On Feb. 8, U.S. and Coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria, using fighter and bomber aircraft to conduct three airstrikes. Separately, U.S. and Coalition military forces conducted six airstrikes in Iraq, using fighter, attack and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL terrorists. All strikes took place between 8 a.m., Feb. 8, and 8 a.m., Feb. 9, local time. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted since the last press release:
Syria
* Near Ar Raqqah, an airstrike destroyed an ISIL armored vehicle.
* Near Kobani, an airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit.
* Near Dayr az Zawr, an airstrike destroyed four ISIL vehicles and neutralized four ISIL vehicles.
Iraq
* Near Fallujah, an airstrike struck an ISIL large tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle and an ISIL heavy machine gun.
* Near Bayji, two airstrikes struck an ISIL large tactical unit and an ISIL tactical unit.
* Near Mosul, an airstrike [French] struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL earth mover, an ISIL building and an ISIL heavy machine gun.
* Near Al Asad, an airstrike denied the ISIL terrain.
* Near Kirkuk, an airstrike [French] struck an ISIL fighting position.