On Oct. 1, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted eight strikes using fighter, bomber, and remotely piloted aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 20 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using bomber, fighter, attack, 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, six strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and an ISIL crude oil collection point and destroyed an ISIL excavator, an ISIL building, and an ISIL vehicle.

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

• Near Dayr Az Zawr, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL vehicles, and ISIL two anti-air artillery platforms.

Iraq

• Near Al Huwayjah, six strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL ammunition cache, an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL VBIED assembly area, and an ISIL mortar system.

• Near Albu Hayat, one strike destroyed an ISIL vehicle.

• Near Bayji, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed 17 ISIL tactical fighting positions and wounded an ISIL fighter.

• Near Kirkuk, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL fighting position.

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

• Near Ramadi, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions and an ISIL command and control node.

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

• Near Sinjar, four strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions and one ISIL vehicle.

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

On Thursday 1 October, an RAF Reaper remotely piloted aircraft patrolled ahead of Kurdish peshmerga as they conducted their latest offensive against the ISIL terror network in northern Iraq. The Reaper’s crew identified a team of armed terrorists moving on foot and successfully engaged them with a Hellfire missile. The Reaper then provided support to a coalition air strike on an ISIL facility, where car-bombs were being assembled; our aircraft used its sensors to sweep the surrounding area, ensuring there was no risk to civilians, before the air strike went ahead and destroyed the target.

La situation sécuritaire au Levant n’a pas connu d’évolution significative cette semaine. En Irak, la coalition concentre ses efforts sur trois zones, où Daechmène des actions de harcèlement et des attaques ciblées : Baïji, Ramadi et Fallouja.

Carte.

En Syrie, où Daech tente toujours d’obtenir des gains territoriaux, la semaine a été marquée par la réalisation d’une première frappe française au Sud de la ville de Deir Ez Zor. Elle a été réalisée sur la base des éléments recueillis par les missions ISR conduites depuis le 8 septembre 2015.

Le 24 septembre 2015, la Frégate anti-aérienne (FAA) Cassard a rejoint le groupe aéronaval américain- Carrier Strike Group 12 (CSG12) – constitué autour du porte-avions USS Theodore Roosevelt. Ce faisant, il rejoint les forces françaises engagées au Levant. Sa mission consiste à prendre le commandement d’une zone de défense aérienne, au profit du Centre de coordination des opérations aériennes (CAOC) d’Al Udeid, situé au Qatar. En parallèle, il participe en tant qu’escorteur à la protection du porte-avions américain.

Cette semaine, 19 missions aériennes ont été effectuées par la force Chammal au-dessus de l’Irak et au-dessus des zones contrôlées par Daech en Syrie, dont 7 missions de renseignement. Sept frappes ont été réalisées, conduisant à la destruction de 24 objectifs dans les régions irakiennes de Mossoul et Ramadi, et à Deir Ez Zawr en Syrie.

Falkens sidste mission i Irak

Natten mellem tirsdag og onsdag lettede de danske F-16 kampfly fra basen i Kuwait. Missionen blev den sidste af i alt 547 under den nuværende udsendelse. Fra i dag har Danmark ikke længere F-16 indsat i den samlede koalition mod ISIL.

01-10-2015 – kl. 16:34

Af Ronny Rasmussen, Værnsfælles Forsvarskommando

Kl. 09.00 onsdag morgen landede de danske F-16 kampfly på basen. Siden første mission den 16. oktober 2014 har det danske bidrag i alt fløjet 547 missioner og anvendt 503 præcisionsbomber under denne udsendelse. Kampflybidraget pakker nu sammen for at vende tilbage til Danmark for at restituere, så de er klar til fremtidige missioner.

De danske fly har været indsat i luftoperationer inden for irakisk territorium og har deltaget i såvel informationsindhentning som offensive luftoperationer. Chefen for det danske F-16 bidrag Hold 7 er ikke i tvivl om, at indsatsen har været en vigtig del af den samlede koalition mod ISIL.

– Hvis nu koalitionen ikke havde deltaget med luftstøtte til at holde ISIL tilbage, så ville billedet i dag have set markant anderledes ud. Det kan godt være, at fronterne på kortet ikke har flyttet sig så meget. Men hvis ikke man havde fået luftstøtten, tror jeg, at ISIL i dag ville have haft et større terræn, siger GUS, pilot og chef for det danske F-16 detachement Hold 7.

