On Wednesday 6 July, Tornado GR4s used Paveway IVs to strike a river crossing near Qayyarah which had been improvised by Daesh following successful coalition attacks against their supply routes.

Meanwhile, a Reaper patrolled near Sharqat in support of Iraqi ground forces, and used Hellfire missiles against a motorcycle mounted terrorist observation team. It then struck a group of extremists identified manoeuvring in the open nearby.

In the early hours of Thursday 7 July, an RAF Reaper assisted Iraqi ground forces operating near Sharqat in the north of the country. The Reaper’s crew conducted two successful precision attacks using Hellfire missiles against two small groups of Daesh extremists firing on the Iraqi troops from a fortified position. Having located a larger group of terrorists, the Reaper then provided targeting assistance to an attack by coalition fast jets.

On July 5, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 13 strikes using attack, bomber, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Coalition military forces conducted one strike in Syria in support of Coalition operations using fighter aircraft. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 14 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using fighter, attack, bomber, 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, 13 strikes struck eight separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed 21 ISIL fighting positions and an ISIL tactical vehicle.

Iraq

* Near Al Baghdadi, one strike destroyed an ISIL bunker.
* Near Al Huwayjah, three strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL front-end loader and denied ISIL access to terrain.
* Near Bayji, one strike destroyed an ISIL command and control node.
* Near Kisik, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL assembly area and suppressed ISIL rocket firing position.
* Near Mosul, one strike [French and Belgian] struck an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) factory.
* Near Qayyarah, three strikes [1 British] struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL mortar system, an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL rocket system, and an ISIL headquarters.
* Near Ramadi, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed 10 ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL artillery piece, an ISIL vehicle, two ISIL rocket propelled grenade systems, five ISIL heavy machine guns, an ISIL boat, and an ISIL sniper position.
* Near Waleed, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and an ISIL fighting position.

Coalition military forces conducted one strike in Syria in support of Coalition operations using fighter aircraft:

* Near Ar Raqqah, one strike struck inoperable Coalition equipment denying ISIL access in support of Coalition operations.

Additionally, due to an administrative error, two strikes were not reported while an additional strike was misreported near Ayn Isa on the July 5 release. The correct assessment reads:

Syria

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

Dans la nuit du 05 juillet 2016, les aéronefs déployés au Moyen-Orient dans le cadre de l’opération Chammal ont réalisé en coordination avec d’autres chasseurs de la coalition une frappe planifiée contre un site de Daech dans la région de Mossoul.

Deux Mirage 2000D de la base aérienne projetée H5 et quatre F16 belges ont participé à cette mission. Ils ont frappé simultanément plusieurs bâtiments d’un vaste site servant à fabriquer et à stocker des bombes artisanales.

Lancée depuis le 19 septembre 2014, l’opération Chammal mobilise actuellement 1000 militaires. Elle vise, à la demande du gouvernement irakien et en coordination avec les alliés de la France présents dans la région, à assurer un soutien aérien en Irak et en Syrie dans la lutte contre le groupe terroriste autoproclamé Daech, en frappant l’organisation terroriste avec ses moyens aériens. Le dispositif complet est actuellement structuré autour de quatorze avions de chasse de l’armée de l’Air (six Rafale, cinq Mirage 2000D et trois Mirage 2000N) d’un avion de patrouille maritime Atlantique2 de la Marine nationale 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 Erbil pour la formation et le conseil des états-majors et unités irakiennes. La frégate de défense aérienne Forbin est engagée dans l’opération Chammal en mer Méditerranée depuis le mois de mai.

Typhoons were again active near Qayyarah on Tuesday 5 July, where they conducted two successful Paveway IV attacks that destroyed a mortar team and a nearby ammunition stockpile. The Typhoons were two of the fifty coalition aircraft controlled over Syria and Iraq that day by an RAF Sentry E-3D, making its regular contribution to the coalition’s command and control of a round-the-clock air campaign, and were, as ever, supported by a Voyager air refuelling tanker.

Du 29 juin au 5 juillet 2016, les équipages des Mirage 2000 et des Rafale de l’opération Chammal ont réalisé 38 sorties (32 de bombardement, 6 de recueil de renseignement) :

• Huit frappes ont été réalisées en Irak en appui des forces irakiennes en faisant effort sur les secteurs de Ramadi, Mossoul et Qayyarah.
• Une frappe planifiée a été conduite dans la région de Mossoul, le 5 juillet, par un raid conjoint de Mirage 2000 français et de F16 belges. Ce raid a permis de détruire un vaste site d’assemblage et de stockage de bombes artisanales.

Ces neuf frappes ont entraîné la destruction de 28 objectifs.

June 27th-July 4th: Nederlandse F-16’s van de Air Task Force Middle East (ATFME) voerden als laatste opdracht Close Air Support-Missies uit boven de Iraakse provincies Al-Anbar en Ninawa. Hierna werd het stokje overgedragen aan de Belgische luchtmacht. Het F-16-detachement is bijna 2 jaar ingezet in de strijd tegen ISIS. Nederlandse militairen zorgen vanaf nu voor de force protection van het Belgische detachement. Donderdag keerden de F-16’s terug op Vliegbasis Volkel.

SOUTHWEST ASIA- On July 4, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 11 strikes using attack, bomber, 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 rocket artillery and fighter, attack, ground-attack, 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 six ISIL oil well heads.
* Near Ayn Isa, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle.
* Near Manbij, eight strikes struck seven separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed eight ISIL fighting positions and an ISIL vehicle.
* Near Washiyah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle.

Iraq

* Near Al Qaim, one strike destroyed an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) factory.
* Near Bayji, one strike destroyed an ISIL fighting position and an ISIL trench.
* Near Mosul, one strike [French] struck an ISIL IED factory.
* Near Qayyarah, three strikes [1 British] destroyed an ISIL excavator, an ISIL aircraft hangar, two ISIL vehicles, 18 ISIL rocket rails, 11 ISIL rockets, an ISIL boat, and an ISIL checkpoint.
* Near Ramadi, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL fighting position and an ISIL vehicle.
* Near Sinjar, one strike suppressed ISIL rocket fire.

* Near Sultan Abdallah, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed five ISIL weapons caches, two ISIL tunnels, and four ISIL assembly areas.

Additionally, one strike from July 3 was not included on the July 4 strike release.

Le 04 juillet 2016, cinq aéronefs déployés au Moyen-Orient dans le cadre de l’opération Chammal ont réalisé plusieurs frappes contre des positions de Daech dans la région de Mossoul.

Deux Mirage 2000D et un Atlantique2 de la Marine nationale qui venaient de la base aérienne projetée en Jordanie ont participé à cette frappe. Ils étaient accompagnés de deux Rafale stationnés dans le golfe arabo-persique. Les cinq aéronefs ont évolué dans une même zone, au sud-est de Mossoul.

Les deux Mirage 2000D et un Rafale ont dans un premier temps frappé simultanément plusieurs bâtiments, dans lesquels les combattants ennemis se trouvaient retranchés. Après un ravitaillement en vol, les Mirage 2000D ont ensuite illuminé des cibles dans la même zone au profit de l’Atlantique2 et d’un Rafale, qui ont à cette occasion pu procéder à deux tirs.

L’ensemble des objectifs identifiés ont été totalement détruits, permettant ainsi d’affaiblir sérieusement le dispositif défensif de Daech dans ce secteur.

Cette opération coordonnée, qui a impliqué plusieurs acteurs, illustre l’interopérabilité entre les équipages de la force Chammal, qu’ils soient de l’armée de l’Air ou de la Marine nationale. Pour l’Atlantique2 basé en Jordanie, cette frappe était la 7e réalisée sur le théâtre depuis le lancement de l’opération et la première depuis le mois d’avril.

Lancée depuis le 19 septembre 2014, l’opération Chammal mobilise actuellement 1000 militaires. Elle vise, à la demande du gouvernement irakien et en coordination avec les alliés de la France présents dans la région, à assurer un soutien aérien en Irak et en Syrie dans la lutte contre le groupe terroriste autoproclamé Daech, en frappant l’organisation terroriste avec ses moyens aériens. Le dispositif complet est actuellement structuré autour de quatorze avions de chasse de l’armée de l’Air (six Rafale, cinq Mirage 2000D et trois Mirage 2000N) d’un avion de patrouille maritime Atlantique2 de la Marine nationale 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 Erbil pour la formation et le conseil des états-majors et unités irakiennes.

On Monday 4 July, a pair of Typhoon FGR4s used Paveway IV guided bombs to destroy a number of rocket launchers near Qayyarah. The Typhoons then moved further north and attacked a terrorist muster point some 25 miles south-east of Mosul.

Nederlandse F-16’s van de Air Task Force Middle East (ATFME) voerden als laatste opdracht Close Air Support-Missies uit boven de Iraakse provincies Al-Anbar en Ninawa. Hierna werd het stokje overgedragen aan de Belgische luchtmacht. Het F-16-detachement is bijna 2 jaar ingezet in de strijd tegen ISIS. Nederlandse militairen zorgen vanaf nu voor de force protection van het Belgische detachement. Donderdag keerden de F-16’s terug op Vliegbasis Volkel.

SOUTHWEST ASIA- On July 3, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 18 strikes using bomber, attack, ground-attack, 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, 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 Manbij, 14 strikes struck 12 separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed 18 ISIL fighting positions, four ISIL tactical vehicles, an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) facility, an ISIL VBIED, and six ISIL vehicles.
* Near Mar’a, three strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL tactical vehicles, an ISIL fighting position, and an ISIL VBIED.
* Near Washiyah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL tactical vehicle.

