Thursday 23 June – A Reaper struck a further target north of Bayji, Typhoons attacked terrorist positions in northern Syria and Fallujah…A second Reaper continued support in the area [Bayji] into Thursday 23 June and used a Hellfire missile to eliminate a terrorist spotted with a man portable surface-to-air missile. Typhoons continued their support over Fallujah as well, conducting a Paveway IV attack on a machine-gun team. Another Typhoon flight operated over northern Syria, close to the Turkish border and destroyed two Daesh-held buildings several miles east of Azaz.

Chammal : point de situation au levant

L’affaiblissement de Daech se matérialise par une succession de revers militaires dont le tempo s’est accéléré au cours des derniers mois. Si son appareil militaire a perdu l’initiative, il demeure toutefois combatif. Daech est désormais engagé dans une défense discontinue des territoires tenus depuis 2014. Cette défense est centrée sur les points d’appuis urbanisés. Elle s’étend aux zones de production pétrolières, aux lignes de communication logistiques et aux zones de transit frontalier.

Pour se faire, l’organisation terroriste met toujours en œuvre un large spectre de modes d’actions allant des actions conventionnelles aux actions insurrectionnelles. Elle maintient par ailleurs son effort dans le domaine de la propagande.

En Irak, c’est dans la vallée de l’Euphrate et au Sud de l’Anbar que le recul de Daech est le plus significatif.

Cette semaine, les opérations de conquête de la ville de Falloujah ont connu une avancée très significative. Les forces irakiennes sont en train de reprendre progressivement cette ville tenue par Daech depuis le 4 janvier 2014. Ces opérations sont principalement menées par les forces de l’ICTS, fer de lance des forces irakiennes à Falloujah. Actuellement, les combats se déroulent dans le centre de la ville autour de la route nationale reliant Bagdad à Ramadi.

Il est difficile de juger de la poursuite des combats à ce jour. Le contrôle de la ville prendra du temps.

Les manœuvres en zones urbaine restent particulièrement contraignantes et complexes. Le milieu cloisonné offre à l’ennemi des possibilités de résister même en petit nombre, voire de prendre en otage des civils. Il nécessite surtout de la part de l’assaillant des techniques d’investigations spécifiques.

De mars 2015 à juin 2016, pour contribuer au déclenchement de cette offensive, faciliter les approches de la ville et déstructurer l’organisation de ses défenseurs, la force Chammal a réalisé 66 frappes et détruit 96 objectifs au profit des troupes irakiennes engagées au sol.

Dans la vallée du Tigre, Daech mène toujours une défense ferme de la ville de Mossoul. Sa défense s’appuie au plus loin sur les verrous de Tall Afar à l’ouest et d’Hawijah, Sharquat et Quayarrah au Sud. L’objectif de Daech est d’interdire les possibilités d’avancée aux FSI (Peshmergas et forces irakiennes).

En plus de ces villes clefs, Daech a su utiliser la topographie de la ville pour aménager un réseau de défense très perfectionné. Toute opération sera compliquée pour reprendre la ville.

En Syrie, la coalition rapporte que les opérations en cours dans le corridor de Manbij sont en passe de couper l’une des lignes de communication essentielle de Daech qui contribuera à l’affaiblissement de l’EI et à l’isolement militaire de Raqqa.

ACTIVITES DE LA FORCE CHAMMAL

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

Depuis le 15 juin 2016, les aéronefs de l’opération Chammal ont poursuivi leurs missions aériennes contre Daech en réalisant 40 sorties dont 28 de bombardement et 12 de recueil de renseignement. Au total 12 frappes ont détruit 18 objectifs de Daech.

Cette semaine la force Chammal a poursuivi son effort au-dessus de Mossoul et de Fallujah en appui des opérations terrestres. Elle a également frappé un site logistique important en arrière des lignes, maintenant la pression sur l’organisation terroriste.

11 frappes d’appui au sol ont été réalisées en Irak au cours de la semaine :

La force Chammal a réalisé des missions d’appui au sol en soutien des FSI en faisant effort sur les secteurs de Fallujah et Mossoul.