Alt skal væk

De kommende fire til seks uger skal alt pakkes ned og sendes hjem.

– Selvom vi nu skal pakke alt ned, har jeg sørget for, at jeg selv og mine folk har haft 100 procent fokus på den operative opgaveløsning helt op til sidste mission, som vi fløj i går. Vi kan derfor nu fokusere mere på at få gjort flyene klar til hjemturen og få pakket alt materiel i kasser, siger GUS

Når flyene er sendt hjem, sendes også hovedstyrken hjem. Derefter pakkes alt IT-udstyr ned sammen med kontorfaciliteter.

– Vi ser nu på materiellister og vurderer, hvad der skal hjem og i hvilken rækkefølge. Hjemsendelsen af materiel sker efter prioritet. Gods, som benyttes til operationer i Danmark, sendes med militære transportfly, mens resten sendes med civil lufttransport eller med skibe. Det er ikke den letteste måde, men det er den billigste, siger Jeppe, der er major og har det logistiske ansvar i missionen.

Når de sidste danskere har forladt basen, er det op til koalitionspartnerne at vurdere, hvem der skal overtage pladsen på basen – og den er eftertragtet, eftersom danskerne var nogle af de første, der deltog med kampfly i koalitionens operation og derfor har fået den bedste plads på basen.

Fakta:

Det danske F-16 bidrag til Operation Inherent Resolve består af syv fly og op til 140 mand. Det omfatter også forbindelses- og stabsofficerer ved relevante hovedkvarterer. 
Udover F-16 bidrager Danmark også med et 120 mand stort bidrag fra Hæren, som skal uddanne og vejlede de irakiske sikkerhedsstyrker i bl.a. skydning, førstehjælp, føring og stabsarbejde.

On Sept. 30, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted one airstrike using remotely piloted aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 21 airstrikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using bomber, fighter, attack, 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 Mar’a, one airstrike destroyed two ISIL excavators.

Iraq

• Near Al Huwayjah, seven airstrikes struck a large ISIL tactical unit and an area of interest and destroyed three ISIL heavy machine guns, an ISIL light machine gun, eight ISIL fighting positions, suppressed ISIL mortar fire, and denied ISIL terrain.

• Near Bayji, two airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL tactical vehicle and an ISIL mortar position.

• Near Fallujah, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL building and an ISIL tunnel.

• Near Habbaniyah, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL building and an ISIL rocket system.

• Near Kirkuk, four airstrikes [1 British] struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL cache, two ISIL heavy machine guns, seven ISIL light machine guns, 22 ISIL fighting positions, and denied ISIL access to terrain.

• Near Ramadi, two airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed 10 ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL tactical vehicle and an ISIL vehicle.

• Near Sinjar, two airstrikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL light machine gun and two ISIL fighting positions.

• Near Sultan Abdallah, one airstrike destroyed an ISIL fighting position and suppressed an ISIL mortar position.

• Near Tal Afar, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit.

The following day, Wednesday 30 September, two Tornado GR4s from RAF Akrotiri, supported by a Voyager refuelling tanker, provided close air support to Kurdish peshmerga advancing west of Kirkuk, who had come under fire from two ISIL heavy machine-gun positions. Both positions were successfully hit using Paveway IVs, removing the threat posed to the Kurdish troops.

On 30 September 2015, while taking part in coalition operations in support of Iraqi security forces, two CF-18 Hornets successfully struck an ISIS fighting position in Sinjar using precision guided munitions.

On Sept. 29, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted four airstrikes using remotely piloted, bomber, and fighter aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 26 airstrikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using bomber, fighter, attack, 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 Dayr Az Zawr, one airstrike destroyed two ISIL excavators.

• Near Washiyah, one airstrike destroyed an ISIL excavator and damaged two other ISIL excavators.

• Near Palmyra, two airstrikes destroyed two ISIL tactical vehicles.

Iraq

• Near Al Huwayjah, eight airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL staging area, 45 ISIL fighting positions, two ISIL buildings, six ISIL vehicles, an ISIL trailer, and denied ISIL terrain.

