On Nov. 19, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 20 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using bomber, 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:

Iraq

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

* Near Fallujah, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL anti-air artillery pieces, two ISIL heavy machine guns, and two ISIL buildings. [see video below]

* Near Kisik, three strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed four ISIL light machine guns, four ISIL fighting positions, two ISIL vehicles, two ISIL supply caches, and an ISIL bunker. [see video below]

* Near Mosul, one strike struck an ISIL weapons vehicle borne improvised explosive device manufacturing facility.

* Near Qayyarah, three strikes struck two ISIL gas and oil separation plants and an ISIL petroleum refinement facility.

* Near Ramadi, five strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed three ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL boat, an ISIL VBIED, two ISIL staging areas, damaged an ISIL headquarters building, suppressed an ISIL VBIED, and denied ISIL access to terrain.

* Near Sinjar, three strikes [1 British] struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL fighting position and an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Tal Afar, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL building and an ISIL light machine gun.

On Nov. 18, 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. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 19 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using bomber, 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 Palmyra, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL checkpoint, an ISIL vehicle, and an ISIL crane.

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

* Near Al Hasakah, four strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed five ISIL buildings.

* Near Dayr Az Zawr, one strike struck an ISIL gas and oil separation plant.

* Near Ar Raqqah, one strike struck an ISIL storage facility.

Iraq

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

* Near Kisik, six strikes struck five separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL weapons caches, 12 ISIL fighting positions, three ISIL vehicles, and an ISIL heavy machine gun.

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

* Near Ramadi, four strikes struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL tactical vehicles, an ISIL tunnel, seven ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL- controlled bridge, an ISIL vehicle borne explosive device (VBIED), an ISIL bed down location, an ISIL staging area, and cratered two ISIL roads. [see video below]

* Near Sinjar, four strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL fighting position, an ISIL tactical vehicle, and suppressed an ISIL mortar position.

On 18 November 2015, while taking part in coalition airstrikes in support of Iraqi security forces offensive operations, two CF-18 Hornets successfully struck three separate ISIS fighting positions, one south of Kirkuk and two others northwest of Mosul, using precision guided munitions.

On Nov. 18, 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. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 19 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using bomber, 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 Palmyra, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL checkpoint, an ISIL vehicle, and an ISIL crane.

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

* Near Al Hasakah, four strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed five ISIL buildings.

* Near Dayr Az Zawr, one strike struck an ISIL gas and oil separation plant.

* Near Ar Raqqah, one strike struck an ISIL storage facility.

Iraq

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

* Near Kisik, six strikes struck five separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL weapons caches, 12 ISIL fighting positions, three ISIL vehicles, and an ISIL heavy machine gun.

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

* Near Ramadi, four strikes struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL tactical vehicles, an ISIL tunnel, seven ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL- controlled bridge, an ISIL vehicle borne explosive device (VBIED), an ISIL bed down location, an ISIL staging area, and cratered two ISIL roads. [see video below]

* Near Sinjar, four strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL fighting position, an ISIL tactical vehicle, and suppressed an ISIL mortar position.

On 18 November 2015, while taking part in coalition airstrikes in support of Iraqi security forces offensive operations, two CF-18 Hornets successfully struck three separate ISIS fighting positions, one south of Kirkuk and two others northwest of Mosul, using precision guided munitions.

On On Nov. 17, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 13 strikes using attack, fighter, and bomber aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 16 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using bomber, 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 Abu Kamal, two strikes struck two ISIL oil and gas separation plants.
* Near Al Hasakah, four strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed 13 ISIL buildings, an ISIL bunker, and an ISIL fighting position.
* Near Al Hawl, three strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL building and four ISIL fighting positions.
* Near Ar Raqqah, four strikes [2 French] struck three ISIL headquarters and an ISIL bivouac.

Iraq

* Near Kisik, three strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed five ISIL fighting positions, two ISIL bunkers, two ISIL weapons caches, and suppressed an ISIL mortar position.
* Near Mosul, four strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit, an ISIL staging area, an ISIL headquarters and destroyed an ISIL heavy machine gun, an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL fighting position, and suppressed an ISIL mortar position.
* Near Ramadi, six strikes [1 Canadian] struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed four ISL vehicle borne improvised explosive devices (VBIED), 29 ISIL fighting positions, six ISIL vehicles, 16 ISIL machine gun positions, three ISIL tactical vehicles, four ISIL VBIED staging areas, an ISIL bulldozer, five ISIL weapons caches, an ISIL building, an ISIL staging area, and denied ISIL access to terrain.
* Near Sinjar, one strike destroyed an ISIL fighting position.
* Near Sultan Abdallah, two strikes suppressed an ISIL rocket position and an ISIL mortar position.

Strike assessments are based on initial reports. All aircraft returned to base safely.

The strike release published on Nov. 16 includes a French strike listed as “Near Ar Raqqah, one strike struck an ISIL storage depot.” After further coordination with the French Ministry of Defense, we have determined that France conducted two separate strikes on two different targets. The first target was an ISIL storage depot and the second strike against an ISIL command and control node.

A strike, as defined in the CJTF releases, means one or more kinetic events that occur in roughly the same geographic location to produce a single, sometimes cumulative effect for that location. So having a single aircraft deliver a single weapon against a lone ISIL vehicle is one strike, but so is multiple aircraft delivering dozens of weapons against a group of buildings and vehicles and weapon systems in a compound, for example, having the cumulative effect of making that facility (or facilities) harder or impossible to use. Accordingly, CJTF-OIR does not report the number or type of aircraft employed in a strike, the number of munitions dropped in each strike, or the number of individual munition impact points against a target.

Le mardi 17 novembre 2015, l’armée française a de nouveau frappé Daech à Raqqah – fief de l’organisation terroriste en Syrie.

Dans la continuité des raids menés depuis 48 heures, la force Chammal a bombardé successivement deux centres de commandement de Daech. Les premières frappes ont débuté à 19h30 (heure française). Les deux objectifs visés ont été détruits.

Constitué de 10 chasseurs en provenance du golfe Arabo-Persique (GAP) et de Jordanie, le raid a été mené par quatre Rafale et six Mirage (2000D et 2000N).

Ces trois derniers jours, la force Chammal a concentré ses frappes sur les camps d’entraînement et les centres de commandement, deux piliers indispensables au fonctionnement de Daech. En 48 heures, les raids français ont ainsi anéanti six objectifs d’importance contrôlés par cette organisation terroriste.

On 17 November 2015, while taking part in coalition airstrikes in support of Iraqi security forces operations to clear ISIS from Ramadi, two CF-18 Hornets successfully struck three ISIS fighting positions during two separate airstrikes in the vicinity of Ramadi using precision guided munitions.

On Tuesday 17 November, Tornado GR4s from RAF Akrotiri provided close air support to Iraqi ground forces closing in on Ramadi. Our aircraft conducted three successful attacks with Paveway IV guided bombs, destroying an improvised artillery piece – a so-called “Hell Cannon” – and two heavy machine-gun positions.
Support was also given to the Kurdish forces as they exploited their recent victory at Sinjar.

On On Nov. 17, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 13 strikes using attack, fighter, and bomber aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 16 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using bomber, 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 Abu Kamal, two strikes struck two ISIL oil and gas separation plants.
* Near Al Hasakah, four strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed 13 ISIL buildings, an ISIL bunker, and an ISIL fighting position.
* Near Al Hawl, three strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL building and four ISIL fighting positions.
* Near Ar Raqqah, four strikes [2 French] struck three ISIL headquarters and an ISIL bivouac.

Iraq

* Near Kisik, three strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed five ISIL fighting positions, two ISIL bunkers, two ISIL weapons caches, and suppressed an ISIL mortar position.
* Near Mosul, four strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit, an ISIL staging area, an ISIL headquarters and destroyed an ISIL heavy machine gun, an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL fighting position, and suppressed an ISIL mortar position.
* Near Ramadi, six strikes [1 Canadian] struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed four ISL vehicle borne improvised explosive devices (VBIED), 29 ISIL fighting positions, six ISIL vehicles, 16 ISIL machine gun positions, three ISIL tactical vehicles, four ISIL VBIED staging areas, an ISIL bulldozer, five ISIL weapons caches, an ISIL building, an ISIL staging area, and denied ISIL access to terrain.
* Near Sinjar, one strike destroyed an ISIL fighting position.
* Near Sultan Abdallah, two strikes suppressed an ISIL rocket position and an ISIL mortar position.

Strike assessments are based on initial reports. All aircraft returned to base safely.

The strike release published on Nov. 16 includes a French strike listed as “Near Ar Raqqah, one strike struck an ISIL storage depot.” After further coordination with the French Ministry of Defense, we have determined that France conducted two separate strikes on two different targets. The first target was an ISIL storage depot and the second strike against an ISIL command and control node.

A strike, as defined in the CJTF releases, means one or more kinetic events that occur in roughly the same geographic location to produce a single, sometimes cumulative effect for that location. So having a single aircraft deliver a single weapon against a lone ISIL vehicle is one strike, but so is multiple aircraft delivering dozens of weapons against a group of buildings and vehicles and weapon systems in a compound, for example, having the cumulative effect of making that facility (or facilities) harder or impossible to use. Accordingly, CJTF-OIR does not report the number or type of aircraft employed in a strike, the number of munitions dropped in each strike, or the number of individual munition impact points against a target.

