On March 29, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted four strikes using ground-attack, attack, and fighter aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, Coalition military forces conducted 20 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using 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 Mar’a, three strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed seven ISIL bunkers.

* Near Manbij, one strike destroyed an ISIL mortar position.

Iraq

* Near Al Baghdadi, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL boat.

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

* Near Hit, three strikes [1 British] struck a large ISIL tactical unit and an ISIL safe house and destroyed two ISIL assembly areas and an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED).

* Near Mosul, five strikes [1 British] struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed six ISIL assembly areas, an ISIL weapons cache, and an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Qayyarah, two strikes [2 British] struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL tunnels and an ISIL assembly area.

* Near Sultan Abdallah, three strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle and an ISIL fighting position and suppressed an ISIL tactical unit.

* Near Kirkuk, one strike destroyed two ISIL assembly areas.

* Near Kisik, one strike destroyed an ISIL assembly area.

* Near Makhmur, one strike destroyed an ISIL tactical vehicle.

* Near Sinjar, two strikes destroyed an ISIL assembly area and an ISIL fighting position.

Tuesday 29 March – Tornados and Typhoons hit multiple targets in western and northern Iraq, including five truck-bomb facilities and a tunnel complex…Operations over both northern and western Iraq continued on Tuesday 29 March. One Typhoon flight struck a reported Daesh storage building north-east of Mosul, while a second flight assisted Kurdish forces by bombing a mortar position near Quyyarah, then conducted attacks on terrorist installations nearby; one Typhoon was able to strike simultaneously four tunnel entrances, each with a Paveway, the second aircraft striking three truck-bomb facilities, again each with a Paveway. In Anbar province, two further truck-bomb workshops near Hit were successfully attacked by Tornados the same day.

Chammal – 11 frappes contre Daech en Irak cette semaine, 12 objectifs détruits

Du 23 au 29 mars 2016, la force Chammal a poursuivi ses opérations aériennes contre Daech en réalisant 36 sorties au-dessus de l’Irak et de la Syrie, dont 32 de bombardement et 4 de recueil de renseignement. Au total 11 frappes ont détruit 12 objectifs de Daech, la force Chammal ayant cette semaine concentré son effort dans des missions d’appui au profit des forces irakiennes engagées au sol, en particulier dans le Nord du pays.

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 concentrées dans les environs de Mossoul et le long de l’Euphrate en appui de la progression des forces de sécurité intérieures.

On March 28, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Iraq, Coalition military forces conducted four strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using attack aircraft against ISIL targets. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted against ISIL since the last press release:

Iraq

* Near Hit, two strikes struck an ISIL bed down location and an ISIL safe house.

* Near Sinjar, one strike destroyed two ISIL assembly areas and suppressed an ISIL machine gun position.

* Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike destroyed three ISIL assembly areas.

Monday 28 March – Typhoons struck three terrorist-held buildings in northern Iraq…The Typhoons were again in action south of Sinjar on Monday 28 March, when they bombed two terrorist-held buildings, before flying to the area around Tall Afar where they struck a third Daesh position.

Het F-16-detachement vloog afgelopen week dagelijks missies boven Irak en Oost-Syrië ter ondersteuning van Operation Inherent Resolve. Een overzicht van Defensieoperaties in de week van 22 tot 28 maart 2016.

Midden-Oosten

Tijdens de Close Air Support-missies ondersteunden de F-16’s Iraakse en Peshmerga-grondtroepen. De Nederlandse F-16’s schakelden daarbij onder meer mortier- en artillerieopstellingen, gevechtslocaties en ISIS-strijders uit. Daardoor konden de grondtroepen verder met hun opmars tegen de terreurorganisatie. Tijdens enkele Air Interdiction-missies zetten de F-16’s met andere coalitiepartners hun precisiewapens in tegen onder meer hoofdkwartieren, munitieopslaglocaties en verzamelplaatsen van ISIS. Gevolg was dat de slagkracht van de vijand afnam. Tijdens het Paasweekeinde gingen de operaties zowel overdag als ’s nachts onverminderd door.

On March 27, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted four 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 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 Mar’a, three strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed five ISIL fighting positions.

* Near Manbij, one strike destroyed two ISIL bed down locations and two ISIL fighting positions.

Iraq

* Near Mosul, four strikes struck an ISIL security headquarters and an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL assembly area and suppressed an ISIL mortar position and an ISIL tactical unit.

* Near Qayyarah, three strikes [1 British] struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed four ISIL mortar positions, an ISIL machine gun, and an ISIL supply cache and suppressed an ISIL mortar position.

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

* Near Sultan Abdallah, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed five ISIL fighting positions and an ISIL assembly area.

Sunday 27 March – Typhoons provided close air support to Kurdish forces in northern Iraq, eliminating sniper and heavy machine-gun teams…RAF aircraft continued to provide close air support to the Kurdish forces on Sunday 27 March. Paveways from a Typhoon flight silenced both a sniper and a heavy machine-gun team who were engaged in combat with Kurdish troops near Qayyarah, and a further Paveway accounted for a second heavy machine-gun team that opened fire on the peshmerga south of Sinjar.

On March 26, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted two strikes using attack and ground-attack aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, Coalition military forces conducted 19 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using attack, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted against ISIL since the last press release:

Syria

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

* Near Mar’a, one strike destroyed six ISIL fighting positions.

Iraq

* Near Al Baghdadi, three strikes struck an ISIL staging facility.

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

* Near Kisik, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and suppressed an ISIL mortar position.

* Near Mosul, four strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL heavy machine gun position, an ISIL anti-air artillery piece and two ISIL fighting positions and suppressed an ISIL mortar position and two ISIL tactical units.

* Near Qayyarah, three strikes struck a large ISIL tactical unit and an ISIL security headquarters and suppressed an ISIL mortar position.

* Near Sinjar, two strikes suppressed an ISIL rocket firing position and an ISIL mortar position.

* Near Sultan Abdallah, four strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed three ISIL assembly areas and suppressed two ISIL mortar positions, an ISIL surface to air firing position, and an ISIL tactical unit.

On March 25, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted four strikes using 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 rocket artillery and 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 Ayn Isa, one strike destroyed an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) and destroyed an ISIL fighting position.

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

Iraq

* Near Fallujah, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units.

* Near Hit, five strikes struck an ISIL improvised weapons factory, an ISIL communications facility, an ISIL weapons storage facility and two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL vehicles and an ISIL fighting position.

* Near Kisik, two strikes destroyed an ISIL artillery piece and suppressed an ISIL fighting position and an ISIL mortar position.

* Near Mosul, four strikes [1 British] struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL supply caches and three ISIL assembly areas and suppressed two ISIL mortar positions.

* Near Qayyarah, six strikes struck four separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed three ISIL mortar positions, an ISIL artillery piece, an ISIL supply cache, an ISIL vehicle, and five ISIL assembly areas and suppressed an ISIL mortar position.

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

* Near Sultan Abdallah, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL fighting position and denied ISIL access to terrain.

Friday 25 March – Typhoons attacked five terrorist positions near Mosul…Typhoons caught extremists mustering near Mosul on Friday 25 March, and struck five positions with Paveway IVs.

On March 24, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted two strikes using attack aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, Coalition military forces conducted 11 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 Hawl, one strike destroyed two ISIL fighting positions.

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

Iraq

* Near Habbaniyah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL tunnel entrances.

* Near Haditha, one strike struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed three ISIL staging areas.

* Near Hit, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL rocket rail.

* Near Mosul, one strike destroyed two ISIL assembly areas.

* Near Qayyarah, two strikes [1 British] struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL mortar positions, an ISIL supply cache, an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL fighting position, and denied ISIL access to terrain.

* Near Sultan Abdallah, three strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL mortar position and two ISIL assembly areas and denied ISIL access to terrain.

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

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

Thursday 24 March – Tornados destroyed a mortar team that was firing on Kurdish forces in northern Iraq, while a Reaper destroyed a vehicle in eastern Syria…The following day [Thursday 24 March], Tornados were again active over Qayyarah; working in close cooperation with a coalition surveillance aircraft, they were able to successfully engage with a Paveway a Daesh mortar team that had opened fire on Kurdish forces. Across the border in eastern Syria, a Reaper used a Hellfire missile in a successful attack on a Daesh vehicle.

LEVANT : CHAMMAL

Au Levant, les opérations coordonnées des forces locales et de la coalition ont entrainé un recul de Daech sur tous les fronts—à la fois en Irak et en Syrie. Daech est sous la pression des forces irakiennes qu’il cherche à ralentir par des actions de harcèlement.

En Irak : confrontée aux actions de la coalition, l’organisation terroriste adopte une posture défensive, en particulier dans la région de Mossoul.

Plus au Sud, elle tente des attaques contre des sites pétroliers dans la région de Baiji, attaques repoussées par les forces irakiennes.

Dans la vallée de l’Euphrate, Daech recule devant la progression des forces irakiennes entre Hit et Falloujah.

En Syrie : depuis plusieurs semaines, les terroristes perdent du terrain sur les différents fronts. La coalition OIR rapporte ainsi que les forces locales ont libéré Tishreen, Kobane et Tal Abyad. Dans le Nord Est du pays, elles continuent de progresser dans la province d’Hasakah où elles ont repris la ville de Shaddadi et avancent vers la ville de Raqqah.

Efforts de la coalition en Irak

Dans l’Anbar, entre Hit et Haditah, la coalition appuie la progression des forces irakiennes en réduisant les capacités des combattants terroristes. Son action vise également à appuyer les forces au sol pour conserver les territoires libérés et les villes reconquises (comme Ramadi).

Sur le front Nord, la coalition tient Daech sous pression avec un double objectif : affaiblir le système défensif autour de Mossoul et couper les lignes de ravitaillement des terroristes.

Certains chiffres (sources OIR) permettent d’illustrer les effets produits sur le terrain par les opérations de la coalition : près de 7 000 positions de tir, 6 000 bâtiments, 500 véhicules et 1 300 sites de production de pétrole ont été détruits en Irak et en Syrie depuis 2014. Au total, 22 779 objectifs de Daech détruits.

Chammal : destruction de deux centres de commandement terroristes en Irak

L’action de la France s’inscrit dans l’effort de la coalition à travers l’engagement des chasseurs de l’armée de l’air dans les missions de bombardement et de recueil de renseignements, mais aussi à travers la poursuite du programme de formation des forces irakiennes.

Depuis le 16 mars 2016, la force Chammal a réalisé 73 sorties aériennes au-dessus de l’Irak et de la Syrie, dont 65 de bombardement et 8 de recueil de renseignements. Au total, 15 frappes ont permis de détruire 19 objectifs de Daech. La semaine a été marquée par 2 opérations planifiées de bombardement conduites en coalition. Elles ont abouti à la destruction de 2 centres de commandement en Irak, à Hit et Mossoul. Ces frappes affaiblissent les capacités militaires des terroristes. En parallèle les chasseurs français poursuivent leur mission d’appui des forces irakiennes. Ils ont été particulièrement engagés le 21 mars, dans la région de Hit, en menant en quelques heures 5 frappes en appui des troupes engagées au sol.

On March 23, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted eight strikes using ground-attack, attack, fighter, 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 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 destroyed two ISIL fighting positions and an ISIL vehicle.

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

* Near Mar’a, one strike destroyed three ISIL fighting positions.

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

Iraq

* Near Hit, three strikes struck an ISIL weapons storage facility and an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL rocket rail and five ISIL bunkers.

* Near Kirkuk, one strike struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL vehicles, an ISIL command and control node, and an ISIL weapons cache.

* Near Kisik, one strike [1 British] destroyed an ISIL tunnel.

* Near Mosul, eight strikes struck four separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL vehicles, an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED), and six ISIL assembly areas and suppressed an ISIL mortar position.

* Near Qayyarah, three strikes struck an ISIL communication facility and destroyed an ISIL used bridge section and denied ISIL access to terrain.

* Near Ramadi, one strike denied ISIL access to terrain.

