Military Reports

Military Reports

CJTF–OIR for August 14, 2016 – August 15, 2016
Original
Annotated

Report Date

August 15, 2016

On Aug. 14, 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 seven strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using 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 Albu Kamal, one strike destroyed an ISIL oil wellhead and an ISIL-used oil equipment.

* Near Ayn Isa, two strikes struck an ISIL staging area and an ISIL weapons storage facility.

* Near Mar’a, two strikes destroyed an ISIL fighting position and damaged four separate ISIL fighting positions.

* Near Tal Abyad, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed four ISIL vehicles.


Iraq

* Near Mosul, three strikes [1 French] struck two separate ISIL tactical units and an ISIL improvised explosive device assembly area and destroyed an ISIL vehicle, six ISIL assembly areas, two ISIL command and control nodes, and one ISIL vehicle borne IED and suppressed an ISIL heavy machine gun position and denied ISIL access to terrain.

* Near Qayyarah, two strikes [1 British] struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL vehicles, five ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL mortar system, an ISIL rocket rail, four ISIL rocket systems, three ISIL assembly areas, an ISIL command and control node, and an ISIL heavy machine gun and disabled an ISIL VBIED and denied ISIL access to terrain.

* Near Sinjar, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position.

* Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike destroyed an ISIL headquarters.

Report Date

August 15, 2016

Report Summary

  • 14 total strikes
  • 7 in Syria
  • 7 in Iraq

Report Summary

  • 14 total strikes
  • 7 in Iraq (9585 – 9591)
  • 7 in Syria (4847 – 4853)

Confirmed Actions

US, UK, France

On Aug. 14, 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 seven strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using 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

August 14, 2016
Syria: 7 strikes
Iraq: 7 strikes
Near Albu Kamal, one strike destroyed an ISIL oil wellhead and an ISIL-used oil equipment.
Near Ayn Isa, two strikes struck an ISIL staging area and an ISIL weapons storage facility.
Near Mar’a, two strikes destroyed an ISIL fighting position and damaged four separate ISIL fighting positions.
Near Tal Abyad, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed four ISIL vehicles.

Iraq

Near Mosul, three strikes [1 French] struck two separate ISIL tactical units and an ISIL improvised explosive device assembly area and destroyed an ISIL vehicle, six ISIL assembly areas, two ISIL command and control nodes, and one ISIL vehicle borne IED and suppressed an ISIL heavy machine gun position and denied ISIL access to terrain.
Near Qayyarah, two strikes [1 British] struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL vehicles, five ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL mortar system, an ISIL rocket rail, four ISIL rocket systems, three ISIL assembly areas, an ISIL command and control node, and an ISIL heavy machine gun and disabled an ISIL VBIED and denied ISIL access to terrain.
Near Sinjar, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position.
Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike destroyed an ISIL headquarters.