Nederlandse F-16’s, actief in de strijd tegen ISIS in het Midden-Oosten, vlogen 3 missies. Daarbij werden een hoofdkwartier en opslagplaatsen van ISIS bestookt. Een overzicht van Defensieoperaties in de week van 9 tot en met 15 november.

In Erbil in Noord-Irak begon een nieuwe lichting Peshmerga-strijders aan de Infanterie Basiscursus. In Bagdad gingen de Iraakse cursisten verder met de verschillende commando-opleidingen.

Bouwvakkers treffen voorbereidingen voor de bouw van het pand.

Bouwvakkers treffen voorbereidingen voor de bouw van het pand in Bagdad.

In de Iraakse hoofdstad werd de eerste paal in de grond geslagen van het te bouwen medisch lesgebouw op de militaire academie in Bagdad. Naar verwachting is het onderkomen eind december gereed. De bouw van de leslokalen maakt deel uit van de hulp die Nederland biedt aan de Iraakse overheid. Daarnaast komt er in het gebouw ook een medisch skills lab. Geslaagden van de commando-opleiding krijgen een individuele EHBO-uitrusting.

Le mardi 17 novembre 2015, l’armée française a de nouveau frappé Daech à Raqqah – fief de l’organisation terroriste en Syrie.

Dans la continuité des raids menés depuis 48 heures, la force Chammal a bombardé successivement deux centres de commandement de Daech. Les premières frappes ont débuté à 19h30 (heure française). Les deux objectifs visés ont été détruits.

Constitué de 10 chasseurs en provenance du golfe Arabo-Persique (GAP) et de Jordanie, le raid a été mené par quatre Rafale et six Mirage (2000D et 2000N).

Ces trois derniers jours, la force Chammal a concentré ses frappes sur les camps d’entraînement et les centres de commandement, deux piliers indispensables au fonctionnement de Daech. En 48 heures, les raids français ont ainsi anéanti six objectifs d’importance contrôlés par cette organisation terroriste.

Le 18 novembre 2015, le Groupe aéronaval (GAN) a appareillé pour la Méditerranée orientale. Il prendra part rapidement aux opérations de la Coalition contre Daech et complètera ainsi le dispositif de l’armée de l’Air déjà engagé au Levant. Le GAN permettra de multiplier par trois le potentiel miliaire des moyens français engagés au Levant contre Daech.

Au cours de son déploiement, il participera également à des manœuvres conjointes dans un cadre multinational et interalliés, ainsi qu’à des manœuvres bilatérales avec les pays de la région. Dans le golfe Arabo-Persique, le GAN assurera durant plusieurs semaines le commandement de la Task Force 50.

Cette mission du GAN est baptisée Arromanches 2.

Constitué autour du porte-avions Charles de Gaulle, le groupe aéronaval a pris le nom de Task Force 473 (TF 473). La TF 473 est placée sous le commandement tactique du contre-amiral René-Jean Crignola. Le GAN sera placé successivement sous le contrôle opérationnel de commandant de la zone maritime en Méditerranée et du commandant de la composante navale de la coalition dès son entrée en Océan Indien et jusqu’à sa sortie du golfe Arabo-Persique, puis du commandant de la zone maritime de l’Océan Indien jusqu’au franchissement du canal de Suez.

Le GAN est composé :

Du porte-avions Charles de Gaulle, du groupe aérien embarqué (18 Rafale Marine, 8 Super étendard modernisés, 2 Hawkeye, 2 Dauphin et 1 Alouette III) et de l’état-major du GAN ;

D’une frégate de défense aérienne Chevalier Paul (+ 1 Caïman Marine) ;

D’une frégate anti sous-marine La Motte Piquet (+ Lynx) jusqu’à mi-janvier 2016 ;

D’une frégate européenne multi missions (FREMM) Aquitaine (+ 1 Caïman Marine) à partir de mi-janvier 2016 ;

D’un bâtiment de commandement et de ravitaillement Marne (+ Alouette III) ;

D’une frégate anti-aérienne britannique HMS Defender (+ Lynx et Merlin) ;

D’une frégate belge Léopold Ier (+ Alouette III) du 18 novembre 2015 au 4 janvier 2016 ;

Il pourra être renforcé par la FREMM Provence (+ 1 Caïman Marine) lors de son déploiement de longue durée ;

Ponctuellement de moyens américains navals et aériens.

Des bâtiments de d’autres nations alliées pourront être intégrés au GAN. L’interopérabilité des moyens français avec ceux des Marines alliées est l’assurance pour la Coalition de pouvoir agir avec une très grande réactivité au Levant.

La présence du GAN dans le golfe Arabo-Persique augmente ainsi les opportunités de coopération avec nos partenaires régionaux. Elle est le signe concret de l’intérêt que la France porte à cette zone.

On 17 November 2015, while taking part in coalition airstrikes in support of Iraqi security forces operations to clear ISIS from Ramadi, two CF-18 Hornets successfully struck three ISIS fighting positions during two separate airstrikes in the vicinity of Ramadi using precision guided munitions.

Nederlandse F-16’s, actief in de strijd tegen ISIS in het Midden-Oosten, vlogen 3 missies. Daarbij werden een hoofdkwartier en opslagplaatsen van ISIS bestookt. Een overzicht van Defensieoperaties in de week van 9 tot en met 15 november.

In Erbil in Noord-Irak begon een nieuwe lichting Peshmerga-strijders aan de Infanterie Basiscursus. In Bagdad gingen de Iraakse cursisten verder met de verschillende commando-opleidingen.

Bouwvakkers treffen voorbereidingen voor de bouw van het pand.

Bouwvakkers treffen voorbereidingen voor de bouw van het pand in Bagdad.

In de Iraakse hoofdstad werd de eerste paal in de grond geslagen van het te bouwen medisch lesgebouw op de militaire academie in Bagdad. Naar verwachting is het onderkomen eind december gereed. De bouw van de leslokalen maakt deel uit van de hulp die Nederland biedt aan de Iraakse overheid. Daarnaast komt er in het gebouw ook een medisch skills lab. Geslaagden van de commando-opleiding krijgen een individuele EHBO-uitrusting.

Le 18 novembre 2015, le Groupe aéronaval (GAN) a appareillé pour la Méditerranée orientale. Il prendra part rapidement aux opérations de la Coalition contre Daech et complètera ainsi le dispositif de l’armée de l’Air déjà engagé au Levant. Le GAN permettra de multiplier par trois le potentiel miliaire des moyens français engagés au Levant contre Daech.

Au cours de son déploiement, il participera également à des manœuvres conjointes dans un cadre multinational et interalliés, ainsi qu’à des manœuvres bilatérales avec les pays de la région. Dans le golfe Arabo-Persique, le GAN assurera durant plusieurs semaines le commandement de la Task Force 50.

Cette mission du GAN est baptisée Arromanches 2.

Constitué autour du porte-avions Charles de Gaulle, le groupe aéronaval a pris le nom de Task Force 473 (TF 473). La TF 473 est placée sous le commandement tactique du contre-amiral René-Jean Crignola. Le GAN sera placé successivement sous le contrôle opérationnel de commandant de la zone maritime en Méditerranée et du commandant de la composante navale de la coalition dès son entrée en Océan Indien et jusqu’à sa sortie du golfe Arabo-Persique, puis du commandant de la zone maritime de l’Océan Indien jusqu’au franchissement du canal de Suez.

Le GAN est composé :

Du porte-avions Charles de Gaulle, du groupe aérien embarqué (18 Rafale Marine, 8 Super étendard modernisés, 2 Hawkeye, 2 Dauphin et 1 Alouette III) et de l’état-major du GAN ;

D’une frégate de défense aérienne Chevalier Paul (+ 1 Caïman Marine) ;

D’une frégate anti sous-marine La Motte Piquet (+ Lynx) jusqu’à mi-janvier 2016 ;

D’une frégate européenne multi missions (FREMM) Aquitaine (+ 1 Caïman Marine) à partir de mi-janvier 2016 ;

D’un bâtiment de commandement et de ravitaillement Marne (+ Alouette III) ;

D’une frégate anti-aérienne britannique HMS Defender (+ Lynx et Merlin) ;

D’une frégate belge Léopold Ier (+ Alouette III) du 18 novembre 2015 au 4 janvier 2016 ;

Il pourra être renforcé par la FREMM Provence (+ 1 Caïman Marine) lors de son déploiement de longue durée ;

Ponctuellement de moyens américains navals et aériens.

Des bâtiments de d’autres nations alliées pourront être intégrés au GAN. L’interopérabilité des moyens français avec ceux des Marines alliées est l’assurance pour la Coalition de pouvoir agir avec une très grande réactivité au Levant.

La présence du GAN dans le golfe Arabo-Persique augmente ainsi les opportunités de coopération avec nos partenaires régionaux. Elle est le signe concret de l’intérêt que la France porte à cette zone.