* Near Sinjar, five strikes [1 British] struck five ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL vehicle and four ISIL assembly areas.

* Near Sultan Abdallah, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL mortar position and denied ISIL access to terrain.

* Near Tal Afar, two strikes destroyed an ISIL assembly area and suppressed an ISIL mortar position.

Wednesday 23 March – Typhoons attacked Daesh positions in northern Iraq, including a tunnel and a mortar team…On Wednesday 23 March, Typhoon FGR4s patrolled over northern Iraq. They used Paveways to destroy a Daesh position south of Sinjar, and a tunnel entrance, two terrorist-held buildings and a mortar team all located near Kisik.

On March 22, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted eight strikes using ground-attack, 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 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, one strike destroyed an ISIL mortar position.

* Near Mar’a, six strikes struck six separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed four ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL improvised explosive device (IED) cache, an ISIL tunnel, and four ISIL vehicles.

* Near Ar Raqqah, one strike [1 British] struck an ISIL weapons storage facility.

Iraq

* Near Al Baghdadi, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL front end loader, an ISIL machine gun position, and an ISIL bed down location.

* Near Haditha, one strike [1 British] struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed four ISIL staging areas.

* Near Kirkuk, one strike struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed four ISIL assembly areas and an ISIL supply cache.

* Near Kisik, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL mortar position and three ISIL assembly areas.

* Near Mosul, three strikes [1 French] struck an ISIL headquarters, an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL assembly area and an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Qayyarah, two strikes [1 British] destroyed an ISIL vehicle and an ISIL used bridge section.

* Near Ramadi, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL tactical vehicle and an ISIL front end loader.

* Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL mortar position.

* Near Tal Afar, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL heavy machine gun position and an ISIL fighting position.

* Near Hit, two strikes destroyed an ISIL staging area and an ISIL supply cache.

Tuesday 22 March – Tornados struck a terrorist staging area in western Iraq, and frustrated continued attempts by Daesh to repair a vital bridge over the Tigris in the north, while in Syria a Reaper destroyed a terrorist-held building…Royal Air Force Tornado GR4s conducted strike operations over both western and northern Iraq on Tuesday 22 March. In Anbar province, a Tornado flight was able to destroy with Paveway IV guided bombs a staging post used by Daesh extremists. Further north, near Qayyarah, coalition surveillance aircraft identified renewed attempts by Daesh to build an improvised ramp up to a damaged bridge at a key crossing over the Tigris, just south of Qayyarah; RAF aircraft had destroyed the heavy engineering vehicles and a previous attempt at a ramp on 17 March. Two Tornados therefore returned to the bridge and again destroyed the ramp with Paveways, preventing the terrorists from reopening their supply route across the river. In eastern Syria, a Reaper used a Hellfire missile to demolish a Daesh storage building near Ukayrishah; the attack was very carefully planned in both timing and weapon choice to avoid causing any damage to a nearby school.

Chammal – 15 frappes contre Daech en Irak cette semaine, 19 objectifs détruits

État-major des armées | 22 mars 2016

Du 16 au 22 mars 2016, la force Chammal a poursuivi son action offensive contre Daech en réalisant 73 sorties aériennes au-dessus de l’Irak et de la Syrie, dont 65 de bombardement et 8 de recueil de renseignement. Au total 15 frappes ont permis de détruire 19 objectifs de Daech. En détruisant cette semaine deux centres de commandement, la force Chammal a poursuivi son effort visant à affaiblir les capacités de combat de l’organisation terroriste. En parallèle, elle a continué à appuyer les forces irakiennes engagées au sol dans la reconquête de leur territoire. Cette action en appui des troupes au sol (Close Air Support ou CAS) a été particulièrement marquée le 21 mars dans la région de Hit, dans la vallée de l’Euphrate, où les chasseurs français ont frappé à 5 reprises. 13 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 concentrées dans la région de Mossoul et dans la province d’Anbar en appui de la progression des forces de sécurité irakiennes. 2 frappes planifiées ont été menées en Irak Le 17 mars une patrouille de 5 Mirage 2000D et de 2 Rafale a réalisé une frappe dans la région de Hit permettant la destruction d’un centre de commandement. En savoir + Le 22 mars une patrouille de 2 Mirage 2000D a réalisé une frappe dans la région de Mossoul. Cette mission a permis de détruire un centre de commandement.