• Near Bayji, two airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL buildings, eight ISIL fighting positions, and five ISIL weapons caches.

• Near Habbaniyah, two airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL heavy machine gun, nine rocket rails, and an ISIL recoilless rifle.

• Near Kirkuk, three airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed 10 ISIL rocket rails, an ISIL cache, five ISIL vehicles, and an ISIL VBIED.

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

• Near Mosul, two airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position, an ISIL cache, and suppressed an ISIL mortar position.

• Near Ramadi, three airstrikes destroyed an ISIL vehicle, two ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL obstacle belt, and denied use of an ISIL resupply point.

• Near Sinjar, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL heavy machine gun and two ISIL fighting positions.

• Near Sultan Abdallah, two airstrikes suppressed an ISIL mortar position.

• Tal Afar, two airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL tactical vehicle and an ISIL vehicle.

On Tuesday 29 September, again in northern Iraq, a Reaper tracked a car carrying a number of ISIL extremists to a building, which was destroyed with a Hellfire.

The Reaper was also able to support two other coalition air strikes in the immediate area, which destroyed a vehicle and a fighting position.

Coalition forces are supporting a Peshmerga offensive operation against Daesh terrorists west of Kirkuk, Iraq that began Sept. 30, 2015. Peshmerga fighters successfully penetrated Daesh defensive positions, cleared fighters, liberated eight villages, and re-established government control over approximately 140 square kilometers between Huwayjah and Kirkuk.

Coalition aircraft conducted more than 50 airstrikes in support of this operation. Airstrikes against Daesh positions began several days before the ground operation in order to set favorable conditions for the Peshmerga by degrading Daesh’s ability to fight.

“The Peshmerga fighters continue to reduce Daesh’s initial gains in northern Iraq,” said Col. Christopher Garver, Public Affairs Officer for CJTF-OIR. “This was another important fight in the overall effort to degrade and ultimately defeat Daesh”.

In the last four weeks, the Peshmerga have conducted three successful offensive operations against Daesh terrorists, returning more than 400 square kilometers of territory to government control, liberating 23 villages in the process, and helping to set the conditions for local citizens to return to their homes.

Mission Update – RDAF F-16 Operation Inherent Resolve

De danske F-16-fly, der er udsendt som bidrag til Operation Inherent Resolve, har siden seneste opdatering 22. september fløjet 12 missioner og anvendt 19 bomber.

29-09-2015 – kl. 12:38



Af Værnsfælles Forsvarskommando

Missionerne, som de danske fly har deltaget i, har været offensive, og de danske fly har i den forløbne periode deltaget i missioner i Ninawa, Salah al Din og Al Anbar provinserne. Målene for bomberne har været bygninger og våbenstillinger anvendt af ISIL.

De danske fly har fløjet Close Air Support-missioner (CAS), hvor flyene er indsat som luftstøtte til styrker på landjorden. Her vil flyene patruljere over et bestemt område, hvorefter de vil kunne blive indsat af koalitionen, når der er behov for støtte. Luftstøtten vil variere afhængig af, hvad der er behov for. Det kan både dreje sig om overvågningsopgaver og bombninger af mål.

De danske fly har også gennemført Air Interdiction-missioner. Her planlægges et specifikt angreb mod et på forhånd defineret mål udførligt og detaljeret hjemmefra, og flyene flyver direkte frem til målet, kaster bomber hvis målene kan overvåges i real tid og flyver retur. Ved disse missioner har målene for bomberne været fjendtlige styrker og bygninger.

På de missioner, hvor de danske F-16 ikke har anvendt våben, har de bidraget med overvågning og indhentning af efterretninger. På sådanne overvågningsmissioner er flyene dog altid klar til at anvende våben, hvis der er behov for det.

Siden første mission den 16. oktober 2014, har det danske bidrag i alt fløjet 543 missioner og anvendt 493 bomber. Alle de danske bomber er præcisionsstyrede, hvilket vil sige, at de styres mod deres mål ved hjælp af enten laser eller GPS.

Midden-Oosten

De Nederlandse F-16’s in het Midden-Oosten voerden 15 missies uit. Zij zetten wapens in tegen voertuigen, gebouwen en vuurposities van ISIS-strijders. Bij een van de coalitiemissies had een Nederlandse F-16 vlieger de leiding over een luchtaanval op verschillende ISIS-doelwitten. Er namen verschillende vliegtuigen van de coalitie hieraan deel.

