Military Reports

Military Reports

CJTF–OIR for December 22, 2015 – December 23, 2015
Original
Annotated

Report Date

December 23, 2015

On Dec. 22, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted eight strikes using attack, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft. In Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 24 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using attack, fighter, bomber, 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, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL building, an ISIL vehicle, four ISIL fighting positions, and an ISIL rocket system.

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

* Near Manbij, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed three ISIL fighting positions.

* Near Mar’a, two strikes destroyed two ISIL heavy machine guns and two ISIL mortar systems.

* Near Ar Raqqah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit.

Iraq

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

* Near Habbaniyah, five strikes struck four ISIL staging areas and an ISIL headquarters.

* Near Mosul, eight strikes struck six separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL building, an ISIL crane, an ISIL bulldozer, two ISIL excavators, two ISIL vehicles, five ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL heavy machine gun, an ISIL light machine gun, an ISIL checkpoint, and wounded an ISIL fighter.

* Near Ramadi, four strikes [1 British] struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL bunker, 19 ISIL fighting positions, three ISIL sniper positions, an ISIL anti-air artillery piece, four ISIL RPG positions, two ISIL recoilless rifles, two ISIL grenade launcher positions, two ISIL heavy machine gun positions, three ISIL command and control nodes, two ISIL bed down locations, an ISIL staging area, cratered an ISIL-used road, and denied ISIL access to terrain.

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

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

* Near Fallujah, one strike destroyed an ISIL bunker.

* Near Kisik, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed three ISIL fighting positions.

* Near Tal Afar, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit.

Report Date

December 23, 2015

Report Summary

  • 32 total strikes
  • 8 in Syria
  • 24 in Iraq

Report Summary

  • 32 total strikes
  • 24 in Iraq (5934 – 5974)
  • 8 in Syria (3079 – 3094)

Confirmed Actions

US, UK

On Dec. 22, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted eight strikes using attack, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft. In Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 24 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using attack, fighter, bomber, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets.

The following is a summary of the strikes conducted against ISIL since the last press release:

Syria

December 22, 2015
Syria: 8 strikes
Iraq: 24 strikes
Near Al Hawl, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL building, an ISIL vehicle, four ISIL fighting positions, and an ISIL rocket system.
Near Al Hasakah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle.
Near Manbij, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed three ISIL fighting positions.
Near Mar’a, two strikes destroyed two ISIL heavy machine guns and two ISIL mortar systems.
Near Ar Raqqah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit.

Iraq

Near Al Huwayjah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit.
Near Habbaniyah, five strikes struck four ISIL staging areas and an ISIL headquarters.
Near Mosul, eight strikes struck six separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL building, an ISIL crane, an ISIL bulldozer, two ISIL excavators, two ISIL vehicles, five ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL heavy machine gun, an ISIL light machine gun, an ISIL checkpoint, and wounded an ISIL fighter.
Near Ramadi, four strikes [1 British] struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL bunker, 19 ISIL fighting positions, three ISIL sniper positions, an ISIL anti-air artillery piece, four ISIL RPG positions, two ISIL recoilless rifles, two ISIL grenade launcher positions, two ISIL heavy machine gun positions, three ISIL command and control nodes, two ISIL bed down locations, an ISIL staging area, cratered an ISIL-used road, and denied ISIL access to terrain.
Near Sinjar, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit.
Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position.
Near Fallujah, one strike destroyed an ISIL bunker.
Near Kisik, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed three ISIL fighting positions.
Near Tal Afar, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit.