Military Reports

Military Reports

CJTF–OIR for January 17, 2016 – January 18, 2016
Original
Annotated

Report Date

January 18, 2016

On Jan. 17, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 10 strikes using attack, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 25 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using 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, two strikes [1 British] struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL underground facility.

* Near Al Hasakah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL building and wounded an ISIL fighter.

* Near Ayn Isa, one strike destroyed an ISIL vehicle and an ISIL mortar system.

* Near Manbij, three strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed seven ISIL vehicles and wounded five ISIL fighters.

* Near Mar’a, three strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and an ISIL headquarters building.

Iraq

* Near Kisik, three strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL fighting position.

* Near Mosul, 10 strikes struck four separate ISIL tactical units, an ISIL communications facility, and an ISIL-used culvert and destroyed five ISIL fighting positions, two ISIL assembly areas, two ISIL weapons caches, and an ISIL excavator.

* Near Ramadi, eight strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED), an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL tactical vehicle, an ISIL command and control node, an ISIL building, cratered two ISIL-used roads, and denied ISIL access to terrain..

* Near Sinjar, one strike [1 British] destroyed an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Qayyarah, three strikes struck two ISIL-used culverts and denied ISIL access to terrain.

Report Date

January 18, 2016

Report Summary

  • 35 total strikes
  • 10 in Syria
  • 25 in Iraq

Report Summary

  • 35 total strikes
  • 25 in Iraq (6460 – 6484)
  • 10 in Syria (3267 – 3276)

Confirmed Actions

US, UK

On Jan. 17, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 10 strikes using attack, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 25 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using 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

January 17, 2016
Syria: 10 strikes
Iraq: 25 strikes
Near Ar Raqqah, two strikes [1 British] struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL underground facility.
Near Al Hasakah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL building and wounded an ISIL fighter.
Near Ayn Isa, one strike destroyed an ISIL vehicle and an ISIL mortar system.
Near Manbij, three strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed seven ISIL vehicles and wounded five ISIL fighters.
Near Mar’a, three strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and an ISIL headquarters building.

Iraq

Near Kisik, three strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL fighting position.
Near Mosul, 10 strikes struck four separate ISIL tactical units, an ISIL communications facility, and an ISIL-used culvert and destroyed five ISIL fighting positions, two ISIL assembly areas, two ISIL weapons caches, and an ISIL excavator.
Near Ramadi, eight strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED), an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL tactical vehicle, an ISIL command and control node, an ISIL building, cratered two ISIL-used roads, and denied ISIL access to terrain..
Near Sinjar, one strike [1 British] destroyed an ISIL vehicle.
Near Qayyarah, three strikes struck two ISIL-used culverts and denied ISIL access to terrain.