On May 5, 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 22 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using ground-attack, fighter, 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 Al Shadaddi, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit.
* Near Manbij, one strike stuck an ISIL tactical vehicle.

Iraq

* Near Al Baghdadi, three strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL command and control node, five ISIL rocket rails, and an ISIL bunker.
* Near Albu Hayat, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive devices (VBIEDs).
* Near Bashir, one strike produced inconclusive results.
* Near Bayji, one strike destroyed an ISIL fighting position.
* Near Fallujah, one strike [1 British] struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed three ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL supply cache, an ISIL tunnel entrance, two ISIL mortar systems, an ISIL-used bridge, and two ISIL rocket rails.
* Near Hit, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position, two ISIL vehicles, three ISIL tactical vehicles, and an ISIL weapons cache.
* Near Makhmur, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed three ISIL rocket rails and an ISIL assembly area.
* Near Mosul, four strikes [1 British] struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL assembly areas, two ISIL VBIEDs, and an ISIL vehicle.
* Near Qayyarah, three strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and an ISIL improvised weapons facility and destroyed two ISIL vehicles, and an ISIL rocket rail.
* Near Sinjar, one strike suppressed an ISIL mortar position.
* Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike suppressed an ISIL mortar position.
* Near Tal Afar, two strikes destroyed an ISIL excavator and suppressed an ISIL mortar position.

Thursday 5 May – Tornados struck a terrorist group near Mosul, Typhoons hit a tunnel and a mortar team near Fallujah…On Thursday 5 May Tornados Missions in support of Iraqi and Kurdish operations demolished a terrorist position north-east of Mosul on around Mosul and Fallujah, while Typhoons bombed a tunnel and a mortar south-west of Fallujah.

On May 4, 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 15 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using ground-attack, fighter, 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 Mar’a, three strikes struck an ISIL logistics facility, an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) facility and an ISIL ammunition storage center.

Iraq

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

* Near Bayji, one strike destroyed two ISIL tunnel entrances.

* Near Fallujah, six strikes [2 British] struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed four ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL heavy machine gun, an ISIL anti-aircraft artillery system, three ISIL tunnel entrances, an ISIL mortar system, an ISIL VBIED, an ISIL weapons cache, and four ISIL bed down locations.

* Near Kisik, one strike struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions, two ISIL heavy machine guns, three ISIL mortar positions, and four ISIL assembly areas.

* Near Mosul, two strikes destroyed two ISIL fighting positions, one heavy machine gun, 10 ISIL mortar systems, three ISIL rocket rails, and suppressed an ISIL heavy machine gun position.

* Near Sultan Abdallah, three strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position, an ISIL heavy machine gun, an ISIL mortar system, an ISIL vehicle, and suppressed an ISIL heavy machine gun position and an ISIL mortar position.

* Near Tal Afar, one strike struck an ISIL weapons facility.

Wednesday 4 May – A Reaper destroyed a truck bomb, whilst Typhoons and Tornados attacked a number of Daesh positions, including heavy weapons and a tunnel entrance, in western and northern Iraq…On Wednesday 4 May, a Reaper identified a truck-bomb, concealed underneath a tarpaulin, next to a road in western Iraq. The crew checked that there were no civilians or friendly forces at immediate risk and used a Hellfire missile to score a direct hit on the vehicle, detonating the explosives safely. South of Fallujah, a pair of Typhoon FGR4s used a Paveway IV guided bomb to destroy a building where a group of extremists, armed with a heavy calibre automatic weapon. In the same area, a Tornado GR4 flight dropped four Paveways on a weapons stockpile, two Daesh-held buildings, and a tunnel entrance. RAF aircraft also supported Kurdish forces in the north of the country, where another Tornado flight bombed a group of Daesh fighters and a mortar team, the latter positioned in a small copse of trees.

On May 3, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 22 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using ground-attack, fighter, bomber, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted against ISIL since the last press release:

Iraq

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

* Near Bashir, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL assembly area and an ISIL vehicle borne improvised device (VBIED).

* Near Bayji, one strike destroyed three ISIL fighting positions.

* Near Fallujah, five strikes [1 British] struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL fighting position, an ISIL heavy machine gun, an ISIL supply cache, an ISIL VBIED, two ISIL bed down locations, six ISIL tunnel entrances, an ISIL mortar system, an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL improvised artillery piece, and degraded two ISIL trenches.

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

* Near Mosul, 10 strikes [2 British, 1 French] struck nine separate ISIL tactical units, an ISIL headquarters and destroyed nine ISIL assembly areas, an ISIL heavy machine gun, three ISIL large machine guns, two ISIL weapons caches, four ISIL mortar systems, 17 ISIL vehicles, an ISIL bull dozer, two ISIL-used bridges, two ISIL VBIEDs, and an ISIL fuel truck.

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

* Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike destroyed an ISIL fighting position, an ISIL vehicle and an ISIL heavy machine gun.

Tuesday 3 May – A Reaper and Tornados conducted strikes north of Mosul, while Typhoons destroyed a terrorist vehicle near Fallujah…Tuesday 3 May saw an RAF Reaper remotely piloted aircraft conducting reconnaissance over the village of Batnay, north of Mosul. A truck-bomb was identified inside a compound and struck using a Hellfire missile, resulting in a very large explosion. The Reaper then provided targeting support to a successful strike by coalition fast jets against a group of Daesh fighters and their vehicle. Two Tornados were also tasked to operate over Batnay, and they successfully destroyed a further Daesh vehicle with a direct hit from a Brimstone. In western Iraq, Typhoons provided further close air support to Iraqi forces near Fallujah, striking a mortar team and their vehicle hidden under trees south of the city.

CHAMMAL : POINT DE SITUATION AU LEVANT

En Irak, Daech continue de perdre du terrain. Sur le front Nord, l’organisation terroriste consacre ses moyens à la défense en profondeur de Mossoul. Au Sud, dans la vallée de l’Anbar, Daech est bousculé par les forces irakiennes. La libération de la ville de Hit et la poursuite des opérations de contrôle des villages environnant privent Daech d’un important point clef de la vallée de l’Euphrate.

Cette cité servait de quartier général au groupe terroriste depuis la chute de Ramadi en janvier et permettait le ravitaillement en vivre et munitions de ses combattants dans l’Anbar. En restreignant leur capacité de déplacement et de communication, cette conquête contribue directement au démantèlement de l’organisation terroriste et permet aux forces de sécurité irakiennes de concentrer leurs efforts sur d’autres zones d’action le long de l’Euphrate.

En Syrie, la coalition a maintenu la pression sur le groupe terroriste en poursuivant les frappes dans la profondeur du dispositif. Il s’agit de poursuivre la stratégie d’affaiblissement de Daech, en détruisant systématiquement ses moyens de combat et ses capacités logistiques.

ACTIVITES DE LA FORCE CHAMMAL

DU 27 AVRIL AU 03 MAI 2016

Depuis le 27 avril 2016, la force Chammal a poursuivi ses opérations aériennes contre Daech en réalisant 50 sorties dont 40 de bombardement et 9 de recueil de renseignement. Au total 15 frappes ont détruit 43 objectifs de Daech.

Tout en maintenant son engagement en appui des forces irakiennes engagées au sol, la force Chammal a détruit cette semaine un important site de fabrication d’explosifs et de véhicules suicides, dont la taille a nécessité la réalisation de deux raids consécutifs pour permettre sa mise hors d’état de production.

Au cours de la semaine, 13 frappes d’appui au sol en soutien des FSI ont été réalisées en Irak,en faisant effort sur les secteurs de Hit, Fallujah et Mossoul.

2 frappes planifiées ont été conduites en Irak :

Le 29 avril une patrouille de quatre M2000D et deux patrouilles de deux Rafale ont réalisé un raid dans la région de Al Qaim contre un ancien site industriel transformé en centre de fabrication d’engins explosifs improvisés et de véhicules suicides.

Le 30 avril, le même site [the same site as above], compte tenu de son étendue, a de nouveau été frappé par une patrouille de quatre M2000D et deux patrouilles de deux Rafale.

Le 3 mai une patrouille de 2 Mirage 2000D a réalisé un raid dans la région de Mossoul contre un poste de commandement militaire de l’organisation terroriste.

