05-01-2015 – kl. 19:38– De danske F-16-fly, der er udsendt som bidrag til Operation Inherent Resolve, har siden seneste opdatering 11. december fløjet 37 missioner og anvendt 13 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 Tikrit, Bayji, Mosul samt i Al-Anbar-regionen. Målene for bomberne har været køretøjer, bygninger og fjendtlige styrker.

De danske fly har primært fløjet missioner, der kaldes Airborne Alert Interdiction. Ved denne type missioner patruljerer flyet i luften, samtidig med at piloten får udpeget nogle objekter og steder på jorden, der skal ses nærmere på. Hvis der her lokaliseres og identificeres militære mål, kan flyene på samme måde som under Close Air Support-missioner (CAS) beordres til at angribe disse mål.

Derudover har de danske fly gennemført flere 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 CAS-missionerne har de danske F-16 fly kastet bomber i forbindelse med kamphandlinger på jorden.

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 130 missioner og anvendt 87 bomber. Alle de danske bomber er præcisionsstyrede, hvilket vil sige at de styres mod deres mål af enten laser eller GPS.

January 5th 2015: U.S. and partner nation military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria, Jan. 4, using fighter and bomber aircraft to conduct 14 airstrikes. Separately, U.S. and partner nation military forces conducted six airstrikes in Iraq, Jan. 4, using fighter aircraft against ISIL terrorists. All strikes took place between 8 a.m., Jan. 4, and 8 a.m., Jan. 5, local time. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted since the last press release:

Syria

* Near Kobani, eight airstrikes struck two large ISIL units and an ISIL fighting position and destroyed 11 ISIL fighting positions.

* Near Dawr az Zawr, six airstrikes struck five ISIL crude oil collection points and an ISIL crude oil pipeline and destroyed two ISIL armored vehicles and an ISIL shipping container.

Iraq

* Near Mosul, an airstrike struck a large ISIL unit.

* Near Al Qaim, two airstrikes destroyed two ISIL excavators [1 British]

* Near Ramadi, an airstrike struck a large ISIL unit.

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

On 4 January, an RAF Reaper, working in support of Iraqi army units, identified an ISIL vehicle and engaged it with a Hellfire missile. Shortly afterwards, the Reaper discovered an ISIL position close by, and attacked this with another Hellfire.
Reaper and Tornado missions were also flown on the morning of 5 January. Tornados again patrolled the Al Qaim area, where they destroyed an ISIL excavator vehicle, used to construct fortified positions, with a Brimstone.

Nederlandse F-16’s vlogen meer dan 20 missies boven Irak. De toestellen gooiden ruim 15 bommen op doelen van terreurorganisatie ISIS. De projectielen troffen gevechtsposities, opslagplaatsen, voertuigen en strijders. Een overzicht van Defensie-operaties in de week van 29 december 2014 tot en met 4 januari 2015.

Militaire trainers vertrokken naar Erbil in Irak. Ze leiden daar, evenals in hoofdstad Bagdad, Iraakse en Koerdische militairen op.

January 4th 2015: U.S. and partner nation military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria, Jan. 3, using fighter and bomber aircraft to conduct six airstrikes. Separately, U.S. and partner nation military forces conducted one airstrike in Iraq, Jan. 3, using fighter aircraft against ISIL terrorists. All strikes took place between 8 a.m., Jan. 3, and 8 a.m., Jan. 4, local time. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted since the last press release:

Syria

* Near Kobani, six airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and an ISIL fighting position and destroyed three ISIL vehicles, four ISIL buildings, three ISIL fighting positions, and two ISIL staging areas.

Iraq

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

January 3rd 2015: U.S. and partner nation military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria, Jan 2, using fighter and attack aircraft to conduct 10 airstrikes. Separately, U.S. and partner nation military forces conducted 10 airstrikes in Iraq, Jan. 2, using fighter, attack, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL terrorists. All strikes took place between 8 a.m., Jan. 2, and 8 a.m., Jan. 3, local time. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted since the last press release:

Syria

* Near Kobani, seven airstrikes struck an ISIL fighting position and two ISIL tactical units and destroyed seven ISIL fighting positions.

