On Aug. 8, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted seven strikes using attack 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 and attack, 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 Dayr Az Zawr, one strike destroyed nine ISIL oil tankers.

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

* Near Mar’a, one strike destroyed an ISIL front-end loader.

* Near Palmyra, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle.



Iraq



* Near Al Baghdadi, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit.

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

* Near Kisik, two strikes destroyed 30 ISIL rocket rails and 10 ISIL rockets and suppressed an ISIL mortar position.

* Near Mosul, two strikes [1 British?] struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed three ISIL vehicles, an ISIL mortar system, and an ISIL assembly area and denied ISIL access to terrain.

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

* Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed eight ISIL assembly areas, an ISIL weapons cache, and an ISIL vehicle.