CJTF–OIR for March 7, 2016 – March 8, 2016
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Annotated
On March 7, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted seven strikes using ground-attack, attack, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 17 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using rocket artillery, 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 Ayn Isa, one strike destroyed an ISIL house borne improvised explosive device (HBIED).
* Near Dayr Az Zawr, two strikes [1 French] struck a large ISIL tactical unit and an ISIL gas and oil separation plant modular refinery, and destroyed an ISIL vehicle.
* Near Mar’a, four strikes struck three ISIL tactical units and an ISIL facility, and destroyed an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL heavy machine gun position, and an ISIL building.
Iraq
* Near Al Baghdadi, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL weapons cache, an ISIL staging area, and an ISIL rocket position.
* Near Bayji, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL heavy machine gun position.
* Near Fallujah, one strike destroyed an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED).
* Near Habbaniya, one strike destroyed an ISIL tunnel.
* Near Haditha, one strike destroyed an ISIL supply cache.
* Near Kisik, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL assembly area.
* Near Mosul, three strikes struck two ISIL headquarters and destroyed an ISIL assembly area.
* Near Qayyarah, one strike struck an ISIL used bridge.
* Near Ramadi, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL mortar position, and two ISIL supply caches.
* Near Sinjar, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position.
* Near Sultan Abdallah, three strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL vehicles, and an ISIL artillery piece.
* Near Waleed, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL supply cache.
On March 7, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted seven strikes using ground-attack, attack, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 17 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using rocket artillery, 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
Iraq