On May 21, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted three strikes using attack and fighter aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 14 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using fighter aircraft 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 Mar’a, two strikes struck an ISIL command and control node and destroyed an ISIL mortar system.

Iraq

* Near Al Baghdadi, one strike destroyed an ISIL ammunition cache.
* Near Fallujah, one strike [1 French?] destroyed two ISIL bunkers and two ISIL fighting positions.
* Near Habbaniyah, two strikes struck two ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL fighting position and an ISIL supply cache.
* Near Haditha, one strike produced inconclusive results.
* Near Kisik, one strike destroyed an ISIL bulldozer.
* Near Mosul, three strikes [3 French?] struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL fighting position, an ISIL supply cache, an ISIL weapons cache, two ISIL assembly areas, and an ISIL vehicle.
* Near Qayyarah, three strikes struck an ISIL headquarters and destroyed an ISIL mortar system and an ISIL assembly area.
* Near Sinjar, two strikes [1 French] struck an ISIL vehicle borne improvised device (VBIED) facility and suppressed an ISIL mortar position.

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.

On May 20, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted seven strikes using bomber, ground-attack, attack, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 18 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 Ar Raqqah, four strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and an ISIL weapons cache and destroyed an ISIL oil pump-jack and an ISIL checkpoint.

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

* Near Mar’a, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and three ISIL command and control nodes.

Iraq

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

* Near Al Huwayjah, one strike suppressed an ISIL mortar position.

* Near Fallujah, three strikes [2 British] struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL improvised explosive device (IED) cache, two ISIL staging areas, and an ISIL excavator.

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

* Near Kisik, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position, an ISIL heavy machine gun, an ISIL-used bridge, and four ISIL-used culverts.

* Near Mosul, four strikes struck four separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL fighting position, two ISIL assembly areas, three ISIL vehicles, an ISIL supply cache, an ISIL weapons cache, and an ISIL rocket rail.

* Near Qayyarah, two strikes struck an ISIL weapons cache and destroyed an ISIL mortar system.

* Near Rawah, one strike struck an ISIL staging area and an ISIL safe house.

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

* Near Tal Afar, two strikes destroyed an ISIL vehicle storage area, two ISIL weapons caches, two ISIL command and control nodes, and an ISIL IED facilitation node.

Friday 20 May – Tornados destroyed two Daesh headquarters north of Aleppo in Syria, while Typhoons provided close air support to Iraqi ground forces around Fallujah…Intelligence analysis pinpointed two Daesh headquarters in north-west Syria, located 10 and 25 miles respectively north of Aleppo near the fighting along the Mar’a Line. A pair of Tornado GR4s were tasked with their destruction on Friday 20 May. One of the command posts was in a very solidly constructed building, this was targeted with two Enhanced Paveway II 1000lb bombs. A pair of 500lb Paveway IVs were used against the second headquarters. Both targets were destroyed by direct hits.
With the Iraqi ground forces preparing to launch their offensive to liberate Fallujah, Typhoons provided close air support to their operations around the outskirts of the city. A stockpile of components for improvised explosive devices was destroyed with one Paveway and a terrorist strong-point with a second.

Chammal : La base aérienne projetée en Jordanie participe à la libération de la ville de Rutbah

Les aéronefs français déployés sur la Base aérienne projetée (BAP) en Jordanie ont 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.

Les Forces de sécurité irakiennes (FSI) ont annoncé le 19 mai avoir repris la ville de Rutbah, tenue par le groupe terroriste Daech depuis l’été 2014. 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. Pour Daech, elle servait de pôle logistique, notamment pour la fabrication d’IED.

Aux côtés d’autres appareils de la coalition internationale, les équipages des Mirage 2000D de la BAP ont mené plusieurs missions de bombardement. Le 13 mai une patrouille de deux avions, accompagnée d’aéronefs de la coalition, a conduit un raid planifié (ou mission Air Interdiction) sur un site tenu par des combattants de Daech servant de lieu de stockage d’armement. Les 16 et 19 mai, les Mirage2000D ont réalisé des missions d’appui aux FSI, détruisant notamment une pièce d’artillerie ennemie. Enfin, l’appareil Atlantique2de la Marine nationale a conduit des missions de renseignement et d’évaluation de frappes sur la zone, permettant ainsi de récolter les informations nécessaires à la planification des missions à venir.

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, huit Mirage2000D) d’un avion de patrouille maritime Atlantique 2 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.

