On Aug. 23, coalition military forces conducted 21 strikes against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 17 strikes using bomber, attack, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted four strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using rocket artillery, fighter aircraft, 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 Shadadi, 10 strikes struck 10 separate ISIL tactical units, and destroyed six fighting positions, a tactical vehicle, three vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices, four mortar positions, an anti-air artillery system and an armored personnel carrier.

* Near Ar Raqqah, one strike struck an ISIL improvised weapons assembly area.

* Near Dayr Az Zawr, two strikes destroyed two ISIL oil tanker trucks, two cranes, three bulldozers, and damaged another bulldozer.

* Near Manbij, four strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed a vehicle.

Iraq

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

* Near Ramadi, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit, destroyed a fighting position, and a mortar system.

* Near Sinjar, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit.