On Oct. 9, coalition military forces conducted 16 strikes against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted eight strikes using attack, bomber, and fighter aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted eight strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using attack, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft and rocket artillery against ISIL targets. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted against ISIL since the last press release:

Syria

* Near Abu Kamal, one strike damaged two supply routes.

* Near Al Shadaddi, two strikes engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed three fighting position and a vehicle.

* Near Dayr Az Zawr, two strikes damaged four ISIL supply routes.

* Near Mar’a, two strikes engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed a vehicle and a fighting position.

* Near Palmyra, one strike destroyed an ISIL headquarters facility.

Iraq

* Near Mosul, four strikes [2 British] engaged an ISIL tactical unit and a staging area; destroyed a training camp, a mortar cache, a logistical node, a sniper position, a supply cache, and a tunnel; and damaged another tunnel.

* Near Sinjar, three strikes engaged two ISIL tactical units and destroyed three fighting positions, two vehicles, a mortar system, and a logistical node.

* Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike destroyed an ISIL mortar system.