Military Reports

Military Reports

CJTF–OIR for June 18, 2016 – June 19, 2016
Original
Annotated

Report Date

June 19, 2016

On June 18, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 16 strikes using bomber, attack, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 18 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using rocket artillery and bomber, ground-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 Abu Kamal, one strike destroyed three ISIL oil well heads.

* Near Ar Raqqah, three strikes struck two ISIL-used bridges and an ISIL staging area.

* Near Ayn Isa, one strike destroyed two ISIL rocket systems.

* Near Dayr Az Zawr, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit.

* Near Manbij, nine strikes [1 British] struck nine separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed 11 ISIL fighting positions and an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Mar’a, one strike destroyed an ISIL vehicle and an ISIL heavy machine gun.

Iraq

* Near Al Baghdadi, two strikes struck an ISIL bed down facility and an ISIL staging area and destroyed an ISIL bunker.

* Near Bayji, two strikes [1 British?] struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL fighting position, three ISIL vehicles, an ISIL heavy machine gun, an ISIL recoilless rifle, and an ISIL mortar system.

* Near Fallujah, four strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed 22 ISIL fighting positions, two ISIL vehicles, 10 ISIL heavy machine guns, seven ISIL light machine guns, an ISIL recoilless rifle, three ISIL rocket propelled grenade systems, and an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) and denied ISIL access to terrain.

* Near Kisik, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and an ISIL assembly area.

* Near Mosul, one strike struck an ISIL oil headquarters.

* Near Qayyarah, five strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed three ISIL mortar systems, an ISIL assembly area, an ISIL weapons cache, and an ISIL command and control node and denied ISIL access to terrain.

* Near Ramadi, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL fighting position, an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL VBIED, an ISIL boat, and an ISIL light machine gun and damaged a separate ISIL boat.

* Near Tal Afar, one strike struck two separate ISIL foreign fighter command posts.

Report Date

June 19, 2016

Report Summary

  • 34 total strikes
  • 16 in Syria
  • 18 in Iraq

Report Summary

  • 34 total strikes
  • 18 in Iraq (8911 – 8928)
  • 16 in Syria (4239 – 4254)

Confirmed Actions

US, UK

On June 18, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 16 strikes using bomber, attack, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 18 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using rocket artillery and bomber, ground-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

June 18, 2016
Syria: 16 strikes
Iraq: 18 strikes
Near Abu Kamal, one strike destroyed three ISIL oil well heads.
Near Ar Raqqah, three strikes struck two ISIL-used bridges and an ISIL staging area.
Near Ayn Isa, one strike destroyed two ISIL rocket systems.
Near Dayr Az Zawr, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit.
Near Manbij, nine strikes [1 British] struck nine separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed 11 ISIL fighting positions and an ISIL vehicle.
Near Mar’a, one strike destroyed an ISIL vehicle and an ISIL heavy machine gun.

Iraq

Near Al Baghdadi, two strikes struck an ISIL bed down facility and an ISIL staging area and destroyed an ISIL bunker.
Near Bayji, two strikes [1 British?] struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL fighting position, three ISIL vehicles, an ISIL heavy machine gun, an ISIL recoilless rifle, and an ISIL mortar system.
Near Fallujah, four strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed 22 ISIL fighting positions, two ISIL vehicles, 10 ISIL heavy machine guns, seven ISIL light machine guns, an ISIL recoilless rifle, three ISIL rocket propelled grenade systems, and an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) and denied ISIL access to terrain.
Near Kisik, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and an ISIL assembly area.
Near Mosul, one strike struck an ISIL oil headquarters.
Near Qayyarah, five strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed three ISIL mortar systems, an ISIL assembly area, an ISIL weapons cache, and an ISIL command and control node and denied ISIL access to terrain.
Near Ramadi, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL fighting position, an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL VBIED, an ISIL boat, and an ISIL light machine gun and damaged a separate ISIL boat.
Near Tal Afar, one strike struck two separate ISIL foreign fighter command posts.