Military Reports

Military Reports

CJTF–OIR for October 2, 2015 – October 3, 2015
Original
Annotated

Report Date

October 3, 2015

On Oct. 2, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted ten strikes using fighter, bomber, ground-attack and remotely piloted aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 17 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using bomber, fighter, attack, fighter-attack, 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 Al Hasakah, four strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL tactical vehicles, an ISIL headquarters building, an ISIL VBIED, an ISIL fighting position, and wounded an ISIL fighter.

• Near Kobani, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL headquarters building and wounded two ISIL fighters.

• Near Abu Kamal, two strikes struck an ISIL crude oil collection point.

• Near Al Hawl, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL vehicles and an ISIL bunker complex.

• Near Dayr Az Zawr, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL vehicles and two ISIL tactical vehicles.

Iraq

• Near Al Baghdadi, one strike struck two ISIL rocket rails.

• Near Al Huwayjah, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL fighting position, suppressed an ISIL mortar position and wounded three ISIL fighters.

• Near Bayji, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL weapons cache and an ISIL homemade explosive cache.

• Near Kirkuk, one strike struck a large ISIL tactical unit.

• Near Kisik, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position.

• Near Mosul, three strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed three heavy machine guns and four ISIL fighting positions.

• Near Ramadi, six strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed seven ISIL fighting positions, four ISIL buildings, an ISIL tunnel, an ISIL tactical vehicle, an ISIL sniper position, an ISIL bunker, two ISIL mortar systems, an ISIL vehicle, two ISIL obstacles and wounded two ISIL fighters.

• Near Sinjar, two strikes [1 Canadian] struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed three heavy machine guns and four ISIL fighting positions.

Report Date

October 3, 2015

Report Summary

  • 27 total strikes
  • 10 in Syria
  • 17 in Iraq

Report Summary

  • 27 total strikes
  • 17 in Iraq (4626 – 4642)
  • 10 in Syria (2604 – 2613)

Confirmed Actions

US, Canada, UK

On Oct. 2, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted ten strikes using fighter, bomber, ground-attack and remotely piloted aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 17 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using bomber, fighter, attack, fighter-attack, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets.

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

Syria

October 2, 2015
Syria: 10 strikes
Iraq: 17 strikes
Near Al Hasakah, four strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL tactical vehicles, an ISIL headquarters building, an ISIL VBIED, an ISIL fighting position, and wounded an ISIL fighter.
Near Kobani, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL headquarters building and wounded two ISIL fighters.
Near Abu Kamal, two strikes struck an ISIL crude oil collection point.
Near Al Hawl, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL vehicles and an ISIL bunker complex.
Near Dayr Az Zawr, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL vehicles and two ISIL tactical vehicles.

Iraq

Near Al Baghdadi, one strike struck two ISIL rocket rails.
Near Al Huwayjah, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL fighting position, suppressed an ISIL mortar position and wounded three ISIL fighters.
Near Bayji, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL weapons cache and an ISIL homemade explosive cache.
Near Kirkuk, one strike struck a large ISIL tactical unit.
Near Kisik, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position.
Near Mosul, three strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed three heavy machine guns and four ISIL fighting positions.
Near Ramadi, six strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed seven ISIL fighting positions, four ISIL buildings, an ISIL tunnel, an ISIL tactical vehicle, an ISIL sniper position, an ISIL bunker, two ISIL mortar systems, an ISIL vehicle, two ISIL obstacles and wounded two ISIL fighters.
Near Sinjar, two strikes [1 Canadian] struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed three heavy machine guns and four ISIL fighting positions.