Military Reports

Military Reports

CJTF–OIR for August 30, 2015 – August 31, 2015
Original
Annotated

Report Date

August 31, 2015

On Aug. 30, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted one airstrike using fighter aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 11 airstrikes coordinated with the government of Iraq using attack, fighter, 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 Hawl, one airstrike destroyed an ISIL excavator.

Iraq

• Near Al Baghdadi, one airstrike destroyed an ISIL homemade explosives cache and an ISIL resupply boat.

• Near Bayji, one airstrike struck an ISIL large tactical unit and destroyed three ISIL vehicles and an ISIL barge.

• Near Kisik, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL IEDs and an ISIL vehicle.

• Near Ramadi, one airstrike destroyed an ISIL mortar system.

• Near Sinjar, two airstrikes struck two ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL heavy machine gun, an ISIL light machine gun and an ISIL vehicle.

• Near Sultan Abdallah, two airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions, two ISIL heavy machine guns and an ISIL excavator.

• Near Tal Afar, one airstrike struck an ISIL heavy machine gun firing position.

• Near Tuz, two airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle.

Report Date

August 31, 2015

Report Summary

  • 12 total strikes
  • 1 in Syria
  • 11 in Iraq

Report Summary

  • 12 total strikes
  • 11 in Iraq (4057 – 4067)
  • 1 in Syria (2462)

Confirmed Actions

US, UK

On Aug. 30, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted one airstrike using fighter aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 11 airstrikes coordinated with the government of Iraq using attack, fighter, 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

August 30, 2015
Syria: 1 strikes
Iraq: 11 strikes
Near Al Hawl, one airstrike destroyed an ISIL excavator.

Iraq

Near Al Baghdadi, one airstrike destroyed an ISIL homemade explosives cache and an ISIL resupply boat.
Near Bayji, one airstrike struck an ISIL large tactical unit and destroyed three ISIL vehicles and an ISIL barge.
Near Kisik, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL IEDs and an ISIL vehicle.
Near Ramadi, one airstrike destroyed an ISIL mortar system.
Near Sinjar, two airstrikes struck two ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL heavy machine gun, an ISIL light machine gun and an ISIL vehicle.
Near Sultan Abdallah, two airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions, two ISIL heavy machine guns and an ISIL excavator.
Near Tal Afar, one airstrike struck an ISIL heavy machine gun firing position.
Near Tuz, two airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle.