Military Reports

Military Reports

CJTF–OIR for April 20, 2016 – April 21, 2016
Original
Annotated

Report Date

April 21, 2016

On April 20, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted three strikes using attack, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, Coalition military forces conducted 21 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using rocket artillery and bomber, attack, 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 Abu Kamal, one strike struck an ISIL oil well head.

* Near Dayr Az Zawr, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle and an ISIL rocket system.

* Near Mar’a, one strike struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle and two ISIL main battle tanks. Iraq * Near Al Baghdadi, five strikes struck three separate ISIL staging facilities and destroyed an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) and damaged an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Ar Rutbah, one strike destroyed an ISIL VBIED.

* Near Fallujah, two strikes [2 British] struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL bed down location.

* Near Haditha, one strike destroyed an ISIL tunnel system.

* Near Hit, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed 27 ISIL boats and three ISIL fighting positions.

* Near Mosul, six strikes struck five separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed seven ISIL assembly areas, three ISIL vehicles, an ISIL supply cache, and an ISIL command and control node.

* Near Qayyarah, one strike destroyed an ISIL VBIED.

* Near Sinjar, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL machine gun, an ISIL fighting position, and an ISIL assembly area.

* Near Sultan Abdallah, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL supply cache, an ISIL assembly area, and an ISIL rocket rail.

Report Date

April 21, 2016

Report Summary

  • 23 total strikes
  • 2 in Syria
  • 21 in Iraq

Report Summary

  • 24 total strikes
  • 21 in Iraq (7933 – 7953)
  • 3 in Syria (3789 – 3791)

Confirmed Actions

US, UK

On April 20, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted three strikes using attack, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, Coalition military forces conducted 21 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using rocket artillery and bomber, attack, 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:

April 20, 2016
Syria: 2 strikes
Iraq: 21 strikes
Syria Near Abu Kamal, one strike struck an ISIL oil well head.
Near Dayr Az Zawr, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle and an ISIL rocket system.
Near Mar’a, one strike struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle and two ISIL main battle tanks. Iraq Near Al Baghdadi, five strikes struck three separate ISIL staging facilities and destroyed an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) and damaged an ISIL vehicle.
Near Ar Rutbah, one strike destroyed an ISIL VBIED.
Near Fallujah, two strikes [2 British] struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL bed down location.
Near Haditha, one strike destroyed an ISIL tunnel system.
Near Hit, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed 27 ISIL boats and three ISIL fighting positions.
Near Mosul, six strikes struck five separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed seven ISIL assembly areas, three ISIL vehicles, an ISIL supply cache, and an ISIL command and control node.
Near Qayyarah, one strike destroyed an ISIL VBIED.
Near Sinjar, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL machine gun, an ISIL fighting position, and an ISIL assembly area.
Near Sultan Abdallah, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL supply cache, an ISIL assembly area, and an ISIL rocket rail.