On March 10, U.S. and Coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria, using fighter aircraft to conduct two airstrikes. Separately, U.S. and Coalition military forces conducted 13 airstrikes in Iraq, using attack, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL terrorists. All strikes took place between 8 a.m., March 10, and 8 a.m., March 11, local time. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted since the last press release:

Syria

* Near Al Hasakah, an airstrike struck multiple ISIL oil pump jacks.

* Near Kobani, an airstrike destroyed two ISIL vehicles.

Iraq

* Near Al Qaim, three airstrikes [1 British] struck an ISIL artillery piece and destroyed two ISIL buildings and an ISIL artillery piece.

* Near Fallujah, three airstrikes destroyed three ISIL vehicles.

* Near Kirkuk, an airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL heavy machine gun.

* Near Mosul, five airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit, an ISIL outpost and destroyed an ISIL armored vehicle.

* Near Rawah, an airstrike destroyed an ISIL excavator.

Peshmerga Fighters supported by Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve, seized a key ridgeline in Northern Iraq west of Kirkuk. These forces overcame ISIL resistance in this section of Iraq, and denied the terrorist group its freedom of maneuver in the area. The one day operation, which began and ended March 9, also pushed ISIL further away from the Kirkuk oilfields.

During the operation, Peshmerga forces were able to seize critical portions of Route 80 in Iraq. In addition, the Peshmerga forces pushed ISIL three to five km back over a wide front liberating 70 square kilometers of terrain formerly held by ISIL. Coalition forces conducted supporting air strikes, resulting in the destruction of ten enemy fighting positions, five tactical units and ten ISIL weapons systems.

“This operation is another step on the path to ultimately defeating Daesh. It clearly demonstrates the ability of Peshmerga forces to degrade Daesh influence in Northern Iraq,” said Lt. Gen. James L. Terry, Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve commander.

The CJTF-OIR coalition will continue to support efforts to attack and defeat ISIL. Peshmerga fighters now hold the gains they have made and are postured to retake additional territory from ISIL in the region.

In the early hours of Wednesday 11 March, a Tornado patrol located a camouflaged 130mm heavy artillery piece near Al Qaim in western Iraq, and destroyed it with Brimstone missiles.

De danske F-16-fly, der er udsendt som bidrag til Operation Inherent Resolve, har siden seneste opdatering 03. marts fløjet 13 missioner og anvendt 15 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 regionerne Ninawa, Kirkuk, Karbala og Al Anbar. Målene for bomberne har været 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.

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, såfremt det er muligt at overvåge målet under angrebet. Ved disse missioner har målene for bomberne været 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 232 missioner og anvendt 183 bomber. Alle de danske bomber er præcisionsstyrede, hvilket vil sige, at de styres mod deres mål ved hjælp af enten laser eller GPS.

Met inzet van de gevechtsvliegtuigen helpt Nederland mee de slagkracht van terreurorganistatie ISIS te breken. De toestellen maakten afgelopen week 30 vluchten boven Irak. Ze zetten daarbij bijna 20 keer wapens in tegen doelen van ISIS, zoals strijders en gebouwen.

On March 9, U.S. military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria, using fighter, bomber and remotely piloted aircraft to conduct four 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 9, and 8 a.m., March 10, local time. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted since the last press release:

Syria

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

Iraq

* Near Fallujah, three airstrikes struck two ISIL large tactical units and destroyed three ISIL vehicles.

* Near Kirkuk, four airstrikes [1 Canadian?] struck three ISIL large tactical units, an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed five ISIL fighting positions, four ISIL buildings, three ISIL vehicles, three ISIL VBIEDS, an ISIL culvert crossing and an ISIL heavy machine gun.

* Near Mosul, an airstrike suppressed an ISIL vehicle.

