CJTF–OIR for April 22, 2016 – April 23, 2016
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Annotated
On April 22, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 10 strikes using attack, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, Coalition military forces conducted 20 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using rocket artillery and bomber, fighter, ground-attack, 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 [1 British] struck an ISIL weapons factory.
* Near Al Hawl, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit.
* Near Ar Raqqah, one strike [1 British] struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle.
* Near Dayr Az Zawr, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL checkpoint.
* Near Manbij, four strikes struck four separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed four ISIL vehicles.
* Near Mar’a, one strike destroyed an ISIL staging area.
* Near Washiyah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position.
Iraq
* Near Al Baghdadi, eight strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit, two ISIL weapons storage facilities, and three ISIL bed down locations and destroyed three ISIL bunkers and denied ISIL access to terrain.
* Near Al Qaim, one strike [1 French] struck an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) facility.
* Near Bayji, one strike destroyed an ISIL fighting position and an ISIL VBIED.
* Near Fallujah, three strikes [1-2 British] struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL-used bridge, an ISIL fighting position, two ISIL heavy machine guns, an ISIL bunker, and an ISIL tunnel system.
* Near Hit, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed four ISIL heavy machine guns and an ISIL recoilless rifle.
* Near Kirkuk, one strike [1 British] destroyed an ISIL command and control node and an ISIL-used bridge.
* Near Mosul, three strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL weapons caches, an ISIL check point, two ISIL vehicles, and an ISIL VBIED.
* Near Qayyarah, one strike destroyed two ISIL mortar systems.
* Near Tal Afar, one strike produced inconclusive results.
On April 22, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 10 strikes using attack, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, Coalition military forces conducted 20 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using rocket artillery and bomber, fighter, ground-attack, 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