Military Reports

Military Reports

CJTF–OIR for June 27, 2016 – June 28, 2016
Original
Annotated

Report Date

June 28, 2016

On June 27, 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 11 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using rocket artillery and fighter and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Coalition military forces also conducted one strike in Iraq in support of Coalition operations using fighter aircraft. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted against ISIL since the last press release:

Syria

* Near Ar Raqqah, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and an ISIL-used bridge.
* Near Dayr Az Zawr, one strike struck an ISIL gas and oil separation plant.
* Near Manbij, seven strikes [1 British?] struck six separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed three ISIL fighting positions, and an ISIL anti-tank guided weapon and damaged three ISIL fighting positions.
* Near Mar’a, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL vehicle and two ISIL fighting positions.

Iraq

* Near Bashir, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL weapons cache.
* Near Bayji, one strike destroyed an ISIL mortar system, an ISIL vehicle, and an ISIL tunnel system.
* Near Fallujah, two strikes struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL tactical vehicle, an ISIL front-end loader, seven ISIL vehicles, two ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED), and an ISIL staging area and damaged two ISIL fighting positions.
* Near Hit, one strike destroyed an ISIL anti-aircraft gun and an ISIL weapons cache.
* Near Kisik, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit.
* Near Mosul, one strike suppressed an ISIL mortar position.
* Near Qayyarah, three strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed three ISIL assembly areas, an ISIL vehicle, eight ISIL rocket rails, an ISIL headquarters, and an ISIL weapons cache.
* Near Tal Afar, one strike suppressed an ISIL mortar system.

Coalition military forces conducted one strike in Iraq in support of Coalition operations using fighter aircraft:

* Near Bayji, one strike struck inoperable Coalition equipment denying ISIL access in support of Coalition operations.

Report Date

June 28, 2016

Report Summary

  • 24 total strikes
  • 12 in Syria
  • 12 in Iraq

Report Summary

  • 23 total strikes
  • 11 in Iraq (9076 – 9087)
  • 12 in Syria (4358 – 4369)

Amendments

  • +1* in Iraq

Confirmed Actions

US, UK

On June 27, 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 11 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using rocket artillery and fighter and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Coalition military forces also conducted one strike in Iraq in support of Coalition operations using fighter aircraft. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted against ISIL since the last press release:

Syria

June 27, 2016
Syria: 12 strikes
Iraq: 12 strikes
Near Ar Raqqah, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and an ISIL-used bridge.
Near Dayr Az Zawr, one strike struck an ISIL gas and oil separation plant.
Near Manbij, seven strikes [1 British?] struck six separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed three ISIL fighting positions, and an ISIL anti-tank guided weapon and damaged three ISIL fighting positions.
Near Mar’a, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL vehicle and two ISIL fighting positions.

Iraq

Near Bashir, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL weapons cache.
Near Bayji, one strike destroyed an ISIL mortar system, an ISIL vehicle, and an ISIL tunnel system.
Near Fallujah, two strikes struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL tactical vehicle, an ISIL front-end loader, seven ISIL vehicles, two ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED), and an ISIL staging area and damaged two ISIL fighting positions.
Near Hit, one strike destroyed an ISIL anti-aircraft gun and an ISIL weapons cache.
Near Kisik, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit.
Near Mosul, one strike suppressed an ISIL mortar position.
Near Qayyarah, three strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed three ISIL assembly areas, an ISIL vehicle, eight ISIL rocket rails, an ISIL headquarters, and an ISIL weapons cache.
Near Tal Afar, one strike suppressed an ISIL mortar system.

Coalition military forces conducted one strike in Iraq in support of Coalition operations using fighter aircraft:

Near Bayji, one strike struck inoperable Coalition equipment denying ISIL access in support of Coalition operations.
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