On Jan. 10, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 14 strikes using fighter, attack, and remotely piloted aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 11 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using rocket artillery and ground-attack fighter, bomber, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Coalition military forces conducted one strike in Iraq in support of Coalition operations using fighter aircraft. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted against ISIL since the last press release:

Syria

* Near Abu Kamal, one strike destroyed an ISIL pipeline fitter truck.

* Near Ar Raqqah, two strikes [2 British] struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL cranes.

* Near Ayn Isa, two strikes destroyed an ISIL bed down location, an ISIL command and control node, an ISIL tunnel, and an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Dayr Az Zawr, two strikes [2 British] destroyed three ISIL-used cranes and damaged a separate ISIL-used crane.

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

* Near Mar’a, four strikes struck four separate ISIL tactical units and wounded an ISIL fighter.

Iraq

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

* Near Hit, one strike struck inoperable Coalition equipment denying ISIL access in support of Coalition operations.

* Near Kisik, one strike destroyed an ISIL warehouse.

* Near Mosul, four strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and an ISIL improvised explosive device (IED) facility and destroyed 11 ISIL fighting positions and an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Qayyarah, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL-used culvert.

* Near Ramadi, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL mortar positions, two ISIL heavy machine guns, and two ISIL fighting positions.

On Sunday 10 January, the focus turned to a series of targets inside Syria. Near Raqqa, a pair of Tornados bombed a pair of Daesh-held buildings, one of which was a confirmed command and control centre, and used a Brimstone missile to destroy a supply truck.

A second pair of GR4s dropped four Paveway IVs on a tunnel complex, again near Raqqa, whilst a Reaper engaged a terrorist position with a Hellfire missile. During the evening, a further Tornado flight and a Reaper used a combination of Brimstone and Hellfire missiles to attack a number of mobile cranes brought in by Daesh to attempt to repair the severe damage inflicted by previous RAF and coalition air strikes on the Omar oil field.

A milestone was passed on the morning of Monday 11 January, when an RAF Reaper flew the 1,000th sortie by the type since they were committed to operations against Daesh in October 2014.

On Jan. 9, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 11 strikes using fighter, attack, bomber, and remotely piloted aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 15 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using rocket artillery, 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 Abu Kamal, one strike destroyed an ISIL crane.

* Near Ar Raqqah, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units.

* Near Ayn Isa, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed four ISIL buildings.

* Near Dayr Az Zawr, one strike destroyed 16 ISIL skid mounted gas and oil separation plants.

* Near Manbij, three strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed three ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL bunker, and wounded an ISIL fighter.

* Near Mar’a, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions and damaged an ISIL building.

* Near Washiyah, one strike destroyed an ISIL excavator.

Iraq

* Near Albu Hayat, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL weapons cache, an ISIL building, and wounded an ISIL fighter.

* Near Habbaniyah, one strike destroyed an ISIL fighting position and denied ISIL access to terrain.

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

* Near Kisik, two strikes destroyed five ISIL assembly areas and denied ISIL access to terrain.

* Near Mosul, two strikes struck an ISIL headquarters building and destroyed an ISIL excavator.

* Near Qayyarah, one strike destroyed two ISIL fighting positions, two ISIL weapons caches, and two ISIL assembly areas.

* Near Ramadi, six strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed three ISIL fighting positions, two ISIL heavy machine guns, an ISIL tactical vehicle, an ISIL training facility, an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED), an ISIL recoilless rifle, wounded three ISIL fighters, and denied ISIL access to terrain.

* Near Tal Afar, one strike struck an ISIL-used bridge.

On Jan. 8, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 13 strikes using fighter, bomber, and attack aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 13 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using rocket artillery, 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 Dayr Az Zawr, one strike destroyed an ISIL crane and an ISIL workover rig.

* Near Manbij, 12 strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed 20 ISIL fighting positions, five ISIL vehicles, two ISIL buildings, and suppressed an ISIL mortar position and a separate ISIL fighting position.

Iraq

* Near Haditha, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL heavy machine gun and four ISIL fighting positions.

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

* Near Ramadi, six strikes [1 Canadian] struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed 21 ISIL fighting positions, two ISIL sniper positions, two ISIL recoilless rifles, an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) facility, two ISIL weapon caches, and denied ISIL access to terrain.

* Near Sinjar, one strike struck two separate ISIL fighting positions and suppressed an ISIL light machine gun.

* Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike destroyed an ISIL-used culvert and an ISIL fighting position.