* Near Ar Raqqah, an airstrike destroyed two ISIL armored vehicles.

* Near Dawr az Zawr, two airstrikes destroyed five ISIL fighting positions.

Iraq

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

* Near Fallujah, an airstrike destroyed an ISIL anti-aircraft artillery emplacement.

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

* Near Al Qaim, an airstrike destroyed an ISIL weapons cache.

* Near Mosul, two airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL backhoe and two ISIL armored vehicles.

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

* Near Rawah, an airstrike destroyed an ISIL armored vehicle.

* Near Ramadi, an airstrike [British] struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL building.

Later that day [January 2nd], a coalition surveillance aircraft observed ISIL positions concealed within woods north-west of Ramadi and another Tornado mounted an attack with two Paveway IV precision guided bombs.

Enfin, le 2 janvier, deux aéronefs sont de nouveau intervenus dans la région de Kirkouk, en neutralisant des combattants de Daech ainsi qu’un poste de combat.

January 2nd 2015: U.S. and partner nation military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria, Jan. 1, using fighter, bomber, and attack aircraft to conduct 12 airstrikes. Separately, U.S. and partner nation military forces conducted 11 airstrikes in Iraq, Jan. 1, using fighter, attack, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL terrorists. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted since the last press release:

Syria

* Near Kobani, nine airstrikes struck a large ISIL unit and an ISIL fighting position and destroyed four ISIL buildings, 10 ISIL fighting positions, and an ISIL tank.

* Near Ar Raqqah, two airstrikes destroyed 20 ISIL armored vehicles.

* Near Al Hasakah, an airstrike destroyed an ISIL armored vehicle.

Iraq

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

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

* Near Fallujah, three airstrikes struck a large ISIL unit and two ISIL tactical unit and destroyed a mortar system, an ISIL building, and a bunker complex.

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

* Near Al Qaim, three airstrikes [1 British] struck an ISIL shipping container and destroyed an ISIL shipping container, a front end loader, and an armored vehicle.

* Near Mosul, two airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL weapons cache and a VBIED.

In the early hours of 2 January, a Royal Air Force Tornado GR4 armed reconnaissance patrol located an ISIL armoured personnel carrier to the east of Al Qaim, and conducted a successful strike with a Brimstone missile.

On 1 January 2015, while taking part in coalition missions in support of Iraqi security forces (ISF) ground operations conducted north-west of Baghdad, two CF-188 Hornets successfully struck ISIL fighting positions using precision guided munitions.

On 1 January 2015, while taking part in coalition missions in support of Iraqi security forces (ISF) ground operations conducted in the vicinity of Al-Qa’im, two CF-188 Hornets successfully struck ISIL storage facilities using precision guided munitions.

December 31st 2014 – U.S. and partner nation military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria, Dec. 31, using fighter and bomber aircraft to conduct seven airstrikes. Separately, U.S. and partner nation military forces conducted three airstrikes in Iraq, Dec. 31, using fighter and remotely piloted aircraft against the ISIL terrorists. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted since the last press release:

Syria

* Near Al Hasakah, two airstrikes destroyed four oil derricks.

* Near Kobani, five airstrikes destroyed five ISIL buildings and six ISIL fighting positions.

Iraq

* Near Fallujah, two airstrikes [1 Canadian] struck two ISIL tactical units.

* Near Mosul, one airstrike struck one ISIL fighting position, destroyed two ISIL fighting positions, and struck one ISIL tactical unit.

On 31 December, while taking part in coalition missions in support of Iraqi security forces (ISF) ground operations conducted west of Fallujah, two CF-188 Hornets successfully struck ISIL fighting positions using precision guided munitions.

December 30th 2014 – U.S. and partner nation military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria, Dec. 30, using fighter aircraft to conduct seven airstrikes. Separately, U.S. and partner nation military forces conducted eight airstrikes in Iraq, Dec. 30, using fighter, remotely piloted and attack aircraft against the ISIL terrorists. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted since the last press release:

Syria

* Near Kobani, six airstrikes destroyed three ISIL buildings, damaged an ISIL building, and struck an ISIL tactical unit.