Iraq

* Near Al Baghdadi, two strikes destroyed two ISIL bunkers.
* Near Al Qaim, one strike damaged an ISIL headquarters building.
* Near Albu Hayat, one strike struck an ISIL weapons cache.
* Near Bayji, two strikes struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL VBIED, and an ISIL weapons cache and denied ISIL access to terrain.
* Near Kisik, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL assembly area.
* Near Mosul, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and two ISIL improvised weapons factories and destroyed an ISIL vehicle.
* Near Ramadi, one strike destroyed two ISIL weapons caches and denied ISIL access to terrain.
* Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike suppressed an ISIL tactical unit.

Sunday 3 July – Reapers supported Iraqi operations near Sharqat, conducting seven successful attacks, while Typhoons struck a tunnel and trench network in the west. Tornados also hit a further target in the north-west of Iraq…On Sunday 3 July, two RAF Reapers provided close air support to Iraqi security forces mounting an offensive near Sharqat. The Reapers gave targeting and surveillance assistance to three air strikes by coalition fast jets and conducted seven attacks of their own. They used six Hellfire missiles and a GBU-12 guided bomb against various groups of Daesh extremists engaged in close combat with the Iraqi troops, and a truck. In north-western Iraq, a Tornado flight used a Paveway IV to destroy a Daesh-held building near Tal Afar, while Typhoons successfully targeted a tunnel and trench network south-east of Hit, striking with two Paveway IVs.

SOUTHWEST ASIA- On July 2, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted eight strikes using attack and bomber 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 rocket artillery and 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, two strikes destroyed two ISIL cranes and an ISIL vehicle.

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

Iraq

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

* Near Bayji, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and denied ISIL access to terrain.

* Near Mosul, four strikes struck four separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed eight ISIL assembly areas, an ISIL command and control node, and an ISIL heavy machine gun.

* Near Qayyarah, three strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed four ISIL assembly areas, three ISIL mortar systems, an ISIL mortar position, two ISIL vehicles, an ISIL supply cache, an ISIL weapons cache, an ISIL front-end loader, two ISIL bulldozers, and an ISIL oil tanker.

* Near Ramadi, three strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL fighting position, five ISIL vehicles, an ISIL light machine gun, and an ISIL boat and damaged an ISIL fighting position.

* Near Tal Afar, three strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit, an ISIL improvised weapons factory, and an ISIL-used bridge and destroyed an ISIL bunker.

On July 1, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted three strikes using attack 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 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, three strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL fighting position.

Iraq

* Near Al Baghdadi, five strikes struck two ISIL improvised weapons factories, an ISIL weapons cache, an ISIL staging facility, and an ISIL bed down location.

* Near Bayji, one strike destroyed an ISIL tunnel entrance and an ISIL cave entrance and denied ISIL access to terrain.

* Near Habbaniyah, two strikes destroyed two ISIL front-end loaders and two ISIL vehicles.

* Near Qayyarah, four strikes [1 British] struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL-used road, two ISIL assembly areas, and an ISIL checkpoint and denied ISIL access to terrain.

* Near Ramadi, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed four ISIL vehicles and an ISIL boat.

* Near Sinjar, one strike suppressed an ISIL mortar system.

Strike assessments are based on initial reports. All aircraft returned to base safely.

A strike, as defined in the CJTF releases, means one or more kinetic events that occur in roughly the same geographic location to produce a single, sometimes cumulative effect for that location. So having a single aircraft deliver a single weapon against a lone ISIL vehicle is one strike, but so is multiple aircraft delivering dozens of weapons against a group of buildings and vehicles and weapon systems in a compound, for example, having the cumulative effect of making that facility (or facilities) harder or impossible to use. Accordingly, CJTF-OIR does not report the number or type of aircraft employed in a strike, the number of munitions dropped in each strike, or the number of individual munition impact points against a target.

Ground-based artillery fired in counter-fire or in fire support to maneuver roles are not classified as a strike as defined by CJTF-OIR.

The strikes were conducted as part of Operation Inherent Resolve, the operation to eliminate the ISIL terrorist group and the threat they pose to Iraq, Syria, and the wider international community.

The destruction of ISIL targets in Syria and Iraq further limits the group’s ability to project terror and conduct operations. Coalition nations which have conducted strikes in Iraq include Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Jordan, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Coalition nations which have conducted strikes in Syria include Australia, Bahrain, Canada, France, Jordan, the Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Friday 1 July – Tornados bombed a defensive position in northern Iraq…The following day [1 July], Tornados used a Paveway IV to destroy a Daesh defensive position in the Qayyarah area.