Military Reports

Military Reports

CJTF–OIR for August 1, 2015 – August 2, 2015
Original
Annotated

Report Date

August 2, 2015

On Aug 1, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted six airstrikes using fighter, bomber and remotely piloted aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 18 airstrikes coordinated with the Government of Iraq using attack, fighter-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 Al Hasakah, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL VBIED.
  • Near Dayr Az Zawr, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL guard shack.
  • Near Kobani, four airstrikes struck two ISIL large tactical units and two ISIL small tactical units and destroyed three ISIL fighting positions and an ISIL command and control center.

Iraq

  • Near Al Huwayjah, one airstrike destroyed an ISIL VBIED factory.
  • Near Fallujah, four airstrikes struck terrain denying ISIL a tactical advantage and destroyed two ISIL vehicles and two ISIL rocket rails.
  • Near Habbaniyah, one airstrike destroyed an ISIL bridge.
  • Near Makhmur, two airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and an ISIL VBIED facility and destroyed an ISIL fighting position and an ISIL vehicle.
  • Near Mosul, four airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit, an ISIL weapons cache, an ISIL weapons storage area and an ISIL staging area and destroyed an ISIL bunker.
  • Near Ramadi, four airstrikes struck two ISIL tactical units and an ISIL sniper position and destroyed an ISIL cache, an ISIL fighting position, an ISIL homemade explosives cache and an ISIL vehicle.
  • Near Sinjar, two airstrikes struck two ISIL tactical units and destroyed three ISIL heavy machine guns and four ISIL fighting positions.

Report Date

August 2, 2015

Report Summary

  • 6 total strikes
  • 4 in Syria
  • 2 in Iraq

Report Summary

  • 24 total strikes
  • 18 in Iraq (3559 – 3576)
  • 6 in Syria (2258 – 2263)

Confirmed Actions

US, Canada

On Aug 1, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted six airstrikes using fighter, bomber and remotely piloted aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 18 airstrikes coordinated with the Government of Iraq using attack, fighter-attack and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets.

August 1, 2015
Syria: 4 strikes
Iraq: 2 strikes

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

Syria

Near Al Hasakah, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL VBIED. Near Dayr Az Zawr, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL guard shack. Near Kobani, four airstrikes struck two ISIL large tactical units and two ISIL small tactical units and destroyed three ISIL fighting positions and an ISIL command and control center.

Iraq

Near Al Huwayjah, one airstrike destroyed an ISIL VBIED factory. Near Fallujah, four airstrikes struck terrain denying ISIL a tactical advantage and destroyed two ISIL vehicles and two ISIL rocket rails. Near Habbaniyah, one airstrike destroyed an ISIL bridge. Near Makhmur, two airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and an ISIL VBIED facility and destroyed an ISIL fighting position and an ISIL vehicle. Near Mosul, four airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit, an ISIL weapons cache, an ISIL weapons storage area and an ISIL staging area and destroyed an ISIL bunker. Near Ramadi, four airstrikes struck two ISIL tactical units and an ISIL sniper position and destroyed an ISIL cache, an ISIL fighting position, an ISIL homemade explosives cache and an ISIL vehicle. Near Sinjar, two airstrikes struck two ISIL tactical units and destroyed three ISIL heavy machine guns and four ISIL fighting positions.