On Sept. 21, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted six airstrikes using fighter, fighter-attack and remotely piloted aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 16 airstrikes coordinated with the government of Iraq using, bomber, fighter, 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 Hawl, five airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position, an ISIL cache, two ISIL motorcycles, and an ISIL bunker.

• Near Mar’a, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit, destroyed an ISIL vehicle, and wounded an ISIL fighter.

Iraq

• Near Bayji, two airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL buildings and an ISIL vehicle.

• Near Kirkuk, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL heavy machine gun and an ISIL fighting position.

• Near Kisik, one airstrike suppressed an ISIL heavy machine gun.

• Near Mosul, three airstrikes struck separate ISIL tactical units, and destroyed an ISIL heavy machine gun, an ISIL bunker, an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL command and control node, and suppressed an ISIL rocket position.

• Near Qayyarah, three airstrikes struck three ISIL tactical units, destroyed two ISIL vehicles, an ISIL checkpoint, and wounded an ISIL fighter.

• Near Ramadi, three airstrikes struck three ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL vehicle, three ISIL buildings, and an ISIL mortar position.

• Near Sinjar, two airstrikes struck two ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions and an ISIL cache.

• Near Tal Afar, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit.