De danske F-16-fly, der er udsendt som bidrag til Operation Inherent Resolve, har siden seneste opdatering 8. september fløjet 9 missioner og anvendt 3 bomber.

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 og Al Anbar provinserne. Målene for bomberne har været fjendtlige våbenstillinger og bygninger 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 en Air Interdiction-mission. Her gennemføres et specifikt angreb mod et på forhånd defineret mål, hvor flyene flyver direkte til målet, anvender bomber og flyver retur. I denne uge har målene for bomberne været bygninger anvendt af ISIL.

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 517 missioner og anvendt 472 bomber. Alle de danske bomber er præcisionsstyrede, hvilket vil sige, at de styres mod deres mål ved hjælp af enten laser eller GPS.

De Nederlandse F-16’s, actief in de strijd tegen ISIS in het Midden-Oosten, voerden meer dan 10 missies uit. Daarbij werden wapens ingezet tegen voertuigen, gebouwen en vuurposities van ISIS-strijders. In Bagdad ronden Iraakse troepen een scherpschuttersopleiding af.

On Sep. 14, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted three airstrikes using fighter aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 15 airstrikes coordinated with the government of Iraq using attack, 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, two airstrikes [1 Australian] struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL armored personnel carrier.
• Near Dayr Az Zawr, one airstrike struck an ISIL crude oil collection point.

Iraq

• Near Al Baghdadi, one airstrike struck an ISIL large tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL building.
• Near Al Huwayjah, two airstrikes struck two ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL tunnels and an ISIL vehicle.
• Near Bayji, three airstrikes struck three ISIL tactical units and destroyed eight ISIL buildings, an ISIL IED and an ISIL carport.
• Near Habbaniyah, one airstrike destroyed three ISIL rocket rails.
• Near Kirkuk, one airstrike struck an ISIL mortar firing position.
• Near Mosul, three airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit, two ISIL rocket firing positions and an ISIL mortar firing position and destroyed three ISIL berms and 14 ISIL fighting positions.
• Near Ramadi, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL house-borne IED, an ISIL VBIED, five ISIL buildings, an ISIL vehicle and an ISIL motorcycle.
• Near Sinjar, three airstrikes struck two ISIL tactical units and destroyed six ISIL fighting position, an ISIL heavy machine gun and an ISIL cache.

Airstrike assessments are based on initial reports. All aircraft returned to base safely. The strikes were conducted as part of Operation Inherent Resolve, the operation to eliminate the ISIL terrorist group and the threat they pose to Iraq, Syria and the wider international community.

The destruction of ISIL targets in Syria and Iraq further limits the group’s ability to project terror and conduct operations. Coalition nations which have conducted airstrikes in Iraq include Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, Jordan, Netherlands, United Kingdom and United States. Coalition nations which have conducted airstrikes in Syria include Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates and the U.S.

Monday [September 14th 2015] saw the Tornado GR4s patrolling near Mosul, where they attacked a rocket-firing position, while a Reaper operating over Anbar province, struck a pair of terrorists who had been spotted preparing a booby-trap, then supported two further coalition air strikes in the area.

On Sep. 13, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted four airstrikes using fighter and remotely piloted aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 18 airstrikes coordinated with the government of Iraq using attack, 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 Dayr Ar Zawr, two airstrikes struck an ISIL crude oil collection point and destroyed an ISIL excavator.

• Near Kobani, one airstrike destroyed an ISIL artillery piece.

• Near Mar’a, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit.

Iraq

• Near Al Huwayjah, one airstrike destroyed three ISIL trenches.

• Near Bayji, four airstrikes struck one large and two small ISIL tactical units and destroyed six ISIL buildings, three ISIL vehicles, an ISIL ant-aircraft artillery piece and an ISIL structure.

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

• Near Haditha, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL motorcycle.

• Near Kisik, four airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and an ISIL staging area and destroyed an ISIL excavator and an ISIL fighting position.

• Near Mosul, three airstrikes destroyed two ISIL trenches, an ISIL bulldozer and an ISIL vehicle.

