The early hours of Monday morning [February 23rd] saw a Tornado patrol operating in the far west of Iraq, conducting an armed reconnaissance mission searching for terrorist movement across the open desert. An ISIL armed vehicle was detected, and attacked with a Brimstone missile.

On Feb. 21, U.S. and Coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria, using attack, fighter and bomber aircraft to conduct six airstrikes. Separately, U.S. and Coalition military forces conducted four airstrikes in Iraq, using attack and fighter aircraft against ISIL terrorists. All strikes took place between 8 a.m., Feb. 21, and 8 a.m., Feb. 22, 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.
* Near Dayr az Zawr, an airstrike destroyed an artillery system.
* Near Kobani, three airstrikes struck two ISIL tactical units, an ISIL counter mobility berm and destroyed two ISIL checkpoints.
Iraq
* Near Kirkuk, an airstrike stuck an ISIL tactical unit.
* Near Mosul, two airstrikes struck an ISIL staging area, an ISIL large tactical unit and destroyed nine ISIL vehicles, an ISIL fighting position and an ISIL building.
* Near Tal Afar, an airstrike struck an ISIL large tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle.

On Feb. 20, U.S. and Coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria, using bomber aircraft to conduct an airstrike. Separately, U.S. and Coalition military forces conducted five airstrikes in Iraq, using attack and fighter aircraft against ISIL terrorists. All strikes took place between 8 a.m., Feb. 20, and 8 a.m., Feb. 21, local time. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted since the last press release:
Syria
* Near Kobani, an airstrike destroyed two ISIL fighting positions.
Iraq
* Near Al Asad, an airstrike destroyed six ISIL boats.
* Near Ar Rutbah, an airstrike destroyed an ISIL vehicle.
* Near Mosul, an airstrike [British?] destroyed an ISIL fighting position.
* Near Sinjar, two airstrikes struck an ISIL large tactical unit, an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed five ISIL buildings.

RAF Tornado GR4s provided close air support on Friday 20 February to peshmerga units in the front line against ISIL. A terrorist position was identified in north-western Iraq, on the banks of the River Tigris, and attacked with a Paveway IV precision guided bomb.

On Feb. 19, U.S. and Coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria, using attack, fighter, bomber and remotely piloted aircraft to conduct five airstrikes. Separately, U.S. and Coalition military forces conducted 10 airstrikes in Iraq, using attack, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL terrorists. All strikes took place between 8 a.m., Feb. 19, and 8 a.m., Feb. 20, local time. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted since the last press release:
Syria
* Near Al Hasakah, an airstrike destroyed an ISIL mobile oil rig.
* Near Kobani, four airstrikes struck two ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions and an ISIL building.
Iraq
* Near Haditha, an airstrike destroyed three ISIL boats.
* Near Kirkuk, an airstike struck an ISIL fighting position.
* Near Mosul, five airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed three ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL armored vehicle, an ISIL building and an ISIL excavator.
* Near Sinjar, two airstrikes struck two ISIL tactical units and destroyed three ISIL buildings.
* Near Tal Afar, an airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit, an ISIL culvert, an ISIL bunker and an ISIL fighting position.

On Feb. 18, U.S. and Coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria, using attack, fighter, bomber and remotely piloted aircraft to conduct seven airstrikes. Separately, U.S. and Coalition military forces conducted eight airstrikes in Iraq, using attack and fighter aircraft against ISIL terrorists. All strikes took place between 8 a.m., Feb. 18, and 8 a.m. Feb. 19, local time. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted since the last press release:
Syria
* Near Al Hasakah, two airstrikes struck multiple ISIL oil pump jacks and destroyed an ISIL checkpoint.
* Near Kobani, five airstrikes struck two ISIL tactical units and destroyed eight ISIL fighting positions and two ISIL checkpoints.
Iraq
* Near Al Asad, an airstrike destroyed an ISIL mortar tube.
* Near Bayji, an airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed three ISIL fighting positions.
* Near Hit in Al Anbar Province, two airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit, an ISIL weapons storage and staging area and destroyed an ISIL building.
* Near Kirkuk, an airstrike destroyed an ISIL armored vehicle.
* Near Mosul, an airstrike destroyed an ISIL vehicle.
* Near Tal Afar, two airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit, an ISIL fighting position and destroyed three ISIL buildings.

On the afternoon of Wednesday 18 February, two RAF Tornado GR4s from RAF Akrotiri conducted an armed reconnaissance mission over northern Iraq to provide close air support to the Kurdish peshmerga, who have conducted a series of successful offensives to liberate their countrymen from the terrorists. The Kurds reported coming under rocket fire, and after an intensive search the GR4s were able to locate an ISIL truck-mounted rocket launcher, and attacked it, scoring a direct hit with a Brimstone missile. The Kurdish peshmerga are also receiving infantry training from a team of coalition instructors, including British military personnel.

On Feb. 17, U.S. and Coalition 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 14 airstrikes in Iraq, using attack, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL terrorists. All strikes took place between 8 a.m., Feb. 17, and 8 a.m. Feb. 18, 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 struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed five ISIL fighting positions.
Iraq
* Near Al Asad, three airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit, and destroyed an ISIL mortar tube and an ISIL staging area.
* Near Al Qaim, three airstrikes [2 British] destroyed an ISIL checkpoint, an ISIL bulldozer and an ISIL vehicle.
* Near Bayji, an airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL building.
* Near Kirkuk, three airstrikes destroyed an ISIL armored vehicle, an ISIL heavy machine gun, an ISIL vehicle and two ISIL excavators.
* Near Mosul, two airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit, three ISIL fighting positions and destroyed an ISIL excavator and an ISIL vehicle.
* Near Tal Afar, two airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL buildings and an ISIL heavy machine gun.