On Nov. 27, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted three strikes using attack and remotely piloted aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 17 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using bomber, fighter, 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 Ayn Isa, three strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL tactical vehicle.

Iraq

* Near Al Baghdadi, two strikes destroyed two ISIL rocket rails and damaged a third ISIL rocket rail and denied ISIL access to terrain.

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

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

* Near Ramadi, seven strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL home-made explosives cache, an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL boat, an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED), two ISIL buildings, an ISIL heavy machine gun, an ISIL ammo cache, two ISIL weapons caches, and an ISIL fighting position.

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

The following day, Friday 27 November, a Reaper was again active over Ramadi, where it assisted a coalition air strike on a terrorist-held building.

The Reaper then observed a fuel tanker which had been adapted to be a large booby-trap; this was positioned in an area from which the civilian population had fled, and which lay in the path of the Iraqi advance. A precision attack with a Hellfire missile safely destroyed the tanker.

A second Reaper supported the Kurds south of Sinjar, and conducted two successful attacks with its Hellfires, destroying two terrorist vehicles, one of which was a car-bomb.

On Nov. 26, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 18 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using bomber, fighter, attack, 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:

Iraq

* Near Fallujah, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL rocket rail, an ISIL fighting position, an ISIL improvised explosive device (IED) cache, and an ISIL command and control node.

* Near Kisik, two strikes [1 British] struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions and an ISIL heavy machine gun.

* Near Ramadi, seven strikes [1 British] struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed four ISIL buildings, two ISIL command and control nodes, an ISIL staging area, an ISIL heavy machine gun, an ISIL fighting position, seven ISIL boats, an ISIL bed-down location, an ISIL out post, cratered an ISIL used road, and denied ISIL access to terrain.

* Near Sinjar, five strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL fighting position, and suppressed an ISIL rocket position.

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

* Near Tal Afar, one strike struck an ISIL vehicle borne IED facility.

On Thursday 26 November, a Reaper remotely piloted aircraft operated with coalition fast jets providing close air support to Iraqi units conducting offensive operations against ISIL in Ramadi. The Reaper’s crew provided surveillance assistance to a successful coalition strike that eliminated an ISIL sniper team and then employed its own GBU-12 guided bomb to destroy a terrorist-held building. Meanwhile, Tornado GR4s from RAF Akrotiri were flying close air support for Kurdish forces who were exploiting their recent victory over the terrorists at Sinjar. An ISIL heavy machine-gun opened fire on the Kurds near Kisik, but an accurate Paveway attack by the GR4s through heavy cloud successfully dealt with the threat.

Concernant l’appui apporté par l’armée française, la semaine a été marquée par les premières frappes du Groupe aéronaval (GAN) contre Daech en Syrie et en Irak. Cinq jours après son appareillage, et après une phase de montée en puissance accélérée, l’engagement des aéronefs du GAN depuis la Méditerranée orientale a permis d’intensifier les frappes menées par la force Chammal contre Daech depuis le 15 novembre 2015. Les capacités d’action de l’armée française au Levant ont été triplées. En une seule journée, le 23 novembre, 22 sorties ont ainsi été réalisées, multipliant par quatre l’activité aérienne moyenne réalisée dans le cadre de l’opération Chammal. Cette journée est également symbolique car la force Chammal a effectué sa 300efrappe en Irak à Ramadi.

Depuis le 15 novembre, 106 sorties aériennes ont été réalisées dont 15 vols de renseignement (ISR), 5 missions de contrôle et coordination aérienne (C2), 86 reconnaissances armées. Au bilan, la force Chammal a délivré 20 frappes contre Daech dont 7 en Syrie sur les postions que les combattants terroristes contrôlent.

On 25 November 2015, while taking part in coalition airstrikes to increase Iraqi security forces’ freedom of movement in the region, two CF-18 Hornets successfully struck an ISIS fighting position in the vicinity of Ramadi using precision guided munitions.

On Nov. 25, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted four strikes using bomber and remotely piloted aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 23 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using bomber, fighter, attack, 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 Hawl, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions and wounded two ISIL fighters.

• Near Ar Raqqah, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and an ISIL vehicle staging area and destroyed an ISIL vehicle.

Iraq

• Near Al Baghdadi, one strike destroyed two ISIL rocket positions.

