Military Reports

Military Reports

CJTF–OIR for June 24, 2016 – June 25, 2016
Original
Annotated

Report Date

June 25, 2016

On June 24, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 12 strikes using attack, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 20 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using rocket artillery and bomber, 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 Ar Raqqah, two strikes struck two ISIL logistical routes and an ISIL administration facility.

* Near Manbij, eight strikes struck six separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed 11 ISIL fighting positions and an ISIL vehicle.

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

Iraq

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

* Near Al Huwayjah, one strike destroyed three ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) factories, an ISIL VBIED, an ISIL weapons cache, and an ISIL bunker and denied ISIL access to terrain.

* Near Bayji, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position, three ISIL vehicles, an ISIL rocket rail, and an ISIL front-end loader.

* Near Fallujah, two strikes [1 British] struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL boat, and two ISIL light machine guns.

* Near Kisik, one strike destroyed an ISIL weapons cache and an ISIL mortar system.

* Near Mosul, six strikes [1 British?] struck four separate ISIL tactical units and an ISIL VBIED factory and destroyed four ISIL vehicles and an ISIL mortar system.

* Near Qayyarah, four strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL boat and four ISIL assembly areas and suppressed two separate ISIL tactical units and three separate ISIL mortar positions and denied ISIL access to terrain.

* Near Ramadi, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed 10 ISIL boats, an ISIL staging area, and an ISIL weapons cache.

* Near Sinjar, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position and an ISIL mortar system.’

Air Task Group Strike Element Armament Technicians load ordnance on to an F/A-18A Hornet on the flight line of Australia's main air operating base in the Middle East region. [Aus DoD]
Air Task Group Strike Element Armament Technicians load ordnance on to an F/A-18A Hornet on the flight line of Australia

Report Date

June 25, 2016

Report Summary

  • 32 total strikes
  • 12 in Syria
  • 20 in Iraq

Report Summary

  • 32 total strikes
  • 20 in Iraq (9015 – 9034)
  • 12 in Syria (4325 – 4336)

Confirmed Actions

US, UK, France

On June 24, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 12 strikes using attack, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 20 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using rocket artillery and bomber, 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 24, 2016
Syria: 12 strikes
Iraq: 20 strikes
Near Ar Raqqah, two strikes struck two ISIL logistical routes and an ISIL administration facility.
Near Manbij, eight strikes struck six separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed 11 ISIL fighting positions and an ISIL vehicle.
Near Mar’a, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed six ISIL fighting positions.

Iraq

Near Al Baghdadi, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL weapons cache.
Near Al Huwayjah, one strike destroyed three ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) factories, an ISIL VBIED, an ISIL weapons cache, and an ISIL bunker and denied ISIL access to terrain.
Near Bayji, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position, three ISIL vehicles, an ISIL rocket rail, and an ISIL front-end loader.
Near Fallujah, two strikes [1 British] struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL boat, and two ISIL light machine guns.
Near Kisik, one strike destroyed an ISIL weapons cache and an ISIL mortar system.
Near Mosul, six strikes [1 British?] struck four separate ISIL tactical units and an ISIL VBIED factory and destroyed four ISIL vehicles and an ISIL mortar system.
Near Qayyarah, four strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL boat and four ISIL assembly areas and suppressed two separate ISIL tactical units and three separate ISIL mortar positions and denied ISIL access to terrain.
Near Ramadi, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed 10 ISIL boats, an ISIL staging area, and an ISIL weapons cache.
Near Sinjar, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position and an ISIL mortar system.’

Air Task Group Strike Element Armament Technicians load ordnance on to an F/A-18A Hornet on the flight line of Australia

  • Air Task Group Strike Element Armament Technicians load ordnance on to an F/A-18A Hornet on the flight line of Australia's main air operating base in the Middle East region. [Aus DoD]