Military Reports

Military Reports

CJTF–OIR for January 20, 2016 – January 21, 2016
Original
Annotated

Report Date

January 21, 2016

On Jan. 20, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted one strike using fighter aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 15 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 Dayr Ar Zawr, one strike destroyed four ISIL cranes.

Iraq

* Near Al Qaim, one strike produced inconclusive results.

* Near Fallujah, one strike [1 British] destroyed an ISIL mortar system.

* Near Kisik, two strikes destroyed an ISIL weapons cache, two ISIL assembly areas, and an ISIL fighting position.

* Near Mosul, three strikes destroyed nine ISIL assembly areas, an ISIL weapons cache, two ISIL command and control nodes, and five ISIL fighting positions.

* Near Qayyarah, one strike [1 British] struck an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) factory.

* Near Ramadi, five strikes struck [Est. 2-3 British] three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL VBIED, an ISIL home-made explosives (HME) cache, an ISIL staging area, an ISIL fighting position, an ISIL building, an ISIL petroleum oil and lubricant truck, and cratered an ISIL-used road.

* Near Sinjar, two strikes destroyed 14 ISIL fighting positions.

Report Date

January 21, 2016

Report Summary

  • 16 total strikes
  • 1 in Syria
  • 15 in Iraq

Report Summary

  • 16 total strikes
  • 15 in Iraq (6520 – 6534)
  • 1 in Syria (3280)

Confirmed Actions

US, UK

On Jan. 20, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted one strike using fighter aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 15 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 20, 2016
Syria: 1 strikes
Iraq: 15 strikes
Near Dayr Ar Zawr, one strike destroyed four ISIL cranes.

Iraq

Near Al Qaim, one strike produced inconclusive results.
Near Fallujah, one strike [1 British] destroyed an ISIL mortar system.
Near Kisik, two strikes destroyed an ISIL weapons cache, two ISIL assembly areas, and an ISIL fighting position.
Near Mosul, three strikes destroyed nine ISIL assembly areas, an ISIL weapons cache, two ISIL command and control nodes, and five ISIL fighting positions.
Near Qayyarah, one strike [1 British] struck an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) factory.
Near Ramadi, five strikes struck [Est. 2-3 British] three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL VBIED, an ISIL home-made explosives (HME) cache, an ISIL staging area, an ISIL fighting position, an ISIL building, an ISIL petroleum oil and lubricant truck, and cratered an ISIL-used road.
Near Sinjar, two strikes destroyed 14 ISIL fighting positions.