Military Reports

Military Reports

CJTF–OIR for January 24, 2016 – January 25, 2016
Original
Annotated

Report Date

January 25, 2016

On Jan. 24, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted three strikes using fighter, 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 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 Abu Kamal, one strike struck an ISIL-used earthen bridge.

* Near Ar Raqqah, one strike [1 British] destroyed three ISIL cranes and damaged a fourth ISIL crane.

* Near Al Hawl, one strike destroyed two ISIL buildings and an ISIL vehicle.

Iraq

* Near Al Baghdadi, two strikes destroyed two ISIL weapons caches and an ISIL bunker.

* Near Kisik, two strikes destroyed three separate ISIL fighting positions and suppressed an ISIL light machine gun.

* Near Mosul, four strikes [1 British] struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL heavy machine gun, an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL communications facility, and four ISIL fighting positions.

* Near Ramadi, six strikes [1 British] struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL barge, an ISIL sniper position, two ISIL bunkers, two ISIL mortar positions, an ISIL weapons cache, three ISIL buildings, three ISIL tactical vehicles, and cratered an ISIL-used earthen bridge.

* Near Sinjar, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position.

* Near Tal Afar, one strike destroyed seven ISIL fighting positions.

Report Date

January 25, 2016

Report Summary

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

Report Summary

  • 19 total strikes
  • 16 in Iraq (6588 – 6603)
  • 3 in Syria (3294 – 3296)

Confirmed Actions

US, UK

On Jan. 24, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted three strikes using fighter, 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 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

January 24, 2016
Syria: 3 strikes
Iraq: 16 strikes
Near Abu Kamal, one strike struck an ISIL-used earthen bridge.
Near Ar Raqqah, one strike [1 British] destroyed three ISIL cranes and damaged a fourth ISIL crane.
Near Al Hawl, one strike destroyed two ISIL buildings and an ISIL vehicle.

Iraq

Near Al Baghdadi, two strikes destroyed two ISIL weapons caches and an ISIL bunker.
Near Kisik, two strikes destroyed three separate ISIL fighting positions and suppressed an ISIL light machine gun.
Near Mosul, four strikes [1 British] struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL heavy machine gun, an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL communications facility, and four ISIL fighting positions.
Near Ramadi, six strikes [1 British] struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL barge, an ISIL sniper position, two ISIL bunkers, two ISIL mortar positions, an ISIL weapons cache, three ISIL buildings, three ISIL tactical vehicles, and cratered an ISIL-used earthen bridge.
Near Sinjar, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position.
Near Tal Afar, one strike destroyed seven ISIL fighting positions.