De genie-eenheid heeft werkzaamheden afgerond ter voorbereiding voor de verbetering van de flightline op de uitzendlocatie waar de Nederlandse F-16’s zijn gestationeerd en de beveiliging van het leefkamp van het Nederlandse detachement. Zij maken sinds augustus deel uit van de Air Task Force Middle East.

Irak

Leerlingen van de Commando Course 61 van de Irakese Special Operations Forces ontvingen hun certificaat. Daarbij was de Nederlandse ambassadeur Jan Waltmans aanwezig.

Tijdens de cursus zijn Irakese instructeurs door militairen van de coalitielanden begeleid om zelf instructie te geven. Uiteindelijk moeten Irakese docenten de lessen geven zonder hulp van de coalitie. Nederland heeft de leiding bij de Commando Course en de Commando Instructor Course.

Er zijn nieuwe Nederlandse instructeurs in Bagdad aangekomen. Als zij zijn ingewerkt, start er een nieuwe commandocursus.

On Sept. 28, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted five airstrikes using remotely piloted and fighter aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 12 airstrikes 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 Abu Kamal, two airstrikes destroyed a crude oil collection point.

• Near Dayr Az Zawr, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle.

• Near Mar’a, two airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed five ISIL rockets, an ISIL vehicle, and an ISIL mortar system.

Iraq

• Near Al Asad, one airstrike struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL buildings.

• Near Al Huwayjah, three airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed nine ISIL fighting positions, three ISIL bunkers, and five ISIL tunnels.

• Near Bayji, two airstrikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL buildings and an ISIL weapons cache.

• Near Habbaniyah, one airstrike destroyed three ISIL weapons caches and two rocket positions.

• Near Kirkuk, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions.

• Near Kisik, one airstrike suppressed an ISIL mortar position.

• Near Ramadi, two airstrikes destroyed an ISIL tunnel and two ISIL fighting positions.

• Near Sinjar, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and an ISIL fighting position.

Le 27 septembre 2015, les forces françaises ont mené leur premier raid aérien en Syrie contre Daech. Cinq Rafale, un Atlantique 2 et un avion de ravitaillement C-135 ont été engagés dans cette mission qui visait un camp d’entraînement de l’organisation terroriste.

Depuis le 8 septembre 2015, les forces françaises conduisent des missions de reconnaissance au-dessus des zones contrôlées par Daech en Syrie. Au total, jusqu’au 24 septembre inclus, 12 missions ISR (Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance) ont ainsi été menées.

Ces missions de reconnaissance renforcent la capacité d’appréciation autonome de la France sur la situation des régions contrôlées par l’organisation terroriste en Syrie. Elles ont permis d’identifier des cibles d’intérêt situées au cœur du sanctuaire de Daech.

Le 27 septembre 2015, les aéronefs de l’opération Chammal ont mené un raid aérien contre un camp d’entraînement de Daech situé dans la vallée de l’Euphrate, au Sud de Deir Ez Zor. Il s’agit d’une frappe délibérée sur un objectif reconnu préalablement. Nos renseignements recoupés avec ceux de la coalition ont clairement établi que ce camp est occupé et actif.

Ce raid a été mené depuis les deux bases aériennes de l’opération Chammal situées en Jordanie et dans le Golfe Arabo-Persique.

Les armées françaises ont débuté leurs frappes à 6h30 (heure française). L’objectif ciblé a été détruit. Le raid a duré environ cinq heures.

La neutralisation de Daech s’inscrit dans le temps long. Cette première frappe constitue la suite logique des missions de reconnaissances engagées depuis le 8 septembre. La poursuite du processus d’acquisition du renseignement sur l’organisation de Daech permettra de lui infliger de nouveaux coups.

Lancée depuis le 19 septembre 2014, l’opération Chammal mobilise 700 militaires. Elle vise, à la demande du gouvernement irakien et en coordination avec les alliés de la France présents dans la région, à assurer un appui (aérien et formation) aux forces irakiennes dans la lutte contre le groupe terroriste autoproclamé Daech. Le dispositif complet est actuellement structuré autour de douze avions de chasse de l’armée de l’Air (six Rafale, trois Mirage 2000D et trois Mirage 2000N) et d’un avion de patrouille maritime Atlantique 2.

