On March 23, Coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria, using fighter and remotely piloted aircraft to conduct six airstrikes. Separately in Iraq, Coalition military forces conducted eight airstrikes approved by the Iraqi Ministry of Defense, using fighter and attack aircraft against ISIL terrorists. All strikes took place between 8 a.m., March 23, and 8 a.m., March 24, local time. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted since the last press release:

Syria

* Near Kobani, six airstrikes struck four ISIL tactical units and destroyed five ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL vehicle and an ISIL checkpoint.

Iraq

* Near Bayji, two airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL shipping containers.

* Near Fallujah, an airstrike struck an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Mosul, two airstrikes destroyed two ISIL excavators.

*Near Sinjar, an airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL building.

* Near Tal Afar, two airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit, an ISIL IED and VBIED storage facility and destroyed an ISIL vehicle.”

Earlier in the week, on Tuesday 24 March, an RAF Reaper remotely piloted aircraft provided support to Iraqi units operating in the western province of Anbar. Hellfire missiles were used against an ISIL vehicle and two positions.

On March 22, Coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria, using fighter and bomber aircraft to conduct eight airstrikes. Separately in Iraq, Coalition military forces conducted six airstrikes approved by the Iraqi Ministry of Defense, using fighter aircraft against ISIL terrorists. All strikes took place between 8 a.m., March 22, and 8 a.m., March 23, local time. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted since the last press release:

Syria

* Near Kobani, eight airstrikes struck four ISIL tactical units and destroyed 12 ISIL fighting positions and an ISIL vehicle.

Iraq

* Near Mosul, an airstrike destroyed two ISIL fighting positions.

* Near Ramadi, an airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position.

* Near Rawah, an airstrike struck an ISIL trailer.

* Near Sinjar, two airstrikes [1 Canadian] struck an ISIL staging area and an ISIL tactical unit.

* Near Tal Afar, an airstrike destroyed an ISIL excavator.

On 22 March 2015, while taking part in coalition operations in support of Iraqi security forces, CF-188 Hornets successfully struck an ISIL staging area in Sinjar using precision guided munitions.

Enfin, le 22 mars, la force Chammal, en appui de Peshmergas, a neutralisé une trentaine de combattants qui étaient abrités dans un immeuble dans la région de Sinjar.

On March 21, U.S. military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria, using bomber and remotely piloted aircraft to conduct four airstrikes. Separately in Iraq, U.S. and Coalition military forces conducted five airstrikes approved by the Iraq Ministry of Defense, using attack and fighter aircraft against ISIL terrorists. All strikes took place between 8 a.m., March 21, and 8 a.m., March 22, local time. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted since the last press release:

Syria

* Near Ar Raqqah, an airstrike destroyed an armored personnel carrier.

* Near Kobani, three airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit, three ISIL vehicles and destroyed three ISIL fighting positions.

Iraq

* Near Mosul, three airstrikes destroyed two ISIL excavators and an ISIL shipping container.

* Near Ramadi, two airstrike [1 French] destroyed an ISIL homemade explosive cache, an ISIL heavy machine gun and an ISIL building.

Le lendemain [March 21st 2015], les avions français, en appui des forces irakiennes au contact au sol, ont neutralisé un poste de combat situé sur un immeuble dans la région de Ramadi.

On March 20, U.S. military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria, using bomber aircraft to conduct three airstrikes. Separately, U.S. and Coalition military forces conducted seven airstrikes in Iraq, using attack, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL terrorists. All strikes took place between 8 a.m., March 20, and 8 a.m., March 21, local time. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted since the last press release:

Syria

* Near Kobani, three airstrikes destroyed nine ISIL fighting positions, one ISIL vehicle, one large ISIL machine gun, and one ISIL machine gun.

Iraq

* Near Mosul, two airstrikes destroyed one ISIL storage facility and neutralized one ISIL rocket site, one ISIL RPG position, one ISIL large machine gun, and one ISIL mortar.

* Near Kirkuk, one airstrike destroyed one ISIL fighting position, one ISIL tank and one ISIL excavator.

* Near Hit in Al Anbar Province, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit.

* Near Ramadi, one airstrike destroyed an ISIL building.

* Near Taji, one airstrike destroyed two ISIL armored vehicles.

