April 30th 2015 – Coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq between 8 a.m., April 29, and 8 a.m., April 30, local time. In Syria, Coalition military forces conducted six airstrikes using attack, bomber and fighter aircraft. Separately in Iraq, Coalition military forces conducted 15 airstrikes approved by the Iraqi Ministry of Defense using attack, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL terrorists.

“The coalition remains undistracted in the execution of the mission, said Brig. Gen. Thomas Weidley, CJTF-OIR Chief of Staff. “Our focus continues to be dismantling and defeating Daesh.”

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

Syria

• Near Al Hasakah, an airstrike struck an ISIL staging area.

• Near Ar Raqqah, two airstrikes struck an ISIL fighting position, destroying an ISIL building and an ISIL trench system.

• Near Kobani, three airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit, destroying four ISIL fighting positions and an ISIL armored vehicle.

Iraq

• Near Al Asad, an airstrike destroyed an ISIL weapon system.

• Near Bayji, four airstrikes struck an ISIL large and three small tactical units, destroying three ISIL vehicles and an ISIL fighting position.

• Near Fallujah, an airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit, destroying three ISIL fighting positions.

• Near Mosul, three airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and an ISIL staging area, destroying an ISIL building and an ISIL heavy machine gun.

• Near Ramadi, two airstrikes struck two ISIL tactical units, destroying an ISIL fighting position and an ISIL structure.

• Near Sinjar, an airstrike [Canadian] destroyed an ISIL building and an ISIL fighting position.

• Near Tal Afar, three airstrikes struck three ISIL tactical units, destroying two ISIL excavators, an ISIL building and an ISIL fighting position.