Military Reports

Military Reports

CJTF–OIR for March 18, 2015 – March 19, 2015
Original
Annotated

Report Date

March 19, 2015

On March 18, U.S. military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria, using fighter, attack, bomber and remotely piloted aircraft to conduct seven airstrikes. Separately, U.S. and Coalition military forces conducted 12 airstrikes in Iraq, using attack, fighter, bomber and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL terrorists. All strikes took place between 8 a.m., March 18, and 8 a.m., March 19, local time. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted since the last press release:

Syria

* Near Al Hasakah, three airstrikes struck three ISIL tactical units.

* Near Ar Raqqah, an airstrike destroyed an ISIL tank and an ISIL armored personnel carrier.

* Near Kobani, three airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions and an ISIL vehicle.

Iraq

* Near Ar Rutbah, an airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit.

* Near Fallujah, two airstrikes struck an ISIL-controlled bridge and destroyed a different ISIL-controlled bridge.

* Near Hit in Al Anbar Province, an airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Kirkuk, two airstrikes struck two ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL vehicles, an ISIL building [Canadian] and an ISIL heavy machine gun.

* Near Mosul, two airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL pieces of engineer equipment [Canadian?] and an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Ramadi, three airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL bridges, an ISIL fighting position, an ISIL building and an ISIL tunnel system.

* Near Sinjar, an airstrike had inconclusive results.

Report Date

March 19, 2015

Report Summary

  • 19 total strikes
  • 7 in Syria
  • 12 in Iraq

Report Summary

  • 19 total strikes
  • 12 in Iraq (1628 – 1639)
  • 7 in Syria (1255 – 1261)

Confirmed Actions

US, Canada

On March 18, U.S. military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria, using fighter, attack, bomber and remotely piloted aircraft to conduct seven airstrikes. Separately, U.S. and Coalition military forces conducted 12 airstrikes in Iraq, using attack, fighter, bomber and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL terrorists. All strikes took place between 8 a.m., March 18, and 8 a.m., March 19, local time. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted since the last press release:

Syria

March 18, 2015
Syria: 7 strikes
Iraq: 12 strikes
Near Al Hasakah, three airstrikes struck three ISIL tactical units.
Near Ar Raqqah, an airstrike destroyed an ISIL tank and an ISIL armored personnel carrier.
Near Kobani, three airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions and an ISIL vehicle.

Iraq

Near Ar Rutbah, an airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit.
Near Fallujah, two airstrikes struck an ISIL-controlled bridge and destroyed a different ISIL-controlled bridge.
Near Hit in Al Anbar Province, an airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle.
Near Kirkuk, two airstrikes struck two ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL vehicles, an ISIL building [Canadian] and an ISIL heavy machine gun.
Near Mosul, two airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL pieces of engineer equipment [Canadian?] and an ISIL vehicle.
Near Ramadi, three airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL bridges, an ISIL fighting position, an ISIL building and an ISIL tunnel system.
Near Sinjar, an airstrike had inconclusive results.