Nederlandse F-16’s bombardeerden diverse doelen in de strijd tegen ISIS. Een overzicht van Defensieoperaties in de week van 26 april tot 2 mei.

Sinds maart 2016 bombardeerde de coalitie met succes meer dan 30 ISIS-hoofdkwartieren. Ook waren er 40 aanvallen op 24 financiële instellingen van de terreurorganisatie en werd er veel infrastructuur vernietigd. De coalitie zorgt zo samen met lokale troepen voor ontwrichting van ISIS.

Midden-Oosten

De Air Task Force Middle East had een grote verscheidenheid aan wapeninzet. Zowel het type missie, de locatie als het soort doel varieerde. De Close Air Support (CAS) missies, ter ondersteuning van grondtroepen, werden voornamelijk gevlogen in het noorden van Irak in de provincies Erbil, Ninawah en Kirkuk. Naast de CAS-missies zijn ook weer luchtaanvallen uitgevoerd op vooraf vastgestelde doelen. Deze zogeheten Air Interdiction-missies waren gericht op de logistieke capaciteit van ISIS.

Nederlandse militairen rondden samen met Britse en Noorse militairen de training af aan een Zeravani-eenheid (militaire politie), inzetbaar in de frontlinie. De getrainde eenheid viel op door enthousiasme, professionaliteit en de wil om te leren.

Verder zijn de infanterieopleidingen aan Peshmerga in de omgeving van Erbil in volle gang.

On May 2, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted four strikes using fighter and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, Coalition military forces conducted 25 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using rocket artillery, ground-attack, fighter, 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 Al Shadaddi, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit.

* Near Ar Raqqah, two strikes struck an ISIL finance center and an ISIL weapons storage facility.

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

Iraq

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

* Near Albu Hayat, one strike destroyed and ISIL vehicle.

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

* Near Bashir, one strike destroyed an ISIL tactical vehicle and four ISIL tunnel entrances.

* Near Bayji, two strikes destroyed four ISIL fighting positions and two ISIL tunnel entrances and denied ISIL access to terrain.

* Near Fallujah, six strikes [1-2 British] struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed five ISIL fighting positions, three ISIL tunnel entrances, two ISIL staging areas, an ISIL bed down location, an ISIL-used bridge, an ISIL medium machine gun and an ISIL anti-aircraft artillery piece.

* Near Hit, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions and an ISIL heavy machine gun, and suppressed an ISIL mortar position.

* Near Mosul, seven strikes [1 British] struck six separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL vehicles, three ISIL assembly areas, three ISIL weapons caches, an ISIL mortar system, an ISIL rocket rail, and suppressed an ISIL mortar position.

* Near Qayyarah, four strikes [2 British] struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed 19 ISIL rocket rails, an ISIL mortar position, and denied ISIL access to terrain.

* Near Ramadi, one strike destroyed an ISIL fighting position and an ISIL vehicle.

Monday 2 May – Typhoons struck a bunker and an anti-aircraft gun in western Iraq, while Tornados provided close air support to Iraqi forces in the north of the country…Typhoons provided further support to the Iraqi forces near Fallujah on Monday 2 May, striking a machine-gun team in a bunker and a 23mm anti-aircraft gun. In northern Iraq, Tornados used two Paveways to destroy a Daesh-held building and a nearby weapons store north of Mosul, then flew south to the Qayyarah region where Iraqi forces were engaged in a firefight with a group of terrorists manning a fortified position. Despite the close proximity of the friendly forces, very precise strikes with two Paveways and two Brimstones helped destroy the Daesh group.

On April 30, 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 26 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using rocket artillery and 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 Mar’a, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions.

Iraq

* Near Al Baghdadi, two strikes destroyed an ISIL mortar system and five ISIL bed down locations.

* Near Al Qaim, one strike struck an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) facility.

* Near Albu Hayat, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions.

* Near Bayji, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed three ISIL fighting positions and suppressed an ISIL tactical unit.

* Near Fallujah, three strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL fighting position, an ISIL supply cache, and an ISIL front end loader.

* Near Hit, four strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions, two ISIL heavy machine guns, an ISIL anti-air artillery system, an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) site, an ISIL bunker, an ISIL tunnel entrance, and an ISIL VBIED storage facility and denied ISIL access to terrain.

