Military Reports

Military Reports

CJTF–OIR for March 21, 2016 – March 22, 2016
Original
Annotated

Report Date

March 22, 2016

On March 21, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted two strikes using attack and fighter aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 13 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using rocket artillery and 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, one strike [1 British] struck an ISIL weapons storage facility.

* Near Mar’a, one strike destroyed an ISIL fighting position.

Iraq

* Near Al Baghdadi, two strikes struck two ISIL staging facilities.

* Near Habbaniyah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit.

* Near Hit, two strikes struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED).

* Near Kisik, three strikes [2 British] struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL assembly areas and suppressed an ISIL tactical unit.

* Near Mosul, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL tunnel and suppressed an ISIL tactical unit.

* Near Qayyarah, two strikes destroyed ISIL engineering equipment and damaged an ISIL used bridge section.

* Near Sinjar, one strike suppressed an ISIL rocket position.

Report Date

March 22, 2016

Report Summary

  • 15 total strikes
  • 2 in Syria
  • 13 in Iraq

Report Summary

  • 15 total strikes
  • 13 in Iraq (7419 – 7431)
  • 2 in Syria (3654 – 3655)

Confirmed Actions

US, UK

On March 21, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted two strikes using attack and fighter aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 13 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using rocket artillery and 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

March 21, 2016
Syria: 2 strikes
Iraq: 13 strikes
Near Ar Raqqah, one strike [1 British] struck an ISIL weapons storage facility.
Near Mar’a, one strike destroyed an ISIL fighting position.

Iraq

Near Al Baghdadi, two strikes struck two ISIL staging facilities.
Near Habbaniyah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit.
Near Hit, two strikes struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED).
Near Kisik, three strikes [2 British] struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL assembly areas and suppressed an ISIL tactical unit.
Near Mosul, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL tunnel and suppressed an ISIL tactical unit.
Near Qayyarah, two strikes destroyed ISIL engineering equipment and damaged an ISIL used bridge section.
Near Sinjar, one strike suppressed an ISIL rocket position.