Military Reports

Military Reports

CJTF–OIR for December 7, 2015 – December 8, 2015
Original
Annotated

Report Date

December 8, 2015

On Dec. 7, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 11 strikes using attack, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 20 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using 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, five strikes struck four separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions and an ISIL vehicle.

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

* Near Mar’a, five strikes struck five separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL structure and wounded two ISIL fighters.

Iraq

* Near Al Huwayjah, four strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL tunnel, damaged an ISIL trench, and wounded two ISIL fighters.

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

* Near Mosul, one strike destroyed an ISIL excavator.

* Near Ramadi, six strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed three ISIL ammo caches, 12 ISIL buildings, an ISIL command and control node, an ISIL sniper position, seven ISIL heavy machine guns, four ISIL staging areas, an ISIL mortar system, an ISIL tactical vehicle, an ISIL tunnel entrance, seven ISIL fighting positions, two ISIL supply caches, and denied ISIL access to terrain.

* Near Sinjar, one strike destroyed an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Tal Afar, two strikes destroyed three ISIL weapons caches, nine ISIL bunkers, three ISIL tunnels, and an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Hit, one strike destroyed an ISIL homemade explosives facility and two ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive devices (VBIED).

* Near Qayyarah, two strikes destroyed an ISIL logistics facility and an ISIL VBIED factory.

Report Date

December 8, 2015

Report Summary

  • 31 total strikes
  • 11 in Syria
  • 20 in Iraq

Report Summary

  • 31 total strikes
  • 20 in Iraq (5718 – 5737)
  • 11 in Syria (3013 – 3023)

Confirmed Actions

US, UK

On Dec. 7, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 11 strikes using attack, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 20 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using 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 7, 2015
Syria: 11 strikes
Iraq: 20 strikes
Near Al Hawl, five strikes struck four separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions and an ISIL vehicle.
Near Ar Raqqah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle.
Near Mar’a, five strikes struck five separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL structure and wounded two ISIL fighters.

Iraq

Near Al Huwayjah, four strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL tunnel, damaged an ISIL trench, and wounded two ISIL fighters.
Near Kisik, three strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed three ISIL fighting positions and an ISIL rocket cache.
Near Mosul, one strike destroyed an ISIL excavator.
Near Ramadi, six strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed three ISIL ammo caches, 12 ISIL buildings, an ISIL command and control node, an ISIL sniper position, seven ISIL heavy machine guns, four ISIL staging areas, an ISIL mortar system, an ISIL tactical vehicle, an ISIL tunnel entrance, seven ISIL fighting positions, two ISIL supply caches, and denied ISIL access to terrain.
Near Sinjar, one strike destroyed an ISIL vehicle.
Near Tal Afar, two strikes destroyed three ISIL weapons caches, nine ISIL bunkers, three ISIL tunnels, and an ISIL vehicle.
Near Hit, one strike destroyed an ISIL homemade explosives facility and two ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive devices (VBIED).
Near Qayyarah, two strikes destroyed an ISIL logistics facility and an ISIL VBIED factory.