Military Reports

Military Reports

CJTF–OIR for January 23, 2016 – January 24, 2016
Original
Annotated

Report Date

January 24, 2016

On Jan. 23, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted seven strikes using fighter, attack, ground-attack, and remotely piloted aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 16 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using attack, ground-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 Ayn Isa, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL structures and an ISIL fighting position.
* Near Al Hasakah, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL building and an ISIL weapons cache.
* Near Al Hawl, two strikes destroyed an ISIL fighting position and an ISIL vehicle.
* Near Ar Raqqah, one strike struck an ISIL weapons storage area.
* Near Mar’a, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL heavy machine gun, and two ISIL fighting positions.

Iraq

* Near Al Baghdadi, one strike denied ISIL access to terrain.
* Near Kisik, two strikes destroyed seven ISIL assembly areas.
* Near Mosul, three strikes struck two ISIL tactical units and destroyed five ISIL fighting positions and denied ISIL access to terrain.
* Near Ramadi, six strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed four ISIL staging areas, an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL fuel tank, and denied ISIL access to terrain.
* Near Sinjar, one strike destroyed four ISIL fighting positions.
* Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL staging area.
* Near Tal Afar, one strike suppressed an ISIL mortar position.
* Near Bayji, one strike destroyed an ISIL petroleum, oil, and lubricant cache.

Report Date

January 24, 2016

Report Summary

  • 21 total strikes
  • 6 in Syria
  • 15 in Iraq

Report Summary

  • 23 total strikes
  • 16 in Iraq (6572 – 6587)
  • 7 in Syria (3287 – 3293)

Confirmed Actions

US

On Jan. 23, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted seven strikes using fighter, attack, ground-attack, and remotely piloted aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 16 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using attack, ground-attack, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets.

January 23, 2016
Syria: 6 strikes
Iraq: 15 strikes

The following is a summary of the strikes conducted against ISIL since the last press release:

Syria

Near Ayn Isa, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL structures and an ISIL fighting position.
Near Al Hasakah, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL building and an ISIL weapons cache.
Near Al Hawl, two strikes destroyed an ISIL fighting position and an ISIL vehicle.
Near Ar Raqqah, one strike struck an ISIL weapons storage area.

Near Mar’a, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL heavy machine gun, and two ISIL fighting positions.

Iraq

Near Al Baghdadi, one strike denied ISIL access to terrain.
Near Kisik, two strikes destroyed seven ISIL assembly areas.
Near Mosul, three strikes struck two ISIL tactical units and destroyed five ISIL fighting positions and denied ISIL access to terrain.
Near Ramadi, six strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed four ISIL staging areas, an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL fuel tank, and denied ISIL access to terrain.
Near Sinjar, one strike destroyed four ISIL fighting positions.
Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL staging area.
Near Tal Afar, one strike suppressed an ISIL mortar position.
Near Bayji, one strike destroyed an ISIL petroleum, oil, and lubricant cache.