Military Reports

Military Reports

CJTF–OIR for September 16, 2016 – September 17, 2016
Original
Annotated

Report Date

September 17, 2016

On Sept. 16, coalition military forces conducted 25 strikes against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 18 strikes using attack, bomber, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted seven 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, five strikes damaged 10 ISIL supply routes and destroyed two oil well heads.

* Near Al Shadaddi, four strikes engaged two ISIL tactical units and destroyed six fighting positions, two vehicles, a weapons cache, and a front-end loader.

* Near Ar Raqqah, two strikes destroyed an ISIL training compound, an oil well head, an oil pump jack, and two oil storage tanks.

* Near Dayr Az Zawr, one strike damaged five ISIL supply routes.

* Near Mar’a, six strikes engaged three ISIL tactical units, three fighting positions, two tunnels, two command and control nodes, and a mortar system.

Iraq

* Near Hit, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed a building.

* Near Mosul, two strikes destroyed eight ISIL fighting positions and damaged a tunnel entrance.

* Near Qayyarah, two strikes engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed a vehicle, a weapons cache, and 29 watercraft.

* Near Ramadi, one strike [1 British] engaged an ISIL tactical unit and a staging area and destroyed a fighting position and a building.

* Near Tal Afar, one strike damaged an ISIL tunnel.

Report Date

September 17, 2016

Report Summary

  • 25 total strikes
  • 18 in Syria
  • 7 in Iraq

Report Summary

  • 25 total strikes
  • 7 in Iraq (9836 – 9842)
  • 18 in Syria (5188 – 5205)

Confirmed Actions

US, UK

On Sept. 16, coalition military forces conducted 25 strikes against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 18 strikes using attack, bomber, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted seven 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

September 16, 2016
Syria: 18 strikes
Iraq: 7 strikes
Near Abu Kamal, five strikes damaged 10 ISIL supply routes and destroyed two oil well heads.
Near Al Shadaddi, four strikes engaged two ISIL tactical units and destroyed six fighting positions, two vehicles, a weapons cache, and a front-end loader.
Near Ar Raqqah, two strikes destroyed an ISIL training compound, an oil well head, an oil pump jack, and two oil storage tanks.
Near Dayr Az Zawr, one strike damaged five ISIL supply routes.
Near Mar’a, six strikes engaged three ISIL tactical units, three fighting positions, two tunnels, two command and control nodes, and a mortar system.

Iraq

Near Hit, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed a building.
Near Mosul, two strikes destroyed eight ISIL fighting positions and damaged a tunnel entrance.
Near Qayyarah, two strikes engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed a vehicle, a weapons cache, and 29 watercraft.
Near Ramadi, one strike [1 British] engaged an ISIL tactical unit and a staging area and destroyed a fighting position and a building.
Near Tal Afar, one strike damaged an ISIL tunnel.