* Near Dayz ar Zawr, one airstrike destroyed an ISIL shipping container.

Iraq

* Near Al Qaim, two airstrikes destroyed four ISIL excavators and two ISIL fighting positions.

* Near Fallujah, three airstrikes destroyed four ISIL buildings and three ISIL tactical vehicles and struck an ISIL tactical unit and a large ISIL unit.

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

* Near Bayji, one airstrike struck two ISIL buildings.

* Near Mosul, one airstrike destroyed two ISIL tactical vehicles and two ISIL checkpoints and struck an ISIL tactical unit.

December 29th 2014 – U.S. and partner nation military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria Dec. 29 using fighter, attack and remotely piloted aircraft to conduct 12 airstrikes. Separately, U.S. and partner nation military forces conducted six airstrikes in Iraq Dec. 29 using fighter, remotely piloted and attack aircraft against the ISIL terrorists. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted since the last press release:

Syria

* Near Kobani, ten airstrikes destroyed eleven ISIL fighting positions, two ISIL buildings, an ISIL storage container and struck an ISIL tactical unit.

* Near Day az Zawr, an airstrike struck several ISIL buildings.

* Near Ar Raqqah, an airstrike struck several ISIL buildings.

Iraq

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

* Near Sinjar, two airstrikes destroyed an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Mosul, two airstrikes destroyed two ISIL buildings and struck a large ISIL unit.

December 28th 2014 – U.S. and partner nation military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria Dec. 28 using fighter and bomber aircraft to conduct eight airstrikes. Separately, U.S. and partner nation military forces conducted five airstrikes in Iraq Dec. 28 using fighter and attack aircraft against the ISIL terrorists. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted since the last press release:

Syria

* Near Kobani, eight airstrikes destroyed an ISIL building, thirteen ISIL fighting positions, one ISIL heavy machine gun and struck three ISIL fighting positions and a large ISIL unit.

Iraq

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

* Near Mosul, an airstrike destroyed an ISIL fighting position.

* Near Al Qaim, two airstrikes destroyed three ISIL guard shacks.

* Near Ar Rutbah, an airstrike destroyed an ISIL bunker and an ISIL vehicle.

On 28 December, two CF-188 Hornets struck ISIL staging positions by using precision guided munitions in the vicinity of Sinjar while taking part in coalition missions in support of Iraqi security forces (ISF) ground operations.

On 28 December, an RAF Reaper again provided support to the Kurdish peshmerga in the north of the country. Having conducted overwatch for a coalition air strike on 3 ISIL buildings known to have been fortified as heavy machine-gun positions, the Reaper then mounted 2 strikes of its own using Hellfire missiles against enemy fighting positions.

December 27th 2014 – U.S. and partner nation military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria Dec. 27 using fighter and bomber aircraft to conduct six airstrikes. Separately, U.S. and partner nation military forces conducted six airstrikes in Iraq Dec. 27 using fighter, attack aircraft, and remotely piloted aircraft against the ISIL terrorists. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted since the last press release:

Syria

* Near Kobani, six airstrikes destroyed two ISIL buildings, five ISIL fighting positions, two ISIL vehicles and struck an ISIL fighting position.

Iraq

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

* Near Mosul, an airstrike destroyed an ISIL tactical vehicle.

* Near Fallujah, an airstrike destroyed two ISIL technical vehicles and struck an ISIL tactical unit.

* Near Al Qaim, two airstrikes struck an ISIL refinery and an ISIL tactical vehicle.

* Near Bayji, an airstrike struck three ISIL buildings.

December 26th 2014 – U.S. and partner nation military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria Dec. 26 using fighter, bomber, and remotely piloted aircraft to conduct four airstrikes. Separately, U.S. and partner nation military forces conducted five airstrikes in Iraq Dec. 26 using fighter, bomber, attack aircraft, and remotely piloted aircraft against the ISIL terrorists. The following is a summary of those strikes:

Syria

* Near Kobani, four airstrikes destroyed three ISIL buildings and two ISIL vehicles.

