Strijd tegen ISIS

In het Midden-Oosten voerden Nederlandse F-16’s boven Irak en Oost-Syrië ongeveer 10 missies uit. Hierbij zetten zij wapens in tegen militaire middelen en strategische doelen, zoals een wapenfabriek en een wapenopslagplaats van terreurorganisatie ISIS.

In Irak slaagden cursisten voor de Commando Course en de Commando Instructor Course. Deze cursussen worden gegeven door Nederlandse militaire instructeurs en collega’s van coalitielanden. In de omgeving van Erbil is op de diverse trainingscentra de Modern Brigade Course gestart. Hierbij worden infanteristen en specialisten in 10 weken (deels gezamenlijk) opgeleid om vervolgens terug te keren naar het front.

Uit gegevens van de Amerikaans-geleide coalitie blijkt dat door de intensieve wapeninzet van de afgelopen tijd tegen de olieproductie en -handel, de inkomsten voor ISIS met 30% verminderden. De coalitie zette ook meerdere keren wapens in tegen geldopslagplaatsen van ISIS. Daarbij zijn honderden miljoenen dollars vernietigd. Door de uitwisseling van informatie binnen de coalitie worden kopstukken van ISIS in beeld gebracht. Dit helpt bovendien bij het in kaart brengen van smokkelroutes. Verder is te achterhalen wat de veelgebruikte grensovergangen zijn. Door de aanhoudende inzet van de coalitie zijn grote stukken grondgebied op ISIS heroverd. Meer dan 500.000 Irakezen die binnen hun land waren gevlucht, kunnen hierdoor weer terug naar huis. In de omgeving van Tikrit hebben 90.000 Irakezen inmiddels weer toegang tot drinkwater en gezondheidscentra.

On March 6, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted six strikes using attack 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 Hasakah, three strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL building, four ISIL vehicles, and an ISIL heavy machine gun.

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

* Near Dayr Az Zawr, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit.

Iraq

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

* Near Fallujah, one strike destroyed an ISIL front-end loader.

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

* Near Kisik, one strike destroyed an ISIL rocket rail.

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

* Near Qayyarah, one strike struck an ISIL used bridge.

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

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

* Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike destroyed an ISIL mortar position and three ISIL fighting positions.

* Near Tikrit, two strikes [2 French] struck an ISIL improvised weapons factory and an ISIL headquarters.

Sunday 6 March – Typhoons supported Kurdish forces, silencing a heavy machine-gun position…The following day [Sunday 6 March], a Typhoon mission returned to northern Iraq and assisted Kurdish forces south-west of Sinjar, who had come under fire from a terrorist heavy machine-gun team. A Paveway IV destroyed the target.

Le 6 mars, 1 patrouille constituée de 5 Mirage 2000D a mené 1 raid dans la région de Tikrit. Cette mission a permis de réaliser 2 frappes distinctes sur des sites d’assemblage et de stockage de véhicules suicides.

Saturday 5 March – Typhoons used 16 Paveway bombs to destroy a large weapons factory in western Iraq…On Saturday 5 March, four Typhoons joined other coalition aircraft in a large coordinated operation against terrorist locations in western Iraq. The RAFaircraft targeted a large Daesh weapons factory in the countryside near Qubaysah, some miles west of Ramadi. The Typhoons released a total of 16 Paveways, which completely demolished workshops and storage sheds.

Le 5 mars, 1 patrouille de 2 Mirage 2000D et 1 patrouille de 2 Rafale ont pris part à un raid dans la région de Hit en Irak. Menée conjointement avec des aéronefs de la coalition, cette mission a permis de réaliser 2 frappes distinctes sur des dépôts d’armement de Daech.

On March 5, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted six strikes using fighter, attack, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 13 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 Hasakah, four strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL heavy machine gun, an ISIL vehicle, and an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device, and suppressed an ISIL fighting position.

* Near Manbij, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL building, two ISIL vehicles, and an ISIL anti-air artillery piece.