• Near Ramadi, two airstrikes destroyed four ISIL weapons caches, an ISIL armored personnel carrier and an ISIL VBIED.

• Near Sultan Abdallah, one airstrike struck an ISIL sniper firing position.

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

On Sunday 13 September, again in northern Iraq, near to Sinjar, a Paveway from a Tornado mission destroyed a terrorist group, armed with rocket-propelled grenades.

On Sep. 12, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted seven airstrikes using attack, bomber, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 18 airstrikes coordinated with the government of Iraq using attack, 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 Hawl, two airstrikes destroyed seven ISIL fighting positions and an ISIL tank.

• Near Ar Raqqah, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit.

• Near Kobani, one airstrike destroyed an ISIL artillery piece.

• Near Mar’a, three airstrikes struck an ISIL staging facility and destroyed four ISIL buildings an ISIL artillery piece and an ISIL weapons cache.

Iraq

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

• Near Fallujah, six airstrikes struck two ISIL VBIED facilities, two ISIL weapons caches, an ISIL command and control facility and an ISIL staging area.

• Near Kisik, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and an ISIL truck.

• Near Mosul, three airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit, an ISIL mortar firing position an ISIL rocket firing position and destroyed an ISIL heavy machine gun and an ISIL fighting position.

• Near Ramadi, three airstrikes struck three ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions, two ISIL buildings and an ISIL homemade explosives cache.

• Near Sinjar, two airstrikes struck two ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions.

• Near Tuz, two airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL vehicles and an ISIL bunker.

On Sep. 11, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted three airstrikes using fighter and remotely piloted aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 22 airstrikes coordinated with the government of Iraq using attack, 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, two airstrikes struck two ISIL crude oil collection points.

• Near Al Hasakah, one airstrike destroyed an ISIL VBIED.

Iraq

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

• Near Hit, two airstrikes struck an ISIL large tactical unit and destroyed three ISIL vehicles, an ISIL anti-aircraft artillery piece and an ISIL building.

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

• Near Kisik, two airstrikes struck an ISIL heavy machine gun firing position and an ISIL rocket firing position and destroyed an ISIL fighting position.

• Near Mosul, two airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and an ISIL armored personnel carrier and destroyed an ISIL fighting position and an ISIL heavy machine gun.

• Near Ramadi, three airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL heavy machine gun and an ISIL IED.

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

• Near Sultan Abdallah, one airstrike struck an ISIL rocket firing position.

• Near Tuz, eight airstrikes struck six ISIL tactical units and destroyed 22 ISIL fighting positions, four ISIL vehicles, one ISIL heavy machine guns, an ISIL ammunition cache, an ISIL light machine gun and an ISIL motorcycle.

RAF support to the peshmerga continued into Friday 11 September; a Reaper supported a Kurdish offensive operation to clear an ISIL-held village, in the course of which it engaged a defensive position with a Hellfire.

The Australian Air Task Group (ATG) completed its first operational mission in Syria overnight, retuning to base in the Middle East without incident. No weapons were released during the mission.
The mission provided on-call interdiction and dynamic targeting support as part of the international coalition’s effort to disrupt and degrade Daesh.
Two Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18A Hornets, a KC-30A air-to-air refuelling aircraft and E-7A Airborne Early Warning and Control aircraft combined during the mission.
ATG Commander, Air Commodore Stu Bellingham said the Hornets searched points of interest for enemy activity in eastern Syria, reporting to the international coalition’s Combined Air Operations Centre through the E-7A aircraft.
“Daesh controls a large amount of territory in eastern Syria that serves as a source of recruitment and oil revenues, and as a base from which it continues to launch attacks into Iraq”, Air Commodore Bellingham said.
“The Hornets were also prepared for any short notice high priority tasking which could include surveillance and weapons release,” Air Commodore Bellingham said. The KC-30A provided air-to-air refuelling support to the F/A-18A Hornets throughout the mission.
The ATG is part of Operation OKRA, the Australian Defence Force’s contribution to the international effort to combat the Daesh terrorist threat in Iraq and Syria. The Australian ATG will continue to plan and conduct air strikes against Daesh in Iraq and Syria as part of coalition strike operations aimed at disrupting and degrading Daesh strongholds.

