CJTF–OIR for January 28, 2016 – January 29, 2016
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On Jan. 28, 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 14 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using rocket artillery and fighter-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 Al Hasakah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and suppressed an ISIL checkpoint.
* Near Ar Raqqah, one strike struck an ISIL gas and oil separation plant.
* Near Manbij, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL building.
* Near Mar’a, five strikes struck four separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions and disabled an ISIL vehicle.
* Near Palmyra, one strike struck an ISIL improvised explosives manufacturing area.
Iraq
* Near Al Asad, two strikes struck an ISIL staging area and destroyed an ISIL building.
* Near Al Huwayjah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit.
* Near Habbaniyah, one strike [1 British] destroyed an ISIL heavy machine gun and an ISIL vehicle.
* Near Mosul, three strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and an ISIL communications facility.
* Near Ramadi, five strikes [1 Canadian? 2 British] struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED), an ISIL tactical vehicle, an ISIL bunker, cratered two ISIL-used roads, and denied ISIL access to terrain.
* Near Sinjar, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions.
* Near Hit, one strike damaged an ISIL-used bridge.
On Jan. 28, 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 14 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using rocket artillery and fighter-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
Iraq