Military Reports

Military Reports

CJTF–OIR for January 21, 2015 – January 22, 2015
Original
Annotated

Report Date

January 22, 2015

On Jan. 21, U.S. and Coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria, using bomber, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft to conduct 10 airstrikes. Separately, U.S. and Coalition military forces conducted 21 airstrikes in Iraq, using attack, bomber, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL terrorists. All strikes took place between 8 a.m., Jan. 21, and 8 a.m., Jan. 22, local time. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted since the last press release:

Syria

* Near Kobani, nine airstrikes struck six ISIL tactical units and destroyed 17 ISIL fighting positions and an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Ar Raqqah, an airstrike destroyed an ISIL weapons storage facility.

Iraq

* Near Kirkuk, an airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Mosul, 16 airstrikes [4 Canadian] struck two large ISIL units, two ISIL tactical units, an ISIL building, and an ISIL mortar team, and destroyed six ISIL culverts, two ISIL bridges, three ISIL buildings, an ISIL artillery system, 11 ISIL vehicles, an ISIL fighting position, six ISIL staging positions, two ISIL heavy weapons, an ISIL VBIED, and four ISIL armored vehicles.

* Near Sinjar, two airstrikes [French] struck a large ISIL unit and an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL mortar position, an ISIL fighting position, and an ISIL armored vehicle.

* Near Tal Afar, two airstrikes struck two ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL VBIED.

Report Date

January 22, 2015

Report Summary

  • 31 total strikes
  • 10 in Syria
  • 21 in Iraq

Report Summary

  • 31 total strikes
  • 21 in Iraq (1068 – 1088)
  • 10 in Syria (883 – 892)

Confirmed Actions

US, UK, France, Canada

On Jan. 21, U.S. and Coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria, using bomber, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft to conduct 10 airstrikes. Separately, U.S. and Coalition military forces conducted 21 airstrikes in Iraq, using attack, bomber, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL terrorists. All strikes took place between 8 a.m., Jan. 21, and 8 a.m., Jan. 22, local time. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted since the last press release:

Syria

January 21, 2015
Syria: 10 strikes
Iraq: 21 strikes
Near Kobani, nine airstrikes struck six ISIL tactical units and destroyed 17 ISIL fighting positions and an ISIL vehicle.
Near Ar Raqqah, an airstrike destroyed an ISIL weapons storage facility.

Iraq

Near Kirkuk, an airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle.
Near Mosul, 16 airstrikes [4 Canadian] struck two large ISIL units, two ISIL tactical units, an ISIL building, and an ISIL mortar team, and destroyed six ISIL culverts, two ISIL bridges, three ISIL buildings, an ISIL artillery system, 11 ISIL vehicles, an ISIL fighting position, six ISIL staging positions, two ISIL heavy weapons, an ISIL VBIED, and four ISIL armored vehicles.
Near Sinjar, two airstrikes [French] struck a large ISIL unit and an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL mortar position, an ISIL fighting position, and an ISIL armored vehicle.
Near Tal Afar, two airstrikes struck two ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL VBIED.