Anti-ISIL forces supported by Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve airstrikes seized key terrain late last week in North-East Syria near Tal Hamis. These forces overcame ISIL resistance in this section of Syria, and denied the terrorist group its freedom of maneuver in the area. The two-week operation, which ended March 7, also denied ISIL access to primary travel routes historically used to move its personnel and materials into Iraq – namely Tal Afar and Mosul. During the operation, anti-ISIL forces were able to seize critical portions of Route 47 in Syria, a key ISIL communications and supply line leading into Iraq. In addition, key terrain was seized in the Jazera region and 94 nearby villages were liberated. Coalition forces conducted supporting air strikes, resulting in multiple ISIL weapons systems, vehicles and fighting positions being destroyed. “This operation demonstrated the ability of anti-ISIL forces to further degrade Daesh influence in this region,” said Lt. Gen. James L. Terry, Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve commander. “The determination of these anti-ISIL forces and our precision airstrikes enabled us to deny Daesh this key terrain in Syria.”

Monday afternoon [March 9th] saw a pair of Tornado GR4s conduct close air support for Kudish peshmerga on the offensive south of Kirkuk. When the peshmerga came under fire from ISIL terrorists the GR4s were able to conduct successful strikes with Paveway IV guided bombs.

On 9 March 2015, while taking part in coalition operations in support of Iraqi security forces, CF-188 Hornets successfully struck a series of ISIL staging areas and fighting positions west of Kirkuk using precision guided munitions.

On March 8, U.S. and Coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria, using fighter aircraft to conduct five airstrikes. Separately, U.S. and Coalition military forces conducted nine airstrikes in Iraq, using attack, fighter, bomber and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL terrorists. All strikes took place between 8 a.m., March 8, and 8 a.m., March 9, local time. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted since the last press release:

Syria

* Near Kobani, five airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit, an ISIL modular oil refinery and destroyed seven ISIL fighting positions and an ISIL vehicle.

Iraq

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

* Near Fallujah, four airstrikes struck two ISIL large tactical units, an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed nine ISIL vehicles,two ISIL buildings [VIDEO], two ISIL armored vehicles and an ISIL storage facility.

* Near Haditha, an airstrike [Canadian?] struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle and an ISIL fighting position.

* Near Kirkuk, two airstrikes struck an ISIL large tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle and an ISIL bunker.

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

Separately, near Aleppo on March 8 U.S. military forces attacked with bomber aircraft a staging area of a network of veteran al Qa’ida operatives sometimes called the “Khorasan Group,” who are plotting external attacks against the United States and our allies. The airstrike struck a large tactical unit and destroyed four buildings and three tents.

On Sunday 8 March, a Reaper armed reconnaissance patrol provided surveillance for a coalition attack on an armed terrorist truck, then conducted an Hellfire attack on a second vehicle.

On 8 March 2015, while taking part in coalition operations in support of Iraqi security forces, CF-188 Hornets successfully struck two ISIL ammunition caches southeast of Haditha using precision guided munitions.

On March 7, 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 12 airstrikes in Iraq, using attack, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL terrorists. All strikes took place between 8 a.m., March 7, and 8 a.m., March 8, local time. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted since the last press release:

Syria

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

Iraq

* Near Al Huwayjah, two airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed six ISIL excavators and an ISIL fighting position.

* Near Fallujah, four airstrikes struck two ISIL tactical units, an ISIL fighting position and destroyed three ISIL vehicles.

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

* Near Kirkuk, an airstrike [Canadian] struck multiple ISIL fighting positions.

* Near Mosul, two airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL excavators.

* Near Tal Afar, two airstrikes struck an ISIL IED factory and an ISIL tactical unit.

One CJTF-OIR Canadian Soldier was killed in a friendly fire incident during an Advise & Assist mission with Kurdish Security Forces supporting Operation Inherent Resolve in Northern Iraq on March 6. Sgt. Andrew Joseph Doiron was a member of the Canadian Special Operations Regiment, based at Garrison Petawawa, Ontario. “The Combined Joint Task Force wishes to express heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of our Canadian brother,” said Lt. Gen. James L. Terry, CJTF commander. “His loss is felt across the Coalition and we honor him for the way he valiantly served in order to preserve basic human rights of people everywhere.”