On Sep. 10, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted three airstrikes using fighter and remotely piloted aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 27 airstrikes coordinated with the government of Iraq using attack, 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 Hawl, two airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL excavator and an ISIL fighting position.
• Near Palmyra, one airstrike destroyed two ISIL excavators.

Iraq

• Near Al Huwayjah, three airstrikes struck two ISIL weapons caches and an ISIL vehicle storage facility.
• Near Bayji, two airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and an ISIL fighting position and destroyed an ISIL mortar system and an ISIL vehicle.
• Near Fallujah, one airstrike destroyed two ISIL mortar systems and an ISIL rocket rail.
• Near Hit, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit.
• Near Kisik, three airstrikes struck three ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions and an ISIL vehicle.
• Near Mosul, four airstrikes struck four ISIL tactical units and destroyed six ISIL fighting positions and an ISIL heavy machine gun.
• Near Ramadi, one airstrike struck an ISIL large tactical unit and destroyed three ISIL fighting positions, two ISIL vehicles and a building.
• Near Sinjar, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions and an ISIL heavy machine gun.
• Near Tal Afar, one airstrike struck an ISIL heavy machine gun firing position. [see video below]
• Near Tuz, ten airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and four ISIL staging areas and destroyed 20 ISIL fighting positions, two ISIL vehicles and an ISIL trench.

Finally, on Sept. 10, Coalition forces conducted a previously unreported airstrike near Tal Afar, Iraq, which struck an ISIL tactical unit and resulted in a destroyed vehicle and the death of a senior ISIL leader.

On 10 September 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 Mosul using precision guided munitions.

On Thursday 10 September, another Reaper patrol identified a group of heavily armed ISIL fighters gathering in a building. Both the building and a vehicle used by the terrorists were destroyed with Hellfires, and the Reaper also assisted coalition aircraft in 13 successful attacks on further terrorist positions nearby. Elsewhere in the country, a second Reaper conducted two attacks on extremists attempting to attack Iraqi troops, whilst in northern Iraq, a pair of Tornado GR4s used a Paveway IV precision guided bomb to destroy a building from which the terrorists had been firing a heavy weapon at the Kurdish peshmerga.

La semaine a été marquée par l’extension de la zone d’opérations des forces armées françaises engagées au Levant jusqu’à la Syrie, avec le survol des zones contrôlées par Daech. Le 8 septembre 2015, au lendemain de l’annonce du Président de la République, une patrouille de Rafale a conduit une première mission de reconnaissance (missions ISR – Intelligence, surveillance et reconnaissance) depuis le golfe arabo-persique. Une deuxième a été réalisée le 9 septembre par un avion de patrouille maritime Atlantique2 de la Marine nationale.

L’objectif de ces missions aériennes consiste à acquérir du renseignement sur le groupe terroriste Daech et à renforcer notre capacité d’appréciation autonome de la situation dans les zones survolées. Elles sont conduites en coordination avec la coalition et en complément des actions déjà menées par cette dernière en Syrie. La coordination des vols est assurée depuis le centre des opérations aériennes (CAOC) de la coalition situé à Al Udeid, au Qatar. Ces missions aériennes s’inscrivent dans la continuité de celles menées depuis septembre 2014 dans le cadre de l’opération Chammal, sans entraîner de changement de la composition de la force.

L’activité aérienne hebdomadaire des avions de Chammal en Irak et en Syrie s’est traduite par 20 missions, dont 5 missions ISR. Cinq frappes ont abouti à la destruction de 7 objectifs dans les régions de Fallujah, Mossoul et Sinjar : des bâtiments, véhicules et barges fluviales du groupe terroriste Daech.

En Irak, dans le secteur de Bagdad, le détachement conseil et assistance a effectué des stages de topographie, lutte contre les engins explosifs improvisés et de secourisme au combat, tout en poursuivant la formation et l’accompagnement des officiers de l’état-major de la 6th Infantry Division. Le Détachement d’instruction opérationnel (DIO) 13 termine le 10 septembre 2015 une formation en techniques commando et un stage “formateur des formateurs”, commencés fin juillet 2015, au profit des militaires de l’ICTS, l’Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service. Un stage de lutte contre les engins explosifs, commencé en août 2015, se termine en début de semaine prochaine.

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 soutien aérien aux forces irakiennes dans la lutte contre le groupe terroriste 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 Atlantique2. Il comprend également des militaires projetés à Bagdad et Erbil pour la formation et le conseil des militaires irakiens.

Mulige civile tab i Irak

Irak: Koalitionens undersøgelse af mulige civile tab er endnu ikke afsluttet.

10-09-2015 – kl. 14:56

Af Værnsfælles Forsvarskommando

Forsvaret offentliggjorte den 3. september, at de danske F16 fly, der er indsat i kampen mod ISIL, under et angreb mod godkendte mål den 30. august, muligvis havde forårsaget civile tab. Den danske styrke videreformidlede denne vurdering til koalitionens lufthovedkvarter, der igangsatte en undersøgelse af hændelsen. Denne undersøgelse er endnu ikke afsluttet.

Forsvaret afventer således fortsat konklusionen af koalitionens undersøgelse og vil herefter orientere om resultatet når det foreligger.

Man kan læse mere om de processer der ligger til grund, når danske fly går på vingerne i Irak, ved at klikke her.

The following day [September 9th 2015], a Reaper used Hellfires to destroy two vehicles being prepared as car-bombs.

Le 9 septembre 2015, une nouvelle mission de survol de la Syrie a été réalisée par un équipage d’Atlantique 2, en vue d’acquérir du renseignement sur le groupe terroriste Daech et renforcer la capacité d’appréciation autonome de la situation de la France.

Tous les capteurs embarqués dans l’avion de la Marine Nationale ont été utilisés pour cette mission : caméra infra-rouge jour et nuit, appareils photo à grosse focale et forte résolution et moyens de veille électronique et électromagnétique.

L’ATL2 peut accueillir un équipage allant jusqu’à 17 personnes qui se répartissent l’utilisation des moyens embarqués. Les différents opérateurs en guerre électronique, détecteurs acousticiens ou navigateurs aériens, contrôleurs avancés, mécaniciens de bord et interprétateurs photo travaillent ainsi pendant toute la mission sous les ordres du commandant de bord, pour récupérer, analyser et transmettre toutes les données reçues en imagerie (IMINT) ou en électromagnétique (ELINT).

Cette mission, comme celle réalisée le 8 septembre, a été conduite dans le cadre des opérations de la coalition contre le groupe terroriste Daech. Elles ont été planifiées, coordonnées et contrôlées depuis le CAOC d’Al Udeid au Qatar.

Enfin, le dispositif de l’opération Chammal est inchangé (voir carte de présentation Chammal). Il permet de mener aussi bien des missions de reconnaissance que des frappes aériennes contre Daech en Syrie.

On Sep. 9, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 10 airstrikes using attack, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 18 airstrikes coordinated with the government of Iraq using attack, 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 struck an ISIL crude oil collection point [see video].
• Near Al Hasakah, three airstrikes struck two ISIL tactical units and destroyed three ISIL fighting positions, two ISIL motorcycles and an ISIL structure.
• Near Al Hawl, one airstrike had inconclusive results.
• Near Ar Raqqah, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit.
• Near Kobani, two airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed three ISIL excavators.
• Near Mar’a, one airstrike destroyed an ISIL mortar supply point and an ISIL mortar tube.
• Near Palmyra, one airstrike had inconclusive results.

Iraq

• Near Al Baghdadi, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL building.
• Near Bayji, two airstrikes destroyed an ISIL vehicle.
• Near Habbaniyah, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two buildings.
• Near Kisik, one airstrike struck an ISIL mortar firing position.
• Near Mosul, two airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and an ISIL mortar firing position and destroyed an ISIL fighting position.
• Near Ramadi, two airstrikes struck two ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL building.
• Near Rawah, one airstrike struck an ISIL large tactical unit and an ISIL encampment.
• Near Sinjar, three airstrikes [1 Canadian] struck two ISIL tactical units and an ISIL mortar firing position and destroyed three ISIL fighting positions and two ISIL light machine guns.
• Near Tal Afar, one airstrike struck an ISIL mortar firing position.
• Near Tuz, four airstrikes destroyed 13 ISIL fighting positions and two ISIL vehicles.

