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CJTF–OIR for March 10, 2019 – March 23, 2019
Original
Annotated

Report Date

March 23, 2019

CJTF-OIR Strike Summary March 10 – 23, 2019

SOUTHWEST ASIA – Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve and its partners continue to target and pursue the enduring defeat of Daesh.

CJTF-OIR and partner forces have liberated nearly 110,000 square kilometers (42,471 square miles) from Daesh; as a result, 7.7 million people no longer live under Daesh oppression.

CJTF-OIR remains committed to the enduring defeat of Daesh to improve conditions for peace and stability in the region, and to protect all our homelands from Daesh’s terrorist threat.

Strike Summary

Between March 10 – 23, 2019, CJTF-OIR conducted 250 strikes consisting of 398 engagements against Daesh targets in Syria and Iraq.

In Syria, CJTF-OIR conducted 193 strikes consisting of 338 engagements, engaged 346 Daesh tactical units, and destroyed 104 vehicles, 63 supply routes, 39 fighting positions, 31 vehicle borne improvised explosive devices, nine tactical vehicles, six fuel tankers, four weapons caches, two command and control nodes, one tunnel, one tanker for petroleum oil and lubricants, one mortar system, and one checkpoint.

In Iraq, CJTF-OIR conducted 57 strikes consisting of 60 engagements, engaged 44 Daesh tactical units, and destroyed 14 supply routes, three buildings, two fighting position, one weapons cache, and one cave.

Between March 10 – 23, 2019, CJTF-OIR detected 72 strikes from other actors that crossed the Euphrates River Valley. CJTF-OIR is committed to avoiding and in every case minimizing civilian casualties; CJTF-OIR calls on all other actors in the area to observe the same precautions.

This Coalition strike release contains all strikes conducted by fighter, attack, bomber, rotary-wing, or remotely piloted aircraft, rocket propelled artillery and ground-based tactical artillery.

A strike, as defined in the Coalition release, refers to one or more kinetic engagements that occur in roughly the same geographic location to produce a single, sometimes cumulative effect in that location. For example, a single aircraft delivering a single weapon against a lone Daesh vehicle is one strike, but so is multiple aircraft delivering dozens of weapons against a group of Daesh-held buildings and weapon systems in a compound, having the cumulative effect of making that facility harder or impossible to use. Strike assessments are based on initial reports and may be refined.

CJTF-OIR does not report the number or type of aircraft employed in a strike, the number of munitions dropped in each strike, or the number of individual munition impact points against a target. The information used to compile the daily strike releases is based on ‘Z’ or Greenwich Mean Time.

Report Date

March 23, 2019

Report Summary

  • 250 total strikes
  • 193 in Syria
  • 57 in Iraq

Confirmed Actions

US

CJTF-OIR Strike Summary March 10 - 23, 2019

SOUTHWEST ASIA – Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve and its partners continue to target and pursue the enduring defeat of Daesh.

CJTF-OIR and partner forces have liberated nearly 110,000 square kilometers (42,471 square miles) from Daesh; as a result, 7.7 million people no longer live under Daesh oppression.

CJTF-OIR remains committed to the enduring defeat of Daesh to improve conditions for peace and stability in the region, and to protect all our homelands from Daesh's terrorist threat.

Strike Summary

Between March 10 - 23, 2019, CJTF-OIR conducted 250 strikes consisting of 398 engagements against Daesh targets in Syria and Iraq.

March 10, 2019 – March 23, 2019
Syria: 193 strikes
Iraq: 57 strikes
In Syria, CJTF-OIR conducted 193 strikes consisting of 338 engagements, engaged 346 Daesh tactical units, and destroyed 104 vehicles, 63 supply routes, 39 fighting positions, 31 vehicle borne improvised explosive devices, nine tactical vehicles, six fuel tankers, four weapons caches, two command and control nodes, one tunnel, one tanker for petroleum oil and lubricants, one mortar system, and one checkpoint.
In Iraq, CJTF-OIR conducted 57 strikes consisting of 60 engagements, engaged 44 Daesh tactical units, and destroyed 14 supply routes, three buildings, two fighting position, one weapons cache, and one cave.

Between March 10 - 23, 2019, CJTF-OIR detected 72 strikes from other actors that crossed the Euphrates River Valley. CJTF-OIR is committed to avoiding and in every case minimizing civilian casualties; CJTF-OIR calls on all other actors in the area to observe the same precautions.

This Coalition strike release contains all strikes conducted by fighter, attack, bomber, rotary-wing, or remotely piloted aircraft, rocket propelled artillery and ground-based tactical artillery.

A strike, as defined in the Coalition release, refers to one or more kinetic engagements that occur in roughly the same geographic location to produce a single, sometimes cumulative effect in that location. For example, a single aircraft delivering a single weapon against a lone Daesh vehicle is one strike, but so is multiple aircraft delivering dozens of weapons against a group of Daesh-held buildings and weapon systems in a compound, having the cumulative effect of making that facility harder or impossible to use. Strike assessments are based on initial reports and may be refined.

CJTF-OIR does not report the number or type of aircraft employed in a strike, the number of munitions dropped in each strike, or the number of individual munition impact points against a target. The information used to compile the daily strike releases is based on 'Z' or Greenwich Mean Time.

French MoD for March 13, 2019 – March 19, 2019
Original
Annotated

Report Date

March 19, 2019

Notes

For March 13th-19th, France report that Task Force Wagram did not carry out any artillery missions. Aircraft carried out 57 sorties and there was one strike. It also provides a review of the four years of training of TF Narvik and Monsabert

CHAMMAL

SITUATION MILITAIRE DU THÉÂTRE

Offensive contre les dernières poches de Daech en Syrie

En moyenne vallée de l’Euphrate, les combats menés par les Forces démocratiques
syriennes, appuyés par la coalition, pour reconquérir le réduit de Baghouz continuent. Les combats sont intenses, la progression effective, mais lente, en raison de l’évacuation de nombreux civils, et de l’imbrication des combattants et des non combattants.

Poursuite des actions en Irak

La situation sécuritaire est stable en Irak, et reste sous contrôle des Forces de sécurité intérieures qui poursuivent leur effort dans la lutte contre Daech.

ACTIVITÉ DE LA FORCE

Le dispositif français déployé au Levant n’a pas évolué depuis la semaine dernière. Le groupe aéronaval participe toujours à l’opération Chammal : une frappe aérienne a été réalisée par ses Rafale cette semaine en appui des forces démocratiques syriennes.

En parallèle, le groupement naval est intégré, en soutien associé, à l’opération Sea Gardian, opération maritime de l’OTAN qui accomplit actuellement trois tâches de sûreté maritime en Méditerranée : la constitution de capacités de sûreté maritime, la connaissance de la situation maritime, et la lutte contre le terrorisme.

Enfin, la frégate britannique HMS Duncan a rejoint le groupe aéronaval cette semaine.

Bilan des quatre ans de formation des TF Narvik et Monsabert

Depuis mars 2015, en complément de l’appui feu aux troupes engagées au sol contre Daech, la France a déployé à Bagdad des militaires dont la mission est d’améliorer les capacités de commandement et les savoir-faire des troupes irakiennes. Deux Task Force (TF), Narvik et Monsabert, aux périmètres différents, ont été mises en place pour assurer cette mission.

La TF Narvik prend part à la formation des forces spéciales de l’Iraki Counter Terrorism Service (ICTS), dans des domaines d’expertise immédiatement exploitables dans la lutte contre Daech : le combat en zone urbaine, le renseignement, le tir aux armes collectives et armes lourdes, la lutte contre les engins explosifs ou le sauvetage au combat.

Les premiers mandats proposaient des instructions générales et spécialisées aux jeunes recrues et aux soldats expérimentés. L’ICTS est progressivement devenue autonome dans ces domaines et la TF Narvik porte désormais ses efforts sur la formation des cadres et des opérateurs spécialisés tout en perfectionnant à travers des stages dédiés des bataillons opérationnels de l’ICTS.

Au bilan, la TF Narvik a formé plus de 8000 soldats et 300 instructeurs, et a mené des stages de perfectionnement au profit de plus de 3000 soldats, ce qui représente 25 % des actions de formation menées par la coalition pour l’ICTS.

De son côté, la TF Monsabert fournit assistance et conseil (Advise and Assist — A2) à l’État-major et aux soldats de la 6e division d’infanterie, responsable notamment de la sécurisation de Bagdad.

Dans le cadre de son partenariat avec la 6e division, la TF Monsabert a formé depuis sa création plus de 3300 soldats irakiens, et plus de 1700 formateurs.

En constante évolution pour répondre aux besoins de ses partenaires irakiens, la TF Monsabert a récemment mis en place des cycles d’évaluation des savoir-faire fondamentaux des soldats de la 6e division. Plus de 4000 soldats irakiens ont déjà été passés au crible, permettant aux experts de la TF et au commandement de la 6è division de disposer d’une appréciation globale du niveau des différents régiments.
Enfin, depuis 6 mois, dans le cadre de son partenariat avec l’école d’artillerie irakienne la TF Monsabert a formé 330 officiers et sous-officiers irakiens.

