Military Reports

Military Reports

CJTF–OIR for October 5, 2015 – October 6, 2015
Original
Annotated

Report Date

October 6, 2015

On Oct. 5, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted seven strikes using bomber, fighter, 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, ground-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, five strikes struck four separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED), five ISIL buildings, and an ISIL checkpoint.

• Near Dayr Az Zawr, one strike struck an ISIL crude oil collection point.

• Near Manbij, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL building.

Iraq

• Near Al Huwayjah, three strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed three ISIL fighting positions and suppressed an ISIL mortar position.

• Near Habbaniyah, one strike destroyed an ISIL weapons cache.

• Near Mosul, one strike destroyed an ISIL tactical vehicle.

• Near Ramadi, nine strikes struck six separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL VBIED, four ISIL buildings, ten ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL heavy machine gun, an ISIL excavator, two ISIL mortar positions, an ISIL IED compound, three ISIL homemade explosive (HME) facilities, an ISIL house borne improvised explosive device, an ISIL HME cache, and denied ISIL access to terrain.

• Near Sinjar, two strikes destroyed six ISIL bunkers.

• Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike suppressed an ISIL mortar position.

Report Date

October 6, 2015

Report Summary

  • 24 total strikes
  • 7 in Syria
  • 17 in Iraq

Report Summary

  • 24 total strikes
  • 17 in Iraq (4666 – 4682)
  • 7 in Syria (2628 – 2634)

Confirmed Actions

US, UK

On Oct. 5, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted seven strikes using bomber, fighter, 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, ground-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 5, 2015
Syria: 7 strikes
Iraq: 17 strikes
Near Al Hasakah, five strikes struck four separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED), five ISIL buildings, and an ISIL checkpoint.
Near Dayr Az Zawr, one strike struck an ISIL crude oil collection point.
Near Manbij, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL building.

Iraq

Near Al Huwayjah, three strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed three ISIL fighting positions and suppressed an ISIL mortar position.
Near Habbaniyah, one strike destroyed an ISIL weapons cache.
Near Mosul, one strike destroyed an ISIL tactical vehicle.
Near Ramadi, nine strikes struck six separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL VBIED, four ISIL buildings, ten ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL heavy machine gun, an ISIL excavator, two ISIL mortar positions, an ISIL IED compound, three ISIL homemade explosive (HME) facilities, an ISIL house borne improvised explosive device, an ISIL HME cache, and denied ISIL access to terrain.
Near Sinjar, two strikes destroyed six ISIL bunkers.
Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike suppressed an ISIL mortar position.