On Jan. 8, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 13 strikes using fighter, bomber, and attack aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 13 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using rocket artillery, fighter, bomber, 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 Dayr Az Zawr, one strike destroyed an ISIL crane and an ISIL workover rig.

* Near Manbij, 12 strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed 20 ISIL fighting positions, five ISIL vehicles, two ISIL buildings, and suppressed an ISIL mortar position and a separate ISIL fighting position.

Iraq

* Near Haditha, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL heavy machine gun and four ISIL fighting positions.

* Near Mosul, four strikes [1 British] struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed three ISIL fighting positions, three ISIL weapon caches, and three ISIL assembly areas.

* Near Ramadi, six strikes [1 Canadian] struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed 21 ISIL fighting positions, two ISIL sniper positions, two ISIL recoilless rifles, an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) facility, two ISIL weapon caches, and denied ISIL access to terrain.

* Near Sinjar, one strike struck two separate ISIL fighting positions and suppressed an ISIL light machine gun.

* Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike destroyed an ISIL-used culvert and an ISIL fighting position.