Depuis quatre ans, ce sont au bilan plus de 20 000 soldats irakiens qui ont bénéficié de l’expertise de 1400 instructeurs français qui se sont relayés au sein de l’opération Chammal, dispensant 150 stages et participant à plus de 200 missions de conseil et d’appui.

La Task Force Wagram en appui de l’offensive contre les dernières poches de Daech présentes dans la vallée de l’Euphrate

La Task Force (TF) Wagram continue d’appuyer les forces démocratiques syriennes contre Daech au sud de la ville d’Hajin.

La TF Wagram n’a pas réalisé de missions de tir, depuis le territoire irakien, cette semaine (bilan du 13 au 19 mars inclus).

Sorties air hebdomadaires (bilan du 13 au 19 mars inclus)

Les aéronefs français basés en Jordanie et aux Émirats arabes unis, et projetés depuis le groupe aéronaval poursuivent leurs actions contre Daech, au sein de la coalition.

Cette semaine, les aéronefs de l’opération Chammal ont réalisé 57 sorties aériennes (bilan du 13 au 19 mars inclus). Les Rafale français ont conduit 01 frappe cette semaine, réalisée par les aéronefs du groupe aeronaval.

UK MoD for March 18, 2019 – March 18, 2019
Original
Annotated

Report Date

March 18, 2019

Monday 18 March – a Reaper killed two terrorists in a trench at Baghuz Fawqani, while Typhoons struck four other Daesh positions…The crew of a Reaper observed two terrorists, who were attempting to conceal their weapons under heavy cloaks, taking up position in a trench at Baghuz Fawqani on Monday 18 March, and successfully engaged them with a Hellfire missile. Typhoons were also patrolling the area, and they conducted an attack which struck four dispersed Daesh positions simultaneously with Paveway IVs.’

UK MoD for March 17, 2019
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Annotated

Report Date

Sunday 17 March – Typhoons destroyed a building in Baghuz Fawqani, from which Daesh were engaging the Syrian Democratic Forces at close range…Typhoons conducted a further attack on Sunday 17 March when the SDF came under fire at close range from a building held by Daesh in Baghuz Fawqani. The proximity of the SDF to the target required particular careful targeting by the Typhoons’ pilots, but a single Paveway IV demolished the terrorist position with great accuracy.’

CJTF–OIR for February 24, 2019 – March 9, 2019
Original
Annotated

Report Date

March 9, 2019

CJTF-OIR Strike Summary Feb. 24 – March 9, 2019 SOUTHWEST ASIA – Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve and its partners continue to target and pursue the enduring defeat of Daesh. CJTF-OIR and its partner forces’ operations are exerting pressure on Daesh senior leaders and associates, as well as degrading, disrupting and dismantling Daesh organizational structures throughout Iraq and Syria. CJTF-OIR remains committed to the enduring defeat of Daesh to improve conditions for peace and stability in the region, and to protect all our homelands from Daesh’s terrorist threat. Strike Summary Between Feb. 24 – March 9, 2019, CJTF-OIR conducted 99 strikes consisting of 139 engagements against Daesh targets in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, CJTF-OIR conducted 97 strikes consisting of 137 engagements, engaged 228 Daesh tactical units, and destroyed 71 tactical vehicles, 35 vehicle borne improvised explosive devices, 17 supply routes, 11 fighting positions, 10 weapons caches, eight staging areas, four command and control nodes, two tunnels, two heavy machine guns, one anti-aircraft gun, one fuel tanker, and one boat. In Iraq, CJTF-OIR conducted two strikes consisting of two engagements. Between Feb. 24 – March 9, 2019, CJTF-OIR detected 88 strikes from other actors that crossed the Euphrates River Valley. CJTF-OIR is committed to avoiding and in every case minimizing civilian casualties; CJTF-OIR calls on all other actors in the area to observe the same precautions. This Coalition strike release contains all strikes conducted by fighter, attack, bomber, rotary-wing, or remotely piloted aircraft, rocket propelled artillery and ground-based tactical artillery. A strike, as defined in the Coalition release, refers to one or more kinetic engagements that occur in roughly the same geographic location to produce a single, sometimes cumulative effect in that location. For example, a single aircraft delivering a single weapon against a lone Daesh vehicle is one strike, but so is multiple aircraft delivering dozens of weapons against a group of Daesh-held buildings and weapon systems in a compound, having the cumulative effect of making that facility harder or impossible to use. Strike assessments are based on initial reports and may be refined.

CJTF-OIR does not report the number or type of aircraft employed in a strike, the number of munitions dropped in each strike, or the number of individual munition impact points against a target. The information used to compile the daily strike releases is based on ‘Z’ or Greenwich Mean Time. #DefeatDaesh

French MoD for March 6, 2019 – March 12, 2019
Original
Annotated

Report Date

March 12, 2019

Notes

For March 6th to 12th, French MoD report three firing missions by Task Force Wagram from Iraqi territory. Aircraft carried out 25 sorties but there were no airstrikes.

CHAMMAL

SITUATION MILITAIRE DU THEATRE
Offensive contre les dernières poches de Daech en Syrie
En moyenne vallée de l’Euphrate, les combats menés par les Forces démocratiques syriennes, appuyés par la coalition, autour de la ville de Baghouz se poursuivent. L’imbrication de Daesh avec des civils complexifie et ralentit les opérations de conquête.
Poursuite des actions en Irak
La situation sécuritaire est stable en Irak, et reste sous contrôle des Forces de sécurité irakiennes qui poursuivent leur effort dans la lutte contre Daech.
ACTIVITE DE LA FORCE
Le dispositif français déployé au Levant a été renforcé récemment par l’intégration du groupe aéronaval.

Intégration du GAN au sein de Chammal

Le 13 mars 2019, à peine arrivé au large de la Syrie, le groupe aéronaval (GAN) constitué autour du porte-avions Charles-de-Gaulle a mené ses premières missions aériennes au sein de l’opération Chammal. Rafale Marine et Hawkeye ont été catapultés pour soutenir les troupes au sol et acquérir du renseignement tandis que les autres aéronefs du GAN, les bâtiments de surface, dont la frégate danoise Niels Juel, assuraient la maîtrise et le contrôle de l’espace aéromaritime.
Ce renforcement de capacités illustre la détermination de la France et de ses alliés européens à mener jusqu’à son terme la défaite militaire de Daech. Alors que les combats actuels sont désormais concentrés sur un territoire réduit, cette force navale apporte des capacités aéronavales de surveillance, d’appréciation de situation et d’intervention permettant d’observer toute possible reconfiguration et de contrer une résurgence potentielle du groupe terroriste.
La lutte contre Daech se poursuit dans l’espace informationnel

La lutte contre Daesh n’est pas terminée et la bataille se poursuit en particulier dans le champ des perceptions, espace de prédilection de l’organisation terroriste qui a bâti une stratégie de propagande moderne, fondée sur l’utilisation des supports traditionnels et l’investissement massif de la sphère des réseaux sociaux.
Chammal participe directement à l’effort de la Coalition dans le domaine de la communication et de la lutte contre la propagande, en formant et conseillant les forces armées irakiennes.

La France a ainsi déployé pendant 6 mois un conseiller auprès de l’état-major opérationnel conjoint en Irak (Joint Operational Center-Iraq). Cet officier supérieur a participé à la mise en place et à l’encadrement de stages spécifiques sur la relation avec les médias, la production de contenu, et l’usage des réseaux sociaux.

La Task Force Wagram en appui de l’offensive contre les dernières poches de Daech présentes dans la vallée de l’Euphrate

La Task Force (TF) Wagram continue d’appuyer les forces démocratiques syriennes contre Daech au Sud de la ville d’Hajin.

La TF Wagram a réalisé, depuis le territoire irakien 3 missions de tir (soit 2 missions d’éclairement, 1 missions d’aveuglement – bilan du 06 au 12 mars inclus).

Les bases aériennes en Jordanie et aux EAU en appui des operations

Les aéronefs français basés en Jordanie et aux Émirats arabes unis poursuivent leurs actions contre Daech, au sein de la coalition.

Cette semaine, les aéronefs de l’opération Chammal ont réalisé 25 sorties aériennes (bilan du 06 au 12 mars inclus). Les Rafale français n’ont pas conduit de frappe cette semaine.