Three other Canadian Soldiers were wounded in the incident and are being treated for their injuries. One was transported to Landstuhl, Germany for further medical care. This incident is under investigation.

On 7 March 2015, while taking part in coalition missions in support of Iraqi security forces ground operations conducted south of Kirkuk, CF-188 Hornets successfully struck ISIL fighting positions using precision guided munitions.

On March 6, U.S. and Coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria, using attack and fighter aircraft to conduct six 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 6, and 8 a.m., March 7, local time. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted since the last press release:

Syria

* Near Kobani, six airstrikes struck three tactical units, destroyed two fighting positions and damaged one heavy machine gun position.

Iraq

* Near Mosul, six airstrikes struck four ISIL tactical units, destroyed two buildings, two check points, two ISIL vehicles, and one mortar, damaged an anti-air defense artillery gun and a weapons cache, and neutralized an excavator.

* Near Tal Afar, two airstrikes destroyed two anti-air defense guns.

* Near Fallujah, two airstrikes struck two tactical units and destroyed one fighting position and one sniper position.

* Near Kirkuk, one airstrike struck one tactical unit and destroyed one vehicle and one weapons cache.

One CJTF-OIR member died and three were wounded in a friendly fire incident with Kurdish Security Forces in Northern Iraq March 6. These servicemembers were conducting an Advise & Assist mission with KSF supporting Operation Inherent Resolve. The four were transported to a coalition medical facility for care where one servicemember died of wounds.

This incident is currently under investigation. It is CJTF-OIR policy to defer casualty identification procedures to the relevant national authorities.

On March 5, U.S. and Coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria, using attack and fighter aircraft to conduct four airstrikes. Separately, U.S. and Coalition military forces conducted 12 airstrikes in Iraq, using attack, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL terrorists. All strikes took place between 8 a.m., March 5, and 8 a.m., March 6, local time. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted since the last press release:

Syria

* Near Dayr az Zawr, an airstrike [UAE] struck an ISIL crude oil collection point.

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

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

Iraq

* Near Al Qaim, two airstrikes struck two ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL bulldozer.

* Near Fallujah, four airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit, an ISIL headquarters and destroyed two ISIL buildings and an ISIL vehicle.

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

* Near Mosul, two airstrikes [1 Canadian] struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle and an ISIL anti-aircraft artillery system.

* Near Samarra, an airstrike neutralized an ISIL VBIED.

* Near Taji, an airstrike struck ISIL tactical unit.

* Near Tal Afar, an airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit.

Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve delivered precise and effective airstrikes on enemy positions in and around Al Baghdadi, in support of the Iraqi Government’s fight against ISIL. Iraqi Security Forces and Tribal Fighters from the Anbar region have successfully cleared Al Baghdadi of ISIL, retaking both the police station and three Euphrates River bridges. The bridges have been held by ISIL since last September. Furthermore, the Iraqi Security Forces with Coalition support, succeeded in pushing ISIL from seven villages northwest of Al Baghdadi on the road to Hadithah.

From Feb. 22 – March 6, in support of the Government of Iraq’s (GOI) campaign to defeat ISIL, the Coalition executed 26 airstrikes to facilitate the maneuver of the Iraqi Security Forces and their successful attacks. In addition to airstrikes, the Coalition supported the operation with surveillance assets and Advise and Assist teams who provided operational and intelligence assistance to Iraqi Security Force Headquarters Elements, which helped to enable them to successfully conduct the offensive operation.

The CJTF-OIR Coalition will continue supporting efforts on behalf of all Iraqi Security Forces and the GoI, to attack and defeat ISIL. Iraqi Security Forces now hold the gains they have made and are postured to retake additional territory from ISIL in the Anbar region.

On 5 March 2015, while taking part in coalition missions in support of Iraqi security forces (ISF) in an area South-East of Mosul, two CF-188 Hornets successfully struck an ISIL transport vehicle carrying an artillery piece by using precision guided munitions.

