On Oct. 17, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted five strikes using remotely piloted and fighter aircraft. Separately 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:

Syria

• Near Abu Kamal, two strikes destroyed two separate ISIL crude oil collection points.

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

• Near Ar Raqqah, two strikes damaged an ISIL artillery piece.

Iraq

• Near Bayji, one strike struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL bunker, an ISIL heavy machine gun, three ISIL weapons caches, and an ISIL tactical vehicle.

• Near Habbaniyah, one strike destroyed an ISIL mortar system.

• Near Kisik, two strikes suppressed an ISIL sniper position and an ISIL light machine gun position.

• Near Mosul, three strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed three ISIL heavy machine guns, six ISIL fighting positions and an ISIL tactical vehicle.

• Near Qayyarah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL improvised explosive device and an ISIL vehicle.

• Near Ramadi, three strikes destroyed an ISIL supply cache and denied ISIL access to two separate terrain locations.

• Near Sinjar, five strikes struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL command and control node, an ISIL cache, an ISIL assembly area, 26 ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL improvised explosive device factory, and suppressed an ISIL rocket position.

• Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike destroyed an ISIL fighting position.

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

On 17 October 2015, while taking part in coalition operations in support of Iraqi security forces, two CF-18 Hornets successfully struck an ISIS fighting position northeast of Tal Afar using precision guided munitions.

On Oct. 16, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted two strikes using remotely piloted and fighter aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 19 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using 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 Ar Raqqah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle.

• Near Mar’a, one strike destroyed an ISIL staging area.

Iraq

• Near Al Baghdadi, one strike struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed five ISIL buildings, three ISIL fighting positions, three ISIL mortar positions, two ISIL weapons caches, an ISIL tactical vehicle, an ISIL heavy machine gun, and an ISIL vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (VBIED).

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

• Near Bayji, one strike destroyed an ISIL artillery piece.

• Near Kisik, three strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL staging area, two ISIL fighting positions, and an ISIL heavy machine gun.

• Near Mosul, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions and an ISIL heavy machine gun.

• Near Ramadi, three strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions and denied ISIL access to two separate terrain locations.

• Near Sinjar, three strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL vehicles, seven ISIL fighting positions, 14 ISIL assembly areas, two ISIL supply caches, and an ISIL command and control node.

• Near Tal Afar, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed six ISIL fighting positions.

• Near Waleed, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle and wounded three ISIL fighters.

GR4s were also in action on Friday 16 October, when they used a Paveway to destroy an ISIL heavy machine-gun position.

On Oct. 15, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted three strikes using remotely piloted and fighter aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 21 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using bomber, fighter, attack, ground-attack, remotely piloted aircraft, and rocket artillery against ISIL targets. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted against ISIL since the last press release:

Syria

• Near Aleppo, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle. [see October 18th-19th for more on this event]

• Near Washiyah, one strike struck an ISIL improvised explosive device cluster.

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

Iraq

• Near Al Baghdadi, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL building and an ISIL vehicle.

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

• Near Bayji, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle and damaged an ISIL heavy machine gun and an ISIL tunnel.

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

• Near Mosul, three strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL heavy machine gun, three ISIL fighting positions, and suppressed an ISIL rocket position.

• Near Qayyarah, two strikes destroyed two separate ISIL VBIED facilities.

• Near Ramadi, seven strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL mortar position, seven ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL improvised explosive device cluster, four ISIL vehicles, two ISIL tactical vehicles, an ISIL supply pile, two ISIL boats, and breached two ISIL obstacles and denied ISIL access to terrain.

• Near Sinjar, one strike destroyed 11 ISIL fighting positions.

• Near Tal Afar, three strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL vehicles, 49 ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL cache, and wounded an ISIL fighter.

Coalition aircraft struck elements of the Qayyarah Oil Refinery in Iraq just after midnight Oct. 16 local time, as part of the Coalition’s effort to disrupt Daesh, the Arabic acronym for ISIL, financing from illegally-gained oil revenue. This strike was conducted in coordination with and in support of the Government of Iraq.

The Qayyarah Oil Refinery was used by Daesh to produce oil for the black market to fund their terrorist activities. This site was also used to store weapons and as a base of operations to facilitate attacks in the area.

“The Coalition recognizes that a significant portion of Daesh’s financing results from illicit oil revenues,” said Col. Christopher Garver, Public Affairs Officer for CJTF-OIR. “This airstrike is aimed at reducing Daesh’s ability to fund their terrorist activities with oil stolen from the people of Iraq. It also demonstrates the Coalition’s commitment to attack Daesh across all aspects in order to dismantle and ultimately defeat Daesh.”

Coalition forces use deliberate targeting and precision airstrikes to disrupt Daesh’s ability to generate revenue through illicit oil smuggling.

Coalition airstrikes will continue to target Daesh’s leadership, revenue sources, supply routes, command facilities, and weapons caches to dismantle their operations in Iraq and Syria.

La situation sécuritaire en Irak n’a pas connu d’évolution significative.Daech reste en position défensive dans les zones de Baiji et de Ramadi où se porte l’effort des forces de sécurité irakiennes.

Le début de la semaine a été marqué par le deuxième raid conduit par les forces françaises contre les positions de Daech en Syrie. Dans la nuit du 8 au 9 octobre 2015, 2 Rafale de l’armée de l’air ont frappé un centre d’entraînement de Daech à proximité de Raqqah.

La force Chammal a maintenu un rythme opérationnel soutenu avec 27 missions aériennes réalisées. Les équipages ont poursuivi les missions ISR au-dessus des espaces contrôlés par Daech en Irak comme en Syrie, ainsi que les opérations de ravitaillement en vol. La force Chammal a frappé en Irak des objectifs convoités par Daech, dans les régions de Sindjar, Mossoul et Kirkouk. Au total, 12 frappes ont été effectuées cette semaine, permettant de détruire 20 objectifs.

On Oct. 14, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted eight strikes using remotely piloted and fighter aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 17 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using bomber, fighter, attack, ground-attack, remotely piloted aircraft, and rocket artillery against ISIL targets. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted against ISIL since the last press release:

Syria

• Near Al Bab, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL vehicles, an ISIL tactical vehicle, and damaged an ISIL excavator.

• Near Al Hawl, two strikes destroyed an ISIL crude oil collection point and an ISIL oil pump.

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

• Near Manbij, one strike destroyed an ISIL artillery piece.

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

• Near Washiyah, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL tactical vehicle, and an ISIL artillery piece.

Iraq

• Near Al Baghdadi, three strikes destroyed an ISIL weapons cache and denied ISIL access to tactical terrain.

• Near Al Huwayjah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit.

• Near Bayji, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL home-made explosives cache.

• Near Habbaniyah, one strike destroyed an ISIL tactical vehicle.

• Near Hit, one strike destroyed an ISIL excavator.

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

• Near Ramadi, four strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL heavy machine gun position, an ISIL mortar position, an ISIL fighting position, and two ISIL tactical vehicles.

• Near Sinjar, four strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed 21 ISIL fighting positions and five ISIL staging areas.