On 9 September 2015, while taking part in coalition operations in support of Iraqi security forces, two CF-18 Hornets successfully struck two ISIS fighting positions in Sinjar using precision guided munitions.

On Sep. 8, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted three airstrikes using attack, bomber fighter and remotely piloted aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 14 airstrikes coordinated with the government of Iraq using attack, bomber, fighter, fighter-attack and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets.

In coordination with the Government of Iraq, the Coalition conducted airstrikes against an ISIL operating base located near Ramadi.

“Coalition strikes targeted and destroyed a large Daesh staging facility that housed weapons caches, combat equipment and included a multitude of prepared defensive positions” said Col. Michael Indovina, spokesman, CJTF-OIR. “This facility was a key Daesh command and supply hub in the Ramadi region and was being used to store large amounts of homemade explosives, as well as VBIED components. Destroying this facility enables Iraqi security forces activities in and around Ramadi while degrading Daesh command and control capability throughout the area.”

The following is a summary of the strikes conducted against ISIL since the last press release:

Syria

* Near Al Hawl, one airstrike destroyed three ISIL bunkers.

* Near Ar Raqqah, one airstrike struck an ISIL large tactical unit and an ISIL training camp and destroyed five ISIL fighting positions and an ISIL motorcycle.

* Near Mar’a, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL front end loader.

Iraq

* Near Al Huwayjah, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit.

* Near Bayji, one airstrike destroyed an ISIL VBIED.

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

* Near Habbaniyah, two airstrikes destroyed an ISIL homemade explosives cache and an ISIL rocket rail.

* Near Kirkuk, one airstrike struck two ISIL heavy machine gun firing positions and an ISIL mortar firing position.

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

* Near Ramadi, three airstrikes [1 British] struck an ISIL tactical unit, an ISIL operating base and an ISIL staging area and destroyed five ISIL homemade explosives caches, two ISIL boats, an ISIL motorcycle and an ISIL vehicle.

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

* Near Tal Afar, two airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and an ISIL mortar firing position and destroyed an ISIL bunker, an ISIL excavator, an ISIL fighting position, an ISIL trench and an ISIL weapons cache.

September 9th: In coordination with the Government of Iraq, the Coalition conducted airstrikes Sept. 8 against an ISIL operating base and staging area located in a stadium near Ramadi.

The stadium was a key ISIL command and supply hub in the Ramadi region and was being used to store large amounts of homemade explosives, weapons and ammunition as well as VBIED components. ISIL used the stadium as a base of operations to control fighters across the Ramadi region, and as a central node for lethal aid funneled down the Euphrates River Valley. Destroying this hub will significantly disrupt ISIL’s ability to conduct operations and resupply their fighters in Ramadi.

C’est une patrouille de Rafale qui a décollé depuis son terrain de stationnement dans le golfe arabo-persique pour effectuer la première mission « ISR » au-dessus du territoire syrien. La mission du 8 septembre a duré plus de 6h30 ce qui a été rendu possible grâce au concours d’un avion ravitailleur C 135. Avec leurs pods “RECO NG” accrochés sous l’appareil et permettant la prise de vue à grande vitesse de jour comme de nuit et la surveillance vidéo, les Rafale ont pu acquérir du renseignement sur le groupe terroriste Daech et renforcer la capacité d’appréciation autonome de la situation de la France.

Ces missions aériennes sont réalisées dans le cadre de l’opération de la coalition contre DAECH qui mène la mission Inherent Resolve. Elles viennent en complément des vols de l’opération française Chammal sur l’Irak. A l’instar des vols conduits en Irak, les vols français sont intégrés dans l’Air Task Order, le plan de vol de tous les avions de la coalition, élaboré au CAOC 1d’Al Udeid au Qatar, où sont déployés des militaires français de l’opération Chammal.