* Near Kirkuk, two strikes struck two separate large ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL fighting position, four ISIL assembly areas, five ISIL vehicles, two ISIL VBIEDs, two ISIL mortar positions, an ISIL mortar system, an ISIL bunker, and an ISIL supply cache.

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

* Near Mosul, six strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed three ISIL fighting positions, two ISIL heavy machine guns, two ISIL mortar systems, two ISIL vehicles, and an ISIL weapons cache.

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

* Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position, five ISIL heavy machine guns, four ISIL mortar systems, and an ISIL assembly area.

* Near Tal Afar, one strike immobilized two ISIL excavators.

On April 29, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted seven strikes using attack 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 bomber, 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 Hawl, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position and an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Manbij, one strike destroyed an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Mar’a, four strikes struck four separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL fighting position and an ISIL vehicle and damaged ISIL equipment.

Iraq

* Near Al Qaim, one strike struck an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) facility.

* Near Fallujah, four strikes [2 British] struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL VBIED, an ISIL-used bridge, and an ISIL tank.

* Near Habbaniyah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position and an ISIL mortar system.

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

* Near Kirkuk, four strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed four ISIL VBIEDs, an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL supply cache, four ISIL weapons caches, four ISIL assembly areas, two ISIL tunnel systems, an ISIL front end loader, an ISIL excavator, four ISIL fighting positions, three ISIL-used bridges, an ISIL bed down location, and an ISIL tactical vehicle.

* Near Mosul, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed three ISIL assembly areas, two ISIL bed down locations, two ISIL fighting positions, and an ISIL weapons cache.

* Near Qayyarah, three strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed three ISIL rocket rails, five ISIL rockets, and an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Waleed, one strike produced inconclusive results.

Friday 29 April – Tornados used Brimstone missiles to destroy a Daesh tank and an armed truck in western Iraq…Tornados on a reconnaissance mission on Friday 29 April used two Brimstone missiles to destroy a T-55 tank and an armed truck despite the efforts by Daesh to conceal both in a palm grove south of Fallujah.

Chammal : 2 frappes conjointes en 48 h détruisent un important site de Daech en Irak

Au cours des nuits des 29 et 30 avril 2016, les forces aériennes françaises engagées au Levant se sont associées à des aéronefs américains de la coalition pour mener des frappes planifiées sur un site logistique important de Daech en Irak.

Le 29 avril vers 21h30, quatre Rafale ont quitté le golfe Arabo-persique pour rejoindre quatre Mirage 2000D en provenance de la base aérienne projetée en Jordanie. Les aéronefs français, munis majoritairement de missiles de croisière SCALP (système de croisière conventionnel autonome à longue portée), ont été rejoints dans le ciel irakien par plusieurs chasseurs et bombardiers américains (F15 et B52) pour frapper les objectifs qui leur avaient été assignés.

Le 30 avril, la nuit suivante, un autre dispositif franco-américain, formé de deux Rafale, quatre M2000D et huit aéronefs américains, a à nouveau frappé le même site logistique de l’organisation terroriste.

Le site détruit situé à Al Qaïm, à la frontière irako-syrienne, a nécessité deux raids consécutifs en raison de sa taille. Cet ancien site industriel de fabrication de phosphate était utilisé par Daech pour produire des engins explosifs improvisés et des véhicules suicides en grande quantité. Particulièrement étendues et constituées d’objectifs à traiter (bâtiments, véhicules en attente de transformation, etc…), ces infrastructures ont été définitivement mises hors d’état de production.

Ces missions conjointes traduisent une fois de plus l’entière coopération franco-américaine dans le cadre de la coalition internationale contre Daech. Elles intègrent des aéronefs aux armements et aux capacités complémentaires dans le but d’affaiblir l’organisation terroriste tout en veillant à utiliser les munitions les plus efficientes.

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, en frappant l’organisation terroriste avec ses moyens aériens. Le dispositif complet est actuellement structuré autour d’une douzaine d’avions de chasse de l’armée de l’Air, 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 des militaires projetés à Bagdad et Erbil pour la formation et le conseil des militaires irakiens.