On Sept. 27, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted three airstrikes using remotely piloted and fighter aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 20 airstrikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using bomber, fighter, 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 Abu Kamal, one airstrike [French] struck an ISIL training area.

* Near Ar Raqqah, one airstrike resulted in inconclusive results.

* Near Mar’a, one airstrike suppressed an ISIL mortar system.

Iraq

* Near Al Huwayjah, two airstrikes destroyed an ISIL checkpoint and an ISIL bunker.

* Near Bayji, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL building and two ISIL caches.

* Near Habbaniyah, two airstrikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed four ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL weapons cache, and an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Kirkuk, three airstrikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL vehicle and an ISIL fighting position.

* Near Mosul, three airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position, an ISIL tunnel, and an ISIL heavy machine gun.

* Near Ramadi, four airstrikes struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL building, four ISIL fighting positions, three ISIL boats, an ISIL home-made explosive cache, and an ISIL vehicle.

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

* Near Sultan Abdallah, two airstrikes destroyed an ISIL fighting position and suppressed an ISIL mortar position.

* Near Tal Afar, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit.

On Sunday 27 September, an RAF Reaper on a surveillance mission over northern Iraq observed a number of armed terrorists as they moved between buildings in a pair of compounds and successfully attacked three terrorist positions, using Hellfire missiles.

On Sept. 26, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted three airstrike using bomber and fighter aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 20 airstrikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using bomber, fighter, 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, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL structure.

• Near Abu Kamal, one airstrike destroyed an ISIL excavator.

• Near Mar’a, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL staging area.

Iraq

• Near Al Huwayjah, three airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed 27 ISIL fighting positions [see video below].

• Near Fallujah, two airstrikes struck an ISIL staging area and damaged an ISIL artillery piece.

• Near Hit, five airstrikes destroyed an ISIL VBIED facility, an ISIL command and control facility, and an ISIL headquarters.

• Near Kirkuk, one airstrike destroyed an ISIL excavator.

• Near Mosul, three airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed four ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL armored vehicle, and suppressed an ISIL mortar position.

• Near Ramadi, two airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed three ISIL buildings and denied terrain to ISIL forces.

• Near Sinjar, two airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions and two ISIL armored vehicles.

• Near Tal Afar, two airstrikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL mortar tubes, an ISIL fighting position, and an ISIL vehicle.

On 26 September 2015, while taking part in coalition operations in support of Iraqi security forces, four CF-18 Hornets successfully struck an Improvised Explosive Device factory in Hit using precision guided munitions.

On 26 September 2015, while taking part in coalition operations in support of Iraqi security forces, two CF-18 Hornets successfully struck an ISIS fighting position in the vicinity of Mosul using precision guided munitions.

Coalition airstrikes destroyed multiple enemy targets near Hit and Kubaysah, Iraq in coordination with and in support of the Government of Iraq Sept. 26, 2015. The strikes attacked key ISIL targets in the Anbar province, including two Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED) production facilities, an ISIL headquarters building, and an ISIL staging area at the Kubaysah cement factory.

“The Coalition continues to attack Daesh tactical capability in Iraq,” said Col. Christopher Garver, Public Affairs Officer for CJTF-OIR. “By degrading Daesh’s capacity to produce dangerous IEDs and stage resources, we are setting the conditions in Anbar for the eventual liberation of the province by Iraqi Security Forces.”

The Coalition continues to systematically target the Daesh IED network because these weapons are a key component of ISIL tactics. IEDs of all types pose a major threat to ISF and indiscriminately kill civilians, which makes reducing Daesh’s capability to produce them that much more important.

The Coalition targeted only portions of the Kubaysah cement factory because those portions were being used by Daesh as a staging area for their fighters, equipment, and weapons. The Coalition takes great care to reduce collateral damage and preserve Iraqi infrastructure.

The destruction of these targets will further degrade ISIL’s ability to conduct operations in the Euphrates River Valley. These strikes are part of ongoing coalition operations in Anbar province to assist the Government of Iraq to degrade and ultimately defeat Daesh terrorists.