On Dec. 4, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 11 strikes using fighter and remotely piloted aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 12 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using fighter, bomber 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 Al Hawl, three strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED), and four ISIL fighting positions.

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

Near Ayn Isa, one strike produced in inconclusive results.

Near Dayr Az Zawr, three strikes [British] struck an ISIL gas and oil separation plant well-head.

Near Mar’a, three strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL building and wounded an ISIL fighter.

Iraq

Near Habbaniyah, one strike suppressed an ISIL tactical unit.

Near Kisik, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit.

Near Mosul, two strikes [1 Canadian] struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL heavy machine gun and two ISIL fighting positions.

Near Ramadi, seven strikes struck five separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL heavy machine gun, an ISIL bunker, two ISIL VBIEDs, 15 ISIL fighting positions, 12 ISIL buildings, three ISIL light machine guns, three ISIL RPGs, an ISIL anti-air artillery piece, an ISIL assembly area, five ISIL staging areas, an ISIL weapons cache, and denied ISIL access to terrain.

Near Sinjar, one strike destroyed an ISIL VBIED and an ISIL fighting position.