Les 16 et 19 mai, les Mirage2000D ont réalisé des missions d’appui aux FSI, détruisant notamment une pièce d’artillerie ennemie. Enfin, l’appareil Atlantique2de la Marine nationale a conduit des missions de renseignement et d’évaluation de frappes sur la zone, permettant ainsi de récolter les informations nécessaires à la planification des missions à venir.

On May 19, 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 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 Ar Raqqah, one strike destroyed an ISIL oil pump-jack.

* Near Palmyra, one strike destroyed two ISIL vehicles.

Iraq

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

* Near Albu Hayat, one strike destroyed an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) and an ISIL front end loader.

* Near Ar Rutbah, one strike [1 French with others] struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position and an ISIL heavy machine gun.

* Near Fallujah, one strike destroyed two ISIL fighting positions and two ISIL heavy machine guns.

* Near Kisik, one strike destroyed four ISIL tunnel systems.

* Near Mosul, five strikes [2 British] struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed seven ISIL assembly areas, four ISIL vehicles, an ISIL fighting position, and 26 ISIL rocket rails.

* Near Qayyarah, one strike destroyed four ISIL tunnels.

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

* Near Sultan Abdallah, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL rocket rail, an ISIL weapons cache, and an ISIL rocket launcher.

* Near Tal Afar, one strike [1 British] destroyed two ISIL bed down locations and an ISIL weapons cache.

Thursday 19 May – Tornados and Typhoons conducted attacks on multiple Daesh targets in northern Iraq, including a tunnel, ammunition stockpiles and rocket launchers…Royal Air Force Tornado GR4s and Typhoon FGR4s have continued to fly armed reconnaissance, strike and close air support missions over Syria and Iraq, destroying two Daesh headquarters in Syria and assisting the Iraqi ground forces as they commence operations to liberate Fallujah.

Tornados from RAF Akrotiri patrolled the Mosul area on Thursday 19 May. North of the city, they used a Paveway IV guided bomb to destroy a tunnel in which a group of Daesh extremists were based, then moved to the east of Mosul where 15 rocket launchers had been stored by the terrorists. Three Paveway IVs were used against ammunition stockpiles, before three Brimstone missiles were used to destroy the rocket launchers. The small warhead and high precision of the Brimstones avoided any structural damage being caused to the surrounding buildings.

Typhoons were also active over northern Iraq that day, operating north of Tall Afar where they employed a pair of Paveways to demolish a large weapons store, then two more Paveways against two other Daesh-held buildings.

IRAK / SYRIE : CHAMMAL

La situation militaire est restée globalement stable au cours de la semaine.
En Irak, les forces gouvernementales (forces de sécurité irakienne – FSI) ont poursuivi leur avancée dans les vallées du Tigre, mais surtout de l’Euphrate. Daech reste sur la défensive malgré des actions localisées. L’effort du groupe terroriste se concentre toujours sur la région de Mossoul.

• Dans la vallée du Tigre, les Forces de sécurité irakiennes (FSI) sont toujours engagées dans la prise du verrou de Qayyarah. La semaine dernière les FSI ont repris la ville de Kabruk, à l’est de Qayyarah. La progression est lente du fait de la résistance opposée par Daech qui défend cette zone permettant de contrôler les axes conduisant vers Mossoul.
• Dans la vallée de l’Euphrate, les FSI poursuivent les opérations de contrôle des rives du fleuve. La progression est régulière, malgré la présence d’un grand nombre d’engins explosifs improvisés (IED). La ville de Jubbah a ainsi été libérée le 13 mai.
• Les FSI, avec le soutien de la coalition, ont lancé une opération en direction de Rutbah, à l’ouest de l’Irak. Placée à proximité des frontières jordanienne et saoudienne, cette ville se situe sur un axe permettant de relier la Syrie à l’Irak. Pour Daech, elle constitue un Hub logistique, notamment dans la fabrication d’IED.

En Syrie, les frappes restent dirigées contre les unités combattantes, les centres de commandement et les capacités logistiques de Daech.
La stratégie d’érosion et de désarticulation du système Daech fonctionne.
Pour autant, Daech conserve une capacité de réaction indirecte ou localisée :

• la semaine dernière, la capitale irakienne a ainsi été la cible d’une vague d’attentats qui a frappé et causé la mort de près de 150 personnes. Par ces actions, Daech cherche très vraisemblablement à peser indirectement sur l’emploi des forces irakiennes, en contraignant le gouvernement à les maintenir dans la capitale pour en assurer la sécurité.
• Daesh conserve par ailleurs une capacité de conduire des offensives localisées. Le 12 mai, dans la région de Ramadi, l’organisation a ainsi lancé une attaque regroupant environ 200 hommes qui ont été appuyés par l’emploi de nombreux véhicules blindés chargés d’explosifs. Cette offensive s’est soldée par un échec. Elle a été repoussée par la 10e division irakienne, avec l’appui aérien de la coalition.

Activités de la force Chammal :
Du 11 au 17 mai 2016, les aéronefs de l’opération Chammal ont poursuivi leurs missions aériennes contre Daech en réalisant 45 sorties dont 40 de bombardement, 2 de recueil de renseignement et 3 de contrôle de l’espace aérien. Au total 15 frappes ont détruit 22 objectifs de Daech.
Cette semaine, l’effort de la force Chammal a porté sur les missions d’appui au profit des forces irakiennes engagées au sol contre Daech. Ces frappes ont principalement été dirigées dans les secteurs où le groupe terroriste s’est installé en défense ferme, ainsi que dans les secteurs où il a tenté de lancer des offensives contre les forces irakiennes.
14 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 (Close Air Support) en soutien des forces de sécurité irakiennes dans les secteurs de Mossoul, Ramadi et Falloujah.
1 frappe planifiée a été conduite en Irak
Le 13 mai une patrouille de 2 Mirage 2000D, accompagnée d’aéronefs de la coalition, a conduit un raid dans la région de Rutbah contre un site tenu par des combattants de Daech et servant également de stockage d’armement.’
Update from French MoD for 19 May:
[[Reports that French aircraft participated between 13 and 19 May 2016 in the liberation of the city of Rutbah, in the province of Al-Anbar southwest Iraq: On May 13, a patrol of two aircraft, accompanied by coalition aircraft, conducted a planned raid (or Air Mission Prohibition) on a site run by Daesh fighters serving as a place of arms storage. On 16 and 19 May, Mirage2000D conducted support missions to ISPs, including destroying a piece of enemy artillery.]
‘Les 16 et 19 mai, les Mirage2000D ont réalisé des missions d’appui aux FSI, détruisant notamment une pièce d’artillerie ennemie. Enfin, l’appareil Atlantique2de la Marine nationale a conduit des missions de renseignement et d’évaluation de frappes sur la zone, permettant ainsi de récolter les informations nécessaires à la planification des missions à venir.

On May 18, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted three strikes using attack aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 14 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using rocket artillery, 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 an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions and an ISIL mortar system.

Iraq

* Near Al Baghdadi, one strike destroyed an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Albu Hayat, two strikes destroyed an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) and an ISIL front end loader.

* Near Fallujah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit.

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

* Near Kisik, three strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position and an ISIL assembly area.

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

* Near Qayyarah, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle, two ISIL mortar systems, and an ISIL mortar position.

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

* Near Tal Afar, one strike [1 British] struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed five ISIL assembly areas, two ISIL command and control nodes, two ISIL bed down locations, six ISIL supply caches, an ISIL staging area and damaged an ISIL oil tanker.

Wednesday 18 May – Typhoons and Tornados struck multiple Daesh positions, including command and control posts, ammunition and storage buildings near Tal Afar in north-western Iraq…On Wednesday 18 May, flights of Typhoons and Tornados both participated in a series of attacks on Daesh installations north of Tal Afar. The Typhoons employed eight Paveways to attack a cluster of buildings used by the terrorists for command and control, accommodation, and vehicle and weapon storage. The Tornados delivered four Paveways to destroy a further command post and three ammunition stockpiles.

On May 17, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted six strikes using 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, 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 At Tanf, one strike destroyed an ISIL tactical vehicle.

* Near Manbij, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL vehicles.

* Near Mar’a, three strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL fighting position and an ISIL command and control node.

Iraq

* Near Albu Hayat, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit.

* Near Fallujah, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL weapons cache, an ISIL mortar system, and an ISIL tunnel.

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

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

* Near Mosul, four strikes [1 British] struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed five ISIL weapons caches, two ISIL vehicles, two ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive devices (VBIED), and an ISIL assembly area.

* Near Qayyarah, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL assembly area and three ISIL boats.

Tuesday 17 May – Typhoons and Tornados destroyed weapon caches and heavy machine-gun positions in northern and western Iraq…Tornados operated north of Mosul on Tuesday 17 May and conducted a successful attack with Paveways on a group of three buildings near Bashiqah, which housed weapon stockpiles. The same day, a Typhoon flight used a pair of Paveways to destroy two machine-gun positions which Daesh were attempting to establish on the northern bank of the Euphrates near Hit following their recent defeat by the Iraqis in the town.

Chammal : 15 frappes contre Daech en Irak cette semaine, 22 objectifs détruits

Du 11 au 17 mai 2016, les aéronefs de l’opération Chammal ont poursuivi leurs missions aériennes contre Daech en réalisant 45 sorties dont 40 de bombardement, 2 de recueil de renseignement et 3 de contrôle de l’espace aérien. Au total 15 frappes ont détruit 22 objectifs de Daech.

Cette semaine, l’effort de la force Chammal a porté sur les missions d’appui au profit des forces irakiennes engagées au sol contre Daech. Ces frappes ont principalement été dirigées dans les secteurs où le groupe terroriste s’est installé en défense ferme, ainsi que dans les secteurs où il a tenté de lancer des offensives contre les forces irakiennes.

14 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 (Close Air Support) en soutien des forces de sécurité irakiennes dans les secteurs de Mossoul, Ramadi et Falloujah.

1 frappe planifiée

a été conduite en Irak

Le 13 mai une patrouille de 2 Mirage 2000D, accompagnée d’aéronefs de la coalition, a conduit un raid dans la région de Rutbah contre un site tenu par des combattants de Daech et servant également de stockage d’armement.

On May 16, 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 10 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using ground-attack, 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 struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Mar’a, one strike destroyed an ISIL artillery piece.

Iraq

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

* Near Albu Hayat, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit.

* Near Ar Rutbah, one strike [1 French with others] destroyed two ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL fuel tanker, an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED), and an ISIL front end loader.

* Near Kisik, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position and two ISIL heavy machine guns.

* Near Qayyarah, five strikes struck three separate ISIL headquarters and destroyed an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL assembly area, and two ISIL rocket rails and suppressed two ISIL mortar positions.

Monday 16 May – Tornados destroyed a bunker containing ammunition in western Iraq…RAF support to Iraqi ground forces along the Euphrates continued on Monday 16 May, when Tornados used a Paveway bomb to destroy a small Daesh bunker containing ammunition supplies.

Les 16 et 19 mai, les Mirage2000D ont réalisé des missions d’appui aux FSI, détruisant notamment une pièce d’artillerie ennemie. Enfin, l’appareil Atlantique2de la Marine nationale a conduit des missions de renseignement et d’évaluation de frappes sur la zone, permettant ainsi de récolter les informations nécessaires à la planification des missions à venir.

Weekoverzicht Defensieoperaties

Nieuwsbericht | 17-05-2016 | 16:00

F-16’s van de Air Task Force Middle East zette 4 keer wapens in tijdens diverse missies. Ze schakelden daarmee tientallen ISIS-strijders uit en vernietigden een explosievenwerkplaats. Een overzicht van Defensieoperaties in de week van 10 mei tot 16 mei.

Omdat de terreurorganisatie minder actief is, was de wapeninzet lager dan voorgaande weken. Door de recent geleden verliezen is het waarschijnlijk dat ISIS momenteel hergroepeert.

Koning Willem-Alexander bezocht in Jordanië de militairen van Air Task Force Middle-East.

On May 15, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted six strikes using bomber, fighter, and attack aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted eight strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using bomber and fighter 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 financial headquarters.
* Near At Tanf, one strike destroyed an ISIL vehicle and damaged an ISIL supply cache.
* Near Manbij, one strike destroyed an ISIL rocket rail.
* Near Mar’a, three strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed four ISIL fighting positions.

Iraq

* Near Albu Hayat, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit.
* Near Ar Rutbah, one strike destroyed eight ISIL fighting positions and denied ISIL access to terrain.
* Near Habbaniyah, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL fighting position, an ISIL bunker, an ISIL front end loader, an ISIL artillery piece, and an ISIL recoilless rifle.
* Near Kisik, one strike suppressed an ISIL mortar position.
* Near Mosul, three strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL vehicles and three ISIL assembly areas.

Additionally, on May 13, one strike was not reported due to administrative error.

Sunday 15 May – Typhoons destroyed a bunker and an engineering vehicle in western Iraq…On Sunday 15 May, a pair of Typhoons conducted successful simultaneous attacks north-west of Fallujah, which destroyed a bunker and an engineering vehicle.