Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve and its partners continue to strike Daesh targets in designated parts of Syria and Iraq.

Ongoing operations by Iraqi Security Forces and Syrian Democratic Forces, supported by CJTF-OIR efforts, demonstrate that much work remains to defeat Daesh here. OIR and its partners continue to remove Daesh from the battlefield and prevent the terrorist group’s ability to regroup and resume its capacity to threaten citizens of all nations.

Coalition airstrikes killed one senior Daesh leader in Syria in November, and another in December 2017, as well as killing four senior Daesh leaders in January 2018. The removal of these key terrorists disrupts Daesh’s leadership and information dissemination activities, reducing the terrorist group’s ability to plan and conduct terrorist attacks both within Syria and Iraq, and abroad.

Shaykh Abu Anas al Furati, a Daesh senior military commander, and two Daesh members were killed by a Coalition airstrike Nov. 27, 2017 near Hajin, Syria. Furati was responsible for coordinating Daesh attacks within Syria. His death further impairs Daesh command and control capabilities and reduces its ability to conduct terrorist activities in the region.

Abd al-Rahman Filipini, a Daesh military leader, was killed by a Coalition airstrike Dec. 13, 2017 near Hajin, Syria. An additional Daesh member was also killed during the strike.

Abd al Rahman al Tamimi, a Daesh military leader, killed Jan. 2, 2018 near Hajin, Syria.

Haytham al Jazairi, Daesh immigration and logistics committee member, killed Jan. 6, 2018 near Kharaij, Syria.

Hassan al Jazzari, Daesh immigration and logistics committee leader, killed Jan. 6, 2018 near Abu Hammam, Syria.

Aysh al Dagestani, Daesh Brigade commander, killed Jan. 12, 2018 near Al Kashmah, Syria.

The Coalition and our partners continue to exert pressure on Daesh senior leaders and associates across multiple networks in order to degrade, disrupt, and dismantle Daesh structures and remove the extremist terrorists throughout Iraq and Syria.

Weekly Strike Summary

Between Jan. 26 and Feb. 1, Coalition military forces conducted 41 strikes consisting of 78 engagements against Daesh terrorists in Syria and Iraq.

On Feb. 1 in Syria, Coalition military forces conducted five strikes consisting of seven engagements against Daesh targets.
• Near Abu Kamal, five strikes [1 British] engaged four Daesh tactical units and destroyed three Daesh-held buildings, two tactical vehicles, a VBIED, an artillery piece, a weapons cache and damaged two Daesh-held buildings.

There were no reported strikes conducted in Iraq on Feb. 1, 2018.

On Jan. 31 in Syria, Coalition military forces conducted seven strikes consisting of eight engagements against Daesh targets.
• Near Abu Kamal, six strikes engaged three Daesh tactical units and destroyed an artillery piece, a construction vehicle, a fighting position, a mortar tube, a staging facility and a headquarters.
• Near Al Shadaddi, one strike destroyed a Daesh fighting position.

There were no reported strikes conducted in Iraq on Jan. 31, 2018.

On Jan. 30 in Syria, Coalition military forces conducted seven strikes consisting of 18 engagements against Daesh targets.
• Near Abu Kamal, seven strikes engaged six Daesh tactical units and destroyed two Daesh supply routes, three Daesh headquarters, a staging facility, a Daesh motorcycle and an artillery piece.

There were no reported strikes conducted in Iraq on Jan. 30, 2018.

On Jan. 29 in Syria, Coalition military forces conducted three strikes consisting of seven engagements against Daesh targets.
• Near Abu Kamal, three strikes engaged three Daesh tactical units and destroyed a Daesh construction vehicle two Daesh-held buildings and a mortar.

There were no reported strikes conducted in Iraq on Jan. 29, 2018.

On Jan. 28 in Syria, Coalition military forces conducted nine strikes consisting of 20 engagements against Daesh targets.

• Near Abu Kamal, nine strikes engaged seven Daesh tactical units and destroyed three Daesh-held buildings, a UAV, three weapons caches, a VBIED, a Daesh van and seven pieces of Daesh construction equipment.

There were no reported strikes conducted in Iraq on Jan. 28, 2018.

On Jan. 27 in Syria, Coalition military forces conducted five strikes consisting of 10 engagements against Daesh targets.
• Near Abu Kamal, five strikes engaged a Daesh tactical unit and destroyed four fighting positions, a Daesh-held building and six construction vehicles.

On Jan. 26 in Syria, Coalition military forces conducted five strikes consisting of eight engagements against Daesh targets.
• Near Abu Kamal, five strikes engaged two Daesh tactical units and destroyed a construction vehicle, a VBIED, two fighting positions and two Daesh headquarters.

There were no reported strikes conducted in Iraq on Jan. 26, 2018.

Additionally, we received late reporting of one strike consisting of two engagements conducted in Syria against Daesh targets on Jan. 25 near Abu Kamal, destroying a Daesh staging area and a fighting position.