Een overzicht van Defensie-operaties in de week van 19 tot en met 25 januari.

De Nederlandse F-16’s, actief in de strijd tegen ISIS, kwamen 14 keer in actie boven verschillende provincies van Irak. Ze zetten 13 keer wapens in. Sinds de start van de missie werd al meer dan 2000 uur gevlogen, verdeeld over meer dan 400 missies. Meer dan 250 keer werden wapens ingezet.

On Jan. 24, U.S. and Coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria, using bomber, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft to conduct 15 airstrikes. Separately, U.S. and Coalition military forces conducted 19 airstrikes in Iraq, using attack, bomber, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL terrorists. All strikes took place between 8 a.m., Jan. 24, and 8 a.m., Jan. 25, local time. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted since the last press release:

Syria

* Near Kobani, 13 airstrikes struck eight ISIL tactical units, two large ISIL units, and an ISIL fighting position, and destroyed 20 ISIL fighting positions and two ISIL vehicles.

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

* Near Al Hasakah, an airstrike destroyed two ISIL shipping containers and two ISIL bunkers.

Iraq

* Near Bayji, an airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL checkpoint.

* Near Haditha, an airstrike destroyed an ISIL weapons cache.

* Near Huwayjah, an airstrike destroyed an ISIL checkpoint.

* Near Mahkmur, four airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and three large ISIL units and destroyed two ISIL buildings and an ISIL heavy weapon.

* Near Mosul, five airstrikes [1 French, 1 Canadian] struck an ISIL tactical unit, a large ISIL unit, and an ISIL vehicle, and destroyed an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL building, an ISIL mortar system, an ISIL weapons storage facility, and an ISIL structure. [see also Additional CENTCOM Report below]

* Near Ramadi, an airstrike [French] struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL structure and an ISIL mortar firing position.

* Near Samarra, an airstrike destroyed an ISIL VBIED production facility.

* Near Tal Afar, five airstrikes struck two large ISIL units and two ISIL tactical units and destroyed three ISIL buildings, an ISIL rocket system, an ISIL VBIED, four ISIL vehicles, an ISIL heavy weapon, and an ISIL armored vehicle.

Deux d’entre elles ont abouti sur des frappes contre des objectifs de Daech, les 24 et 25 janvier, permettant notamment la neutralisation d’une vingtaine de combattants terroristes. La première frappe a eu lieu dans la région de Mossoul, au sud-est de cette ville. La deuxième frappe a été effectuée dans la vallée de l’Euphrate, à l’est de Ramadi.

On 24 January 2015, while taking part in coalition missions in support of Iraqi security forces ground operations conducted southeast of Mosul, CF-188 Hornets successfully struck an ISIL fighting position using precision guided munitions.

ISIL terrorist Abu Malik was killed Jan. 24 in a coalition airstrike in the vicinity of Mosul, Iraq. Malik was an ISIL chemical weapons engineer who worked at Saddam Hussein’s Muthana chemical weapon production facility before affiliating with al Qaeda Iraq in 2005. He later joined ISIL and his past training and experience provided the terrorist group with expertise to pursue a chemical weapons capability. His death is expected to temporarily degrade and disrupt the terrorist network and diminish ISIL’s ability to potentially produce and use chemical weapons against innocent people.

On Jan. 23, U.S. and Coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria, using attack, bomber, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft to conduct 13 airstrikes. Separately, U.S. and Coalition military forces conducted 13 airstrikes in Iraq, using attack, bomber, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL terrorists. All strikes took place between 8 a.m., Jan. 23, and 8 a.m., Jan. 24, local time. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted since the last press release:

Syria

* Near Kobani, 12 airstrikes struck eight ISIL tactical units and a large ISIL unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL building, and eight ISIL fighting positions.

* Near Al Hasakah, an airstrike destroyed an ISIL mobile oil drilling rig.

Iraq

* Near Al Qaim, an airstrike destroyed an ISIL weapons production facility.

* Near Mosul, five airstrikes struck two large ISIL units, an ISIL choke point, an ISIL culvert, and four ISIL roads, and destroyed an ISIL culvert and an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Ramadi, an airstrike destroyed an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Tal Afar, five airstrikes struck a large ISIL unit, two ISIL tactical units, an ISIL cantonment area, and an ISIL vehicle, and destroyed an ISIL building, six ISIL vehicles, an ISIL bunker, two ISIL shipping containers, and two ISIL checkpoints.

* Near Erbil, an airstrike destroyed an ISIL shipping container, two ISIL vehicles, and three ISIL earth moving vehicles.

On Jan. 22, U.S. and Coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria, using attack, bomber, and fighter aircraft to conduct 12 airstrikes. Separately, U.S. and Coalition military forces conducted 13 airstrikes in Iraq, using attack, bomber, and fighter aircraft against ISIL terrorists. All strikes took place between 8 a.m., Jan. 22, and 8 a.m., Jan. 23, local time. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted since the last press release:

Syria

* Near Kobani, 10 airstrikes struck six ISIL tactical units and a large ISIL unit and destroyed 12 ISIL fighting positions and an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Ar Raqqah, an airstrike destroyed an ISIL trailer.

* Near Al Hasakah, an airstrike destroyed an ISIL mobile oil drilling rig.

Iraq

* Near Al Asad*, three airstrikes struck two ISIL tactical units, a large ISIL unit, and an ISIL vehicle, and destroyed an ISIL IED and two ISIL vehicles.

* Near Mosul, eight airstrikes [1 Canadian] struck three ISIL tactical units and a large ISIL unit and destroyed seven ISIL vehicles, two ISIL VBIEDs, an ISIL bulldozer, four ISIL buildings, an ISIL artillery system, an ISIL heavy weapon system, two ISIL armored vehicles, an ISIL shipping container, and an ISIL bunker.

* Near Sinjar, an airstrike destroyed an ISIL building.

* Near Tal Afar, an airstrike struck a large ISIL unit and destroyed an ISIL building and an ISIL vehicle

On 23 January 2015, while taking part in coalition missions in support of Iraqi security forces ground operations conducted north-west of Mosul, one CF-188 Hornet successfully struck ISIL fighting positions using precision guided munitions.