CJTF–OIR for August 30, 2016 – August 31, 2016
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On Aug. 30, coalition military forces conducted 22 strikes against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted eight strikes using attack, bomber, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 14 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using bomber, fighter, ground-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 Ar Raqqah, one strike destroyed two ISIL tanks, an ammunitions cache, and a tactical vehicle.
* Near Manbij, six strikes engaged four separate ISIL tactical units, and destroyed five fighting positions, a vehicle, a weapons cache, and two vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices.
* Near Washiyah, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit, and destroyed a vehicle.
Iraq
* Near Al Baghdadi, one strike produced inconclusive results.
* Near Albu Hayat, one strike destroyed an ISIL vehicle.
* Near Bashir, one strike suppressed an ISIL tactical unit.
* Near Haditha, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit, and destroyed another fighting position.
* Near Hit, four strikes engaged an ISIL VBIED factory, a barracks, a headquarters building, and destroyed three fighting positions.
* Near Kisik, one strike destroyed an ISIL mortar system, and suppressed another mortar position.
* Near Mosul, one strike [1 British] engaged an ISIL tactical unit; destroyed a fighting position, a command and control node, two mortar systems, eight rocket rails, a rocket system, and a tunnel; damaged an excavator; and suppressed a mortar position.
* Near Ramadi, two strikes engaged two ISIL tactical units; destroyed two fighting positions, two mortar systems, a mortar cache, two vehicles, and an artillery system; and damaged another mortar system.
* Near Rawah, one strike engaged an ISIL weapons cache.
* Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit, and destroyed a vehicle.
On Aug. 30, coalition military forces conducted 22 strikes against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted eight strikes using attack, bomber, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 14 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using bomber, fighter, ground-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
Iraq