On March 16, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted two strikes using attack aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 20 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using 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 Al Hawl, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed 10 ISIL fighting positions.

Iraq

* Near Al Baghdadi, one strike destroyed an ISIL weapons cache.

* Near Ar Rutbah, one strike [1 British] struck a large ISIL tactical unit.

* Near Bayji, one strike struck a large ISIL tactical unit.

* Near Fallujah, one strike struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL staging area and an ISIL mortar position.

* Near Hit, four strikes struck two ISIL improvised weapons factories and destroyed an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL improvised explosive device (IED), and an ISIL supply cache.

* Near Kirkuk, one strike [1 British] destroyed an ISIL machine gun position.

* Near Kisik, two strikes destroyed three ISIL bed down locations and four ISIL assembly areas.

* Near Mosul, nine strikes struck seven ISIL propaganda sites and two ISIL manufacturing factories.