The following day [Thursday March 5th], other Reapers continued to provide close air support to Iraqi ground forces in the west of the country. An ISIL vehicle was destroyed during Thursday morning, and then in the evening a series of Hellfire engagements took place. An ISIL vehicle check-point was neutralised, an attempt by terrorists to launch an attack on Iraqi troops was disrupted by three successful missile strikes, and finally an armed pick-up truck was destroyed late that night. The Reapers also provided surveillance support to two further air strikes by coalition fast jets.

Fighter aircraft of the United Arab Emirates F-16 squadron, stationed in one of the air bases in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, carried out airstrikes overnight against Da’esh terrorist sites, which show to the world horrific violations of all religious and human values.

Aircraft targeted a number of operating and extraction points and crude oil pipelines controlled by the organization, with the aim of depriving Daesh of sources of income and to dry up funding for terrorist operations.

All fighter aircraft returned safely to base.

On March 4, U.S. military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria, using attack, fighter and bomber aircraft to conduct seven airstrikes. Separately, U.S. and Coalition military forces conducted five airstrikes in Iraq, using attack, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL terrorists. All strikes took place between 8 a.m., March 4, and 8 a.m., March 5, 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 tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position.

* Near Kobani, four airstrikes destroyed 11 ISIL fighting positions and an ISIL VBIED.

* Near Tal Hamis, two airstrikes struck two ISIL fighting positions and destroyed an ISIL staging area and an ISIL fighting position.

Iraq

* Near Al Asad, an airstrike [French] struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position.

* Near Fallujah, two airstrikes destroyed an ISIL armored vehicle, an ISIL artillery piece [British] and an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Haditha, , an airstrike was conducted to help support friendly forces movement.

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

Un groupe de combattants a aussi été neutralisé le 4 mars, grâce à une frappe d’opportunité dans la région d’Ain al Assad, alors que celui-ci prenait à partie un convoi des forces irakiennes.

On Wednesday 4 March, a Reaper, which was providing air support to Iraqi army units, spotted the muzzle flash of a heavy calibre weapon. Close investigation allowed the Reaper’s crew to locate an ISIL towed artillery piece, which was then destroyed with a Hellfire missile.

On March 3, U.S. military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria, using fighter, bomber and remotely piloted aircraft to conduct three airstrikes. Separately, U.S. and Coalition military forces conducted nine airstrikes in Iraq, using attack, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL terrorists. All strikes took place between 8 a.m., March 3, and 8 a.m., March 4, local time. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted since the last press release:

Syria

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

Iraq

* Near Fallujah, five airstrikes struck an IED factory, an ISIL VBIED factory, an ISIL weapons storage facility and destroyed an ISIL armored vehicle and an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Ramadi, an airstrike on ISIL fighters was reported as ineffective.

* Near Sinjar, three airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL armored vehicle and three ISIL vehicles.

De danske F-16-fly, der er udsendt som bidrag til Operation Inherent Resolve, har siden seneste opdatering 24. februar fløjet 11 missioner og anvendt 10 bomber.

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

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. Målene for bomberne har været 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, såfremt det er muligt at overvåge målet under angrebet. Ved disse missioner har målene for bomberne været 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 219 missioner og anvendt 168 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 maakten 30 vluchten boven Irak. De toestellen zetten daarbij meer dan 10 keer wapens in tegen doelen van terreurorganisatie ISIS, zoals strijders en gebouwen. Een overzicht van Defensie-operaties in de week van 23 februari tot en met 1 maart.

On March 2, U.S. military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria, using fighter, bomber and remotely piloted aircraft to conduct seven 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 2, and 8 a.m., March 3, 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 tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL motorcycles.

* Near Kobani, six airstrikes struck three ISIL tactical units and destroyed 10 ISIL fighting positions.

Iraq

* Near Al Asad, three airstrikes [1 or more French] struck an ISIL tactical unit, and destroyed an ISIL boat and an ISIL vehicle.

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

* Near Mosul, an airstrike [French] struck an ISIL checkpoint.

* Near Ramadi, an airstrike destroyed an ISIL building.

* Near Sinjar, an airstrike struck an ISIL large tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL heavy Machine Gun.