Iraq

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

* Near Al Qaim, two airstrikes destroyed an ISIL modular refinery and struck an ISIL tactical vehicle.

* Near Fallujah, an airstrike [France] destroyed two ISIL technical vehicles and struck an ISIL tactical unit.

* Near Mosul, an airstrike destroyed an ISIL armored personnel vehicle.

Le vendredi 26 décembre lors d’une patrouille de reconnaissance armée dans le centre de l’Irak, deux chasseurs français sont intervenus en soutien des forces de sécurité irakiennes prises à partie au sol par des combattants deDaech. Les deux avions de chasse ont traqué les terroristes qui tentaient de repositionner leur pick-up et les ont neutralisés par une bombe guidée laser GBU 12.

Le même jour, la France a participé à un raid aérien dans la région de Kirkouk visant à détruire un complexe logistique de l’organisation terroriste. Après avoir décollés de nuit afin de rallier le territoire irakien et se joindre à d’autres avions de la coalition, les chasseurs français ont ciblé et détruit trois bâtiments au moyen de bombes AASM.

December 25th 2014 – U.S. and partner nation military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria Dec. 25 using fighter, bomber, and remotely piloted aircraft to conduct 15 airstrikes. Separately, U.S. and partner nation military forces conducted 15 airstrikes in Iraq Dec. 25 using fighter, bomber, and attack aircraft against the ISIL terrorists. The following is a summary of those strikes:

Syria

* Near Kobani, thirteen airstrikes destroyed three ISIL buildings, one ISIL vehicle, 17 ISIL fighting positions, two ISIL staging positions and struck two ISIL fighting positions, three ISIL large units and four ISIL tactical units.

* Near Al Hasakah, an airstrike struck an ISIL drilling tower and destroyed 2 ISIL support vehicles

* Near Ar Raqqah, an airstrike struck an ISIL assembly area.

Iraq

* Near Al Qaim, three airstrikes [1 British] destroyed ISIL equipment, struck two ISIL tactical vehicles and one ISIL checkpoint.

* Near Al Asad, three airstrikes [1 British?] destroyed two ISIL technical vehicles, an ISIL mortar position, an ISIL rocket system, destroyed 2 ISIL vehicles, an ISIL covered revetment and struck two ISIL tactical units.

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

* Near Sinjar, three airstrikes destroyed 3 ISIL vehicles and struck three ISIL tactical units.

* Near Bayji, an airstrike struck a large ISIL unit.

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

* Near Tal Afar, an airstrike struck an ISIL technical vehicle.

On Christmas Day [December 25th 2014], a Tornado patrol returned to the Al Qaim area, tasked with investigating a checkpoint used by ISIL to stop the local civilian population from moving around freely. 2 Brimstone missiles were used to attack a fortified position and a shipping container which had been converted into a guard room.

A second pair of GR4s operated further east, and located two armed ISIL vehicles concealed amidst trees on farmland close to the Euphrates, south of the Hadithah Dam. Both vehicles were struck with Brimstones.

December 24th 2014 – U.S. and partner nation military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria Dec. 24 using fighter, bomber, and remotely piloted aircraft to conduct ten airstrikes. Separately, U.S. and partner nation military forces conducted seven airstrikes in Iraq Dec. 24 using fighter, bomber, and attack aircraft against the ISIL terrorists. The following is a summary of those strikes:

Syria

* Near Kobani, eight airstrikes destroyed five ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL building, an ISIL staging position, and also struck three ISIL tactical units, an ISIL tactical vehicle and an ISIL fighting position.

* Near Dayr az Zawr, an airstrike struck a crude oil collection point.

* Near Ar Raqqah, an airstrike struck an ISIL weapons stockpile.

Iraq

* Near Al Qaim, three airstrikes [one Canada] destroyed eight ISIL tactical vehicles and an ISIL storage container.

