Military Reports

Military Reports

French MoD for May 16, 2016 – May 17, 2016
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Annotated

Report Date

May 17, 2016

Notes

[Reports that French aircraft participated between 13 and 19 May 2016 in the liberation of the city of Rutbah, in the province of Al-Anbar southwest Iraq: On May 13, a patrol of two aircraft, accompanied by coalition aircraft, conducted a planned raid (or Air Mission Prohibition) on a site run by Daesh fighters serving as a place of arms storage. On 16 and 19 May, Mirage2000D conducted support missions to ISPs, including destroying a piece of enemy artillery.

Les 16 et 19 mai, les Mirage2000D ont réalisé des missions d’appui aux FSI, détruisant notamment une pièce d’artillerie ennemie. Enfin, l’appareil Atlantique2de la Marine nationale a conduit des missions de renseignement et d’évaluation de frappes sur la zone, permettant ainsi de récolter les informations nécessaires à la planification des missions à venir.

Report Date

May 17, 2016

Notes

[Reports that French aircraft participated between 13 and 19 May 2016 in the liberation of the city of Rutbah, in the province of Al-Anbar southwest Iraq: On May 13, a patrol of two aircraft, accompanied by coalition aircraft, conducted a planned raid (or Air Mission Prohibition) on a site run by Daesh fighters serving as a place of arms storage. On 16 and 19 May, Mirage2000D conducted support missions to ISPs, including destroying a piece of enemy artillery.

Les 16 et 19 mai, les Mirage2000D ont réalisé des missions d’appui aux FSI, détruisant notamment une pièce d’artillerie ennemie. Enfin, l’appareil Atlantique2de la Marine nationale a conduit des missions de renseignement et d’évaluation de frappes sur la zone, permettant ainsi de récolter les informations nécessaires à la planification des missions à venir.