Military Reports

Military Reports

CJTF–OIR for September 4, 2015 – September 5, 2015
Original
Annotated

Report Date

September 5, 2015

On Sep. 4, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted eight airstrikes using fighter and remotely piloted aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 25 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 Ar Raqqah, one airstrike had inconclusive results.

• Near Mar’a, six airstrikes struck five ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL mortar tube, an ISIL vehicle and an ISIL weapons cache.

• Near Tal Abyad, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions.

Iraq

• Near Al Huwayjah, one airstrike had inconclusive results.

• Near Bayji, three airstrikes struck two ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL artillery piece, an ISIL building, an ISIL tunnel entrance and an ISIL vehicle.

• Near Habbaniyah, one airstrike struck an ISIL sniper firing position and destroyed an ISIL building.

• Near Haditha, one airstrike destroyed an ISIL vehicle.

• Near Hit, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit.

• Near Kisik, three airstrikes struck two ISIL tactical units and an ISIL heavy machine gun firing position and destroyed an ISIL fighting position, an ISIL light machine gun and an ISIL vehicle.

• Near Mosul, three airstrikes struck two ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL fighting position, an ISIL armored vehicle and an ISIL vehicle.

• Near Ramadi, seven airstrikes [1 Canadian] struck two ISIL tactical units, five ISIL staging areas and destroyed an ISIL motorcycle, an ISIL building and an ISIL vehicle.

• Near Rawah, one airstrike destroyed an ISIL homemade explosives facility.

• Near Sinjar, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions.

• Near Sultan Abdallah, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position.

• Near Tuz, two airstrikes destroyed 48 ISIL fighting positions and two ISIL vehicles.

Report Date

September 5, 2015

Report Summary

  • 33 total strikes
  • 8 in Syria
  • 25 in Iraq

Report Summary

  • 33 total strikes
  • 25 in Iraq (4120 – 4144)
  • 8 in Syria (2487 – 2494)

Confirmed Actions

US, Canada, UK

On Sep. 4, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted eight airstrikes using fighter and remotely piloted aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 25 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

September 4, 2015
Syria: 8 strikes
Iraq: 25 strikes
Near Ar Raqqah, one airstrike had inconclusive results.
Near Mar’a, six airstrikes struck five ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL mortar tube, an ISIL vehicle and an ISIL weapons cache.
Near Tal Abyad, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions.

Iraq

Near Al Huwayjah, one airstrike had inconclusive results.
Near Bayji, three airstrikes struck two ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL artillery piece, an ISIL building, an ISIL tunnel entrance and an ISIL vehicle.
Near Habbaniyah, one airstrike struck an ISIL sniper firing position and destroyed an ISIL building.
Near Haditha, one airstrike destroyed an ISIL vehicle.
Near Hit, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit.
Near Kisik, three airstrikes struck two ISIL tactical units and an ISIL heavy machine gun firing position and destroyed an ISIL fighting position, an ISIL light machine gun and an ISIL vehicle.
Near Mosul, three airstrikes struck two ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL fighting position, an ISIL armored vehicle and an ISIL vehicle.
Near Ramadi, seven airstrikes [1 Canadian] struck two ISIL tactical units, five ISIL staging areas and destroyed an ISIL motorcycle, an ISIL building and an ISIL vehicle.
Near Rawah, one airstrike destroyed an ISIL homemade explosives facility.
Near Sinjar, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions.
Near Sultan Abdallah, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position.
Near Tuz, two airstrikes destroyed 48 ISIL fighting positions and two ISIL vehicles.