CJTF–OIR for April 17, 2016 – April 18, 2016
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Annotated
On April 17, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted three strikes using ground-attack and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, Coalition military forces conducted 17 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using ground-attack, fighter, 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 strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position.
* Near Manbij, two strikes [1 British?] destroyed two ISIL anti-air artillery pieces.
Iraq
* Near Al Baghdadi, three strikes struck an ISIL weapons cache, an ISIL communications facility, and an ISIL staging area.
* Near Fallujah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit.
* Near Hit, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit.
* Near Kirkuk, one strike [1 British] struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed three ISIL vehicles.
* Near Kisik, three strikes [1 British] struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed three ISIL assembly areas and suppressed an ISIL tactical unit and an ISIL rocket team.
* Near Mosul, four strikes [1 British] struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL mortar positions, two ISIL assembly areas, an ISIL vehicle, and an ISIL boat and suppressed an ISIL rocket team.
* Near Qayyarah, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and an ISIL safe house.
* Near Sinjar, one strike suppressed an ISIL tactical unit.
On April 17, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted three strikes using ground-attack and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, Coalition military forces conducted 17 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using ground-attack, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted against ISIL since the last press release:
Syria
Iraq