May 22nd 2015 – Coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq between 8 a.m., May 21, and 8 a.m., May 22, local time. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted five airstrikes using attack and fighter aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 15 airstrikes approved by the Iraqi Ministry of Defense using attack, bomber, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL terrorists.

“Daesh continues harassing attacks against the Peshmerga near Sinjar,” said Col. Wayne Marotto, CJTF-OIR chief of public affairs. “The KSF, enabled by the Coalition, repeatedly repel these attacks.”

The following is a summary of the strikes conducted since the last press release:

Syria

* Near Al Hasakah, two airstrikes destroyed an ISIL vehicle and an ISIL VBIED.

* Near Dayr Az Zawr, two airstrikes struck two ISIL wellheads.

* Near Kobani, one airstrike destroyed an ISIL fighting position.

Iraq

* Near Al Asad, two airstrikes destroyed five ISIL buildings.

* Near Haditha, one airstrike struck an ISIL staging area.

* Near Mosul, four airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit, destroying two ISIL tunnel systems, an ISIL motorcycle, an ISIL vehicle and an ISIL cache.

* Near Ramadi, five airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit, destroying five ISIL armored vehicles, two ISIL tanks, two ISIL vehicles, an ISIL armored personnel carrier, three ISIL IEDs, five abandoned tanks, two abandoned armored personnel carriers and two abandoned armored vehicles.

* Near Sinjar, three airstrikes struck three ISIL tactical units, destroying four ISIL buildings, two ISIL heavy machine guns and an ISIL mortar system.