On July 18, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 21 strikes using bomber, attack, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 10 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 Dayr Az Zawr, one strike destroyed an ISIL crane and an ISIL front-end loader.

* Near Manbij, 18 strikes struck 15 separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed 13 ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL heavy machine gun, an ISIL mortar system, seven ISIL vehicles, two ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive devices, an ISIL staging area, and an ISIL tactical vehicle.

* Near Mar’a, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed four ISIL fighting positions.



Iraq

* Near Al Baghdadi, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and an ISIL staging area and destroyed two ISIL vehicles, and an ISIL weapons cache.

* Near Hit, one strike struck an ISIL VBIED facility.

* Near Mosul, four strikes [1 French] struck an ISIL headquarters and destroyed two ISIL vehicles and an ISIL tunnel entrance.

* Near Qayyarah, two strikes destroyed an ISIL headquarters and an ISIL training camp.

* Near Tal Afar, one strike [1 French] struck an ISIL headquarters.