• Near Albu Hayat, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle.

• Near Kisik, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL vehicles and five ISIL bunkers.

• Near Mosul, five strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and an ISIL checkpoint and destroyed five ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL vehicle, and an ISIL building.

• Near Ramadi, seven strikes [1 Canadian] struck five separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions, two ISIL vehicles, an ISIL mortar, two ISIL structures, an ISIL boat, an ISIL front-end loader, cratered an ISIL road, suppressed an ISIL vehicle’s movement, and denied ISIL access to terrain.

• Near Sinjar, five strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL heavy machine gun, two ISIL fighting positions, damaged an ISIL vehicle, suppressed an ISIL heavy machine gun, and wounded an ISIL fighter.

• Near Sultan Abdallah, two strikes struck two ISIL tactical units and destroyed three ISIL fighting positions and an ISIL vehicle.

On Wednesday 25 November, a particular focus for RAF air operations was over northern Iraq, assisting the Kurdish peshmerga who recently inflicted a significant defeat on the Da’ish extremists at Sinjar.

During the morning, two Tornado GR4s from RAF Akrotiri patrolled near Mosul, and conducted three precision attacks with Paveway IV guided bombs on groups of terrorist fighters.

In addition, a terrorist vehicle was destroyed by a direct hit from a Brimstone missile.

The Tornados then flew west to the area south-east of Sinjar, where a fourth Paveway strike destroyed a Da’ish heavy machine-gun position.

A second Tornado patrol continued to support the Kurdish ground operations into the night, and it used a Paveway to destroy a heavy machine-gun position to the south-west of Sinjar. The GR4s were supported, as normal, by a Voyager air tanker.

Meanwhile, an RAF Reaper remotely piloted aircraft was also providing overwatch for the Kurdish troops, using its advanced surveillance sensors, and its crew conducted a successful attack with a GBU-12 guided bomb on a building in a terrorist-held compound near Mosul.

Other RAF aircraft making a vital contribution to the air campaign include the Sentinel and Air Seeker surveillance aircraft. These make up a large percentage of the coalition’s overall ability to collect strategic intelligence on terrorist activity in Iraq and Syria, and complement well the sophisticated tactical reconnaissance capabilities of the Tornado and Reaper.

On Nov. 24, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted five strikes using 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 bomber, fighter, 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, three strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL fighting position.

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

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

Iraq

• Near Bayji, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL heavy machine gun and an ISIL building.

• Near Fallujah, one strike destroyed an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED).

• Near Kisik, one strike destroyed an ISIL fighting position and suppressed an ISIL mortar position.

• Near Makhmur, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle.

• Near Mosul, three strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position, an ISIL building, and suppressed an ISIL rocket position.

• Near Qayyarah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position.

• Near Ramadi, six strikes struck five separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed three ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL sniper position, two ISIL heavy machine guns, an ISIL home-made explosives (HME) cache, five ISIL weapons caches, an ISIL building, and wounded two ISIL fighters. [see video below]

• Near Sinjar, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL vehicle and five ISIL bunkers.

• Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions.

• Near Tal Afar, one strike struck an ISIL headquarters.

Le mardi 24 novembre 2015 à 19h30 (heure française), les chasseurs français ont été de engagés au-dessus de l’Irak depuis le porte-avions Charles-de-Gaulle. Avec des aéronefs de l’US air force, les quatre Rafale Marine ont frappé des capacités de commandement et de formation de Daech. Le raid conjoint a détruit les cibles visées à Tall Afar.

Catapultés depuis la Méditerranée orientale (MEDOR) en fin d’après-midi, les quatre chasseurs ont détruit un centre de commandement et d’entraînement actif occupé par les combattants terroristes à Tall Afar. Conduit conjointement avec des aéronefs de l’US air force, le raid a duré près de 5 heures. Au total, 20 bombes ont été délivrées.

Cette nouvelle mission du groupe aéronaval (GAN) a pu être conduite grâce aux vols de renseignement préalablement réalisés au-dessus de l’Irak par la coalition et les aéronefs de l’armée de l’air déployés en Jordanie et dans le golfe Arabo-Persique (GAP).

Ces missions aériennes ont pour objectif d’affaiblir les capacités militaires de Daech et de participer à la reprise des territoires contrôlés par les terroristes.

