Military Reports

Military Reports

CJTF–OIR for March 6, 2015 – March 7, 2015
Original
Annotated

Report Date

March 7, 2015

On March 6, U.S. and Coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria, using attack and fighter aircraft to conduct six airstrikes. Separately, U.S. and Coalition military forces conducted 11 airstrikes in Iraq, using attack, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL terrorists. All strikes took place between 8 a.m., March 6, and 8 a.m., March 7, local time. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted since the last press release:

Syria

* Near Kobani, six airstrikes struck three tactical units, destroyed two fighting positions and damaged one heavy machine gun position.

Iraq

* Near Mosul, six airstrikes struck four ISIL tactical units, destroyed two buildings, two check points, two ISIL vehicles, and one mortar, damaged an anti-air defense artillery gun and a weapons cache, and neutralized an excavator.

* Near Tal Afar, two airstrikes destroyed two anti-air defense guns.

* Near Fallujah, two airstrikes struck two tactical units and destroyed one fighting position and one sniper position.

* Near Kirkuk, one airstrike struck one tactical unit and destroyed one vehicle and one weapons cache.

Report Date

March 7, 2015

Report Summary

  • 17 total strikes
  • 6 in Syria
  • 11 in Iraq

Report Summary

  • 17 total strikes
  • 11 in Iraq (1506 – 1516)
  • 6 in Syria (1211 – 1216)

Confirmed Actions

US

On March 6, U.S. and Coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria, using attack and fighter aircraft to conduct six airstrikes. Separately, U.S. and Coalition military forces conducted 11 airstrikes in Iraq, using attack, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL terrorists. All strikes took place between 8 a.m., March 6, and 8 a.m., March 7, local time. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted since the last press release:

Syria

March 6, 2015
Syria: 6 strikes
Iraq: 11 strikes
Near Kobani, six airstrikes struck three tactical units, destroyed two fighting positions and damaged one heavy machine gun position.

Iraq

Near Mosul, six airstrikes struck four ISIL tactical units, destroyed two buildings, two check points, two ISIL vehicles, and one mortar, damaged an anti-air defense artillery gun and a weapons cache, and neutralized an excavator.
Near Tal Afar, two airstrikes destroyed two anti-air defense guns.
Near Fallujah, two airstrikes struck two tactical units and destroyed one fighting position and one sniper position.
Near Kirkuk, one airstrike struck one tactical unit and destroyed one vehicle and one weapons cache.