Military Reports

Military Reports

CJTF–OIR for August 7, 2016 – August 8, 2016
Original
Annotated

Report Date

August 8, 2016

On Aug. 7, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted six strikes using attack, fighter, and remotely piloted 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, fighter, 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 Abu Kamal, one strike [1 British] destroyed 83 ISIL oil tankers.

* Near Manbij, four strikes struck four separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed seven ISIL fighting positions.

* Near Mar’a, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL mortar system and an ISIL fighting position.

Iraq

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

* Near Mosul, two strikes struck an ISIL headquarters and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions and degraded an ISIL tunnel.

* Near Qayyarah, two strikes [1-2 British] struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed six ISIL rocket systems, three ISIL assembly areas, an ISIL tactical vehicle, and an ISIL mortar system.

* Near Ramadi, one strike destroyed an ISIL mortar system, an ISIL supply cache, and an ISIL fighting position.

* Near Sinjar, one strike suppressed an ISIL mortar position.

* Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike destroyed two ISIL weapons facilities, an ISIL headquarters, and an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device storage facility.

Report Date

August 8, 2016

Report Summary

  • 14 total strikes
  • 6 in Syria
  • 8 in Iraq

Report Summary

  • 14 total strikes
  • 8 in Iraq (9521 – 9528)
  • 6 in Syria (4787 – 4792)

Confirmed Actions

US, UK

On Aug. 7, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted six strikes using attack, fighter, and remotely piloted 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, fighter, 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 7, 2016
Syria: 6 strikes
Iraq: 8 strikes
Near Abu Kamal, one strike [1 British] destroyed 83 ISIL oil tankers.
Near Manbij, four strikes struck four separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed seven ISIL fighting positions.
Near Mar’a, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL mortar system and an ISIL fighting position.

Iraq

Near Kisik, one strike destroyed an ISIL tunnel entrance.
Near Mosul, two strikes struck an ISIL headquarters and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions and degraded an ISIL tunnel.
Near Qayyarah, two strikes [1-2 British] struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed six ISIL rocket systems, three ISIL assembly areas, an ISIL tactical vehicle, and an ISIL mortar system.
Near Ramadi, one strike destroyed an ISIL mortar system, an ISIL supply cache, and an ISIL fighting position.
Near Sinjar, one strike suppressed an ISIL mortar position.
Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike destroyed two ISIL weapons facilities, an ISIL headquarters, and an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device storage facility.