On March 21, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted two strikes using attack and fighter aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 13 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using rocket artillery and fighter and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted against ISIL since the last press release:

Syria

* Near Ar Raqqah, one strike [1 British] struck an ISIL weapons storage facility.

* Near Mar’a, one strike destroyed an ISIL fighting position.

Iraq

* Near Al Baghdadi, two strikes struck two ISIL staging facilities.

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

* Near Hit, two strikes struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED).

* Near Kisik, three strikes [2 British] struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL assembly areas and suppressed an ISIL tactical unit.

* Near Mosul, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL tunnel and suppressed an ISIL tactical unit.

* Near Qayyarah, two strikes destroyed ISIL engineering equipment and damaged an ISIL used bridge section.

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

Monday 21 March – Typhoons attacked four groups of terrorists in northern Iraq, including three teams planting IEDs, whilst Tornados conducted a large attack on a major weapons storage facility in Syria…Two flights of Typhoons provided close air support to the Kurdish forces on Monday 21 March; one flight destroyed a Daesh group that was firing rockets at the Kurds, whilst the other flight successfully attacked three terrorist teams which were planting improvised explosive devices in the Kisik area. Across the border in Syria, careful reconnaissance work had identified a major Daesh weapons storage facility at a site near Ukayrishah, south-east of Raqqa. This intelligence success allowed Tornado GR4s to conduct a very successful strike on Monday night, delivering eight Paveway IVs which destroyed the main warehouse and three support buildings.

Chammal – 15 frappes contre Daech en Irak cette semaine, 19 objectifs détruits

État-major des armées | 22 mars 2016

Du 16 au 22 mars 2016, la force Chammal a poursuivi son action offensive contre Daech en réalisant 73 sorties aériennes au-dessus de l’Irak et de la Syrie, dont 65 de bombardement et 8 de recueil de renseignement. Au total 15 frappes ont permis de détruire 19 objectifs de Daech. En détruisant cette semaine deux centres de commandement, la force Chammal a poursuivi son effort visant à affaiblir les capacités de combat de l’organisation terroriste. En parallèle, elle a continué à appuyer les forces irakiennes engagées au sol dans la reconquête de leur territoire. Cette action en appui des troupes au sol (Close Air Support ou CAS) a été particulièrement marquée le 21 mars dans la région de Hit, dans la vallée de l’Euphrate, où les chasseurs français ont frappé à 5 reprises. 13 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 concentrées dans la région de Mossoul et dans la province d’Anbar en appui de la progression des forces de sécurité irakiennes. 2 frappes planifiées ont été menées en Irak Le 17 mars une patrouille de 5 Mirage 2000D et de 2 Rafale a réalisé une frappe dans la région de Hit permettant la destruction d’un centre de commandement. En savoir + Le 22 mars une patrouille de 2 Mirage 2000D a réalisé une frappe dans la région de Mossoul. Cette mission a permis de détruire un centre de commandement.

Nederlandse F-16’s vlogen ongeveer 10 missies boven Irak en Oost-Syrië. Tijdens 2 aanvalsmissies leidden Nederlandse vliegers een grote internationale groep van coalitievliegtuigen. Nederlandse F-16’s zetten wapens in tegen vuurposities, wapenopslagplaatsen en andere doelen van terreurorganisatie ISIS.

On March 20, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted four strikes using attack aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted seven strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using 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 mortar position.

* Near Kobani, one strike destroyed an ISIL excavator.

* Near Manbij, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL heavy machine gun position and an ISIL fighting position.

* Near Mar’a, one strike destroyed an ISIL fighting position.

Iraq

* Near Hit, one strike produced inconclusive results.

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

* Near Mosul, three strikes struck an ISIL headquarters and destroyed an ISIL mortar position and two ISIL fighting postions.

* Near Ramadi, one strike struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions.

* Near Sinjar, one strike [1 British] destroyed three ISIL supply caches.