber, attack, 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 an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Manbij, nine strikes struck seven separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed nine ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL vehicle, and an ISIL tactical vehicle.

* Near Mar’a, four strikes [1 British?] struck four separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed eight ISIL fighting positions.



Iraq

* Near Al Baghdadi, one strike destroyed two ISIL mortar systems.

* Near Al Huwayjah, one strike destroyed an ISIL-used safe house.

* Near Fallujah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position.

* Near Hit, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL antenna, an ISIL unmanned aerial vehicle, 25 ISIL rocket rails, two ISIL mortar systems, an ISIL rocket, two ISIL rocket systems, and an ISIL fighting position.

* Near Kisik, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL assembly area and three ISIL vehicles.

* Near Mosul, one strike destroyed an ISIL excavator.

* Near Qayyarah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Ramadi, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position.

* Near Rawah, one strike struck an ISIL improvised explosive device factory.

* Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike destroyed an ISIL tactical vehicle and an ISIL assembly area.

Wednesday 27 July – Typhoons destroyed Daesh strongpoints on the Mar’a Line in Syria, whilst Tornados attacked a safe house for foreign fighters in northern Iraq…Tornado GR4s were also active in the same area the following day [27 July], when they used a pair of Paveway IVs to demolish a building which had been identified as a safe house used by Daesh foreign fighters near Sharqat. Meanwhile, Typhoons conducted a successful Paveway attack on two terrorist strongpoints, close to Syria’s border with Turkey, at the northern end of the so-called Mar’a Line.

Mission Update nr. 6

Opdatering fra de danske styrker indsat i Operation Inherent Resolve. 28-07-2016 – kl. 14:00

Af Værnsfælles Forsvarskommando

Kampflybidraget

De operationer, som de danske F-16-fly har deltaget i i den forgangne uge, har fundet sted over de irakiske provinser Al Anbar, Salah Ad Din, Erbil, Dahuk og Ninawa samt de syriske provinser Ar Raqqah og Aleppo.Missionerne har omfattet angreb i Irak rettet mod fjender i bygninger, våbenlagre, faciliteter som blev anvendt til opbevaring af biler monteret med improviserede sprængladninger (VBIED), samt overvågning og indsamling af efterretninger.

Til og med onsdag den 27. juli 2016 kl. 12 er følgende gældende:

Antal fløjne missioner siden 20. juli 2016 kl. 12: 9

Antal anvendte præcisionsbomber siden 20. juli 2016 kl. 12: 19

Antal fløjne missioner totalt: 55

Antal anvendte præcisionsbomber totalt: 71

– Militærkuppet fredag den 15. juli startede en periode med nogen usikkerhed, men på nuværende tidspunkt er situationen ved at nærme sig normalen for operationer. Det danske bidrag har på intet tidspunkt været udsat for fare, og alle har det godt, beretter Detachment Commander, oberst Peter Johan Bødker.

Radarbidraget

I løbet af den forgangne uge har TPS77-radaren kørt uden vanskeligheder, og radarbidraget har leveret input til koalitionens samlede luftovervågningsbillede.

Træningsbidraget

DANCON OIR Hold 3 afsluttede i sidste uge træning og uddannelse af cirka 300 betjente fra det irakiske grænsepoliti, og overdragelsen til OIR Hold 4 er nu så småt gået i gang.I øjeblikket træner det danske bidrag højtstående stabsofficerer fra den irakiske hærs 7. Division. Træningen tager udgangspunkt i den aktuelle operative situation for de irakiske styrker.

– Vores træning af stabsofficerer fra 7. Division har det klare formål at give divisionsstaben nogle håndgribelige værktøjer, som de kan anvende i forbindelse med de kommende operationer mod Daesh, siger chefen for DANCON OIR Hold 3, oberstløjtnant Kenneth Strøm.

De danske soldater i DANCON er stationeret på Al Asad Air Base omkring 200 km. nordvest for Bagdad. Her holder den irakiske 7. Division også til.- I går afsluttede vi træningen af stabsofficerer fra divisionsstaben. De kommende dage fortsætter vi med træningen af alle divisionens brigadechefer og nogle af deres udvalgte stabsofficerer. Derefter kommer bataljonscheferne også ind til træning, fortæller Kenneth Strøm og tilføjer:- Det er et dansk pilotprojekt, som vi allerede nu har ret god erfaring med. Vi underviser de irakiske chefer i den form for operationer, som de skal gennemføre umiddelbart efter træningen. Vi tager udgangspunkt i det aktuelle terræn, og jeg synes, vi havde nogle rigtig gode taktiske drøftelser. Jeg er overbevist om, at træningen også denne gang vil være med til at gøre en forskel i forbindelse med 7. Divisions kommende operationer mod Daesh, vurderer den danske styrkechef.

Transportflybidraget

Siden begyndelsen af juli i år har det danske forsvar endvidere haft et C130 Hercules transportfly udsendt til Kuwait til støtte for indsatsen i Operation Inherent Resolve.Det danske C-130 bidrag er vel etableret i missionen og har i den forgangne uge gennemført seks missioner i missionsområdet. Det danske C130 fly har i den forgange uge gennemført missioner i Jordan, Irak og Tyrkiet fra basen i Kuwait. Formålet med missionerne har primært været lufttransport af forsyninger til enheder i Irak og Tyrkiet, idet der også er ydet støtte til faldskærmstræning for amerikanske specialstyrker i området.Samarbejdet med de amerikanske partnere fra Air Force Special Operations Detachment (AFSOD) fungerer rigtig godt, og der er en passende mængde relevante opgaver for bidraget at løse.

On July 26, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 12 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 rocket artillery and 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 Dayr Az Zawr, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Manbij, eight strikes struck eight separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed 12 ISIL fighting positions and two ISIL vehicles.

* Near Mar’a, two strikes struck two ISIL headquarters.

* Near Palmyra, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle.

Iraq

* Near Al Baghdadi, two strikes destroyed an ISIL vehicle and an ISIL weapons cache.

* Near Albu Hayat, one strike struck an ISIL weapons storage facility.

* Near Hit, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed three ISIL vehicles and an ISIL bunker.

* Near Qayyarah, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL assembly areas, an ISIL vehicle, two ISIL rockets, 33 ISIL rocket rails, and an ISIL heavy machine gun.

* Near Ramadi, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions and an ISIL weapons cache.

* Near Sinjar, one strike suppressed three ISIL mortar positions.

* Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL assembly area.

Tuesday 26 July – Typhoons bombed a terrorist mortar position in northern Iraq…Following their recent victory at Qayyarah West airfield, Iraqi ground forces continued offensive operations against Daesh around Qayyarah and Sharqat, supported by coalition aircraft. On Tuesday 26 July, Royal Air Force Typhoon FGR4s provided overwatch, and conducted a successful attack with a Paveway IV guided bomb against a terrorist mortar position.

On July 25, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted seven strikes using attack, ground-attack, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 13 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using attack, 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, seven strikes struck five separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed nine ISIL fighting positions and an ISIL house borne improvised explosive device.



Iraq

* Near Habbaniyah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position.

* Near Hit, one strike produced inconclusive results.

* Near Mosul, six strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit, an ISIL weapons facility, an ISIL vehicle borne IED factory, and two ISIL media sites and destroyed an ISIL vehicle and suppressed an ISIL mortar position.

* Near Qayyarah, two strikes struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL mortar systems and an ISIL artillery piece and suppressed an ISIL mortar firing position.

* Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL assembly area, two ISIL vehicles, five ISIL rockets, and six ISIL rocket rails and suppressed an ISIL mortar position and denied ISIL access to terrain.

* Near Tal Afar, two strikes struck an ISIL check point and suppressed an ISIL machine gun position.

Sunday 24 July – a Reaper supported Syrian moderate opposition forces engaged with Daesh along the Mar’a Line…The following day [24 July], another Reaper flew over northern Syria to support Syrian moderate opposition forces fighting Daesh terrorists along the so-called Mar’a Line. The Reaper used a Hellfire missile to destroy a terrorist position which had been firing at the Syrians. The Reaper then used its sensors to locate a second position, which was successfully struck by another coalition aircraft.

On July 24, coalition military forces continued to attack 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 seven 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 Manbij, seven strikes struck seven separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed 15 ISIL fighting positions and an ISIL supply cache.

* Near Mar’a, six strikes [2 British?] struck five separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed five ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device, and an ISIL vehicle.

Iraq

* Near Ar Rutbah, one strike suppressed an ISIL tactical unit.

* Near Mosul, one strike struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL vehicles, five ISIL assembly areas, an ISIL command and control node, and an ISIL supply cache.

* Near Qayyarah, two strikes destroyed six ISIL rocket rails and an ISIL VBIED factory and denied ISIL access to terrain.

* Near Ramadi, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL vehicle, and an ISIL weapons cache.

* Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike struck an ISIL weapons storage facility.

* Near Tal Afar, one strike struck three separate ISIL media facilities.