CENTCOM for August 10, 2014 – August 11, 2014
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August 10, 2014 – U.S. military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Iraq today, successfully conducting multiple airstrikes from a mix of fighters and remotely piloted vehicles to defend Kurdish forces near Irbil, where U.S. personnel and citizens are located.
At approximately 2:15 a.m. EDT [0915 local], U.S. aircraft struck and destroyed an ISIL armed truck that was firing on Kurdish forces located in the approaches to Irbil.
After the strike, U.S. force monitored the movement of a second ISIL armed truck away from the vicinity of the strike, subsequently striking and destroying it at approximately 2:45 a.m. EDT [0945 local].
0340 EDT [1040 local] – U.S aircraft struck and destroyed an ISIL mortar position, destroying it and damaging a nearby ISIL armed truck.
0545 EDT [1245 local] U.S. aircraft struck and destroyed an ISIL armed truck.
U.S. aircraft conducted another strike on an ISIL armed vehicle at approximately 7:25 a.m. [1425 local] EDT, damaging the vehicle.
August 10, 2014 – U.S. military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Iraq today, successfully conducting multiple airstrikes from a mix of fighters and remotely piloted vehicles to defend Kurdish forces near Irbil, where U.S. personnel and citizens are located.
At approximately 2:15 a.m. EDT [0915 local], U.S. aircraft struck and destroyed an ISIL armed truck that was firing on Kurdish forces located in the approaches to Irbil.
After the strike, U.S. force monitored the movement of a second ISIL armed truck away from the vicinity of the strike, subsequently striking and destroying it at approximately 2:45 a.m. EDT [0945 local].
0340 EDT [1040 local] – U.S aircraft struck and destroyed an ISIL mortar position, destroying it and damaging a nearby ISIL armed truck.
0545 EDT [1245 local] U.S. aircraft struck and destroyed an ISIL armed truck.
U.S. aircraft conducted another strike on an ISIL armed vehicle at approximately 7:25 a.m. [1425 local] EDT, damaging the vehicle.