Military Reports

Military Reports

CJTF–OIR for July 21, 2016 – July 22, 2016
Original
Annotated

Report Date

July 22, 2016

On July 21, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted eight strikes using attack, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted nine strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using bomber, attack, fighter, and ground-attack 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 destroyed an ISIL workover rig.

* Near Manbij, seven strikes struck seven separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed six ISIL fighting positions and an ISIL artillery piece.

Iraq

* Near Hit, two strikes destroyed an ISIL mortar cache and an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device.

* Near Kisik, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL assembly areas and an ISIL vehicle and suppressed a separate ISIL vehicle, an ISIL mortar position, and an ISIL rocket firing position.

* Near Mosul, three strikes struck three ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL fighting position, an ISIL heavy machine gun, an ISIL vehicle, ISIL-used engineering equipment, two ISIL mortar systems, two ISIL tunnel systems, four ISIL supply caches, and four ISIL assembly areas.

* Near Ramadi, one strike destroyed an ISIL mortar system and an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Qayyarah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit.

* Near Tal Afar, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit.

Report Date

July 22, 2016

Report Summary

  • 17 total strikes
  • 8 in Syria
  • 9 in Iraq

Report Summary

  • 17 total strikes
  • 9 in Iraq (9365 – 9373)
  • 8 in Syria (4633 – 4640)

Confirmed Actions

US, UK

On July 21, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted eight strikes using attack, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted nine strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using bomber, attack, fighter, and ground-attack aircraft against ISIL targets. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted against ISIL since the last press release:

Syria

July 21, 2016
Syria: 8 strikes
Iraq: 9 strikes
Near Abu Kamal, one strike destroyed an ISIL workover rig.
Near Manbij, seven strikes struck seven separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed six ISIL fighting positions and an ISIL artillery piece.

Iraq

Near Hit, two strikes destroyed an ISIL mortar cache and an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device.
Near Kisik, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL assembly areas and an ISIL vehicle and suppressed a separate ISIL vehicle, an ISIL mortar position, and an ISIL rocket firing position.
Near Mosul, three strikes struck three ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL fighting position, an ISIL heavy machine gun, an ISIL vehicle, ISIL-used engineering equipment, two ISIL mortar systems, two ISIL tunnel systems, four ISIL supply caches, and four ISIL assembly areas.
Near Ramadi, one strike destroyed an ISIL mortar system and an ISIL vehicle.
Near Qayyarah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit.
Near Tal Afar, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit.