Military Reports

Military Reports

CJTF–OIR for September 19, 2016 – September 20, 2016
Original
Annotated

Report Date

September 20, 2016

On Sept. 19, coalition military forces conducted 29 strikes against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted nine strikes using attack, bomber, and fighter against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 20 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using attack, bomber, 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 destroyed an ISIL well head.

* Near Ar Raqqah, one strike destroyed an ISIL barracks.

* Near Dayr Az Zawr, three strikes destroyed seven oil tanker trucks and damaged two supply routes.

* Near Mar’a, four strikes engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed a command and control node and three IEDs.

Iraq

* Near Al Baghdadi, three strikes destroyed an ISIL bunker and two command and control nodes.

* Near Al Huwayjah, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed a vehicle.

* Near Fallujah, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit.

* Near Kisik, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit.

* Near Mosul, four strikes engaged four ISIL tactical units and destroyed a vehicle.

* Near Qayyarah, four strikes engaged two ISIL tactical units and a communications facility and destroyed a vehicle, a heavy weapons system, and a checkpoint.

* Near Ramadi, two strikes [2 British] engaged an ISIL tactical unit and a staging area and destroyed two heavy machine guns, a weapons cache, two command and control nodes, and two logistics hubs.

* Near Rawah, one strike destroyed an ISIL vehicle storage facility.

* Near Sinjar, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed a weapons cache and suppressed a mortar position.

* Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike destroyed an ISIL mortar system and a supply cache.

* Near Tal Afar, one strike [1 British] destroyed an ISIL tunnel entrance, a vehicle, a supply cache, a mortar system, a building, and nine fighting positions.

Report Date

September 20, 2016

Report Summary

  • 29 total strikes
  • 9 in Syria
  • 20 in Iraq

Report Summary

  • 29 total strikes
  • 20 in Iraq (9863 – 9882)
  • 9 in Syria (5235 – 5243)

Confirmed Actions

US, UK

On Sept. 19, coalition military forces conducted 29 strikes against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted nine strikes using attack, bomber, and fighter against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 20 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using attack, bomber, 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 19, 2016
Syria: 9 strikes
Iraq: 20 strikes
Near Abu Kamal, one strike destroyed an ISIL well head.
Near Ar Raqqah, one strike destroyed an ISIL barracks.
Near Dayr Az Zawr, three strikes destroyed seven oil tanker trucks and damaged two supply routes.
Near Mar’a, four strikes engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed a command and control node and three IEDs.

Iraq

Near Al Baghdadi, three strikes destroyed an ISIL bunker and two command and control nodes.
Near Al Huwayjah, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed a vehicle.
Near Fallujah, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit.
Near Kisik, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit.
Near Mosul, four strikes engaged four ISIL tactical units and destroyed a vehicle.
Near Qayyarah, four strikes engaged two ISIL tactical units and a communications facility and destroyed a vehicle, a heavy weapons system, and a checkpoint.
Near Ramadi, two strikes [2 British] engaged an ISIL tactical unit and a staging area and destroyed two heavy machine guns, a weapons cache, two command and control nodes, and two logistics hubs.
Near Rawah, one strike destroyed an ISIL vehicle storage facility.
Near Sinjar, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed a weapons cache and suppressed a mortar position.
Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike destroyed an ISIL mortar system and a supply cache.
Near Tal Afar, one strike [1 British] destroyed an ISIL tunnel entrance, a vehicle, a supply cache, a mortar system, a building, and nine fighting positions.