The next day [January 8th 2016], Tornado GR4s conducted two more Paveway attacks near Mosul, striking rocket and machine-gun teams.

On 8 January 2016, while taking part in coalition airstrikes in support of Iraqi security forces operations to clear ISIL from Ramadi, two CF-18 Hornets successfully struck an ISIL fighting position southeast of Ramadi using precision guided munitions.

On Jan. 7, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted three strikes using fighter, and attack aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 22 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using rocket artillery, fighter, and bomber aircraft against ISIL targets. Coalition military forces conducted one strike in Iraq in support of Coalition operations using fighter aircraft. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted against ISIL since the last press release:

Syria

* Near Ayn Isa, two strikes destroyed three ISIL fighting positions and suppressed a separate ISIL fighting position.

* Near Manbij, one strike destroyed three ISIL staging areas.

Iraq

* Near Al Qaim, one strike struck inoperable Coalition equipment denying ISIL access in support of Coalition operations.

* Near Haditha, two strikes [Canadian] struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed three ISIL fighting positions.

* Near Irbil, one strike suppressed an ISIL heavy machine gun position.

* Near Kisik, two strikes [1 British] struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position and suppressed an ISIL mortar position.

* Near Mosul, seven strikes [1 British] struck four separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed six ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL tunnel, four ISIL assembly areas, an ISIL bunker, and an ISIL command and control node.

* Near Qayyarah, one strike struck an ISIL petroleum refinery.

* Near Ramadi, six strikes [ 1 or 2 British and 1 or 2 Canadian] struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed 16 ISIL fighting positions, 13 ISIL heavy machine guns, an ISIL obstacle, an ISIL improvised explosive device (IED) cluster, an ISIL house borne IED (HBIED), 11 ISIL vehicle borne IED (VBIED) facilities, three ISIL staging areas, two ISIL sniper positions, two ISIL tunnel entrances, and denied ISIL access to terrain.

* Near Sinjar, one strike suppressed an ISIL light machine gun position.

* Near Sultan Abdallah, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed four ISIL fighting positions, four ISIL assembly areas, and an ISIL command and control node.

Operations over Ramadi continued on Thursday 7 January, with Typhoons delivering six successful Paveway IV attacks on Daesh positions, including two more machine-gun teams.

In the north, the Tornados were likewise again patrolling over Mosul and Kisik, and these missions used Paveways against a group of extremists and a rocket position.

On 7 January 2016, while taking part in coalition airstrikes in support of Iraqi security forces operations to clear ISIL from Ramadi, two CF-18 Hornets successfully struck an ISIL facility used as a staging area and for vehicle-borne Improvised Explosive Device (IED) storage in Ramadi using precision guided munitions.

On 7 January 2016, while taking part in coalition operations in support of Iraqi security forces, two CF-18 Hornets successfully struck two ISIL fighting positions southeast of Haditha using precision guided munitions.

Mis sous pression par les opérations coordonnées de la Coalition, Daech a perdu l’initiative sur le terrain et recule – en Irak comme en Syrie. Bien qu’il faille conserver à l’esprit que le succès de ces opérations s’inscrira dans le temps long, la situation tactique témoigne d’une amélioration. Militairement, Daech est ainsi depuis quelques semaines sur la défensive et ne peut revendiquer de gains territoriaux d’importance.

Situation tactique en Syrie

Daech est mis en difficulté par les forces locales ainsi que par les frappes de la Coalition. Ces dernières visent en priorité les capacités de commandement , de financement et la logistique de ce groupe terroriste.

Focus : situation tactique en Irak

Appuyées par les raids aériens de la Coalition, les troupes irakiennes maintiennent leurs efforts et obtiennent des gains territoriaux. L’intensification des appuis aériens fournis par la Coalition depuis le mois de novembre ont ainsi rendu possible les offensives sur Baiji, Sinjar et Ramadi.

Depuis novembre 2015 à Baiji, les forces irakiennes consolident les positions reconquises à Daech et luttent contre des poches de résistances.

La Coalition maintient un effort sur les zones clés du terrain dans le nord du pays – plus particulièrement entre Sinjar et Mossoul. Il s’agit de contrôler l’axe reliant Mossoul à Raqqah, afin d’asphyxier les flux logistiques de l’organisation terroriste.

Opérations en cours : reprise progressive de Ramadi

A Ramadi, les forces irakiennes sont en train de reprendre progressivement le contrôle de la ville qui était tenue par Daech depuis le 18 mai 2015 . Après avoir pénétré dans les faubourgs , elles sont aujourd’hui en train de s’emparer du centre-ville. Cette opération prendra du temps, car Daech tient la ville depuis 6 mois.