Lancée depuis le 19 septembre 2014, l’opération Chammal vise à lutter contre le groupe terroriste Daech en Irak et en Syrie avec la coalition internationale. Forte de 700 militaires, cette opération repose sur deux volets : une composante actions aériennes (frappes, renseignement) et une composante actions de formations, conseil et assistance au profit des forces irakiennes. Le dispositif de l’opération Chammal est constitué de : douze avions de chasse de l’armée de l’Air dont six avions de type Rafale dans le GAP ainsi que trois de type Mirage 2000 D et trois Mirage 2000 N projetés en Jordanie, d’un avion de patrouille maritime Atlantique 2 présent dans le GAP, une centaine de militaires déployés en Irak (région de Bagdad et d’Erbil) fournissant une aide opérationnelle immédiate aux militaires irakiens dans le domaine de la formation, du conseil et de l’assistance.

On Tuesday 8 September, a Reaper patrolling over western Iraq discovered several large stockpiles of explosives close to the Euphrates River. It destroyed one of the stockpiles with its own Hellfire missile – a skiff waiting to transport the explosives was sunk in the blast – and helped coalition fast jets target three more. The Reaper’s crew also provided support to successful air strikes on a terrorist-held compound and a fighting position.

Nederlandse F-16’s ingezet tegen ISIS in het Midden-Oosten voerden 15 missies uit. Daarbij gebruikten zij wapens om voertuigen, gebouwen en vuurposities van ISIS-strijders uit te schakelen. Sinds het begin van de missie maakten de F-16’s al ruim 6.000 vlieguren.

In Erbil zetten instructeurs de diverse trainingen aan Peshmerga’s voort, terwijl in Bagdad de opleidingen aan de commando’s doorgingen.

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 fjendtlige våbenstillinger og bygninger 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.

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 508 missioner og anvendt 469 bomber. Alle de danske bomber er præcisionsstyrede, hvilket vil sige, at de styres mod deres mål ved hjælp af enten laser eller GPS.

Det er besluttet at hjemtage bidraget fra d. 1. oktober 2015.

AUSTRALIA‬ to extend air operations against Dash into Syria

Joint Press release: The Hon. Tony Abbott MP, Prime Minister

The Hon. Kevin Andrews MP, Minister for Defence

The Government has decided to extend Australia’s air strikes against Daesh into Syria. This marks the next phase of Australia’s contribution to the international coalition effort to disrupt, degrade and ultimately defeat the Daesh death cult.

The decision to expand air operations into Syria has been given careful consideration. It follows Iraq’s requests for international assistance to strike Daesh strongholds, and a formal request from the Obama Administration.

The legal basis for these operations is the collective self-defence of Iraq.

The Daesh death cult does not respect borders and threatens the security of Iraq and the international community from its safe havens in Syria.

Daesh controls a large amount of territory in eastern Syria that serves as a source of recruitment and oil revenues, and as a base from which it continues to launch attacks in both Syria and Iraq.

From Syria, Daesh has been able to operate training bases, conduct planning and preparation for attacks, and move fighters and materiel into, and out of, Iraq.

The extension of the Australian Defence Force’s operations into Syria will help protect Iraq and its people from Daesh attacks inside Iraq and from across the border in Syria.

The Daesh death cult is reaching out to Australians, as terrorist incidents and disrupted attacks here have demonstrated.

Australia joins a number of other nations – including the United States, Canada, Arab countries and Turkey – which are already contributing to the effort against Daesh in Syria.

Australia’s Air Task Group, deployed to the Middle East region, consists of six F/A-18 Hornet aircraft, a KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport and an E-7A Wedgetail Airborne Early Warning and Control aircraft.

Australia remains committed to the international effort to counter Daesh, which threatens stability in Iraq and the Middle East and the security of Australians at home and in our region.

As the Government has stated before, the size and nature of Australia’s overall commitment to defeat Daesh will remain under regular review.

This is a decision that is firmly in Australia’s national interest. It reflects the Government’s steadfast commitment to keeping Australians safe from terrorism, preventing the spread of violent extremism to our shores and responding to a deepening humanitarian crisis.