On Jan. 31, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted five strikes using attack and fighter aircraft. Separately 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 Hawl, one strike [1 British] destroyed two ISIL fighting positions and two ISIL tunnel systems.

* Near Dayr Az Zawr, one strike destroyed three ISIL front end loaders.

* Near Manbij, three strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL mortar system, two ISIL fighting positions, and two ISIL buildings.

Iraq

* Near Kirkuk, one strike destroyed an ISIL bunker.

* Near Mosul, three strikes [2 British] struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL vehicles and an ISIL excavator.

* Near Qayyarah, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL fighting position.

* Near Ramadi, six strikes [1 British] struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed five ISIL staging areas, two ISIL rocket rails, two ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL weapons cache, an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED), and an ISIL VBIED facility.

* Near Sinjar, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and two ISIL fighting positions.

On Sunday [January 31st], a Tornado GR4 flight provided support to the Iraqi army in and around Ramadi: our aircraft used a Brimstone missile to destroy a large truck-bomb, and three Paveways to destroy terrorist positions, including a heavy machine-gun team which had been previously attacking the Iraqi army.

In northern Iraq, Typhoons conducted two Paveway attacks on a group of terrorists caught in the open near Mosul, and, slightly further south, a Daesh-held building.

A pair of Typhoons also patrolled over eastern Syria, where they employed Paveways to destroy two large clusters of defensive positions.

Nederland gaat ISIS ook in Oost-Syrië bestrijden met gerichte luchtaanvallen. Daarnaast versterkt het kabinet de bijdrage aan de internationale strijd tegen de terreurorganisatie met politieke en humanitaire middelen. Een overzicht van Defensieoperaties in de week van 25 tot en met 31 januari 2016.

Nederlandse F-16’s voerden in Irak ongeveer 10 missies uit. Nederland leidde een missie waarbij doelen werden gebombardeerd. Bij de andere missies, in het noorden en midden van Irak werden gevechtsposities, militaire middelen en strategische doelen van de terreurorganisatie ISIS aangevallen, waaronder een uitgebreid complex voor het maken van Improvised Explosive Devices.

Nederlandse militairen leiden samen met collega’s van coalitielanden Iraakse commando’s en Koerdische strijders op. Die worden getraind om terreurorganisatie ISIS op de grond te bevechten. In Bagdad zijn momenteel diverse opleidingen, zoals een commando-opleiding en een sniperopleiding, in volle gang.

Monthly Australian MoD summary for January 2016 ATG Operations F/A-18 IRAQ Month Sorties Hours Munitions F/A-18F Sep-14 4 10 0 Oct-14 79 638 25 Nov-14 62 489 49 Dec-14 76 586 61 Jan-15 70 601 53 Feb-15 66 541 35 Mar-15 61 496 55 F/A-18F Total 418 3361 278 F/A-18A Mar-15 22 160 8 Apr-15 72 536 43 May-15 66 484 45 Jun-15 72 513 42 Jul-15 66 486 42 Aug-15 74 544 39 Sep-15 60 454 37 Oct-15 78 570 34 Nov-15 70 540 73 Dec-15 73 539 81 Jan-16 74 561 111 F/A-18A Total 727 5387 555 Total 1,145 8,748 833 F/A-18 SYRIA Month Sorties Hours Munitions F/A-18F Sep-14 0 0 0 Oct-14 0 0 0 Nov-14 0 0 0 Dec-14 0 0 0 Jan-15 0 0 0 Feb-15 0 0 0 Mar-15 0 0 0 F/A-18F Total 0 0 0 F/A-18A Mar-15 0 0 0 Apr-15 0 0 0 May-15 0 0 0 Jun-15 0 0 0 Jul-15 0 0 0 Aug-15 0 0 0 Sep-15 18 143 2 Oct-15 0 0 0 Nov-15 0 0 0 Dec-15 10 57 21 Jan-16 6 33 11 F/A-18A Total 34 233 34 Total 34 233 34 AFCENT monthly summary for January 2016

On Jan. 30, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted five strikes using attack, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 18 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, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL structure and two ISIL fighting positions.

* Near Ar Raqqah, one strike destroyed an ISIL crane.

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

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

Iraq

* Near Al Qaim, one strike [British] destroyed an ISIL front end loader.

* Near Habbaniyah, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL mortar position, an ISIL fighting position, and cratered an ISIL-used land bridge.

* Near Kirkuk, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL tunnel.

* Near Mosul, four strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units, and destroyed two ISIL heavy machine guns, two ISIL fighting positions, five ISIL assembly areas, and an ISIL checkpoint.

* Near Ramadi, seven strikes [1 Canadian, 1-2 British] struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL tactical vehicle, three ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL front end loader, and denied ISIL access to terrain.

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

* Near Tal Afar, one strike suppressed an ISIL mortar position.

RAF Reapers were in action again on Saturday 30 January. In the area of Ramadi, they conducted two successful attacks with Hellfire missiles against an armoured truck and a mechanical excavator, while a patrol along the border with Syria destroyed another engineering vehicle, used to build defences and attempt repairs to damage from coalition air strikes, near Al Qaim.

On 30 January 2016, while taking part in coalition airstrikes in support of Iraqi security forces, two CF-18 Hornets successfully struck an ISIL fighting position northeast of Ramadi using precision guided munitions.

On Jan. 29, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 16 strikes using attack, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 17 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, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed five ISIL vehicles and an ISIL anti-air artillery piece.

* Near Al Hawl, three strikes [1-2 British] destroyed five ISIL fighting positions, destroyed an ISIL tunnel system, and damaged a separate ISIL fighting position.

* Near Ar Raqqah, two strikes struck an ISIL gas and oil separation plant and destroyed an ISIL front end loader, two ISIL excavators, an ISIL crane, an ISIL trenching machine, and an ISIL road grader.

* Near Ayn Isa, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units.

* Near Mar’a, five strikes struck four separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL tactical vehicle.

* Near Washiyah, two strikes destroyed two ISIL excavators and damaged a separate ISIL excavator.

Iraq

* Near Al Asad, one strike destroyed two ISIL home-made explosives facilities.

* Near Al Baghdadi, one strike destroyed three ISIL rocket rails.

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

* Near Habbaniyah, three strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL staging area and an ISIL vehicle and suppressed an ISIL fighting position and denied ISIL access to terrain.

* Near Mosul, seven strikes [1 British] struck five separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed 10 ISIL fighting positions, two ISIL heavy machine guns, and an ISIL weapons cache.

* Near Ramadi, one strike destroyed an ISIL command and control node and denied ISIL access to terrain.

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

* Near Tal Afar, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle.

On Friday 29 January, Tornado GR4 and Typhoon FGR4s from RAF Akrotiri, supported by a Voyager tanker, flew armed reconnaissance missions over north-east Syria and northern Iraq.

Near Mosul, the Typhoons conducted two attacks with Paveway IV precision guided bombs, striking a group of terrorists and a weapons store.

Across the border in Syria, two pairs of Tornados worked in close cooperation with an RAF Reaper to target a group of Daesh defensive positions and a large tunnel complex with several entrances [at Al Hawl]. The Tornados dropped eight Paveways on the defensive positions and two tunnel entrances, while the Reaper conducted an attack on a third tunnel with its own GBU-12 guided bomb.