Military Reports

Military Reports

CJTF–OIR for February 4, 2016 – February 5, 2016
Original
Annotated

Report Date

February 5, 2016

On Feb. 4, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted nine strikes using attack, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 21 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using ground-attack, 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 Ar Raqqah, one strike struck an ISIL staging area.

* Near Al Hawl, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions.

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

* Near Manbij, four strikes struck four separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL building and two ISIL fighting positions.

* Near Mar’a, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle and an ISIL command and control node.

Iraq

* Near Fallujah, two strikes [1 Canadian] struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL mortar position.

* Near Habbaniyah, two strikes struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL rocket position, an ISIL fighting position, and an ISIL boat.

* Near Kisik, one strike destroyed an ISIL improvised explosives device (IED) facility.

* Near Mosul, five strikes [1 Canadian] struck four separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed six ISIL fighting positions, six ISIL weapon caches, three ISIL assembly areas, and an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Qayyarah, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed three ISIL rocket positions, an ISIL weapons cache, and two ISIL fighting positions.

* Near Ramadi, three strikes [2 British] struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed three ISIL staging areas, four ISIL weapon caches, an ISIL bed down location, and an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Sinjar, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units.

* Near Sultan Abdallah, three strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed five ISIL assembly areas, an ISIL weapons cache, and two ISIL command and control nodes.

* Near Tikrit, one strike destroyed an ISIL vehicle.

Report Date

February 5, 2016

Report Summary

  • 30 total strikes
  • 9 in Syria
  • 21 in Iraq

Report Summary

  • 30 total strikes
  • 21 in Iraq (6767 – 6787)
  • 9 in Syria (3364 – 3372)

Confirmed Actions

US, UK, Canada

On Feb. 4, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted nine strikes using attack, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 21 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using ground-attack, 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

February 4, 2016
Syria: 9 strikes
Iraq: 21 strikes
Near Ar Raqqah, one strike struck an ISIL staging area.
Near Al Hawl, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions.
Near Ayn Isa, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle.
Near Manbij, four strikes struck four separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL building and two ISIL fighting positions.
Near Mar’a, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle and an ISIL command and control node.

Iraq

Near Fallujah, two strikes [1 Canadian] struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL mortar position.
Near Habbaniyah, two strikes struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL rocket position, an ISIL fighting position, and an ISIL boat.
Near Kisik, one strike destroyed an ISIL improvised explosives device (IED) facility.
Near Mosul, five strikes [1 Canadian] struck four separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed six ISIL fighting positions, six ISIL weapon caches, three ISIL assembly areas, and an ISIL vehicle.
Near Qayyarah, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed three ISIL rocket positions, an ISIL weapons cache, and two ISIL fighting positions.
Near Ramadi, three strikes [2 British] struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed three ISIL staging areas, four ISIL weapon caches, an ISIL bed down location, and an ISIL vehicle.
Near Sinjar, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units.
Near Sultan Abdallah, three strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed five ISIL assembly areas, an ISIL weapons cache, and two ISIL command and control nodes.
Near Tikrit, one strike destroyed an ISIL vehicle.