1 frappe planifiée a été conduite en Irak :

Le 19 juin une patrouille de 4 M2000 a réalisé un raid dans la région de Haditha contre un site de production d’armement.

On June 23, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 12 strikes using bomber, attack, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 16 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 destroyed three ISIL oil well heads.

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

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

Iraq

* Near Al Baghdadi, one strike destroyed an ISIL tunnel system and denied ISIL access to terrain.

* Near Al Huwayjah, one strike destroyed an ISIL tunnel entrance, an ISIL weapons cache, and an ISIL bulldozer.

* Near Albu Hayat, two strikes struck an ISIL logistics facility and an ISIL bed down location.

* Near Bayji, two strikes [1 British?] struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL fighting position, five ISIL vehicles, an ISIL tactical vehicle, two ISIL weapons caches, and an ISIL mortar system.

* Near Fallujah, one strike struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL boats and an ISIL staging area.

* Near Mosul, three strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL vehicle and suppressed an ISIL mortar position.

* Near Qayyarah, four strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) factory and destroyed an ISIL assembly area and an ISIL tunnel and denied ISIL access to terrain.

* Near Ramadi, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed nine ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL staging area, and an ISIL rocket propelled grenade system.

* Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike destroyed an ISIL trench.

On June 22, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 12 strikes using attack, ground-attack, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 22 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using rocket artillery and 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 Ar Raqqah, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and an ISIL-used bridge and destroyed an ISIL vehicle.

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

* Near Mar’a, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position.

Iraq

* Near Al Baghdadi, one strike destroyed an ISIL tunnel system.

* Near Al Huwayjah, one strike destroyed an ISIL heavy machine gun position.

* Near Bashir, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed three ISIL command and control nodes.

* Near Bayji, one strike [1 British] struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL mortar system, an ISIL tunnel entrance, and an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED).

* Near Fallujah, four strikes [1 British?] struck four separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed seven ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL vehicle, five ISIL light machine guns, an ISIL rocket propelled grenade system, and an ISIL boat and damaged two separate ISIL fighting positions and denied ISIL access to terrain.

* Near Mosul, eight strikes struck six separate ISIL tactical units, an ISIL ministry of oil headquarters, and an ISIL VBIED factory and destroyed three ISIL vehicles, two ISIL weapons caches, 10 ISIL assembly areas, two ISIL command and control nodes, and an ISIL tunnel entrance.

* Near Qayyarah, four strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL assembly area and eight ISIL boats and denied ISIL access to terrain.

* Near Ramadi, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed 14 ISIL boats and two ISIL weapons caches.

The Syrian Arab Coalition (SAC) elements have consolidated their position around Manbij in anticipation of the next phase of operations to secure the city. For the last seven days they have been refining their plans as to how to gain a foothold in Manbij and maintain the safety of the civilian population trapped by Da’esh.

Despite this consolidation the pressure on Da’esh is unrelenting. Last week 73 strikes were conducted bringing the total to 233 since the assault began. The SAC are also seeing firsthand the large foreign fighter influence in Manbij. This information will be vital in continuing to protect Turkey, wider Europe, and the United States from this threat.

To the east of Manbij displaced persons are returning to several villages. They welcomed the freedom and security the SAC have so far brought. We are working closely with NGOs to ensure they can focus their initial efforts on these villagers.

Wednesday 22 June – Tornados and a Reaper conducted attacks on six Daesh positions north of Bayji, while Typhoons provided close air support over Fallujah…Typhoon FGR4s, based at RAF Akrotiri and supported by a Voyager air refuelling tanker, flew close air support missions over Fallujah on Wednesday 22 June. They successfully attacked three Daesh strongpoints with Paveway IV guided bombs, the targets had been identified by Iraqi ground forces as being manned by machine-gun and rocket-propelled grenade teams.