UK MoD for March 12, 2019 – March 12, 2019
Original
Annotated

Report Date

March 12, 2019

Tuesday 12 March – Typhoons supported the Syrian Democratic Forces attacking Daesh in Baghuz Fawqani, striking dispersed terrorist positions, and destroying a large truck-bomb…Royal Air Force aircraft, alongside other coalition partners, have continued to provide close air support to the Syrian Democratic Forces as they attacked the last remaining Daesh stronghold in eastern Syria, at Baghuz Fawqani. Typhoon, Reaper and Sentinel aircraft have flown daily reconnaissance missions, with the Typhoons and Reapers ready to engage targets if requested by the SDF. On Tuesday 12 March, the SDF came into contact with Daesh in dispersed positions, and two Typhoon FGR4s conducted a series of three attacks, using a total of four Paveway IV guided bombs, which successfully silenced the terrorists’ fire. In addition, a large number of vehicles had been abandoned in the area of the fighting, and one large truck in their midst was identified as booby-trapped with an improvised explosive device. The Typhoons were able to pick out and safely destroy this truck-bomb with a single Brimstone 2 missile.’

CJTF–OIR for February 24, 2019 – March 9, 2019
Original
Annotated

Report Date

March 9, 2019

SOUTHWEST ASIA – Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve and its partners continue to target and pursue the enduring defeat of Daesh.

CJTF-OIR and its partner forces’ operations are exerting pressure on Daesh senior leaders and associates, as well as degrading, disrupting and dismantling Daesh organizational structures throughout Iraq and Syria.

CJTF-OIR remains committed to the enduring defeat of Daesh to improve conditions for peace and stability in the region, and to protect all our homelands from Daesh’s terrorist threat.

Strike Summary

Between Feb. 24 – March 9, 2019, CJTF-OIR conducted 99 strikes consisting of 139 engagements against Daesh targets in Syria and Iraq.

In Syria, CJTF-OIR conducted 97 strikes consisting of 137 engagements, engaged 228 Daesh tactical units, and destroyed 71 tactical vehicles, 35 vehicle borne improvised explosive devices, 17 supply routes, 11 fighting positions, 10 weapons caches, eight staging areas, four command and control nodes, two tunnels, two heavy machine guns, one anti-aircraft gun, one fuel tanker, and one boat.

In Iraq, CJTF-OIR conducted two strikes consisting of two engagements.

Between Feb. 24 – March 9, 2019, CJTF-OIR detected 88 strikes from other actors that crossed the Euphrates River Valley. CJTF-OIR is committed to avoiding and in every case minimizing civilian casualties; CJTF-OIR calls on all other actors in the area to observe the same precautions.

This Coalition strike release contains all strikes conducted by fighter, attack, bomber, rotary-wing, or remotely piloted aircraft, rocket propelled artillery and ground-based tactical artillery.

A strike, as defined in the Coalition release, refers to one or more kinetic engagements that occur in roughly the same geographic location to produce a single, sometimes cumulative effect in that location. For example, a single aircraft delivering a single weapon against a lone Daesh vehicle is one strike, but so is multiple aircraft delivering dozens of weapons against a group of Daesh-held buildings and weapon systems in a compound, having the cumulative effect of making that facility harder or impossible to use. Strike assessments are based on initial reports and may be refined.

CJTF-OIR does not report the number or type of aircraft employed in a strike, the number of munitions dropped in each strike, or the number of individual munition impact points against a target. The information used to compile the daily strike releases is based on ‘Z’ or Greenwich Mean Time.

Report Date

March 9, 2019

Confirmed Actions

US

SOUTHWEST ASIA – Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve and its partners continue to target and pursue the enduring defeat of Daesh.

CJTF-OIR and its partner forces' operations are exerting pressure on Daesh senior leaders and associates, as well as degrading, disrupting and dismantling Daesh organizational structures throughout Iraq and Syria.

CJTF-OIR remains committed to the enduring defeat of Daesh to improve conditions for peace and stability in the region, and to protect all our homelands from Daesh's terrorist threat.

Strike Summary

Between Feb. 24 - March 9, 2019, CJTF-OIR conducted 99 strikes consisting of 139 engagements against Daesh targets in Syria and Iraq.

February 24, 2019 – March 9, 2019
In Syria, CJTF-OIR conducted 97 strikes consisting of 137 engagements, engaged 228 Daesh tactical units, and destroyed 71 tactical vehicles, 35 vehicle borne improvised explosive devices, 17 supply routes, 11 fighting positions, 10 weapons caches, eight staging areas, four command and control nodes, two tunnels, two heavy machine guns, one anti-aircraft gun, one fuel tanker, and one boat.
In Iraq, CJTF-OIR conducted two strikes consisting of two engagements.

Between Feb. 24 - March 9, 2019, CJTF-OIR detected 88 strikes from other actors that crossed the Euphrates River Valley. CJTF-OIR is committed to avoiding and in every case minimizing civilian casualties; CJTF-OIR calls on all other actors in the area to observe the same precautions.

This Coalition strike release contains all strikes conducted by fighter, attack, bomber, rotary-wing, or remotely piloted aircraft, rocket propelled artillery and ground-based tactical artillery.

A strike, as defined in the Coalition release, refers to one or more kinetic engagements that occur in roughly the same geographic location to produce a single, sometimes cumulative effect in that location. For example, a single aircraft delivering a single weapon against a lone Daesh vehicle is one strike, but so is multiple aircraft delivering dozens of weapons against a group of Daesh-held buildings and weapon systems in a compound, having the cumulative effect of making that facility harder or impossible to use. Strike assessments are based on initial reports and may be refined.

CJTF-OIR does not report the number or type of aircraft employed in a strike, the number of munitions dropped in each strike, or the number of individual munition impact points against a target. The information used to compile the daily strike releases is based on 'Z' or Greenwich Mean Time.

French MoD for February 27, 2019 – March 5, 2019
Original
Annotated

Report Date

March 5, 2019

Notes

For February 27th to March 5th, French MoD report 4 firing missions from the Iraqi territory by Task Force Wagram. Aircraft carried out 18 sorties. There was one strike.

CHAMMAL

Situation militaire du théâtre

 

Offensive contre les dernières poches de Daech en Syrie
En moyenne vallée de l’Euphrate, les combats menés par les Forces démocratiques syriennes, appuyées par la coalition, se poursuivent autour de la ville de Baghouz.
Poursuite des actions en Irak

La situation sécuritaire reste stable. Les Forces de sécurité intérieures poursuivent leur effort dans la lutte contre Daech.

ACTIVITÉ DE LA FORCE

 

Le dispositif français déployé au Levant n’a pas évolué.
La Task Force Wagram en appui de l’offensive contre les dernières poches de Daech présentes dans la vallée de l’Euphrate
La Task Force (TF) Wagram continue d’appuyer les forces démocratiques syriennes contre Daech au sud de la ville d’Hajin.
La TF Wagram a réalisé, depuis le territoire irakien 4 missions de tir (soit 1 mission d’aveuglement et 3 missions de certification – bilan du 27 février au 05 mars inclus).
Les bases aériennes en Jordanie et aux EAU en appui des opérations
Les aéronefs français basés en Jordanie et aux Émirats arabes unis poursuivent leurs actions contre Daech, au sein de la coalition.
Cette semaine, les aéronefs de l’opération Chammal ont réalisé 18 sorties aériennes (bilan du 27 février au 05 mars inclus). Les Rafale français ont conduit une frappe cette semaine.

UK MoD for March 2, 2019 – March 2, 2019
Original
Annotated

Report Date

March 2, 2019

Saturday 2 March – a Reaper killed a small group of terrorists around Baghuz Fawqani in eastern Syria…A Reaper provided close air support to the Syrian Democratic Forces as they fought Daesh around Baghuz Fawqani on Saturday 2 March. The Reaper’s crew observed a rocket-propelled grenade being fired from a building, and shortly afterwards a small group of armed terrorists emerged. They were tracked by the Reaper, whilst careful checks were made that no SDF or otherwise unidentified individuals were too close to them, then successfully engaged with a single Hellfire missile.

French MoD for February 20, 2019 – February 26, 2019
Original
Annotated

Report Date

February 26, 2019

Notes

For February 20th to 26th, French MoD report Task Force Wagram carried out two firing missions from the Iraqi territory. Aircraft conducted 24 sorties but there were no strikes.

CHAMMAL

SITUATION MILITAIRE DU THÉÂTRE

Offensive contre les dernières poches de Daech en Syrie
En moyenne vallée de l’Euphrate, les combats menés par les Forces démocratiques syriennes, appuyées par la coalition, se poursuivent autour de la ville de Baghouz.

Poursuite des actions en Irak

La situation sécuritaire reste sous contrôle. Les Forces de sécurité intérieures poursuivent leur effort dans la lutte contre Daech.

ACTIVITÉ DE LA FORCE

Le dispositif français déployé au Levant n’a pas a évolué.

La Task Force Wagram en appui de l’offensive contre les dernières poches de Daech présentes dans la vallée de l’Euphrate

La Task Force (TF) Wagram continue d’appuyer les forces démocratiques syriennes contre Daech au sud de la ville d’Hajin.

La TF Wagram a réalisé, depuis le territoire irakien 2 missions de tir (soit 2 missions d’aveuglement – bilan du 20 au 26 février inclus).

