April 25, 2015: Coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq between 8 a.m., April 24, and 8 a.m., April 25, local time. In Syria, Coalition military forces conducted seven airstrikes using fighter and attack aircraft. Separately in Iraq, Coalition military forces conducted 16 airstrikes approved by the Iraqi Ministry of Defense using fighter, attack and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL terrorists. “Coalition support remains steadfast as we work together with our partners to defeat Daesh,” said Brig. Gen. Thomas Weidley, CJTF-OIR Chief of Staff. “These strikes support continuous incremental gains by Iraqi and Kurdish fighters that will combine over time to result in the demise of Daesh in Iraq and Syria.”

The following is a summary of the strikes conducted since the last press release:

Syria

• Near Al Hasakah, three airstrikes struck an ISIL fighting position, destroying an ISIL IED cache and an ISIL mortar position.

• Near Kobani, four airstrikes struck four ISIL tactical units, destroying two ISIL boats.

Iraq

• Near Bayji, seven airstrikes struck four ISIL tactical units and an ISIL staging area, destroying four ISIL fighting positions, three ISIL vehicles, an ISIL VBIED and an ISIL warehouse.

• Near Fallujah, four airstrikes struck four ISIL tactical units, destroying four ISIL vehicles and an ISIL heavy machine gun.

• Near Kirkuk, an airstrike struck multiple ISIL fighting positions.

• Near Mosul, an airstrike struck an ISIL armored vehicle.

• Near Ramadi, an airstrike struck an ISIL large tactical unit, destroying two ISIL structures.

• Near Sinjar, two airstrikes destroyed an ISIL fighting position and an ISIL engineer vehicle.