CJTF–OIR for January 29, 2016 – January 30, 2016
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Annotated
On Jan. 29, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 16 strikes using attack, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 17 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 Al Hasakah, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed five ISIL vehicles and an ISIL anti-air artillery piece.
* Near Al Hawl, three strikes [1-2 British] destroyed five ISIL fighting positions, destroyed an ISIL tunnel system, and damaged a separate ISIL fighting position.
* Near Ar Raqqah, two strikes struck an ISIL gas and oil separation plant and destroyed an ISIL front end loader, two ISIL excavators, an ISIL crane, an ISIL trenching machine, and an ISIL road grader.
* Near Ayn Isa, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units.
* Near Mar’a, five strikes struck four separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL tactical vehicle.
* Near Washiyah, two strikes destroyed two ISIL excavators and damaged a separate ISIL excavator.
Iraq
* Near Al Asad, one strike destroyed two ISIL home-made explosives facilities.
* Near Al Baghdadi, one strike destroyed three ISIL rocket rails.
* Near Ar Rutbah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit.
* Near Habbaniyah, three strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL staging area and an ISIL vehicle and suppressed an ISIL fighting position and denied ISIL access to terrain.
* Near Mosul, seven strikes [1 British] struck five separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed 10 ISIL fighting positions, two ISIL heavy machine guns, and an ISIL weapons cache.
* Near Ramadi, one strike destroyed an ISIL command and control node and denied ISIL access to terrain.
* Near Sinjar, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL heavy machine gun and an ISIL fighting position.
* Near Tal Afar, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle.
On Jan. 29, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 16 strikes using attack, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 17 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
Iraq