Les bases aériennes en Jordanie et aux EAU en appui des opérations

Les aéronefs français basés en Jordanie et aux Émirats arabes unis poursuivent leurs actions contre Daech, au sein de la coalition.

Cette semaine, les aéronefs de l’opération Chammal ont réalisé 24 sorties aériennes (bilan du 20 au 26 février inclus). Les Rafale français n’ont pas conduit de frappe cette semaine.

CJTF–OIR for February 10, 2019 – February 23, 2019
Original
Annotated

Report Date

February 23, 2019

CJTF-OIR Strike Summary Feb. 10 – 23, 2019

SOUTHWEST ASIA – Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve and its partners continue to target and pursue the enduring defeat of Daesh.

CJTF-OIR and its partner forces’ operations are exerting pressure on Daesh senior leaders and associates, as well as degrading, disrupting and dismantling Daesh organizational structures throughout Iraq and Syria.

CJTF-OIR remains committed to the enduring defeat of Daesh to improve conditions for peace and stability in the region, and to protect all our homelands from Daesh’s terrorist threat.

Strike Summary

Between Feb. 10 – 23, 2019, CJTF-OIR conducted 211 strikes consisting of 451 engagements against Daesh targets in Syria and Iraq.

In Syria, CJTF-OIR conducted 186 strikes consisting of 426 engagements, engaged 285 Daesh tactical units, and destroyed 189 fighting positions, 50 supply routes, 22 staging areas, 16 boats, 15 vehicles, six tankers for petroleum oil and lubricants, six aircraft operations areas, six vehicle borne improvised explosive devices, four command and control nodes, three weapons caches, three heavy machine guns, three pieces of engineering equipment, two buildings, two tunnels, one cave, one improvised explosive devices facility and one petroleum oil and lubricant storage facility.

In Iraq, CJTF-OIR conducted 25 strikes consisting of 25 engagements, engaged 19 Daesh tactical units, and destroyed 18 tunnels and caves.

Between Feb. 10 – 23, 2019, CJTF-OIR detected 342 strikes from other actors that crossed the Euphrates River Valley. CJTF-OIR is committed to avoiding and in every case minimizing civilian casualties; CJTF-OIR calls on all other actors in the area to observe the same precautions.

This Coalition strike release contains all strikes conducted by fighter, attack, bomber, rotary-wing, or remotely piloted aircraft, rocket propelled artillery and ground-based tactical artillery.

A strike, as defined in the Coalition release, refers to one or more kinetic engagements that occur in roughly the same geographic location to produce a single, sometimes cumulative effect in that location. For example, a single aircraft delivering a single weapon against a lone Daesh vehicle is one strike, but so is multiple aircraft delivering dozens of weapons against a group of Daesh-held buildings and weapon systems in a compound, having the cumulative effect of making that facility harder or impossible to use. Strike assessments are based on initial reports and may be refined.

CJTF-OIR does not report the number or type of aircraft employed in a strike, the number of munitions dropped in each strike, or the number of individual munition impact points against a target. The information used to compile the daily strike releases is based on ‘Z’ or Greenwich Mean Time.

Report Date

February 23, 2019

Report Summary

  • 211 total strikes
  • 186 in Syria
  • 25 in Iraq

Confirmed Actions

US

CJTF-OIR Strike Summary Feb. 10 - 23, 2019

SOUTHWEST ASIA – Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve and its partners continue to target and pursue the enduring defeat of Daesh.

CJTF-OIR and its partner forces' operations are exerting pressure on Daesh senior leaders and associates, as well as degrading, disrupting and dismantling Daesh organizational structures throughout Iraq and Syria.

CJTF-OIR remains committed to the enduring defeat of Daesh to improve conditions for peace and stability in the region, and to protect all our homelands from Daesh's terrorist threat.

Strike Summary

Between Feb. 10 - 23, 2019, CJTF-OIR conducted 211 strikes consisting of 451 engagements against Daesh targets in Syria and Iraq.

February 10, 2019 – February 23, 2019
Syria: 186 strikes
Iraq: 25 strikes
In Syria, CJTF-OIR conducted 186 strikes consisting of 426 engagements, engaged 285 Daesh tactical units, and destroyed 189 fighting positions, 50 supply routes, 22 staging areas, 16 boats, 15 vehicles, six tankers for petroleum oil and lubricants, six aircraft operations areas, six vehicle borne improvised explosive devices, four command and control nodes, three weapons caches, three heavy machine guns, three pieces of engineering equipment, two buildings, two tunnels, one cave, one improvised explosive devices facility and one petroleum oil and lubricant storage facility.
In Iraq, CJTF-OIR conducted 25 strikes consisting of 25 engagements, engaged 19 Daesh tactical units, and destroyed 18 tunnels and caves.

Between Feb. 10 - 23, 2019, CJTF-OIR detected 342 strikes from other actors that crossed the Euphrates River Valley. CJTF-OIR is committed to avoiding and in every case minimizing civilian casualties; CJTF-OIR calls on all other actors in the area to observe the same precautions.

This Coalition strike release contains all strikes conducted by fighter, attack, bomber, rotary-wing, or remotely piloted aircraft, rocket propelled artillery and ground-based tactical artillery.

A strike, as defined in the Coalition release, refers to one or more kinetic engagements that occur in roughly the same geographic location to produce a single, sometimes cumulative effect in that location. For example, a single aircraft delivering a single weapon against a lone Daesh vehicle is one strike, but so is multiple aircraft delivering dozens of weapons against a group of Daesh-held buildings and weapon systems in a compound, having the cumulative effect of making that facility harder or impossible to use. Strike assessments are based on initial reports and may be refined.

CJTF-OIR does not report the number or type of aircraft employed in a strike, the number of munitions dropped in each strike, or the number of individual munition impact points against a target. The information used to compile the daily strike releases is based on 'Z' or Greenwich Mean Time.

UK MoD for February 21, 2019 – February 21, 2019
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Report Date

February 21, 2019

Thursday 21 February – Typhoons bombed terrorists in a cave in northern Iraq…

The Royal Air Force has struck two key targets, as the UK supports the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) who are working to clear Daesh from their last small pocket of territory.

British aircraft have delivered air attacks to assist the SDF with operations on the ground, while conducting daily reconnaissance missions around Baghuz, eastern Syria. Coalition aircraft also remain available to assist the Iraqi security forces as necessary, to prevent Daesh from re-establishing a presence in the country.

On Thursday 21 February, two Typhoons were tasked with an attack on a cave in northern Iraq where a group of terrorists had been spotted, some ten miles east of Tal Afar. Coalition surveillance aircraft carefully checked the surrounding countryside for any civilians who might be placed at risk, before the Typhoons used two Paveway IVs to collapse the entrance to the cave.

French MoD for February 13, 2019 – February 19, 2019
Original
Annotated

Report Date

February 19, 2019

Notes

For Feb 13-19th, France's Task Force Wagram carried out from the territory of Iraq 5 firing missions (ie 2 lighting missions, 3 blinding missions. Aircraft carried out 23 sorties but no strikes.

CHAMMAL

SITUATION MILITAIRE DU THÉÂTRE

 

Offensive contre les dernières poches de Daech en Syrie

 

En moyenne vallée de l’Euphrate, les combats menés par les Forces démocratiques syriennes, appuyées par la coalition, sont toujours en cours. Ils visent en particulier à obtenir la reddition des derniers combattants de Daech retranchés dans leur ultime bastion autour de la ville de Baghouz.

Poursuite des actions en Irak

 

Les Forces de sécurité intérieures poursuivent leur effort dans la lutte contre Daech en étant engagées dans plusieurs opérations qui peuvent combiner pour certains des moyens de l’armée, de la police, de milices et solliciter l’appui des moyens de la coalition.~

ACTIVITÉ DE LA FORCE

 

Le dispositif français déployé au Levant a été renforcé récemment avec le déploiement d’un Atlantique 2 ainsi que d’un avion de détection et de contrôle de type Awacs.

Ce dernier, déployé au Qatar début février, est parfaitement intégré au sein de la coalition et a effectué sa première mission de détection et de commandement aéroporté au profit de celle-ci le 15 février dernier. Il s’agit du 12e détachement d’AWACS à être déployé dans le cadre de l’opération Chammal.

La Task Force Wagram en appui de l’offensive contre les dernières poches de Daech présentes dans la vallée de l’Euphrate

 

La Task Force (TF) Wagram continue d’appuyer les forces démocratiques syriennes contre Daech au sud de la ville d’Hajin.

La TF Wagram a réalisé, depuis le territoire irakien 5 missions de tir (soit 2 missions d’éclairement, 3 missions d’aveuglement – bilan du 13 au 19 février inclus).

Les bases aériennes en Jordanie et aux EAU en appui des operations

 

Les aéronefs français basés en Jordanie et aux Émirats arabes unis poursuivent leurs actions contre Daech, au sein de la coalition.

Cette semaine, les aéronefs de l’opération Chammal ont réalisé 23 sorties aériennes (bilan du 13 au 19 février inclus). Les Rafale français n’ont pas conduit de frappe cette semaine.

UK MoD for February 19, 2019 – February 19, 2019
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Report Date

February 19, 2019
  • Tuesday 19 February – Typhoons used a Brimstone 2 missile to destroy a boat used by Daesh on the Euphrates…A further pair of Typhoons patrolled the Euphrates valley on Tuesday 19 February; a boat had been identified as being used by Daesh, and was found by the Typhoons to be moored on the river bank due south of Baghuz Fawqani. A Brimstone 2 missile was employed to deny the terrorists use of the craft, whether to bring in supplies or allow them to set up operations elsewhere. This was the first operational firing of a Brimstone 2 from a Typhoon FGR4, following the aircraft’s recent upgrade.

CJTF–OIR for February 12, 2019 – February 12, 2019
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Report Date

February 12, 2019

ISIS deliberately, repeatedly misuses mosques as command and control centers

SOUTHWEST ASIA – Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve launched a precision strike in support of Syrian Democratic Forces against an ISIS command and control facility, formerly used as a mosque in Baghouz Fawqani, Syria, on Feb. 11, 2019.

ISIS used the former mosque to direct attacks and employ vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices against CJTF-OIR and partner forces. Otherwise protected under the Geneva Convention, ISIS caused the mosque to lose its protected status afforded by the Law of Armed Conflict.

“This mosque lost its protected status when ISIS deliberately chose to use it as a command and control center,” said U.K. Maj. Gen. Christopher Ghika, CJTF-OIR deputy commander-strategy and information. “This strike on ISIS will further hasten their defeat in the MERV.”

Coalition Forces, comprising 74 partner nations and five international organizations, are deployed in support of CJTF-OIR, working by, with and through partner forces to bring about the enduring defeat of ISIS.

Report Date

February 12, 2019

Report Summary

  • 1 total strikes
  • 1 in Syria

ISIS deliberately, repeatedly misuses mosques as command and control centers

February 11, 2019
Syria: 1 strikes
SOUTHWEST ASIA - Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve launched a precision strike in support of Syrian Democratic Forces against an ISIS command and control facility, formerly used as a mosque in Baghouz Fawqani, Syria, on Feb. 11, 2019.

ISIS used the former mosque to direct attacks and employ vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices against CJTF-OIR and partner forces. Otherwise protected under the Geneva Convention, ISIS caused the mosque to lose its protected status afforded by the Law of Armed Conflict.

“This mosque lost its protected status when ISIS deliberately chose to use it as a command and control center,” said U.K. Maj. Gen. Christopher Ghika, CJTF-OIR deputy commander-strategy and information. “This strike on ISIS will further hasten their defeat in the MERV.”

Coalition Forces, comprising 74 partner nations and five international organizations, are deployed in support of CJTF-OIR, working by, with and through partner forces to bring about the enduring defeat of ISIS.

French MoD for February 6, 2019 – February 12, 2019
Original
Annotated

Report Date

February 12, 2019

Notes

From Feb 6th-12th, French MoD report 7 firing missions by Task Force Wagram on the Hajin area of Syria, from Iraqi territory. Additionally, French Rafales carried out 21 sorties and 6 airstrikes.

CHAMMAL

SITUATION MILITAIRE DU THEATRE

Offensive contre les dernières poches de Daech en Syrie

En moyenne vallée de l’Euphrate, les Forces démocratiques syriennes ont repris les opérations de reconquête de la poche de Hajin dans la nuit du 09 et 10 février. Elles sont appuyées par les tirs des forces aériennes de la Coalition, dont celles de l’opération Chammal, ainsi que par les tirs d’artillerie de la Task Force Wagram.

Poursuite des actions en Irak

La situation sécuritaire est stable en Irak. Les Forces de sécurité irakiennes, appuyées par la Coalition, maintiennent un rythme opérationnel élevé face à Daesh.

ACTIVITE DE LA FORCE

Le dispositif français déployé au Levant n’a pas évolué.

La Task Force Wagram en appui de l’offensive contre les dernières poches de Daech présentes dans la vallée de l’Euphrate

Depuis le territoire irakien, la Task Force (TF) Wagram appuie les forces démocratiques syriennes engagées contre Daech dans la région d’Hajine.

La TF Wagram a réalisé 7 missions de tir (1 mission d’éclairement, et 6 missions d’aveuglement – bilan du 06 au 12 février inclus).

Les bases aériennes en Jordanie et aux EAU en appui des opérations

Les aéronefs français basés en Jordanie et aux Émirats arabes unis poursuivent leurs actions contre Daech, au sein de la coalition.

Cette semaine, les aéronefs de l’opération Chammal ont réalisé 21 sorties aériennes (bilan du 06 au 12 février inclus). Les Rafale français ont conduit 6 frappes au cours de cette période.

UK MoD for February 11, 2019 – February 11, 2019
Original
Annotated

Report Date

February 11, 2019
  • Monday 11 February – Typhoons supported the Syrian Democratic Forces east of Abu Kamal in Syria, striking two Daesh strong-points, including a heavy machine-gun position…As the Syrian Democratic Forces have continued their operations to clear the last small remaining pocket of Daesh-held territory that has been identified in eastern Syria, Royal Air Force aircraft have maintained daily armed reconnaissance support, delivering air attacks if needed by the SDF on the ground. On Monday 11 February, the SDF encountered two Daesh strong-points on the eastern bank of the Euphrates, across the river from Abu Kamal. These strong-points were directing fire, including from a heavy machine-gun, at close range against the SDF, so assistance was requested from two RAFTyphoon FGR4s, supported by a Voyager air refuelling tanker. The Typhoons conducted an accurate simultaneous attack on both strong-points, hitting each with a Paveway IV guided bomb, and successfully eliminated the threat to the SDF.

CJTF–OIR for January 27, 2019 – February 9, 2019
Original
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Report Date

February 9, 2019

SOUTHWEST ASIA – Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve and its partners continue to target and pursue the enduring defeat of ISIS

CJTF-OIR 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.

CJTF-OIR remains committed to the enduring defeat of ISIS to improve conditions for peace and stability in the region, and to protect all our homelands from ISIS’s terrorist threat.

Strike Summary

Between Jan. 27 – Feb. 9, 2019, CJTF-OIR conducted 199 strikes consisting of 326 engagements against ISIS targets in Syria and Iraq.

In Syria, CJTF-OIR conducted 179 strikes consisting of 303 engagements, engaged 146 ISIS tactical units, and destroyed 131 supply routes, 53 fighting positions, 31 staging areas, 14 vehicle borne improvised explosive devices, 13 engineering equipment, 11 explosive belts, nine tankers for petroleum oil and lubricants, eight tactical vehicles, five command and control nodes, four buildings, three aircrafts operations areas, three tunnels, two petroleum oil and lubricant storage facilities, two manufacturing facilities for improvised explosive devices, two artilleries, two weapons caches and one armored vehicle.

In Iraq, CJTF-OIR conducted 20 strikes consisting of 23 engagements, engaged four ISIS tactical units, and destroyed 14 supply routes, three buildings, one weapon cache, one tunnel and one fighting position.

Between Jan. 27 – Feb. 9, 2019, CJTF-OIR detected 262 strikes from other actors that crossed the Euphrates River Valley. CJTF-OIR is committed to avoiding and in every case minimizing civilian casualties; CJTF-OIR calls on all other actors in the area to observe the same precautions.

This Coalition strike release contains all strikes conducted by fighter, attack, bomber, rotary-wing, or remotely piloted aircraft, rocket propelled artillery and ground-based tactical artillery.

A strike, as defined in the Coalition release, refers to one or more kinetic engagements that occur in roughly the same geographic location to produce a single, sometimes cumulative effect in that location. For example, a single aircraft delivering a single weapon against a lone ISIS vehicle is one strike, but so is multiple aircraft delivering dozens of weapons against a group of ISIS-held buildings and weapon systems in a compound, having the cumulative effect of making that facility harder or impossible to use. Strike assessments are based on initial reports and may be refined.

CJTF-OIR does not report the number or type of aircraft employed in a strike, the number of munitions dropped in each strike, or the number of individual munition impact points against a target. The information used to compile the daily strike releases is based on ‘Z’ or Greenwich Mean Time.

Report Date

February 9, 2019

Report Summary

  • 199 total strikes
  • 179 in Syria
  • 20 in Iraq

Confirmed Actions

US

SOUTHWEST ASIA – Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve and its partners continue to target and pursue the enduring defeat of ISIS

CJTF-OIR 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.

CJTF-OIR remains committed to the enduring defeat of ISIS to improve conditions for peace and stability in the region, and to protect all our homelands from ISIS's terrorist threat.

Strike Summary

Between Jan. 27 - Feb. 9, 2019, CJTF-OIR conducted 199 strikes consisting of 326 engagements against ISIS targets in Syria and Iraq.