* Near Sinjar, two airstrikes [including France?] destroyed an ISIL tactical vehicle and struck an ISIL fighting position.

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

* Near Tal Afar, an airstrike destroyed an ISIL technical vehicle.

All aircraft returned to base safely [this line was later removed with confirmation that a Jordanian F-16 had crashed at Ar Raqqah]. Airstrike assessments are based on initial reports.

Le 24 décembre, deux chasseurs appelés en renfort au-dessus de la ville de Kirkouk dans le nord de l’Irak, ont porté assistance aux Peshmergas pris à partie au sol par des combattants de Daesh. Après accord du CAOC (Coordination Air Operation Center), l’un des chasseurs a fait feu sur le bâtiment neutralisant ainsi les terroristes ce qui a mis fin à l’attaque.

On December 24, two CF-188 Hornets fighter aircraft successfully struck an ISIL position located in the vicinity of Al Qa’im, approximately 330 km north west of Baghdad, with a precision guided munition.

Wednesday [Dec 24th] saw both Tornados and Reaper aircraft providing support to the Kurdish peshmerga, as they consolidated their recent victories over ISIL. A Tornado patrol identified an ISIL armed vehicle at a large former Iraqi military compound, and attacked it with a Brimstone missile.

Meanwhile, a Reaper provided overwatch to a US air strike that destroyed a truck which had been converted into a large suicide bomb vehicle, then fired a Hellfire missile at a pick-up truck being used by ISIL to build a road-block of burning tyres.

December 23rd 2014 – U.S. and partner nation military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria Dec. 23 using fighter and bomber aircraft to conduct seven airstrikes. Separately, U.S. and partner nation military forces conducted three airstrikes in Iraq Dec. 23 using fighter, bomber, and attack aircraft against the ISIL terrorists. The following is a summary of those strikes:

Syria

* Near Kobani, six airstrikes destroyed seven ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL building and struck several ISIL fighting positions.

* Near Barghooth, an airstrike struck ISIL oil collection equipment.

Iraq

* Near Sinjar, two airstrikes [1 British] destroyed an ISIL vehicle and struck a mortar and an ISIL tactical unit.

* Near Al Asad, an airstrike destroyed an ISIL fighting position.

On 23 December, Royal Air Force Tornado GR4s, operating out of RAF Akrotiri, conducted an armed reconnaissance mission near Al Qaim, close to the border between Syria and Iraq. 4 ISIL armed pick-up trucks were identified, widely dispersed, near a quarry. They were successfully engaged using a combination of Brimstone missiles and Paveway IV guided bombs.

December 22nd 2014 – U.S. and partner nation military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria Dec. 22 using fighter and bomber aircraft to conduct twelve airstrikes. Separately, U.S. and partner nation military forces conducted ten airstrikes in Iraq Dec. 22 using fighter, bomber, and attack aircraft against the ISIL terrorists. These engagements were in support of the 7th Iraqi Army, local police and tribal fighters engaged in fighting with ISIL forces in the vicinity of Dulab. The following is a summary of those strikes:

Syria

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

* Near Aleppo, three airstrikes destroyed artillery equipment and struck ten ISIL buildings.

* Near Al Hasakah, two airstrikes destroyed an ISIL tactical vehicle, two ISIL trucks, an ISIL building, and two ISIL storage containers.

* Near Ar Raqqah, an airstrike destroyed an ISIL checkpoint complex.

Iraq

* Near Sinjar, three airstrikes destroyed three ISIL tactical vehicles, three ISIL trucks, five ISIL buildings and struck two large ISIL units and an ISIL tactical unit.

* Near Al Asad, two airstrikes destroyed an ISIL tactical vehicle and struck two ISIL tactical units.

* Near Tal Afar, two airstrikes destroyed an ISIL checkpoint.

* Near Ramadi, an airstrike destroyed two ISIL vehicles, an ISIL building and struck an ISIL tactical unit.

* Near Mosul, an airstrike destroyed an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Fallujah, an airstrike destroyed two ISIL buildings and struck a weapons factory complex [Canada].