Nederlandse F-16’s, actief in de strijd tegen ISIS in het Midden-Oosten, vlogen ongeveer 10 missies. Ze bestookten een hoofdkwartier en opslagplaatsen van ISIS. Een overzicht van Defensieoperaties in de week van 16 tot en met 22 november.

On Nov. 23, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 9 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 rocket artillery and bomber, fighter, 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, three strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED), an ISIL tactical vehicle, and two ISIL vehicles.

* Near Al Hawl, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions.

* Near Ar Raqqah, one strike struck an ISIL vehicle staging area.

* Near Mar’a, three strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL tactical vehicle, an ISIL artillery piece, and an ISIL fighting position.

Iraq

* Near Al Baghdadi, one strike stuck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL staging area and an ISIL building.

* Near Fallujah, two strikes struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL VBIED and three ISIL fighting positions.

* Near Mosul, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions and suppressed an ISIL mortar position.

* Near Ramadi, eight strikes struck four separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL excavator, an ISIL bunker, five ISIL weapons caches, five ISIL fighting positions, two ISIL buildings, an ISIL mortar position, an ISIL IED, an ISIL staging area, damaged three ISIL entrenchments, and denied ISIL access to terrain.

* Near Sinjar, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed one ISIL fighting position and an ISIL supply cache.

* Near Sultan Abdallah, three strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL light machine gun and three ISIL fighting positions.

Le 23 novembre 2015, la force Chammal a réalisé sa 300e frappe sur Daech. Les objectifs visés étaient à Ramadi, une ville située à 100 km à l’Ouest de Bagdad qui fait l’objet de combats appuyés depuis plusieurs semaines. Elle a permis de détruire des bâtiments, des positions de tirs et des plots de ravitaillement, soit un spectre assez large des capacités de Daech. Ordonnée pour soutenir les troupes irakiennes qui étaient prises sous le feu ennemi, cette frappe leur a permis de poursuivre l’encerclement de la ville.
Les objectifs ont été détruits par un Mirage 2000N (M2000N), avion de combat jusqu’alors exclusivement réservé à la dissuasion nucléaire et utilisé pour la première fois en opération extérieure. Le déploiement de ce type d’avions pour Chammal est un signe fort de l’engagement de la France dans la lutte contre Daech. Il s’agissait seulement du 2evol d’un M2000N avec une configuration emportant simultanément quatre bombes guidées laser GBU 12. Jusqu’alors, il ne pouvait emporter que deux GBU 12. Cette configuration autorisée depuis moins d’un mois permet de doubler les capacités du chasseur.

On Nov. 22, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 14 strikes using attack, ground-attack, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 19 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using rocket artillery and bomber, 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, two strikes destroyed an ISIL artillery piece, an ISIL mortar tube, and an ISIL weapons cache.

* Near Abu Kamal, two strikes destroyed an ISIL excavator and destroyed an ISIL earthen bridge.

* Near Al Hasakah, four strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed four ISIL structures and an ISIL tactical vehicle.

* Near Al Hawl, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL vehicle and two ISIL fighting positions.

* Near Ayn Isa, four strikes struck four separate tactical units and destroyed an ISIL vehicle and six ISIL structures.

Iraq

* Near Albu Hayat, one strike struck an ISIL staging area.

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

* Near Fallujah, three strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL vehicles and wounded two ISIL fighters.

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

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

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

* Near Mosul, one strike destroyed an ISIL fighting position.

* Near Ramadi, five strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL tactical vehicle, eight ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL house borne improvised explosive device (HBIED), two ISIL recoilless rifles, an ISIL weapons cache, an ISIL building, and denied ISIL access to terrain.

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

* Near Sultan Abdallah, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed five ISIL fighting positions.

* Near Hit, one strike destroyed an ISIL bridge section.

Additionally on Nov. 21, two strikes occurred in Syria that were previously unreported:

* Near Dayr Az Zawr, one strike struck an ISIL crude oil collection point.

* Near Al Hasakah and Dayr Az Zawr, one strike destroyed 283 ISIL vehicles.

On Sunday 22 November, Tornado GR4s attacked a Da’ish vehicle armed with an anti-aircraft gun and a stockpile of home-made explosives, destroying both with Paveways.