January 27, 2019 – February 9, 2019
Syria: 179 strikes
Iraq: 20 strikes
In Syria, CJTF-OIR conducted 179 strikes consisting of 303 engagements, engaged 146 ISIS tactical units, and destroyed 131 supply routes, 53 fighting positions, 31 staging areas, 14 vehicle borne improvised explosive devices, 13 engineering equipment, 11 explosive belts, nine tankers for petroleum oil and lubricants, eight tactical vehicles, five command and control nodes, four buildings, three aircrafts operations areas, three tunnels, two petroleum oil and lubricant storage facilities, two manufacturing facilities for improvised explosive devices, two artilleries, two weapons caches and one armored vehicle.
In Iraq, CJTF-OIR conducted 20 strikes consisting of 23 engagements, engaged four ISIS tactical units, and destroyed 14 supply routes, three buildings, one weapon cache, one tunnel and one fighting position.

Between Jan. 27 - Feb. 9, 2019, CJTF-OIR detected 262 strikes from other actors that crossed the Euphrates River Valley. CJTF-OIR is committed to avoiding and in every case minimizing civilian casualties; CJTF-OIR calls on all other actors in the area to observe the same precautions.

This Coalition strike release contains all strikes conducted by fighter, attack, bomber, rotary-wing, or remotely piloted aircraft, rocket propelled artillery and ground-based tactical artillery.

A strike, as defined in the Coalition release, refers to one or more kinetic engagements that occur in roughly the same geographic location to produce a single, sometimes cumulative effect in that location. For example, a single aircraft delivering a single weapon against a lone ISIS vehicle is one strike, but so is multiple aircraft delivering dozens of weapons against a group of ISIS-held buildings and weapon systems in a compound, having the cumulative effect of making that facility harder or impossible to use. Strike assessments are based on initial reports and may be refined.

CJTF-OIR does not report the number or type of aircraft employed in a strike, the number of munitions dropped in each strike, or the number of individual munition impact points against a target. The information used to compile the daily strike releases is based on 'Z' or Greenwich Mean Time.

CJTF–OIR for February 7, 2019 – February 7, 2019
Original
Annotated

Report Date

February 7, 2019

SOUTHWEST ASIA – Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve continues to support partner forces efforts to defeat ISIS in designated areas of Iraq and Syria, and is setting conditions for the enduring defeat of ISIS in the Middle Euphrates River Valley, Syria, Jan. 20 – 27, 2019.

In Iraq, on Jan. 21, local police forces in Baghdad and Diyala increased warrant-based targeting, which resulted in 11 arrests of individuals accused of terrorism and associated with ISIS. Baghdad police use warrant-based targeting developed by Coalition training, which they consider a key skill set in the collection and management of information, as well as the collection of evidence to support investigations with the aim to prosecute offenders in a proper manner. As an important component of the ISF, Iraqi police forces continue to improve their capability to enforce sovereign Iraqi laws.

Since its establishment in June 2015, the Police Training Force-Iraq has trained more than 26,000 policemen belonging to both local and federal police services. In 2019, PTF-I will transition to a train-the-trainer method aimed at supporting the self-sustainability of the Iraqi Police Forces.

The Baghdad Operational Command also released a statement announcing the opening of al-Rashid Street for the first time in 15 years. Al-Rashid Street is one of the oldest and considered the most important street in the city. Its opening showcases the increasing stability in the city, spearheaded by the collaborative relationship between Coalition and Iraqi Forces.

Additionally, Iraqi Security Forces destroyed more than 430 improvised explosive devices through route clearance patrols. CJTF-OIR and the ISF also conducted more than 65 coordinated fire missions, which destroyed ISIS weapons caches and hiding places and resulted in the removal of multiple ISIS fighters from the battlefield.

“This is definitely a positive step, and the Government of Iraq continues to take steps to create meaningful improvements which will attract much-needed investment for reconstruction projects across Iraq,” said U.K. Maj. Gen. Christopher Ghika, deputy commander-strategy and information for Operation Inherent Resolve.

On Jan. 25, the 7th Division of the Iraqi Army conducted clearance operations in the Jazirah area to deny ISIS safe-havens and hiding places. During the clearance operations, 7IA identified an IED factory and seized multiple explosive-making components.

“The ISF has been doing extraordinary work getting out into some really tough areas to take the fight to ISIS. They are out there in tough, remote conditions, but the Iraqi Army is showing impressive resiliency and determination. By conducting these clearance operations, it has a tangible disruptive effect on the enemy by maintaining pressure and by taking away their critical capabilities,” said U.S. Army Col. Derek Thomson, Joint Operations Command-Iraq deputy commander.

On Jan. 26, a coordinated air strike destroyed one ISIS safe-haven, which removed two ISIS terrorists from the battlefield.

In Syria, CJTF-OIR partner forces have now liberated approximately 99.5 percent of ISIS-controlled territory following the liberation of the town of Al-Marashidah in the Abu Kamal District of Deir ez-Zor.

“As we continue squeezing the remaining ISIS fighter in the MERV into a smaller box, now less than one percent of the original caliphate, they are attempting to escape through intermixing with the innocent women and children attempting to flee the fighting,” added Ghika. “These tactics won’t succeed, our Syrian partners are focused on finding ISIS wherever they hide, and our Iraqi partner have secured their borders ensuring ISIS cannot enter Iraq.”

Report Date

February 7, 2019

Report Summary

  • 1 total strikes
  • 1 in Iraq

SOUTHWEST ASIA - Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve continues to support partner forces efforts to defeat ISIS in designated areas of Iraq and Syria, and is setting conditions for the enduring defeat of ISIS in the Middle Euphrates River Valley, Syria, Jan. 20 - 27, 2019.

In Iraq, on Jan. 21, local police forces in Baghdad and Diyala increased warrant-based targeting, which resulted in 11 arrests of individuals accused of terrorism and associated with ISIS. Baghdad police use warrant-based targeting developed by Coalition training, which they consider a key skill set in the collection and management of information, as well as the collection of evidence to support investigations with the aim to prosecute offenders in a proper manner. As an important component of the ISF, Iraqi police forces continue to improve their capability to enforce sovereign Iraqi laws.

Since its establishment in June 2015, the Police Training Force-Iraq has trained more than 26,000 policemen belonging to both local and federal police services. In 2019, PTF-I will transition to a train-the-trainer method aimed at supporting the self-sustainability of the Iraqi Police Forces.

The Baghdad Operational Command also released a statement announcing the opening of al-Rashid Street for the first time in 15 years. Al-Rashid Street is one of the oldest and considered the most important street in the city. Its opening showcases the increasing stability in the city, spearheaded by the collaborative relationship between Coalition and Iraqi Forces.

Additionally, Iraqi Security Forces destroyed more than 430 improvised explosive devices through route clearance patrols. CJTF-OIR and the ISF also conducted more than 65 coordinated fire missions, which destroyed ISIS weapons caches and hiding places and resulted in the removal of multiple ISIS fighters from the battlefield.

"This is definitely a positive step, and the Government of Iraq continues to take steps to create meaningful improvements which will attract much-needed investment for reconstruction projects across Iraq," said U.K. Maj. Gen. Christopher Ghika, deputy commander-strategy and information for Operation Inherent Resolve.

On Jan. 25, the 7th Division of the Iraqi Army conducted clearance operations in the Jazirah area to deny ISIS safe-havens and hiding places. During the clearance operations, 7IA identified an IED factory and seized multiple explosive-making components.

"The ISF has been doing extraordinary work getting out into some really tough areas to take the fight to ISIS. They are out there in tough, remote conditions, but the Iraqi Army is showing impressive resiliency and determination. By conducting these clearance operations, it has a tangible disruptive effect on the enemy by maintaining pressure and by taking away their critical capabilities," said U.S. Army Col. Derek Thomson, Joint Operations Command-Iraq deputy commander.

January 26, 2019
Iraq: 1 strikes
On Jan. 26, a coordinated air strike destroyed one ISIS safe-haven, which removed two ISIS terrorists from the battlefield.

In Syria, CJTF-OIR partner forces have now liberated approximately 99.5 percent of ISIS-controlled territory following the liberation of the town of Al-Marashidah in the Abu Kamal District of Deir ez-Zor.

"As we continue squeezing the remaining ISIS fighter in the MERV into a smaller box, now less than one percent of the original caliphate, they are attempting to escape through intermixing with the innocent women and children attempting to flee the fighting," added Ghika. "These tactics won't succeed, our Syrian partners are focused on finding ISIS wherever they hide, and our Iraqi partner have secured their borders ensuring ISIS cannot enter Iraq."

French MoD for January 30, 2019 – February 5, 2019
Original
Annotated

Report Date

February 5, 2019

Notes

For Jan 30th - Feb 5th, French MoD report aerial 20 sorties - but no airstrikes. Task Force Wagram continues to support the SDF in the Hajin region of Syria. It conducted one shooting mission from Iraqi territory.

CHAMMAL
SITUATION MILITAIRE DU THEATRE

Offensive contre les dernières poches de Daech en Syrie

 

En moyenne vallée de l’Euphrate, les Forces démocratiques syriennes marquent depuis quelques jours une pause opérationnelle, dédiée notamment à leur réorganisation et au renforcement de leurs positions.

Poursuite des actions en Irak

La situation sécuritaire est également stable en Irak, t reste sous le contrôle des Forces de sécurité irakiennes, appuyées par la Coalition. En particulier, les opérations de saisie d’engins explosifs improvisés et de munitions diverses se poursuivent à un rythme soutenu.

ACTIVITE DE LA FORCE

Le dispositif français déployé au Levant n’a pas évolué.

La Task Force Wagram en appui de l’offensive contre les dernières poches de Daech présentes dans la vallée de l’Euphrate

La Task Force (TF) Wagram appuie les forces démocratiques syriennes contre Daech dans la région d’Hajine.
La TF Wagram a réalisé, depuis le territoire irakien une mission de tir, qui était une mission d’aveuglement – bilan du 30 janvier au 05 février inclus).

Les bases aériennes en Jordanie et aux EAU en appui des operations

Les aéronefs français basés en Jordanie et aux Émirats arabes unis poursuivent leurs actions contre Daech, au sein de la coalition.
Cette semaine, les aéronefs de l’opération Chammal ont réalisé 20 sorties aériennes (bilan du 30 janvier au 05 février inclus). Les Rafale français n’ont pas conduit de frappe cette semaine.

Réfection de la Search House, site dédié à l’instruction à la lutte contre les Engins Explosifs Improvisés (EEI)

La Task Force Narvik participe à l’instruction opérationnelle de l’ICTS (Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service). Dans ce cadre, elle forme depuis quatre ans les futurs opérateurs des forces spéciales irakiennes dans le domaine de la lutte contre les Engins explosifs improvisés (ou Counter-Improvised Explosive Device (C-IED)).
L’instruction s’appuie sur des outils pédagogiques conçus et financés par la France : des salles de cours, et surtout un bâtiment dédié à la fouille opérationnelle : la « Search house », outil que les militaires français ont récemment proposé d’optimiser.
Inaugurée par l’ambassadeur de France en 2017, la « Search house » est conçue selon le modèle d’une maison classique, et permet d’instruire les stagiaires irakiens à la traque des différentes cachettes utilisées pour dissimuler des armes, de la drogue, des explosifs, des documents ou des téléphones dans une habitation.
Elle a retrouvé une nouvelle jeunesse sous l’impulsion du détachement de sapeurs, avec des améliorations telles que l’ajout d’un faux plancher par exemple. L’objectif est d’améliorer l’outil avant la prochaine session d’instruction contre-IED prévue au printemps.
De son côté, la Task Force (TF) Monsabert poursuit sa mission d’assistance et de conseil de l’état-major de la 6ème division irakienne, qui est en charge de la sécurisation de l’ouest du grand Bagdad. Plusieurs stages sont en cours, notamment dans le domaine du tir et du combat urbain.
En particulier, des militaires français de la Task Force (TF) Monsabert encadrent depuis sept semaines les stages de tir que la division a sollicités, pour améliorer le niveau des soldats irakiens au combat. Immergés au sein de la 24ème brigade irakienne, là où se trouve l’unique champ de tir de la division dans la région de Bagdad, les spécialistes du tir au combat entraînent chaque semaine entre 100 et 200 soldats irakiens.

French MoD for January 23, 2019 – January 29, 2019
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Annotated

Report Date

January 29, 2019

Notes

For Jan 23rd-29th, France report that task Force Wagram carried out 33 shooting missions from Iraqi territory. French Rafales conducted 7 strikes south of Hajin on ISIS fighters in the mid-Euphrates Valley.

CHAMMAL
SITUATION MILITAIRE DU THEATRE

Offensive contre les dernières poches de Daech en Syrie

Les Forces démocratiques syriennes, dont l’offensive est appuyée par les forces aériennes d’une part et l’artillerie de la Task Force Wagram d’autre part, ont poursuivi leur progression dans la moyenne vallée de l’Euphrate. Après la reprise et la libération de Marashida, les opérations de reconquête des territoires occupés par Daech, menées par les FDS, entrent dans leur dernière phase, avant une période de sécurisation qui lui succèdera.

Poursuite des actions en Irak

La situation sécuritaire en Irak est stable, et les Forces de Sécurité irakiennes maintiennent un rythme opérationnel élevé. Elles poursuivent leurs efforts visant les flux et ressources logistiques, ce qui se concrétise par des prises de quantités importantes d’explosifs, de munitions et d’armement aux dépends de Daesh, dont il faut rappeler le régime de semi-clandestinité, notamment dans la région du plateau d’Hawija, entre Bagdad et Mossoul.

ACTIVITE DE LA FORCE

Le dispositif français déployé au Levant n’a pas évolué.
La Task Force Wagram en appui de l’offensive contre les dernières poches de Daech présentes dans la vallée de l’Euphrate

La Task Force (TF) Wagram appuie les forces démocratiques syriennes contre Daech dans la région d’Hajine.

La TF Wagram a réalisé, depuis le territoire irakien, 33 missions de tir (7 éclairements, 4 appuis, 22 aveuglements – bilan du 23 au 29 janvier inclus).

Les bases aériennes en Jordanie et aux EAU en appui des operations

Les aéronefs français basés en Jordanie et aux Émirats arabes unis poursuivent leurs actions contre Daech, au sein de la coalition.

Cette semaine, les aéronefs de l’opération Chammal ont réalisé 26 sorties aériennes (bilan du 23 au 29 janvier inclus). Les Rafale français ont conduit 07 frappes cette semaine au sud de la ville d’Hajine sur des combattants de Daech, dans la moyenne vallée de l’Euphrate, là où les Forces démocratiques syriennes produisent leur principal effort.

La phase de transition entre le départ du groupe aéronaval américain « USS Stennis » et l’arrivée de renfort d’avions de chasse américains explique l’augmentation du volume des sorties aériennes dont certaines ont été  effectuées depuis la Base aérienne des Emirats Arabes Unis.

Les Task Forces Monsabert et Narvik poursuivent leurs missions de formation

La Task Force (TF) Monsabert poursuit sa mission d’assistance et de conseil de l’état-major de la 6ème division irakienne, qui est en charge de la sécurisation de l’ouest du grand Bagdad. Elle conseille également ponctuellement les brigades qui lui sont subordonnées.

La Task Force Narvik quant à elle continue sa participation à l’instruction opérationnelle de l’ICTS (Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service).

UK MoD for January 26, 2019 – January 26, 2019
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January 26, 2019

and on Saturday 26 January, a pair of Tornados struck five positions, all of which had been used by terrorists engaged in firefights with the SDF.

 

Royal Air Force aircraft have since continued flying armed reconnaissance patrols, on hand to support the SDF if required. Thursday 31 January saw the last operational sorties by Tornado GR4s – a pair flew an uneventful patrol over Syria, recovering safely to RAF Akrotiri at 1400 GMT after a mission lasting 6½ hours.

CJTF–OIR for January 13, 2019 – January 26, 2019
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January 26, 2019

CJTF-OIR Strike Summary Jan. 13 – 26, 2019

SOUTHWEST ASIA – Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve and its partners continue to target and pursue the enduring defeat of ISIS.

CJTF-OIR 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.

CJTF-OIR remains committed to the enduring defeat of ISIS to improve conditions for peace and stability in the region, and to protect all our homelands from ISIS’s terrorist threat.

Strike Summary

Between Jan. 13 – 26, 2019, CJTF-OIR conducted 645 strikes consisting of 1,360 engagements in Syria, and conducted nine strikes consisting of 12 engagements in Iraq.

In Syria, 645 strikes engaged 394 ISIS tactical units, and destroyed 244 fighting positions, 172 supply routes, 85 staging areas, 21 vehicles, 17 buildings, 15 vehicle borne improvised explosive devices, 14 mortar launching sites, 13 manufacturing facilities for improvised explosive devices, 12 command and control nodes, nine tunnels, eight weapons catches, seven pieces of engineering equipment, five launching sites for unmanned aircraft systems, two weapons storage facilities, two mortar tubes, two improvised explosive devices, one unmanned aircraft system, one machine gun, one logistic node and one check point.

In Iraq, nine strikes engaged five ISIS tactical units, and destroyed 4 caves, one manufacturing facility for improvised explosive devices, one building and one vehicle.

Between Jan. 13 – 26, 2019, CJTF-OIR detected 533 strikes from other actors that crossed the Euphrates River Valley. CJTF-OIR is committed to avoiding and in every case minimizing civilian casualties; CJTF-OIR calls on all other actors in the area to observe the same precautions.

This Coalition strike release contains all strikes conducted by fighter, attack, bomber, rotary-wing, or remotely piloted aircraft, rocket propelled artillery and ground-based tactical artillery.