De mai à décembre 2015, la force Chammal a réalisé 49 frappes au profit des troupes au sol engagées dans la conquête de Ramadi.

En complément de ces opérations aériennes, la Coalition et les forces françaises sont engagées dans la formation des forces irakiennes – en particulier celles de l’ICTS qui prennent part au combat en cours dans Ramadi.

2 500 militaires irakiens formés par les soldats français en 2015

En 2015, 2 500 militaires irakiens ont été formés par les forces françaises.

Cette formation est assurée à Bagdad et Erbil. Elle porte sur des instructions spécialisées et repose sur 2 piliers complémentaires.

• A Bagdad, pour l’ICTS, l’objectif visé est de former aux savoir-faire tactiques et techniques sur des domaines indispensables aux combats menés contre Daech : combat en zone urbaine, lutte contre les engins explosifs improvisés (IED), sauvetage au combat, combat d’infanterie.
• Pour l’état-major de la 6e division d’infanterie de l’armée irakienne, les forces françaises conseillent l’état-major sur la planification et la conduite des opérations et assurent la formation de formateurs irakiens.

Irak-Syrie : bilan des opérations aériennes de Chammal

Du 16 décembre 2015 au mardi 05 janvier 2016, les équipages français ont réalisé 209 sorties aériennes au-dessus des zones contrôlées par Daech en Irak et en Syrie, dont:

– 159 de bombardement en appui des troupes irakiennes au sol ou sur objectif planifié ;

– 25 de recueil de renseignement;

– 18 opérations de ravitaillement en vol.

Au total, 52 frappes ont permis de détruire 96 objectifs de Daech. En 3 semaines, 48 frappes d’appui au sol ont été réalisées au profit des troupes irakiennes et 4 raids ont été menés sur des objectifs planifiés en Irak et en Syrie :

• le 19 décembre 2015 en Syrie, les Mirage 2000 et les Rafale de l’armée de l’air ont frappé un site de production pétrolière dans la région de Raqqah ;
• le 22 décembre 2015, les Super-Etendard du GAN ont frappé en Irak un centre logistique situé entre Ramadi et Fallujah ;
• le 1er janvier, des Mirage 2000 ont frappé deux installations pétrolières dans le Sud de Raqqah en Syrie ;
• le 02 janvier, des Rafale ont détruit un centre de production et de stockage d’armement au Nord-Est d’Alep en Syrie avec des missiles SCALP.

Bilan depuis le début de l’engagement au Levant

Depuis le 19 septembre 2014 : 2839 sorties, 399 frappes, 730 objectifs neutralisés par les forces armées françaises de l’opération Chammal.

On Jan. 6, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 14 strikes using fighter, attack, and bomber aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 22 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using rocket artillery, fighter, fighter-attack, 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 Manbij, 14 strikes destroyed 24 ISIL fighting positions, four ISIL buildings, suppressed an ISIL vehicle’s movement, and denied ISIL access to terrain.

Iraq

* Near Al Baghdadi, two strikes struck an ISIL staging facility and an ISIL weapons cache.

* Near Al Huwayjah, one strike destroyed an ISIL bunker.

* Near Albu Hayat, one strike destroyed 30 ISIL rockets, an ISIL rocket rail, and an ISIL building.

* Near Habbaniyah, two strikes destroyed two ISIL staging areas, two ISIL buildings, an ISIL vehicle, and an ISIL tactical vehicle.

* Near Haditha, one strike [British and Canadian] struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed three ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive devices (VBIED), an ISIL fighting position, two ISIL vehicles, and wounded an ISIL fighter.

* Near Hit, two strikes struck an ISIL VBIED factory.

* Near Mosul, four strikes [1 British] struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed 11 ISIL fighting positions, three ISIL bed down locations, an ISIL tunnel, and four ISIL assembly areas.

* Near Ramadi, six strikes [2 British] struck two large ISIL tactical units and destroyed 13 ISIL fighting positions, four ISIL heavy machine guns, four ISIL VBIED staging facilities, an ISIL staging area, three ISIL buildings, three ISIL tactical vehicles, and denied ISIL access to terrain.

* Near Sinjar, three strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed three ISIL fighting positions.

Additionally, one strike from Jan. 5 was not included on the Jan. 6 strike release.

Iraq

* Near Ramadi, one strike destroyed an ISIL fighting position and an ISIL building, and cratered an ISIL used road.