Iraq

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

* Near Hit, two strikes [Two French] struck an ISIL improvised weapons factory and an ISIL weapons storage facility.

* Near Kirkuk, one strike destroyed three ISIL bulldozers.

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

* Near Mosul, two strikes struck an ISIL weapons production facility and destroyed an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED).

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

* Near Ramadi, two strikes struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL front end-loader.

* Near Sinjar, two strikes destroyed an ISIL fighting position and suppressed an ISIL heavy machine gun position and an ISIL mortar position.

* Near Tal Afar, one strike destroyed an ISIL assembly area.

On March 4, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted two strikes using rocket artillery and attack 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, 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, one strike struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed six ISIL buildings and two ISIL vehicles.

* Near Palmyra, one strike destroyed two ISIL fighting positions and damaged an ISIL fighting position.

Iraq

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

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

* Near Fallujah, one strike struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL bed down location.

* Near Kisik, two strikes [1 British] struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL vehicles, two ISIL mortar positions, four ISIL VBIEDs, and seven ISIL fighting positions.

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

* Near Qayyarah, one strike destroyed an ISIL rocket position.

* Near Ramadi, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position, an ISIL staging area, an ISIL tunnel, and an ISIL front end loader.

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

* Near Tal Afar, two strikes [1 British] struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL assembly area.

Friday 4 March – Typhoons conducted three attacks in northern Iraq against Daesh positions…The Typhoons continued to provide close air support to the Iraqi and Kurdish forces in northern Iraq on Friday 4 March, delivering three attacks with Paveway IVs against Daesh positions near Tall Afar, Kisik and Sinjar.

On March 3, 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 eight 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 Al Hasakah, four strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL heavy machine gun, an ISIL vehicle, and damaged an ISIL tunnel system.

* Near Dayr Az Zawr, two strikes struck two ISIL petroleum pipelines.

Iraq

* Near Al Baghdadi, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle and an ISIL sniper position.

* Near Bayji, one strike struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed 16 ISIL vehicles.

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

* Near Kisik, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL supply cache.

* Near Mosul, one strike [1 British] destroyed two ISIL fighting positions.

* Near Sinjar, two strikes [1 British] destroyed three ISIL heavy machine guns, two ISIL fighting positions, and two ISIL assembly areas.

* Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL weapons cache, an ISIL bed down location, and three ISIL fighting positions.

Thursday 3 March – Typhoons destroyed two buildings in northern Iraq where Daesh terrorists were gathered, as well as two heavy machine-gun positions….Typhoons were in action again near Mosul on 3 March, they used Paveways to destroy two buildings where Daesh terrorists were possibly planning an attack. Later that night, Typhoons also bombed two heavy machine-gun positions south-west of Sinjar.

Chammal : Point de situation au 3 mars 2016

Situation tactique en Irak

La situation sécuritaire et les lignes de front en Irak n’ont pas évolué au cours de la semaine écoulée. Les mauvaises conditions météorologiques de cette semaine ont ralenti les opérations aériennes de la coalition

Sous la pression offensive des forces irakiennes, l’organisation terroriste est contrainte d’adopter une posture défensive après les défaites subies à Sinjar, Ramadi et Baiji. Pour le moment, elle n’est pas en mesure de reprendre l’ascendant en Irak ; elle en est réduite à conduire des actions de harcèlement. Les frappes conduites dans la profondeur du dispositif de Daechet sur les axes empruntés par l’ennemi, ont considérablement affaibli ses capacités de mouvement, tandis que les pertes territoriales et les frappes visant les capacités de financement de l’organisation rendent de plus en plus difficile la gouvernance qu’elle tente de mettre en place dans les zones sous son contrôle.

Cependant, localement, ses capacités militaires sont encore très solides.

Bilan hebdomadaire des frappes

Depuis le 24 février 2016, 71 sorties ont été effectuées, dont 15 sorties dédiées aux missions de reconnaissance et 56 aux missions de bombardement sur des objectifs planifiés ou d’opportunité.

