Military Reports

Military Reports

CJTF–OIR for March 21, 2015 – March 22, 2015
Original
Annotated

Report Date

March 22, 2015

On March 21, U.S. military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria, using bomber and remotely piloted aircraft to conduct four airstrikes. Separately in Iraq, U.S. and Coalition military forces conducted five airstrikes approved by the Iraq Ministry of Defense, using attack and fighter aircraft against ISIL terrorists. All strikes took place between 8 a.m., March 21, and 8 a.m., March 22, local time. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted since the last press release:

Syria

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

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

Iraq

* Near Mosul, three airstrikes destroyed two ISIL excavators and an ISIL shipping container.

* Near Ramadi, two airstrike [1 French] destroyed an ISIL homemade explosive cache, an ISIL heavy machine gun and an ISIL building.

Report Date

March 22, 2015

Report Summary

  • 9 total strikes
  • 4 in Syria
  • 5 in Iraq

Report Summary

  • 9 total strikes
  • 5 in Iraq (1654 – 1658)
  • 4 in Syria (1266 – 1269)

Confirmed Actions

US, France

On March 21, U.S. military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria, using bomber and remotely piloted aircraft to conduct four airstrikes. Separately in Iraq, U.S. and Coalition military forces conducted five airstrikes approved by the Iraq Ministry of Defense, using attack and fighter aircraft against ISIL terrorists. All strikes took place between 8 a.m., March 21, and 8 a.m., March 22, local time. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted since the last press release:

Syria

March 21, 2015
Syria: 4 strikes
Iraq: 5 strikes
Near Ar Raqqah, an airstrike destroyed an armored personnel carrier.
Near Kobani, three airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit, three ISIL vehicles and destroyed three ISIL fighting positions.

Iraq

Near Mosul, three airstrikes destroyed two ISIL excavators and an ISIL shipping container.
Near Ramadi, two airstrike [1 French] destroyed an ISIL homemade explosive cache, an ISIL heavy machine gun and an ISIL building.