North of Bayji, Tornado GR4s and a Reaper supported an Iraqi offensive operation. The Tornados employed one Paveway IV and three Brimstone missiles to destroy four Daesh fighting positions along a defensive embankment, whilst the Reaper used a single GBU-12 guided bomb to destroy two more positions.

On June 21, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 18 strikes using bomber, attack, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 17 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 Abu Kamal, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit.

* Near Ar Raqqah, four strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit, an ISIL headquarters, and an ISIL finance center and destroyed two ISIL oil pump jacks.

* Near Manbij, 12 strikes struck 12 separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed six ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL vehicle, and an ISIL front-end loader.

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

Iraq

* Near Bayji, two strikes [1-2 British?] struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed eight ISIL fighting positions, three ISIL vehicles, an ISIL improvised explosive device (IED), an ISIL vehicle borne IED, four ISIL rocket rails, two ISIL mortar systems, an ISIL supply cache, and an ISIL anti-air artillery piece and damaged five ISIL berms.

* Near Fallujah, three strikes struck two separate large ISIL tactical units and destroyed 11 ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL vehicle, two ISIL heavy machine guns, five ISIL light machine guns, five ISIL rocket propelled grenade systems, and two ISIL mortar systems and denied ISIL access to terrain.

* Near Kisik, two strikes [1 British] struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL assembly areas, an ISIL tunnel, and three ISIL rocket rails.

* Near Mosul, four strikes struck four separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL vehicles, six ISIL assembly areas, and an ISIL rocket system.

* Near Qayyarah, three strikes destroyed three ISIL rocket rails and denied ISIL access to terrain.

* Near Ramadi, two strikes struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed nine ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL light machine gun, an ISIL rocket propelled grenade system, an ISIL boat, and three ISIL weapons caches.

* Near Tal Afar, one strike suppressed an ISIL heavy machine gun position.

Tuesday 21 June – Typhoons and a Reaper attacked six targets in northern Iraq…Reaper patrols north of Bayji continued on Tuesday 21 June, and five attacks were conducted in support of Iraqi offensive operations. Hellfires accounted for two supply vehicles and a truck armed with an anti-aircraft gun, as well as an observation post dug-in on a ridgeline. A GBU-12 guided bomb destroyed a Daesh mortar team, spotted as they fired at an Iraqi position. A Typhoon flight operated further north, north-west of Mosul, where they used a Paveway IV to hit a rocket-launcher site.

Midden-Oosten

Nederlandse F-16’s van Air Task Force Middle East vlogen diverse missies in de Iraakse provincies Kirkuk, Ninawa en Al Anbar. Ze ondersteunden Peshmerga in de omgeving van Mosul en gaven in en om de stad Fallujah luchtsteun aan Iraakse veiligheidstroepen. Die wisten met hulp van de coalitie het gemeentehuis in Fallujah te heroveren op terreurorganisatie ISIS. De Iraakse veiligheidsdiensten boekten hiermee een grote vooruitgang in het bevrijden van Fallujah. De strijd duurt echter voort, en het zal nog enige tijd duren totdat de hele stad is bevrijd.

Door constant verlies van strijders, bronnen en terrein is de terreurorganisatie steeds minder in staat veroverd terrein te behouden. Steeds meer strijders verlaten de groepering en de aanwas van nieuwelingen daalt dramatisch. Kijk voor meer informatie op de website van het United States Central Command.

Chammal : 12 frappes contre Daech en Irak cette semaine, 18 objectifs détruits

Armée française – Opérations militaires·Wednesday, 22 June 2016

État-major des armées | 22 juin 2016

Du 15 au 21 juin 2016, les aéronefs de l’opération Chammal ont poursuivi leurs missions aériennes contre Daech en réalisant 40 sorties dont 28 de bombardement et 12 de recueil de renseignement. Au total 12 frappes ont détruit 18 objectifs de Daech.

Cette semaine la force Chammal a poursuivi son effort au-dessus de Mossoul et de Fallujah en appui des opérations terrestres. Elle a également frappé un site logistique important en arrière des lignes, maintenant la pression sur l’organisation terroriste.

