Oct. 4, 2014 – U.S. and partner nation military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria Friday and today using a mix of fighter and remotely piloted aircraft to conduct nine airstrikes. Separately, in Iraq U.S. military forces used attack, fighter and bomber aircraft today to conduct five airstrikes against ISIL in Iraq.

In Syria, two strikes, south of Ayn al Arab destroyed an ISIL armored personnel carrier, an ISIL vehicle and struck a small ISIL unit.

Two strikes east of Ayn al Arab destroyed an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL building, three artillery positions and struck a large ISIL unit.

Two strikes southeast of Dayr Az Zawr destroyed one ISIL tank and one ISIL vehicle.

One strike southwest of Ar Raqqah damaged Taqba Airfield.

One strike west of Ar Raqqah destroyed an ISIL artillery piece.

One strike south of Al Hasakah destroyed an ISIL depot and logistics complex.

To conduct these strikes, the U.S. employed fighter and remotely piloted aircraft deployed to the U.S. Central Command area of operations. In addition, the Kingdom of Jordan, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates also participated in these strikes. All aircraft departed the strike areas safely.

In Iraq, two strikes northeast of Fallujah destroyed one ISIL vehicle and struck a small ISIL unit.

One strike south of Rabiyah struck a large ISIL unit.

One strike north of Hit destroyed two ISIL humvees.

One strike north of Ramadi destroyed an ISIL armored personnel carrier.

To conduct these strikes, the U.S. employed attack, bomber and fighter aircraft deployed to the U.S. Central Command area of operations.