* Near Bayji, one airstrike destroyed two tactical units.

Le 20 mars, une patrouille a tiré sur un bâtiment abritant une fabrique d’IED dans la région de Ramadi, alors qu’une seconde patrouille a détruit deux camions suicides dans la région de Bagdad.

On March 19, U.S. military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria, using bomber aircraft to conduct an airstrike. Separately, U.S. and Coalition military forces conducted seven airstrikes in Iraq, using attack and fighter aircraft against ISIL terrorists. All strikes took place between 8 a.m., March 19, and 8 a.m., March 20, local time. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted since the last press release:

Syria

* Near Kobani, an airstrike destroyed an ISIL fighting position and an ISIL vehicle.

Iraq

* Near Al Hawayjah, an airstrike struck an ISIL IED factory.

* Near Bayji, an airstrike struck an ISIL weapons assembly area.

* Near Haditha, an airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Mosul, four airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit, an ISIL rocket site, an ISIL heavy machine gun [British] and destroyed seven ISIL fighting positions and two ISIL excavators.

Overnight on 19/20 March, another GR4 patrol came to the assistance of peshmerga advancing north-east of Mosul. Working closely with the Kurdish forces, despite difficult weather, our aircraft were able to conduct precision attacks with two Paveway IV bombs against an ISIL heavy machine gun and weapon positions.

Cette semaine, la force Chammal a réalisé 117 sorties aériennes, dont dix ont abouti à des frappes au sol. Plusieurs véhicules armés et logistiques ont été détruits par les aéronefs français, ainsi qu’un véhicule suicide dans la région de Kirkouk. Les avions français ont également ciblé des combattants à plusieurs reprises ainsi que du matériel d’artillerie.

Parallèlement, un avion E-3F Awacs a rejoint Al Udeid, au Qatar, dimanche 15 mars, avant de réaliser sa première mission trois jours plus tard. Sous contrôle opérationnel américain et en collaboration avec les pays alliés, il assure des fonctions de Command and Control au sein de la coalition. Il s’agit du deuxième déploiement de cet aéronef qui a déjà été engagé dans l’opération Chammal de fin octobre à mi-novembre 2014.

Concernant le volet terrestre de l’opération Chammal, les actions de formation ont débuté le 7 mars au profit d’une cinquantaine de stagiaires de l’Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service (ICTS).

On March 18, U.S. military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria, using fighter, attack, bomber and remotely piloted aircraft to conduct seven airstrikes. Separately, U.S. and Coalition military forces conducted 12 airstrikes in Iraq, using attack, fighter, bomber and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL terrorists. All strikes took place between 8 a.m., March 18, and 8 a.m., March 19, local time. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted since the last press release:

Syria

* Near Al Hasakah, three airstrikes struck three ISIL tactical units.

* Near Ar Raqqah, an airstrike destroyed an ISIL tank and an ISIL armored personnel carrier.

* Near Kobani, three airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions and an ISIL vehicle.

Iraq

* Near Ar Rutbah, an airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit.

* Near Fallujah, two airstrikes struck an ISIL-controlled bridge and destroyed a different ISIL-controlled bridge.

* Near Hit in Al Anbar Province, an airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Kirkuk, two airstrikes struck two ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL vehicles, an ISIL building [Canadian] and an ISIL heavy machine gun.

* Near Mosul, two airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL pieces of engineer equipment [Canadian?] and an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Ramadi, three airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL bridges, an ISIL fighting position, an ISIL building and an ISIL tunnel system.

* Near Sinjar, an airstrike had inconclusive results.

On 19 March 2015, while taking part in coalition operations in support of Iraqi security forces, CF-188 Hornets successfully struck an ISIL Improvised Explosives Device (IED) factory west of Kirkuk by using precision guided munitions.

On 19 March 2015, while taking part in coalition operations in support of Iraqi security forces, CF-188 Hornets successfully struck ISIL equipment and fighting positions northeast of Mosul by using precision guided munitions.

On March 17, U.S. military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria, using fighter and attack aircraft to conduct two airstrikes. Separately, U.S. and Coalition military forces conducted 11 airstrikes in Iraq, using attack, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL terrorists. All strikes took place between 8 a.m., March 17, and 8 a.m., March 18, local time. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted since the last press release:

Syria

* Near Al Hasakah, an airstrike struck an ISIL fighting position and an ISIL tunnel system.

* Near Kobani, an airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position.

Iraq

* Near Al Asad, an airstrike denied ISIL an avenue of approach.

* Near Al Qaim, an airstrike struck an ISIL rocket storage facility.

* Near Fallujah, an airstrike destroyed an ISIL remotely piloted aircraft and an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Kirkuk, an airstrike destroyed two ISIL excavators.

* Near Mosul, two airstrikes struck two ISIL tactical units and destroyed six ISIL excavators and an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Ramadi, five airstrikes struck two ISIL bridges, an ISIL tactical unit, an ISIL excavator and destroyed an ISIL sniper position and an ISIL vehicle.

On Tuesday 17 March, a Tornado GR4 patrol conducted extensive reconnaissance work before investigating reports of engineering equipment in use by ISIL to build defensive positions. Two excavators were located and destroyed with a Brimstone missile and a Paveway IV guided bomb.

De danske F-16-fly, der er udsendt som bidrag til Operation Inherent Resolve, har siden seneste opdatering 10. marts fløjet 11 missioner og anvendt 9 bomber.

Missionerne, som de danske fly har deltaget i, har været offensive, og de danske fly har i den forløbne periode deltaget i missioner i områderne omkring Al Anbar provinsen og Karbala. Målene for bomberne har været fjendtlige køretøjer og bygninger.

De danske fly har fløjet Close Air Support-missioner (CAS), hvor flyene er indsat direkte som luftstøtte til styrker på landjorden. Her vil flyene patruljere over et bestemt område, hvorefter de vil kunne blive indsat af koalitionen, når der er behov for støtte. Luftstøtten vil variere afhængig af, hvad der er behov for. Det kan både dreje sig om overvågningsopgaver og bombninger af mål. På nogle af disse missioner har de danske fly kastet bomber mod fjendtlige køretøjer.

De danske fly har også gennemført Air Interdiction-missioner. Her planlægges et specifikt angreb mod et på forhånd defineret mål udførligt og detaljeret hjemmefra, og flyene flyver direkte frem til målet, kaster bomber og flyver retur. Ved disse missioner har målene for bomberne været fjendtlige styrker og bygninger.

På de missioner, hvor de danske F-16 ikke har anvendt våben, har de bidraget med overvågning og indhentning af efterretninger. På sådanne overvågningsmissioner er flyene dog altid klar til at anvende våben, hvis der er behov for det.

Siden første mission den 16. oktober 2014, har det danske bidrag i alt fløjet 243 missioner og anvendt 192 bomber. Alle de danske bomber er præcisionsstyrede, hvilket vil sige, at de styres mod deres mål ved hjælp af enten laser eller GPS.

Nederlandse F-16’s vlogen 20 missies boven Irak. Ze zetten daarbij meerdere keren wapens in tegen doelen van terreurorganisatie ISIS. Het F-16-detachement in het Midden-Oosten klokte het 3.000e vlieguur boven Irak sinds de eerste missie op 5 oktober. Inmiddels zijn er meer dan 620 missies gevlogen en ruim 350 keer wapens ingezet. De eenheid levert een bijdrage aan de internationale strijd tegen ISIS.

On March 16, U.S. military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria, using fighter, attack, bomber and remotely piloted aircraft to conduct seven airstrikes. Separately, U.S. and Coalition military forces conducted 12 airstrikes in Iraq, using attack, fighter, bomber and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL terrorists. All strikes took place between 8 a.m., March 16, and 8 a.m., March 17, local time. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted since the last press release:

Syria

* Near Al Hasakah, two airstrikes struck two ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL vehicles.

* Near Kobani, five airstrikes struck an ISIL large tactical unit, four ISIL tactical units and destroyed five ISIL fighting positions.

Iraq

* Near Al Qaim, an airstrike destroyed an ISIL checkpoint.

* Near Fallujah, five airstrikes struck two ISIL tactical units, an ISIL weapons storage facility, two ISIL crossing points and destroyed two different ISIL crossing points.

* Near Hit in Al Anbar Province, an airstrike had inconclusive results.

* Near Kirkuk, two airstrikes struck an ISIL large tactical unit, an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed eight ISIL vehicles, three ISIL buildings and an ISIL heavy machine gun.

* Near Mosul, two airstrikes struck an ISIL staging area.

* Near Ramadi, an airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit.

On March 15, U.S. military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria, using fighter, attack and bomber aircraft to conduct five airstrikes. Separately, U.S. and Coalition military forces conducted 12 airstrikes in Iraq, using attack, fighter, bomber and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL terrorists. All strikes took place between 8 a.m., March 15, and 8 a.m., March 16, local time. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted since the last press release:
Syria
* Near Al Hasakah, three airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit, an ISIL excavator and destroyed an ISIL fighting position and an ISIL machine gun.
* Near Kobani, two airstrikes struck two ISIL tactical units and destroyed three ISIL fighting positions.
Iraq
* Near Al Hawayjah, an airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL weapons cache.
* Near Fallujah, an airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit.
* Near Haditha two airstrikes [1 British] struck two ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions.
* Near Hit in Al Anbar Province, an airstrike destroyed an ISIL vehicle.
* Near Mosul, two airstrikes [1 British] struck an ISIL IED factory and destroyed two ISIL excavators, three ISIL vehicles and an ISIL bulldozer.
* Near Ramadi, two airstrikes struck an ISIL large tactical unit, an ISIL building, an ISIL sniper and destroyed an ISIL fighting position, an ISIL excavator and an ISIL front end loader.
* Near Rawah, three airstrikes struck two ISIL excavators and destroyed an ISIL front end loader and an ISIL excavator.

On Sunday 15 March, a GR4 patrol was back in northern Iraq, operating over Mosul. Knowing that the Iraqi forces plan at some point to launch an offensive to retake the city from the terrorists, ISIL have been making efforts to construct defences in and around Mosul, and the GR4s were able to disrupt some of this engineering work with Paveway and Brimstone strikes.

In a similar fashion, a further Tornado mission in the early hours of Monday morning [March 16th] conducted a Brimstone attack on a vehicle being used to create defences at Anah, near the Haditha Lake.

On March 14, U.S. military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria, using fighter and bomber aircraft to conduct four airstrikes. Separately, U.S. military forces conducted seven airstrikes in Iraq, using attack, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL terrorists. All strikes took place between 8 a.m., March 14, and 8 a.m., March 15, local time. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted since the last press release:

Syria

* Near Kobani, four airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed nine ISIL fighting positions and an ISIL vehicle.

Iraq

* Near Al Asad, an airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit.

* Near Al Hawayjah, an airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Al Qaim, an airstrike destroyed an ISIL excavator.

* Near Fallujah, an airstrike destroyed an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Ramadi, two airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and an ISIL staging area.

* Near Tal Afar, an airstrike destroyed an ISIL excavator.

The following day [March 14th], Tornadoes flew in support of the Iraqi army to the north-west of Haditha. An ISIL armoured personnel carrier and another armed terrorist vehicle were identified, and both were struck by Brimstone missiles.

On March 13, U.S. military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria, using fighter and bomber aircraft to conduct two airstrikes. Separately, U.S. and Coalition military forces conducted eight airstrikes in Iraq, using attack, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL terrorists. All strikes took place between 8 a.m., March 13, and 8 a.m., March 14, local time. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted since the last press release:

Syria

* Near Kobani, one airstrike struck one ISIL tactical unit.

* Near Al Hasakah, one airstrike struck one ISIL tactical unit and destroyed one ISIL fighting position.

Iraq

* Near Kirkuk, four airstrikes [2 or 3 British] struck one large ISIL unit and two ISIL tactical units and destroyed four buildings, three ISIL machine guns, and three ISIL vehicles.

* Near Mosul, two airstrikes struck one tactical unit, destroyed two ISIL vehicles and one structure.

* Near Fallujah, one airstrike neutralized an ISIL rocket tube.

* Near Rawah, one airstrike destroyed two ISIL vehicles.

Friday 13 March saw Tornado GR4s patrolling ahead of the latest peshmerga offensive near Kirkuk. An armed ISIL truck, which had been firing on the Kurds was destroyed with a Brimstone missile.

The GR4s then used Paveways in successful attacks on two buildings in which terrorists had taken up position.

On March 12, U.S. military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria, using fighter and bomber aircraft to conduct five airstrikes. Separately, U.S. and Coalition military forces conducted six airstrikes in Iraq, using attack, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL terrorists. All strikes took place between 8 a.m., March 12, and 8 a.m., March 13, local time. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted since the last press release:

Syria

* Near Kobani, five airstrikes destroyed 10 ISIL fighting positions and two ISIL vehicles.

Iraq

* Near Al Asad, an airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit.

* Near Fallujah, two airstrikes struck an ISIL anti-aircraft artillery piece.

* Near Kirkuk, an airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL armored vehicle.

* Near Mosul, an airstrike destroyed an ISIL excavator.

* Near Rawah, an airstrike destroyed an ISIL excavator.

March 13th [archived] – Iraqi Security Forces supported by Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve, successfully defeated an ISIL attack on Ramadi in the Anbar Region. The Iraqi forces were simultaneously attacked in several locations in Ramadi and the surrounding areas with small arms fire, vehicle-borne IED’s and indirect fire during the morning of March 11.

Iraqi air and ground security forces responded in force and successfully defeated the attacks. ISIL gained no ground.

“The successful defense of Ramadi by Iraqi Security Forces is another example of their increasing ability to defeat Daesh in multiple locations and prevent the terrorist group from gaining ground,” said Lt. Gen. James L. Terry, CJTF-OIR commander. “The ISF continues to hold terrain in some locations while making gains in others.”

Iraqi Security Forces in Ramadi continue to hold all positions previously held by friendly forces before the attack. The CJTF-OIR coalition will continue to support the Government of Iraq efforts to attack, defend and defeat ISIL.

Cette semaine, la force Chammal a réalisé 57 missions aériennes au-dessus de l’Irak, lesquelles ont abouti à six frappes au sol dans les régions de Fallujah, Kirkouk et Mossoul.

L’une de ces frappes a notamment permis la destruction d’un véhicule suicide, un camion blindé rempli d’explosifs, stationné sur une route, qui avait pour but d’exploser au prochain passage des forces de sécurité irakiennes.

Par ailleurs, le 8 mars, le général d’armée Pierre de Villiers, chef d’état-major des armées, a accueilli son homologue américain, le général Marin Dempsey, à bord du porte-avions Charles de Gaulle engagé dans la lutte contre Daech en Irak.

On March 11, U.S. and Coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Iraq, using fighter, attack and remote aircraft to conduct 13 airstrikes. All strikes took place between 8 a.m., March 11, and 8 a.m., March 12, local time. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted since the last press release:

Syria

* CJTF-OIR conducted no airstrikes in Syria between 8 a.m., March 11, and 8 a.m., March 12, local time.

Iraq

* Near Al Asad, an airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL vehicles.

* Near Al Qaim, an airstrike struck an ISIL staging area.

* Near Fallujah, three airstrikes struck an ISIL large tactical unit, two ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Kirkuk, five airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical units and destroyed five ISIL excavators, three ISIL vehicles and an ISIL VBIED.

* Near Mosul, an airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed four ISIL armored vehicles.

* Near Ramadi, an airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position.

* Near Sinjar, an airstrike [British] struck an ISIL large tactical unit and destroyed three ISIL buildings and an ISIL vehicle.

On Wednesday 11 March, Tornado GR4s, along with Sentry surveillance and Voyager tanker aircraft, provided close air support to Kurdish peshmerga engaged in eliminating ISIL strongholds in and around the city of Sinjar. An ISIL position was identified – they were using a building to fire at close range on the advancing Kurdish unit. Working closely with the Kurdish forces the Tornado crews conducted a precision attack with a Paveway IV guided bomb which successfully destroyed the position.

A little later, a second stronghold was identified – a base being used by a terrorist heavy machine-gun team – this too was successfully attacked with a Paveway IV.

Later that same day, an RAF Reaper provided similar support to Iraqi military units in Anbar province. The Reaper’s crew tracked ISIL vehicles moving at speed on the open road and destroyed two with Hellfire missiles. The Reaper then worked closely to designate targets and provide surveillance support for a further five strikes by other coalition aircraft on enemy positions in the area.