11 frappes d’appui au sol ont été réalisées en Irak au cours de la semaine

La force Chammal a réalisé des missions d’appui au sol en soutien des forces de sécurité irakiennes en faisant effort sur les secteurs de Fallujah et Mossoul.

1 frappe planifiée a été conduite en Irak

Le 19 juin une patrouille de 4 M2000 a réalisé un raid dans la région de Haditha contre un site de production d’armement.

On June 20, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 16 strikes using attack, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 20 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using rocket artillery and 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 Al Shadaddi, one strike destroyed an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED).

* Near Ar Raqqah, two strikes struck an ISIL-used bridge and destroyed five ISIL oil pump jacks.

* Near Manbij, 13 strikes struck 12 separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed five ISIL fighting positions and two ISIL vehicles and damaged a separate ISIL fighting position.

Iraq

* Near Al Baghdadi, two strikes destroyed an ISIL boat and an ISIL mortar system.

* Near Bayji, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position, two ISIL vehicles, two ISIL VBIEDs, and an ISIL tunnel system and denied ISIL access to terrain.

* Near Fallujah, four strikes [1 British] struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed nine ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL heavy machine gun, seven ISIL light machine guns, and an ISIL rocket propelled grenade system and denied ISIL access to terrain.

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

* Near Mosul, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL vehicle and an ISIL tunnel.

* Near Qayyarah, six strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed three ISIL bunkers, two ISIL tunnel entrances, an ISIL command and control node, two ISIL mortar systems, and six ISIL boats and denied ISIL access to terrain.

* Near Ramadi, one strike destroyed an ISIL weapons cache.

* Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike destroyed an ISIL boat.

* Near Tal Afar, one strike destroyed an ISIL bunker, four ISIL weapons caches, an ISIL assembly area, and an ISIL bed down location.’

Monday 20 June – Tornados destroyed a truck-bomb in eastern Syria, a Reaper conducted three attacks near Raqqah, while other Tornados and Typhoons struck four terrorist positions in Fallujah…On Monday 20 June, an armed reconnaissance patrol by Tornados over eastern Syria used a Brimstone missile to attack a truck-bomb hidden under a tarpaulin between two ruined buildings north of Dayr az Zawr. The Brimstone scored a direct hit; a massive explosion followed, which confirmed how heavily the vehicle had been laden with explosives. Further west, near Raqqah, a Reaper conducted three attacks with Hellfire missiles against a Daesh vehicle and extremists on foot. Typhoons and Tornados were again active over Fallujah, and used Paveway IV bombs to destroy four Daesh machine-gun posts engaged in very close combat with the Iraqi security forces. Since the start of the operation to liberate Fallujah, RAF aircraft have prosecuted some 96 targets in and around the city and neighbouring areas in the Euphrates valley.

On June 19, 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 11 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using rocket artillery and 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 Manbij, 10 strikes struck six separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed five ISIL fighting positions.

* Near Mar’a, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL fighting position and an ISIL rocket propelled grenade system.

Iraq

* Near Bayji, one strike [1 British?] struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL mortar system, an ISIL tunnel entrance, an ISIL rocket cache, and two ISIL rocket rails.

* Near Fallujah, two strikes [1-2 British] struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed 17 ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL vehicle, five ISIL heavy machine guns, eight ISIL light machine guns, and an ISIL rocket propelled grenade system and denied ISIL access to terrain.

* Near Mosul, three strikes [1 British? 1-2 French] struck a large ISIL tactical unit and an ISIL weapons and foreign fighter support facility and destroyed an ISIL tunnel, two ISIL assembly areas, and an ISIL command and control node and suppressed an ISIL rocket firing position.

* Near Ramadi, three strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL fighting position, an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL boat, an ISIL bed down location, an ISIL weapons cache, and an ISIL staging area.

* Near Rawah, two strikes struck an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) factory and an ISIL improvised weapons factory.