CJTF–OIR for August 9, 2016 – August 10, 2016
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Annotated
On Aug. 9, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 14 strikes using attack, bomber, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 11 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using rocket artillery and fighter 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 two ISIL crude oil collection points.
* Near Ayn Isa, one strike destroyed an ISIL fighting position.
* Near Dayr Az Zawr, one strike struck two ISIL crude oil collection points.
* Near Manbij, 11 strikes struck 11 separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed five ISIL fighting positions and three ISIL vehicles.
Iraq
* Near Al Baghdadi, one strike destroyed an ISIL rocket cache and damaged an ISIL rocket rail.
* Near Hit, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position and an ISIL refueling point.
* Near Kisik, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle and three ISIL weapons caches.
* Near Mosul, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle.
* Near Qayyarah, two strikes [1-2 British] destroyed four ISIL generators, 17 ISIL oil tankers, five ISIL rocket rails, five ISIL rockets, an ISIL excavator, and an ISIL mortar system and denied ISIL access to terrain.
* Near Ramadi, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions, three ISIL weapons caches, an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL vehicle storage area, and seven ISIL rocket rails and damaged an ISIL fighting position and an ISIL tunnel entrance.
* Near Sinjar, one strike struck an ISIL improvised explosive device factory.
* Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed 7 ISIL assembly areas and three ISIL vehicles and suppressed an ISIL mortar position.
* Near Tal Afar, one strike struck an ISIL vehicle borne IED factory.
On Aug. 9, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 14 strikes using attack, bomber, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 11 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using rocket artillery and fighter aircraft against ISIL targets. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted against ISIL since the last press release:
Syria
Iraq