SOUTHWEST ASIA – Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve and
its partners continue to pursue the lasting defeat of ISIS in designated
parts of Iraq and Syria.

Operation Roundup, which began May 1 for the defeat of ISIS in the Middle
Euphrates River Valley and Iraqi-Syrian border region, has continued to gain
ground and remove terrorists from the battlefield through offensive
operations coupled with precision Coalition strike support.

Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve and its partner
forces’ operations are exerting pressure on ISIS senior leaders and
associates, as well as degrading, disrupting and dismantling ISIS
organizational structures throughout Iraq and Syria.

Operation Roundup will continue to target ISIS remnants as the Coalition
remains committed to the lasting defeat of ISIS to increase peace and
stability in the region, and to protect all our homelands from ISIS’s
terrorist threat.

Weekly Strike Summary

Between September 10 and September 16, Coalition military forces conducted
66 strikes consisting of 102 engagements in Iraq and Syria.

On September 16 in Syria, Coalition military forces conducted six strikes
consisting of 13 engagements against ISIS targets.
• Near Abu Kamal, six strikes engaged four ISIS tactical units, and
destroyed one ISIS command and control center, one ISIS vehicle-borne IED
facility, one fighting position and one ISIS trench system and suppressed
one ISIS mortar.

On September 16 in Iraq, Coalition military forces conducted one strike
consisting of two engagements against ISIS targets.
• Near al-Asad, one strike destroyed one ISIS bunker and one ISIS
vehicle shelter.

On September 15 in Syria, Coalition military forces conducted seven strikes
consisting of 10 engagements against ISIS targets.
• Near Abu Kamal, seven strikes engaged four ISIS tactical units and
destroyed one ISIS explosive hazard, one ISIS fighting position, one ISIS
mortar tube, one ISIS weapons cache and one ISIS heavy machine gun, and
damaged five ISIS IED belts.

On September 15 in Iraq, Coalition military forces conducted one strike
consisting of one engagement against ISIS targets.
• Near al-Kisik, one strike destroyed two ISIS tunnels.

On September 14 in Syria, Coalition military forces conducted 14 strikes
consisting of
23 engagements against ISIS targets.
• Near Abu Kamal, 14 strikes engaged six ISIS tactical units, and
destroyed one ISIS vehicle, three ISIS supply routes, one ISIS mortar tube,
two ISIS defensive fighting structures, three ISIS fighting positions and
one ISIS staging area, and suppressed one mortar team.

There were no reported strikes conducted in Iraq on September 14, 2018.

On September 13 in Syria, Coalition military forces conducted 12 strikes
consisting of 15 engagements against ISIS targets.
• Near Abu Kamal, 12 strikes engaged three ISIS tactical units, and
destroyed nine ISIS supply routes, four ISIS fighting positions, one ISIS
compound, one ISIS sentry location, one ISIS staging area and one ISIS
counter battery fire and damaged one ISIS compound and suppressed two ISIS
mortar firing points.

There were no reported strikes conducted in Iraq on September 13, 2018.

On September 12 in Syria, Coalition military forces conducted 14 strikes
consisting of 26 engagements against ISIS targets.
• Near Abu Kamal, 14 strikes engaged 11 ISIS tactical units, and
destroyed seven ISIS supply routes and one ISIS command and control center.

There were no reported strikes conducted in Iraq on September 12, 2018.

On September 11 in Syria, Coalition military forces conducted 10 strikes
consisting of 11 engagements against ISIS targets.
• Near Abu Kamal, 10 strikes engaged seven ISIS tactical units, and
destroyed one ISIS heavy weapon, one ISIS technical vehicle and one ISIS
engineering equipment and suppressed one ISIS mortar team.

There were no reported strikes conducted in Iraq on September 11, 2018.

On September 10 in Syria, Coalition military forces conducted one strike
consisting of one engagement against ISIS targets.
• Near Abu Kamal, one strike engaged one ISIS tactical unit and
destroyed one ISIS crew-served weapon.

There were no reported strikes conducted in Iraq on September 10, 2018.