Military Reports

Military Reports

CJTF–OIR for February 8, 2016 – February 9, 2016
Original
Annotated

Report Date

February 9, 2016

Notes

Additionally, one strike from Feb. 7 was not included on the Feb. 8 strike release:

On Feb. 8, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted three strikes using attack aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 18 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using rocket artillery and 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 Kobani, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit.

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

* Near Mar’a, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position.

Iraq

* Near Al Baghdadi, seven strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and three ISIL staging areas and destroyed two ISIL rockets, an ISIL weapons cache, an ISIL front-end loader, an ISIL heavy machine gun, and an ISIL vehicle and denied ISIL access to terrain.

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

* Near Fallujah, one strike destroyed an ISIL-used bridge.

* Near Mosul, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed five ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL mortar tube, and an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Qayyarah, two strikes struck an ISIL logistics facility and destroyed four ISIL fighting positions.

* Near Ramadi, three strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed three ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL staging area, and two ISIL boats and denied ISIL access to terrain.

* Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike destroyed two ISIL fighting positions.

* Near Tal Afar, one strike suppressed an ISIL rocket fire position.

Iraq

* Near Ramadi, one strike struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed three ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL heavy machine gun, and an ISIL boat.

Report Date

February 9, 2016

Report Summary

  • 22 total strikes
  • 3 in Syria
  • 19 in Iraq

Report Summary

  • 21 total strikes
  • 18 in Iraq (6822 – 6839)
  • 3 in Syria (3383 – 3385)

Confirmed Actions

US

Notes

Additionally, one strike from Feb. 7 was not included on the Feb. 8 strike release:

On Feb. 8, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted three strikes using attack aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 18 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using rocket artillery and 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 8, 2016
Syria: 3 strikes
Iraq: 19 strikes
Near Kobani, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit.
Near Manbij, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit.
Near Mar’a, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position.

Iraq

Near Al Baghdadi, seven strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and three ISIL staging areas and destroyed two ISIL rockets, an ISIL weapons cache, an ISIL front-end loader, an ISIL heavy machine gun, and an ISIL vehicle and denied ISIL access to terrain.
Near Al Huwayjah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit.
Near Fallujah, one strike destroyed an ISIL-used bridge.
Near Mosul, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed five ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL mortar tube, and an ISIL vehicle.
Near Qayyarah, two strikes struck an ISIL logistics facility and destroyed four ISIL fighting positions.
Near Ramadi, three strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed three ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL staging area, and two ISIL boats and denied ISIL access to terrain.
Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike destroyed two ISIL fighting positions.
Near Tal Afar, one strike suppressed an ISIL rocket fire position.

Iraq

Near Ramadi, one strike struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed three ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL heavy machine gun, and an ISIL boat.