On July 9, 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 10 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using attack, ground-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 two ISIL oil wellheads.

* Near Ar Raqqah, one strike struck an ISIL used-bridge.

* Near Manbij, 11 strikes struck eight separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed seven ISIL fighting positions, three ISIL vehicles, and an ISIL-used bridge and suppressed an ISIL sniper position.

Iraq

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

* Near Bayji, two strikes [1 British] struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle and an ISIL tunnel.

* Near Hit, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL artillery piece and an ISIL bunker.

* Near Mosul, one strike suppressed an ISIL tactical unit.

* Near Qayyarah, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL mortar system, an ISIL tactical vehicle, an ISIL excavator, four ISIL vehicles, an ISIL fighting position, six ISIL rockets, and four ISIL rocket rails and denied ISIL access to terrain.

* Near Ramadi, one strike destroyed an ISIL tactical unit.

* Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike suppressed an ISIL mortar position.

Additionally, due to an administrative error, three strikes were not reported on the July 9 release. The correct assessment reads:

Syria

* Near Manbij, three strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position and an ISIL-used bridge.

A Reaper employed a Hellfire on Saturday 9 July to destroy a truck carrying a Daesh group north of Bayji.

On July 8, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted nine strikes using bomber, ground-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 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, two strikes destroyed three ISIL wellheads.
* Near Ar Raqqah, two strikes struck two ISIL-used bridges.
* Near Ayn Isa, one strike struck a large ISIL tactical unit.
* Near Manbij, three strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL fighting position and an ISIL-used bridge.
* Near Mar’a, one strike struck an ISIL operations center.

Iraq

* Near Bashir, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL weapons cache.
* Near Bayji, one strike destroyed an ISIL front-end loader.
* Near Hit, one strike destroyed an ISIL mortar system and an ISIL weapons cache.
* Near Mosul, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed three ISIL assembly areas, an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL weapons cache, and two ISIL fighting positions.
* Near Qayyarah, one strike [British?] destroyed an ISIL front-end loader.
* Near Ramadi, one strike [British] struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL rocket propelled grenade system, an ISIL recoilless rifle, an ISIL anti-air artillery piece, six ISIL heavy machine guns, an ISIL supply cache, and an ISIL fighting position and damaged a separate ISIL fighting position.
* Near Tal Afar, one strike destroyed an ISIL mortar system.

Friday 8 July saw a Reaper again supporting operations around Sharqat. It conducted four attacks, with three Hellfires and one GBU-12 guided bomb, against several groups of terrorists manoeuvring in a gully, and an ammunition truck which was being loaded with rocket-propelled grenades.

Over Anbar province, Typhoons maintained their patrols along the Euphrates north and west of Ramadi and supported an Iraqi unit engaged in very close combat with three Daesh heavy machine-gun and rocket-propelled grenade teams. Despite the proximity of the Iraqi troops, the three positions were successfully struck with Paveway IVs.

On July 7, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 10 strikes using bomber, attack, ground-attack, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted nine 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 Ayn Isa, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units.

* Near Mar’a, one strike struck an ISIL headquarters.

* Near Manbij, seven strikes struck four separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed 17 ISIL fighting positions and an ISIL vehicle.

Iraq

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

* Near Bayji, one strike destroyed an ISIL bunker.

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

* Near Mosul, three strikes [1 British] struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL heavy machine gun and five ISIL assembly areas.

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

* Near Ramadi, one strike [British] struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL vehicles, an ISIL fighting position, and an ISIL recoilless rifle.

* Near Waleed, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle and an ISIL mortar system.

Additionally, due to an administrative error, two strikes were not reported on the July 7 release. The correct assessment reads:

Syria

* Near Manbij, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle.

In northern Iraq [on July 7th 2016], Tornado GR4s dropped a Paveway IV guided bomb which destroyed a heavy position 15 miles east of Mosul.
Typhoon FGR4s meanwhile patrolled to the north of Ramadi and used a Paveway IV against a group of Daesh fighters concealed in a tree line.

Mission Update nr. 3

Opdatering fra de danske styrker indsat i Operation Inherent Resolve 07-07-2016 – kl. 15:02

Af Værnsfælles Forsvarskommando

Transportflybidraget

Det danske C130J transportfly er nu på plads på Ali Al Salem Airbase i Kuwait. Herfra skal de 28 medarbejdere støtte koalitionens specialoperationsopgaver i Irak og Syrien og løse generelle transportopgaver. Disse opgaver kan blandt andet omfatte almindelige lufttransportopgaver, nedkastning af forsyninger til styrker på jorden og evakuering af syge og sårede.

– Vi er nu på plads hernede, og fra detachementets side har vi nu påbegyndt opgaveløsningen for koalitionen og dermed gennemført de første flyvninger. Vi er blevet taget særdeles godt imod af de danske kollegaer i det nationale støtteelement, som vi kommer til at arbejde tæt sammen med under udsendelsen hernede på Ali Al Salem. Det er vi også blevet af vores amerikanske samarbejdspartnere fra Air Force Special Operations Detachment her på basen, siger oberstløjtnant Hans Skovmose, der er chef for det danske transportflybidrag.

Missionen er planlagt til at køre frem til december 2016.

Radarbidraget

– Bidraget har nu opereret siden februar, og det går rigtig godt. Vi har netop modtaget ros og stor anerkendelse fra USA, der er vores nærmeste samarbejdspartner herude. Vores operative arbejde foregår naturligvis et stykke fra selve kamphandlingerne, men vores operatører sidder og er med til at styre slagets gang over et meget stort område. Det er unægtelig noget andet end at sende afvisningsberedskabet til Østersøen for at hævde dansk suverænitet og holde øje med trafikken. Mine folk er yderst professionelle, og de løser opgaven perfekt, siger oberstløjtnant John Roland Pedersen, der er chef for det danske radarbidrag.

Kampflybidraget

I perioden fra onsdag den 29. juni til onsdag den 6. juli har de danske F-16 fløjet knap 130 timer fordelt på 12 missioner i Operation Inherent Resolve. Missionerne er foregået i Irak i provinserne Al Anbar, Ninawa og Salah Ad Din. Målene har blandt andet været morterstillinger, bunkere og bygninger.

Der er ikke blevet fløjet missioner med de danske kampfly i Syrien i den forgangne uge.

Antal fløjne missioner i den forgangne uge: 12

Antal anvendte præcisionsbomber i den forgangne uge: 8

Fra kampflybidragets første indsættelse den 17. juni frem til onsdag den 6. juli klokken 0900 er der i alt blevet fløjet 325 timer fordelt på 29 missioner, og der er anvendt 31 præcisionsbomber.

Træningsbidraget

På Al Assad Airbase har DANCON Hold 3 på anden uge været i gang med træningen af en enhed fra de irakiske sikkerhedsstyrker. Der er primært blevet gennemført enkeltmandsuddannelser, men man har også bevæget sig ind på gruppeuddannelse og arbejdet med det ansvar, der påhviler førere for enheder.

Efter afslutningen af enkeltmandsuddannelsen starter der nu en turnusperiode, hvor den irakiske enhed kommer til at arbejde mere i rammen af sin gruppe og deling.

DANCON Hold 3 har med udgangen af uge 27 bidraget til træningen af i alt 1.663 irakiske soldater.

Lægges dette tal til de to foregående holds arbejde, har danske soldater dermed i alt støttet uddannelsen af 4.935 irakiske soldater.

On July 6, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 14 strikes using bomber, attack, ground-attack, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 15 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, two strikes destroyed an ISIL oil pump jack and five ISIL oil wellheads.
* Near Ar Raqqah, one strike struck an ISIL-used bridge.
* Near Manbij, 11 strikes struck five separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed five ISIL fighting positions and two ISIL-used bridges and damaged a separate ISIL-used bridge.

Iraq

* Near Al Baghdadi, three strikes destroyed an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED), an ISIL mortar system, and two ISIL weapons caches.
* Near Al Huwayjah, one strike destroyed an ISIL bunker and an ISIL tunnel.
* Near Mosul, three strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL artillery piece, and an ISIL weapons cache.
* Near Qayyarah, two strikes [1 British] struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed four ISIL vehicles, an ISIL mortar system, and an ISIL artillery piece and damaged an ISIL-used road and denied ISIL access to terrain.
* Near Ramadi, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL heavy machine gun, two ISIL fighting positions, and two ISIL mortar systems and damaged a separate ISIL fighting position.
* Near Rawah, one strike struck an ISIL weapons factory.
* Near Sinjar, one strike destroyed an ISIL heavy machine gun and an ISIL mortar system.
* Near Sultan Abdallah, two strikes struck an ISIL improvised weapons factory and destroyed an ISIL command and control node, an ISIL headquarters, and an ISIL bed down location.