Military Reports

Military Reports

CJTF–OIR for August 22, 2016 – August 23, 2016
Original
Annotated

Report Date

August 23, 2016

On Aug. 22, coalition military forces conducted 16 strikes against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted eight strikes using bomber and attack aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted eight 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 an ISIL wellhead.

* Near Ar Raqqah, one strike destroyed an ISIL workover rig, a pump jack, and an oil tanker truck.

* Near Dayr Az Zawr, two strikes struck an ISIL wellhead and a staging area.

* Near Manbij, four strikes struck four ISIL tactical units, and destroyed a fighting position.

Iraq

* Near Al Baghdadi, one strike destroyed an ISIL repeater tower.

* Near Haditha, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit, destroyed a fighting position, and damaged a tunnel entrance.

* Near Kisik, one strike destroyed an ISIL vehicle and a tunnel entrance.

* Near Qayyarah, four strikes struck an ISIL training camp, destroyed two rocket rails, a fighting position, two mortar positions, a tunnel entrance, two assembly areas, an anti-air artillery system, six repeater tower generators, a communications tower, suppressed a rocket firing position, two mortar firing positions and denied access to terrain.

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

Report Date

August 23, 2016

Report Summary

  • 16 total strikes
  • 8 in Syria
  • 8 in Iraq

Report Summary

  • 16 total strikes
  • 8 in Iraq (9643 – 9650)
  • 8 in Syria (4950 – 4957)

Confirmed Actions

US, UK

On Aug. 22, coalition military forces conducted 16 strikes against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted eight strikes using bomber and attack aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted eight 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

August 22, 2016
Syria: 8 strikes
Iraq: 8 strikes
Near Abu Kamal, one strike struck an ISIL wellhead.
Near Ar Raqqah, one strike destroyed an ISIL workover rig, a pump jack, and an oil tanker truck.
Near Dayr Az Zawr, two strikes struck an ISIL wellhead and a staging area.
Near Manbij, four strikes struck four ISIL tactical units, and destroyed a fighting position.

Iraq

Near Al Baghdadi, one strike destroyed an ISIL repeater tower.
Near Haditha, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit, destroyed a fighting position, and damaged a tunnel entrance.
Near Kisik, one strike destroyed an ISIL vehicle and a tunnel entrance.
Near Qayyarah, four strikes struck an ISIL training camp, destroyed two rocket rails, a fighting position, two mortar positions, a tunnel entrance, two assembly areas, an anti-air artillery system, six repeater tower generators, a communications tower, suppressed a rocket firing position, two mortar firing positions and denied access to terrain.
Near Ramadi, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed a fighting position.