A strike, as defined in the Coalition release, refers to one or more kinetic engagements that occur in roughly the same geographic location to produce a single, sometimes cumulative effect in that location. For example, a single aircraft delivering a single weapon against a lone ISIS vehicle is one strike, but so is multiple aircraft delivering dozens of weapons against a group of ISIS-held buildings and weapon systems in a compound, having the cumulative effect of making that facility harder or impossible to use. Strike assessments are based on initial reports and may be refined.

CJTF-OIR does not report the number or type of aircraft employed in a strike, the number of munitions dropped in each strike, or the number of individual munition impact points against a target. The information used to compile the daily strike releases is based on ‘Z’ or Greenwich Mean Time.

Report Date

January 26, 2019

Report Summary

  • 654 total strikes
  • 645 in Syria
  • 9 in Iraq

Confirmed Actions

US

CJTF-OIR Strike Summary Jan. 13 - 26, 2019

SOUTHWEST ASIA – Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve and its partners continue to target and pursue the enduring defeat of ISIS.

CJTF-OIR 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.

CJTF-OIR remains committed to the enduring defeat of ISIS to improve conditions for peace and stability in the region, and to protect all our homelands from ISIS's terrorist threat.

Strike Summary

Between Jan. 13 - 26, 2019, CJTF-OIR conducted 645 strikes consisting of 1,360 engagements in Syria, and conducted nine strikes consisting of 12 engagements in Iraq.

January 13, 2019 – January 26, 2019
Syria: 645 strikes
Iraq: 9 strikes
In Syria, 645 strikes engaged 394 ISIS tactical units, and destroyed 244 fighting positions, 172 supply routes, 85 staging areas, 21 vehicles, 17 buildings, 15 vehicle borne improvised explosive devices, 14 mortar launching sites, 13 manufacturing facilities for improvised explosive devices, 12 command and control nodes, nine tunnels, eight weapons catches, seven pieces of engineering equipment, five launching sites for unmanned aircraft systems, two weapons storage facilities, two mortar tubes, two improvised explosive devices, one unmanned aircraft system, one machine gun, one logistic node and one check point.
In Iraq, nine strikes engaged five ISIS tactical units, and destroyed 4 caves, one manufacturing facility for improvised explosive devices, one building and one vehicle.

Between Jan. 13 - 26, 2019, CJTF-OIR detected 533 strikes from other actors that crossed the Euphrates River Valley. CJTF-OIR is committed to avoiding and in every case minimizing civilian casualties; CJTF-OIR calls on all other actors in the area to observe the same precautions.

This Coalition strike release contains all strikes conducted by fighter, attack, bomber, rotary-wing, or remotely piloted aircraft, rocket propelled artillery and ground-based tactical artillery.

A strike, as defined in the Coalition release, refers to one or more kinetic engagements that occur in roughly the same geographic location to produce a single, sometimes cumulative effect in that location. For example, a single aircraft delivering a single weapon against a lone ISIS vehicle is one strike, but so is multiple aircraft delivering dozens of weapons against a group of ISIS-held buildings and weapon systems in a compound, having the cumulative effect of making that facility harder or impossible to use. Strike assessments are based on initial reports and may be refined.

CJTF-OIR does not report the number or type of aircraft employed in a strike, the number of munitions dropped in each strike, or the number of individual munition impact points against a target. The information used to compile the daily strike releases is based on 'Z' or Greenwich Mean Time.

UK MoD for January 25, 2019 – January 25, 2019
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January 25, 2019

On Friday 25 January, Typhoon and Tornado flights each accounted for a further Daesh-held building, and on Saturday 26 January, a pair of Tornados struck five positions, all of which had been used by terrorists engaged in firefights with the SDF.

UK MoD for January 24, 2019 – January 24, 2019
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January 24, 2019

Two Tornados and two Typhoons provided further assistance to the SDF on Thursday 24 January, as they attacked a Daesh-held area on the eastern bank of the Euphrates, a few miles to the north-east and east of Abu Kamal. The Typhoons hit a group of terrorists fighting in the open, as well as two strong-points from which fire was being directed at the SDF, whilst the Tornados hit four such positions. All of these successful attacks used Paveway IV guided bombs.

French MoD for January 16, 2019 – January 22, 2019
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January 22, 2019

Notes

For January 16th - 22nd, France report and 9 strikes in the Hajin region of Syria. Task Force Wagram carried out, from the Iraqi territory, 28 firing missions.

Point de situation des opérations
Armée française – Opérations militaires·Thursday, 24 January 2019

CHAMMAL
SITUATION MILITAIRE DU THEATRE

A l’occasion de ses vœux, le président de la République a évoqué la situation au Levant, rappelant que Daesh est désormais privé de territoire en Irak, et sur le point de l’être en Syrie. Il a par ailleurs souligné les efforts des forces armées françaises, matérialisés d’une part par les campagnes aériennes et l’appui de l’artillerie, et d’autre part par la formation dispensée aux forces armées irakiennes
Offensive contre les dernières poches de Daech en Syrie
La progression des forces démocratiques syriennes dans la moyenne vallée de l’Euphrate, dont l’offensive est appuyée par une couverture aérienne et l’appui de l’artillerie de la Task Force Wagram, se poursuit et se rapproche de la frontière séparant l’Irak et la Syrie.
Poursuite des actions en Irak
En Irak, la situation sécuritaire est stable. Les forces de sécurité irakiennes ont maintenu un rythme opérationnel de contrôle de zones élevé, notamment à proximité de la frontière irako-syrienne.

ACTIVITE DE LA FORCE
Le dispositif français déployé au Levant n’a pas évolué.
La Task Force Wagram en appui de l’offensive contre les dernières poches de Daech présentes dans la vallée de l’Euphrate
Les artilleurs de la Task Force (TF) Wagram appuient, depuis l’Irak, les forces démocratiques syriennes engagées contre Daech dans la région d’Hajine.
La TF Wagram a réalisé, depuis le territoire irakien, 28 missions de tir (02 éclairements, 26 appui – bilan du 16 au 22 janvier inclus).
Depuis le début de son engagement, en octobre 2016, la Task Force Wagram a réalisé 2476 missions de tirs.

Les bases aériennes en Jordanie et aux EAU en appui des opérations
Les aéronefs français basés en Jordanie et aux Émirats arabes unis poursuivent leurs actions contre Daech, au sein de la coalition.
Cette semaine, les aéronefs de l’opération Chammal ont réalisé 22 sorties aériennes (bilan du 16 au 22 janvier inclus). Les Rafale français ont conduit 9 frappes dans la région d’Hajine.
Les Task Forces Monsabert et Narvik poursuivent leurs missions de formation
La Task Force (TF) Monsabert poursuit sa mission d’assistance et de conseil de l’état-major de la 6ème division irakienne, en charge de la sécurisation de l’ouest du grand Bagdad. Elle conseille également ponctuellement les brigades qui lui sont subordonnées.
Récemment, les équipes EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), spécialisées dans la neutralisation d’engins explosifs de tous types, ont conseillé des cadres irakiens dans la préparation et la mise en œuvre d’explosifs. Elles les ont accompagnés au cours d’une mission de destruction de plusieurs tonnes de munitions découvertes, dont des engins explosifs improvisés posés par Daech d’une part, et des munitions périmées d’autre part.
Ces formations spécifiques font partie des missions de la TF Monsabert qui participe directement à l’amélioration de la capacité opérationnelle de l’armée irakienne.

La TF Narvik, poursuit sa mission de formation et de conseil de l’Iraki Counter Terrorism Service (ICTS).

Dans ce cadre, pour la toute première fois, un stage de Combat Corps à Corps de haute intensité (C4) est actuellement délivré à l’Académie des forces spéciales irakiennes, à la demande du commandement irakien. Celui-ci, tirant les leçons de la campagne contre Daech, veut doter ses troupes des meilleures techniques en matière de combat rapproché.  L’objectif est de former des cadres irakiens, mais aussi de transmettre des savoir-faire pédagogiques qui permettront aux futurs moniteurs d’instruire leurs hommes.

UK MoD for January 19, 2019 – January 19, 2019
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January 19, 2019

The following day [Jan 19th], both Typhoons and Tornados flew close air support for the SDF, and delivered two attacks, striking a terrorist strong-point and eliminating a sniper position.

UK MoD for January 18, 2019 – January 18, 2019
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January 18, 2019

The SDF encountered a Daesh-held building as they continued their advance on Friday 18 January, and found themselves under heavy fire. Two Typhoons were tasked to assist them, and a single Paveway IV removed the threat with a direct hit on the target.

UK MoD for January 17, 2019 – January 17, 2019
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January 17, 2019

On Thursday 17 January, Typhoons attacked through cloud two Daesh positions which the SDF had under close observation – they confirmed both targets had been hit accurately – whilst Tornados bombed six more terrorist strong-points and firing positions.