On May 27, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted six strikes using attack and fighter aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 28 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using attack, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft and against ISIL targets.

The following is a summary of the strikes conducted against ISIL since the last press release:

Syria

* Near Ar Raqqah, one strike struck an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) factory.

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

* Near Manbij, one strike destroyed an ISIL fighting position and an ISIL-used cave.

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

Iraq

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

* Near Bayji, one strike destroyed an ISIL fighting position.

* Near Fallujah, four strikes [1 British] struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed three ISIL vehicles and an ISIL tunnel entrance.

* Near Habbaniyah, one strike [1 British] struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position and an ISIL VBIED.

* Near Hit, one strike [1 British] struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL heavy machine gun.

* Near Kisik, two strikes suppressed two separate ISIL mortar positions.

* Near Mosul, eight strikes struck six separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions, two ISIL assembly areas, six ISIL supply caches, an ISIL command and control node, and an ISIL VBIED and damaged an ISIL staging area and suppressed an ISIL rocket position.

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

* Near Sinjar, one strike destroyed an ISIL fighting position and an ISIL heavy machine gun.

* Near Sultan Abdallah, three strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and suppressed an ISIL rocket position and an ISIL mortar position.

* Near Tal Afar, four strikes struck three separate ISIL headquarters and an ISIL weapons storage facility.

Friday 27 May – Typhoons and a Reaper provided further intensive support around Fallujah; Tornados also destroyed a truck-bomb near Hit and a mortar team near Mosul…Friday 27 May again saw intensive air operations along the Euphrates valley around Fallujah and the wider area. Typhoons silenced two sniper teams with Paveway strikes, then intervened in a closely fought combat between Iraqi troops and Daesh near Habbaniyah; particular care and precision was needed to avoid causing casualties to the Iraqi forces, but three successful Paveway attacks were accomplished. A second Typhoon flight destroyed a light anti-aircraft gun that was firing on Iraqi personnel near Hit, whilst a pair of Tornados used a Brimstone missile to destroy a truck-bomb in the same area. A Reaper was also active over the Euphrates, using a Hellfire to destroy a vehicle-mounted terrorist team, armed with rocket-propelled grenades, on the outskirts of Fallujah.

Despite these efforts around Fallujah, the Kurdish forces in the north were not neglected: Tornados bombed a mortar position near Mosul.

On May 26, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted two strikes using attack and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 23 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using bomber, attack, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft and against ISIL targets.The following is a summary of the strikes conducted against ISIL since the last press release:

Syria

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

* Near Ayn Isa, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL vehicles.

Iraq

* Near Al Baghdadi, one strike destroyed an ISIL artillery piece.

* Near Al Huwayjah, one strike struck an ISIL financial center.

* Near Fallujah, five strikes [1 British] struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions, five ISIL weapons caches, and an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED).

* Near Habbaniyah, two strikes [1 British] struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position, an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL weapons cache, an ISIL anti-air artillery piece, and an ISIL recoilless rifle.

* Near Kisik, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL supply cache, an ISIL mortar position, and an ISIL mortar system.

* Near Mosul, eight strikes [1 British?] struck five separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL fighting position, four ISIL vehicles, four ISIL assembly areas, and denied ISIL access to terrain.

* Near Qayyarah, one strike struck an ISIL headquarters.

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

* Near Tal Afar, two strikes struck two ISIL-used bridges.

Thursday 26 May – Typhoons continued to support operations in the Fallujah area, and eliminated a team of suicide bombers north of Baghdad, while Tornados struck Daesh positions and a tunnel near Mosul…They returned to the same area the following day [Thursday 26 May], hitting an ammunition cache that had been spotted near the destroyed bunker. They then struck a building north-east of Fallujah where a large group of terrorists had been reported massing for a counter-attack. In the north, Tornados bombed two terrorist-held buildings and a tunnel near Mosul. Later in the day, a Typhoon flight was tasked with eliminating a group of suicide bombers who had been spotted north of Baghdad, preparing for an attempted diversionary attack on the security cordon around the city; a Paveway IV demolished the building in which they were hiding.

On May 25, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted five strikes using fighter and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 24 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using rocket artillery and bomber, attack, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft and against ISIL targets. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted against ISIL since the last press release:

Syria

* Near Al Shaddadi, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit.

* Near Ar Raqqah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit.

* Near Ayn Isa, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions.

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

Iraq

* Near Fallujah, four strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL tunnels, four ISIL vehicles, an ISIL artillery piece, an ISIL weapons cache, and three ISIL fighting positions.

* Near Habbaniyah, one strike [1 British] struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed three ISIL fighting positions, three ISIL bunkers, and an ISIL heavy machine gun.

* Near Haditha, one strike destroyed an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED).

* Near Hit, one strike destroyed two ISIL vehicles.

* Near Mosul, five strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units, five ISIL headquarters, an ISIL media center, and an ISIL communication headquarters and destroyed two ISIL vehicles, an ISIL weapons cache, and an ISIL supply cache.

* Near Qayyarah, two strikes struck two ISIL rocket production facilities and an ISIL headquarters and destroyed an ISIL rocket position.

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

* Near Sultan Abdallah, two strikes suppressed two ISIL mortar positions.

* Near Tal Afar, eight strikes struck eight ISIL-used bridges and an ISIL-used culvert and suppressed an ISIL mortar position.

Wednesday 25 May – Typhoons provided close air support to Iraqi troops in the area between Ramadi and Fallujah, hitting a bunker, an artillery piece and two positions including a machine-gun team…Typhoon operations west of Fallujah continued on Wednesday 25 May, when they patrolled the area leading to Habbaniyah and on to the outskirts of Ramadi. They conducted a series of Paveway IV attacks, accounting for two Daesh positions, including a heavy machine-gun team, as well as an artillery piece and a bunker.

Point de situation des opérations du 26 mai 2016

Mise à jour : 26/05/2016 18:26

Point de situation des opérations du 26 mai 2016

La situation militaire est restée globalement stable au cours de la semaine. Daech défend de façon discontinue les territoires conquis en 2014 pour sanctuariser ses points forts et ses axes logistiques.En Irak, les Forces de sécurité irakiennes (FSI) sont engagées dans près de neuf opérations militaires contre Daech. Elles conservent l’initiative tactique dans l’Anbar en remportant des succès face à Daech. Elles entament également la libération de nouvelles zones, malgré une forte résistance dans la vallée du Tigre.

Dans la vallée de l’Euphrate, la ville de Rutbah a été saisie par les forces irakiennes, dont l’ICTS, le jeudi 19 mai. A proximité des frontières jordanienne et syrienne, cette ville se situe sur un des axes permettant de relier l’Irak à la Jordanie et la Syrie. Elle servait de pôle logistique à Daech, notamment pour la fabrication d’IED. Cette victoire permet aux FSI de reporter leurs efforts sur la libération de la ville de Falloujah. Après avoir concentré leurs efforts sur l’encerclement de la ville, les autorités ont annoncé le lancement des opérations de reprise de la ville, actuellement tenue par le groupe terroriste. Les opérations seront appuyées par les forces aériennes de la coalition. La libération de la ville prendra du temps car Daech a eu le temps de piéger de nombreux ouvrages d’art et de poser des IED pour ralentir la progression des FSI.

Dans la vallée du Tigre, les forces irakiennes font face à un dispositif de défense complexe dans la région de Quayarah. Il s’agit pour Daech d’une zone vitale que l’organisation est prête à défendre fermement. Toute progression est ainsi rendue très lente. Les forces irakiennes privent Daech de toute possibilité de reprise de terrain. Elles mènent des opérations tactiques dans l’objectif d’isoler la ville de Mossoul. Actuellement en phase de montée en puissance, elles devraient entamer prochainement la reprise de ces territoires du Nord.
L’ensemble de ces opérations ne doivent pas masquer les actions menées par Daech. Privé de liberté d’action sur la ligne de front, le groupe terroriste perpétue des attentats dans la capitale irakienne. L’objectif est de terroriser la population et de pousser les autorités gouvernementales à dépourvoir leur ligne de front pour rapatrier des troupes dans la capitale. A ce jour, cette tactique ne produit pas l’effet escompté sur le gouvernement irakien.Globalement, la coalition poursuit son travail de fond qui consiste à frapper pour affaiblir Daech tout en renforçant les partenaires irakiens. Cette stratégie produit des résultats et les opérations dans l’Anbar démontrent que Daech, privé de l’initiative, avec des capacités financières réduites, des installations logistiques et militaires systématiquement détruites, est maintenant à la portée des acteurs locaux.
Activités de la force Chammal

Depuis le 18 mai 2016, les aéronefs de l’opération Chammal ont poursuivi leurs missions aériennes contre Daech, en réalisant 56 sorties dont 46 de bombardement et 9 de recueil de renseignement.

Elles ont permis la réalisation de 19 frappes, aboutissant à la destruction de 27 objectifs de Daech.
Cette semaine, la force Chammal a fait porter son effort sur l’appui des opérations terrestres dans les régions de Mossoul et de Fallujah.

Elle a en parallèle poursuivi son action visant à affaiblir les structures de l’organisation terroriste en conduisant deux frappes planifiées sur des objectifs d’importance.

17 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 portant leurs efforts sur les secteurs de Falloujah et Mossoul.

Les aéronefs français déployés sur la base aérienne projetée en Jordanie ont également participé entre le 13 et 19 mai 2016 à la libération de la ville de Rutbah, située dans la province d’Al-Anbar au sud-ouest de l’Irak.
2 frappes planifiées ont été conduites en Irak :
Le 21 mai, une patrouille de deux Mirage 2000D a réalisé un raid dans la région de Sinjar contre un site de production de véhicules blindés chargés d’explosifs.
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Le 22 mai, une patrouille de quatre Mirage 2000D a frappé à Falloujah un site de production d’armement et d’explosif.
Voir la vidéo

On May 24, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted two strikes using ground-attack and attack 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 Ayn Isa, one strike destroyed an ISIL fighting position.

* Near Mar’a, one strike destroyed an ISIL vehicle and an ISIL mortar system.

Iraq

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

* Near Bayji, one strike [1 British] struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL mortar system.

* Near Fallujah, three strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle and an ISIL front end loader.

* Near Habbaniyah, three strikes destroyed an ISIL fighting position, four ISIL weapons caches, and an ISIL tunnel and suppressed an ISIL mortar position.

* Near Kisik, one strike destroyed an ISIL fighting position and an ISIL heavy machine gun.

* Near Mosul, three strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL fighting position, an ISIL vehicle, three ISIL assembly areas, three ISIL bed down locations, and an ISIL tunnel and suppressed an ISIL mortar position.

* Near Qayyarah, one strike destroyed two ISIL mortar systems.

* Near Sultan Abdallah, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL assembly areas.

Tuesday 24 May – Tornados, Typhoons and a Reaper supported Iraqi ground forces around Fallujah, Qayyarah and Bayji, destroying three Daesh positions and three weapon stockpiles…A Royal Air Force Reaper remotely piloted aircraft patrolled near Bayji on Tuesday 24 May, where Daesh terrorists were engaged in combat with Iraqi forces. The Reaper used one Hellfire missile to destroy an artillery gun that was firing on the Iraqi troops, it then used a second Hellfire to break up an attempted Daesh attack along a gully. In northern Iraq, Tornado GR4s attacked a Daesh-held building near Qayyarah with a Paveway IV guided bomb. With the Iraqi offensive to liberate Fallujah well under way, a pair of Paveway-armed Typhoons provided close air support west of the city, where they destroyed three stockpiles of terrorist weapons and ammunition.

Chammal : 19 frappes contre Daech en Irak cette semaine, 27 objectifs détruits

Armée française – Opérations militaires·Wednesday, 25 May 2016

État-major des armées | 25 mai 2016 Du 18 au 24 mai 2016, les aéronefs de l’opération Chammal ont poursuivi leurs missions aériennes contre Daech en réalisant 56 sorties dont 46 de bombardement et 9 de recueil de renseignement. Au total 19 frappes ont détruit 27 objectifs de Daech. Cette semaine la force Chammal a fait porter son effort sur l’appui des opérations terrestres dans les régions de Mossoul et de Fallujah. Elle a en parallèle poursuivi son action visant à affaiblir les structures de l’organisation terroriste en conduisant deux frappes planifiées sur des objectifs d’importance. 17 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. 2 frappes planifiées ont été conduites en Irak

• Le 21 mai une patrouille de 2 M2000D a réalisé un raid dans la région de Sinjar contre un site de production de véhicules blindés chargés d’explosifs.
• Le 22 mai une patrouille de 4 M2000D a frappé à Fallujah un site de production d’armement et d’explosif.

F-16’s van de Air Task Force Middle East bombardeerden diverse doelen in Irak. Ze gaven luchtsteun aan Iraakse veiligheidstroepen en Peshmerga-strijders. Inmiddels is door hen 45% van het door ISIS bezette gebied bevrijd. De coalitie zorgt zo samen met lokale troepen voor ontwrichting van de terreurorganisatie.

On May 23, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted seven strikes using fighter and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 12 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 Al Shaddadi, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle and an ISIL fighting position.

* Near Ar Raqqah, four strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL military garrison.

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

* Near Dayr Az Zawr, one strike [1 British] struck an ISIL tactical unit.

Iraq

* Near Al Baghdadi, one strike destroyed an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED).

* Near Fallujah, four strikes [1 British?] struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL light machine gun, an ISIL front end loader, an ISIL mortar system, three ISIL VBIED storage facilities, two ISIL rocket positions, and three ISIL mortar positions.

* Near Kisik, one strike struck an ISIL IED storage facility.

* Near Mosul, four strikes [1 British with others] destroyed two ISIL vehicles, an ISIL VBIED, an ISIL mortar system, and an ISIL fighting position and suppressed an ISIL mortar position.

* Near Qayyarah, one strike struck two ISIL headquarters.

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

Monday 23 May – A Reaper attacked a terrorist checkpoint in Syria, near Dayr az Zawr; Typhoons struck a truck-bomb workshop near Mosul, mortar and rocket teams near Habbaniyah; and Tornados hit a mortar team near Fallujah…On Monday 23 May Tornados used a Brimstone missile against a further mortar team near Fallujah. Not far away, Iraqi ground forces were in close combat north of Habbaniyah assisted by a pair of RAF Typhoons that struck a mortar team and a rocket position with Paveways. In the north of the country two more Typhoons contributed to a coalition strike on Daesh installations west of Mosul, a workshop preparing truck-bombs was assigned as the RAF target and successfully demolished by a Paveway. Across the border, in eastern Syria, an RAF Reaper identified a terrorist checkpoint north-west of Dayr az Zawr and destroyed it with a Hellfire missile.

On May 22, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted seven strikes using attack, fighter, bomber 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 and fighter 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 struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Ar Raqqah, three strikes destroyed an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosives (VBEID) facility and an ISIL oil pump-jack.

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

* Near Mar’a, two strikes struck an ISIL weapons storage facility and destroyed an ISIL rocket rail.

Iraq

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

* Near Fallujah, two strikes [1 French with others, 1 British] struck an ISIL weapons facility and an ISIL improvised weapons factory and destroyed three ISIL bunkers and two ISIL tunnel entrances.

* Near Habbaniyah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL supply cache, and an ISIL vehicle, and denied ISIL access to terrain.

* Near Mosul, five strikes struck an ISIL communications control center and destroyed two ISIL VBIEDs, two ISIL mortar systems, and two ISIL supply caches and suppressed an ISIL mortar position.

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

Additionally, on the strike release issued 22 May the following strikes were not included due to an administrative error.



* Near Ar Raqqah, two strikes destroyed an ISIL weapons cache.

* Near Ayn Isa, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle

Sunday 22 May – Tornados continued to provide close air support around Fallujah, destroying a tunnel complex…Further close air support was provided around Fallujah on Sunday 22 May, when Tornados bombed a tunnel complex where weapons and ammunition were stored.

Chammal : 48h de frappes contre Daech

Mise à jour : 23/05/2016 18:16

Du 21 au 23 mai 2016, les Mirage 2000D déployés sur la base aérienne projetée en Jordanie ont frappé à plusieurs reprises le groupe terroriste Daech, de jour comme de nuit. Une douzaine d’objectifs ont ainsi été détruits par de 2 frappes planifiées et des missions d’appui au sol conduites durant le week-end. Ces opérations s’inscrivent dans la stratégie d’érosion et de désarticulation du système Daech.

Le 21 mai 2016, une patrouille de deux Mirage 2000D a réalisé une frappe planifiée (Air Interdiction) à une trentaine de kilomètres au sud de Sinjar, dans le nord de l’Irak. Un site de production de véhicules blindés chargés d’explosifs a été détruit (vehicle-borne improvised explosive device). Ces véhicules-suicide sont fréquemment utilisés par Daech pour tenter de percer les lignes de défense des forces de sécurité irakiennes.

Durant la même journée, les missions d’appui aérien (CAS – Close Air Support) se sont succédées dans la région de Mossoul, au nord de l’Irak, mais aussi de Falloujah, dans la vallée de l’Anbar. Toute la journée, les Mirage 2000D se sont relayés dans le ciel irakien, prêts à frapper au profit des troupes amies qui en feraient la demande. Les aéronefs de l’opération Chammal ont ainsi frappé à quatre reprises sur les lignes ennemies, détruisant des positions de combat, de l’armement lourd ou des véhicules de l’organisation terroriste.

Enfin, dans la nuit du 22 au 23 mai 2016, quatre Mirage 2000D équipés de missiles SCALP (système de croisière autonome à longue portée) ont frappé et détruit un site de production d’armement et d’explosif dans la région de Falloujah. Cette mission planifiée a été menée conjointement avec quatre autres appareils de la coalition internationale (OIR).

Le nombre et la diversité des missions réalisées en 48 heures témoignent de la détermination et du professionnalisme des aviateurs de la force Chammal.

Lancée depuis le 19 septembre 2014, l’opération Chammal mobilise actuellement plus de 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 Daech. Le dispositif complet est actuellement structuré autour de quatorze avions de chasse de l’armée de l’Air (six Rafale, huit Mirage 2000D) 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.