Military Reports

Military Reports

CJTF–OIR for May 3, 2016 – May 4, 2016
Original
Annotated

Report Date

May 4, 2016

On May 3, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 22 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using ground-attack, fighter, bomber, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted against ISIL since the last press release:

Iraq

* Near Albu Hayat, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit.

* Near Bashir, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL assembly area and an ISIL vehicle borne improvised device (VBIED).

* Near Bayji, one strike destroyed three ISIL fighting positions.

* Near Fallujah, five strikes [1 British] struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL fighting position, an ISIL heavy machine gun, an ISIL supply cache, an ISIL VBIED, two ISIL bed down locations, six ISIL tunnel entrances, an ISIL mortar system, an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL improvised artillery piece, and degraded two ISIL trenches.

* Near Hit, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position.

* Near Mosul, 10 strikes [2 British, 1 French] struck nine separate ISIL tactical units, an ISIL headquarters and destroyed nine ISIL assembly areas, an ISIL heavy machine gun, three ISIL large machine guns, two ISIL weapons caches, four ISIL mortar systems, 17 ISIL vehicles, an ISIL bull dozer, two ISIL-used bridges, two ISIL VBIEDs, and an ISIL fuel truck.

* Near Sinjar, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL assembly area.

* Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike destroyed an ISIL fighting position, an ISIL vehicle and an ISIL heavy machine gun.

Report Date

May 4, 2016

Report Summary

  • 22 total strikes
  • 22 in Iraq

Report Summary

  • 22 total strikes
  • 22 in Iraq (8189 – 8210)
  • 0 in Syria (3855)

Confirmed Actions

US, UK, France

On May 3, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 22 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using ground-attack, fighter, bomber, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted against ISIL since the last press release:

Iraq

May 3, 2016
Iraq: 22 strikes
Near Albu Hayat, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit.
Near Bashir, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL assembly area and an ISIL vehicle borne improvised device (VBIED).
Near Bayji, one strike destroyed three ISIL fighting positions.
Near Fallujah, five strikes [1 British] struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL fighting position, an ISIL heavy machine gun, an ISIL supply cache, an ISIL VBIED, two ISIL bed down locations, six ISIL tunnel entrances, an ISIL mortar system, an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL improvised artillery piece, and degraded two ISIL trenches.
Near Hit, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position.
Near Mosul, 10 strikes [2 British, 1 French] struck nine separate ISIL tactical units, an ISIL headquarters and destroyed nine ISIL assembly areas, an ISIL heavy machine gun, three ISIL large machine guns, two ISIL weapons caches, four ISIL mortar systems, 17 ISIL vehicles, an ISIL bull dozer, two ISIL-used bridges, two ISIL VBIEDs, and an ISIL fuel truck.
Near Sinjar, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL assembly area.
Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike destroyed an ISIL fighting position, an ISIL vehicle and an ISIL heavy machine gun.