Briefing from Colonel Daniel Constable, Commander Joint Task Force: “On November 11th, CF-188s engaged ISIL along the northern ISIL supply line that I spoke to earlier, near the town of Baiji, some 200 kilometres northwest of Baghdad. As you can see in the video provided on the Canadian Armed Forces website, an ISIL artillery piece was destroyed using a laser-guided munition. Baiji is an area where the Iraqi security forces are battling ISIL.
This strike was part of a greater coalition effort and in this particular area the strike on the artillery piece was a continuation of other engagements against ISIL. This artillery piece was initially spotted in a tree line from where it had been firing at Iraqi forces.

06-11-2014 – kl. 16:00: De danske F-16-fly, der er udsendt som bidrag til Operation Inherent Resolve, har siden seneste opdatering 26. oktober fløjet 14 missioner. Missionerne er foregået i både det centrale og det nordlige Irak.

Missionerne, som de danske fly har deltaget i, har været offensive. Det har i den forgangne periode udelukkende drejet sig om Close Air Support-missioner (CAS), hvor flyene er indsat som luftstøtte til styrker på landjorden. Luftstøtten kan bestå af flere forskellige opgaver, afhængig af hvad der er behov for.

I den seneste periode har de danske fly derfor – som en del af CAS-missionerne – udført en del opgaver inden for det, der kaldes NTISR (Non Traditional Intelligence and Surveillance Reconnaisance). Her overvåger flyene fx bygninger, personer eller køretøjer med det formål at bidrage til koalitionens samlede efterretningsbillede. Ligeledes overvåges også kamphandlinger, hvor flyene så samtidig er klar til at støtte med bomber, hvis det er nødvendigt.

I løbet af de seneste 14 missioner har de danske fly anvendt 2 bomber mod fjendtlige styrker og køretøjer.

Siden første mission den 16. oktober 2014, har det danske bidrag i alt fløjet 41 missioner og anvendt 39 bomber.

November 7th: U.S. and partner nation military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria Nov. 5-7 using fighter, bomber and remotely piloted aircraft to conduct eight airstrikes. Separately, U.S. and partner nation military forces conducted six airstrikes in Iraq Nov. 5-7 using fighter, bomber and remotely-piloted aircraft against ISIL terrorists.

In Syria, seven airstrikes conducted near Kobani struck three small ISIL units, seven ISIL fighting positions and destroyed an ISIL artillery piece.

One airstrike near Tall Abyad destroyed an ISIL weapons stockpile.

In Iraq, an airstrike near Fallujah destroyed two ISIL bulldozers engaged in constructing obstructions.

One airstrike near Bayji struck a small ISIL unit and damaged an ISIL building.

Two airstrikes near Ramadi destroyed an ISIL vehicle.

One airstrike southeast of Fallujah struck a small ISIL unit and destroyed two ISIL vehicles.

One airstrike northwest of Haditha destroyed four ISIL vehicles.

November 6th 2014: U.S. military forces conducted airstrikes last night against five Khorasan Group targets in the vicinity of Sarmada, Syria, using bomber, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft. All aircraft exited the strike areas safely. We are still assessing the outcome of the attack, but have initial indications that it resulted in the intended effects by striking terrorists and destroying or severely damaging several Khorasan Group vehicles and buildings assessed to be meeting and staging areas, IED-making facilities and training facilities. These strikes were undertaken only by U.S. assets.

The Khorasan Group is a term used to refer to a network of Nusrah Front and al-Qa’ida core extremists who share a history of training operatives, facilitating fighters and money, and planning attacks against U.S. and Western targets. These strikes were not in response to the Nusrah Front’s clashes with the Syrian moderate opposition, and they did not target the Nusrah Front as a whole. They were directed at the Khorasan Group whose focus is not on overthrowing the Asad regime or helping the Syrian people. These al-Qa’ida operatives are taking advantage of the Syrian conflict to advance attacks against Western interests.

This network was plotting to attack in Europe or the homeland, and we took decisive action to protect our interests and remove their capability to act. We will continue to take any action necessary to disrupt attack plotting against U.S. interests.

November 5th: U.S. military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria Nov. 3-5 using attack and fighter aircraft to conduct four airstrikes. Separately, U.S. and partner nation military forces conducted ten airstrikes in Iraq Nov. 3-5 using fighter, attack and remotely-piloted aircraft against ISIL terrorists.

In Syria, three airstrikes conducted near Kobani struck a small ISIL unit, two ISIL fighting positions and an ISIL dump truck used to construct fighting positions.

One airstrike in Syria north of Sinjar destroyed an ISIL fighting position used to launch mortar attacks and struck a small ISIL unit manning the position.

In Iraq, an airstrike near Mosul destroyed ISIL-occupied buildings, to include one housing a generator used for oil production and another [Belgian] used to manufacture explosive devices such as IEDS and VBIEDs.

Three airstrikes near Bayji [1 UK] struck two small ISIL units, destroyed an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL-occupied bunker and an ISIL anti-aircraft artillery piece.

One airstrike near Fallujah struck a small ISIL unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle.

Three airstrikes in the vicinity of Ramadi damaged an ISIL vehicle and destroyed an ISIL checkpoint.

Two airstrikes north of Sinjar, Iraq, [possibly strike below?] struck a small ISIL unit and destroyed an ISIL armored vehicle.

In de nacht van 3 november vernietigden twee Belgische F-16’s en zes andere vliegtuigen een fabriek in het noorden van Irak, waar de terreurgroep Islamitische Staat (IS) geïmproviseerde springtuigen vervaardigde. Tijdens die opdracht hadden de Belgen de leiding over zes andere toestellen van de internationale coalitie.
Tijdens een persconferentie op vrijdag 7 november gaf de nieuwe commandant van de Luchtcomponent, generaal-majoor vlieger Frederik Vansina, meer uitleg over de opdracht. Uit inlichtingenrapporten verzameld door onbemande vliegtuigen van de coalitielanden bleek dat IS een verlaten Iraakse fabriek gebruikte voor de productie van geïmproviseerde springtuigen. “IS is een goed georganiseerde vijand”, zei generaal Vansina. “Het gebeurt zelden dat ze in grote getalen samenkomen. Hier was dat wel het geval, het was dan ook een kans om hen een zware slag toe te brengen.”
Het was de eerste keer dat het Belgische detachement tijdens operatie Desert Falcon de leiding neemt van een poule van internationale vliegtuigen. De F-16’s vertrokken vanuit Jordanië voor een missie van drie uur, waar ze met gps-gestuurde bommen de fabriek vernietigden. Daarbij viel geen nevenschade. De Belgische F-16’s zijn nu meer dan een maand actief binnen de internationale coalitie in de strijd tegen de Islamitische Staat. De regering verlengde de Belgische deelname aan die operatie eerder al tot het einde van het jaar.

November 4th 2014: Today has seen further action from Royal Air Force aircraft as they continue to assist the Iraqi Government in their fight against ISIL.

Two Tornado GR4s, flying in support of Iraqi army units in the area surrounding Bayji north of Baghdad, used a Brimstone precision guided missile to successfully destroy an ISIL armed pick-up truck.

November 3rd: U.S. and partner nation military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria Sunday and today using fighter and bomber aircraft to conduct five airstrikes. Separately, U.S. and partner nation military forces conducted nine airstrikes in Iraq Sunday and today using fighter, bomber and remotely-piloted aircraft against ISIL terrorists.

In Syria, four airstrikes conducted near Kobani that struck an ISIL fighting position, a small ISIL unit and destroyed two buildings.

One airstrike near Dayr Az Zawr damaged an ISIL building.

In Iraq, two airstrikes near Bayji struck an ISIL fighting position, a small ISIL unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle [British].

Near Fallujah, four airstrikes [1 Canada] struck a large ISIL unit and destroyed five ISIL bulldozers and one ISIL dump truck involved in creating obstructions and berms.

Three airstrikes near Ar Rutbah damaged one ISIL vehicle and destroyed four ISIL vehicles.