Military Reports

Military Reports

CJTF–OIR for April 21, 2016 – April 22, 2016
Original
Annotated

Report Date

April 22, 2016

On April 21, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted seven strikes using attack, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, Coalition military forces conducted 22 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using bomber, 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, two strikes [2 French] struck an ISIL bed down location and an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) facility.

* Near Manbij, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units.

* Near Mar’a, three strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL mortar system, an ISIL vehicle, and two ISIL fighting positions.

Iraq

* Near Al Baghdadi, two strikes [1 British] struck an ISIL bunker complex and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions.

* Near Bayji, one strike destroyed three ISIL bunkers.

* Near Fallujah, eight strikes struck six separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed three ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL heavy machine gun, three ISIL vehicles, and denied ISIL access to terrain.

* Near Kirkuk, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL command and control node, an ISIL vehicle, two ISIL assembly areas, and an ISIL VBIED storage facility.

* Near Kisik, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL tunnel entrance.

* Near Mosul, five strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL weapons cache, an ISIL assembly area, and three ISIL supply caches and suppressed two separate ISIL fighting positions.

* Near Qayyarah, one strike produced inconclusive results.

* Near Sinjar, two strikes destroyed an ISIL VBIED and two ISIL asphalt steamrollers.

Report Date

April 22, 2016

Report Summary

  • 29 total strikes
  • 7 in Syria
  • 22 in Iraq

Report Summary

  • 29 total strikes
  • 22 in Iraq (7954 – 7975)
  • 7 in Syria (3792 – 3798)

Confirmed Actions

US, UK, France

On April 21, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted seven strikes using attack, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, Coalition military forces conducted 22 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using bomber, 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

April 21, 2016
Syria: 7 strikes
Iraq: 22 strikes
Near Abu Kamal, two strikes [2 French] struck an ISIL bed down location and an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) facility.
Near Manbij, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units.
Near Mar’a, three strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL mortar system, an ISIL vehicle, and two ISIL fighting positions.

Iraq

Near Al Baghdadi, two strikes [1 British] struck an ISIL bunker complex and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions.
Near Bayji, one strike destroyed three ISIL bunkers.
Near Fallujah, eight strikes struck six separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed three ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL heavy machine gun, three ISIL vehicles, and denied ISIL access to terrain.
Near Kirkuk, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL command and control node, an ISIL vehicle, two ISIL assembly areas, and an ISIL VBIED storage facility.
Near Kisik, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL tunnel entrance.
Near Mosul, five strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL weapons cache, an ISIL assembly area, and three ISIL supply caches and suppressed two separate ISIL fighting positions.
Near Qayyarah, one strike produced inconclusive results.
Near Sinjar, two strikes destroyed an ISIL VBIED and two ISIL asphalt steamrollers.