Les différentes frappes conduites par les aéronefs français ont permis de détruire 13 objectifs tenus par Daech. Le 25 février, intégrée dans un raid de la coalition, une patrouille composée de trois Mirage 2000D a détruit un dépôt d’armement tenu par Daechdans la région de Raqquah en Syrie.

Bilan de la composante aérienne de Chammal : 222 objectifs détruits en 2016

Depuis le 1er janvier 2016, les équipages de la force Chammalont réalisé 646 sorties aériennes. Au total, ils ont mené 143 frappes et détruit 222 objectifs tenus par l’organisation terroriste au Levant. En Syrie, les chasseurs français ont frappé à six reprises, détruisant 23 objectifs.

On March 2, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted eight strikes using attack, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 21 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using attack, fighter, ground-attack, 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 Hasakah, four strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL vehicle, three ISIL buildings, an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED), and an ISIL heavy machine gun.

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

* Near Palmyra, one strike struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed six ISIL vehicles and three ISIL fighting positions.

* Near Tal Abyad, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed ISIL communication equipment.

Iraq

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

* Near Al Huwayjah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL heavy machine gun and two ISIL fighting positions.

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

* Near Kisik, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed 27 ISIL rocket rails.

* Near Mosul, seven strikes [2 British] struck four ISIL tactical units and destroyed three ISIL vehicles, 12 ISIL assembly areas, and 25 ISIL bed-down locations, and suppressed an ISIL heavy machine gun position.

* Near Ramadi, three strikes destroyed an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL front-end loader, an ISIL bed down location, and an ISIL petroleum, oil and lubricant truck.

* Near Samarra, two strikes struck two separate large ISIL tactical units and destroyed 9 ISIL vehicles, three ISIL VBIEDs, an ISIL fighting position, an ISIL supply cache, and three ISIL fuel trucks.

* Near Sinjar, three strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed five ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL assembly area, an ISIL mortar position, and suppressed an ISIL mortar fire position.

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

État-major des armées | 2 mars 2016

Du 24 février au 1er mars 2016, les équipages français ont réalisé 71 sorties aériennes au-dessus des zones contrôlées par Daech en Irak et en Syrie, dont 56 de bombardement sur des objectifs planifiés ou d’opportunité, et 15 de recueil de renseignement. 7 frappes ont détruit 13 objectifs de Daech. Les opérations aériennes de la coalition ont été perturbées par les mauvaises conditions climatiques au Moyen-Orient. 6 frappes d’appui au sol ont été réalisées en Irak au cours de la semaine La force Chammal a réalisée des missions d’appui au sol dans le secteur de Mossoul et dans la vallée de l’Anbar. 1 frappe planifiée a été menée en Syrie Le 25 février, 3 Mirage 2000 D ont mené un raid à Raqqah en Syrie. Menée conjointement avec des aéronefs de la coalition, cette mission a détruit un dépôt d’armement de Daesh.

Wednesday 2 March – Tornados and Typhoons conducted eight attacks on rocket-launchers, vehicles, a mortar team, and massed terrorists in northern Iraq, whilst a Reaper destroyed an armed vehicle in eastern Syria…On 2 March, Typhoons were active over a wide swathe of northern Iraq, providing close air support to the Kurdish security forces. East of Mosul, Paveways were used to destroy two groups of terrorists with vehicles, the aircraft then flew west to the area north-east of Tall Afar where they conducted a series of four Paveway attacks on a number of rocket-launchers and a stockpile of rockets. A second Typhoon mission bombed a Daesh mortar team south of Sinjar, while a pair of Tornado GR4s used a Paveway to demolish a building north of Mosul where a large group of terrorists had been observed. In eastern Syria, an RAF Reaper worked closely with other coalition aircraft to support Syrian Democratic Forces south-west of As Shadadi, as they followed up on their recent successes against Daesh in the region. A coalition surveillance aircraft identified a terrorist truck, armed with an anti-aircraft gun, concealed in an orchard, and passed the target to the Reaper for prosecution. A Hellfire missile scored a direct hit on the vehicle.