On Jan. 21, U.S. and Coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria, using bomber, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft to conduct 10 airstrikes. Separately, U.S. and Coalition military forces conducted 21 airstrikes in Iraq, using attack, bomber, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL terrorists. All strikes took place between 8 a.m., Jan. 21, and 8 a.m., Jan. 22, local time. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted since the last press release:

Syria

* Near Kobani, nine airstrikes struck six ISIL tactical units and destroyed 17 ISIL fighting positions and an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Ar Raqqah, an airstrike destroyed an ISIL weapons storage facility.

Iraq

* Near Kirkuk, an airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Mosul, 16 airstrikes [4 Canadian] struck two large ISIL units, two ISIL tactical units, an ISIL building, and an ISIL mortar team, and destroyed six ISIL culverts, two ISIL bridges, three ISIL buildings, an ISIL artillery system, 11 ISIL vehicles, an ISIL fighting position, six ISIL staging positions, two ISIL heavy weapons, an ISIL VBIED, and four ISIL armored vehicles.

* Near Sinjar, two airstrikes [French] struck a large ISIL unit and an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL mortar position, an ISIL fighting position, and an ISIL armored vehicle.

* Near Tal Afar, two airstrikes struck two ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL VBIED.

Dans la nuit du 21 au 22 janvier, les avions français ont contribué à un raid de la coalition dans le nord du pays, dans la région de Sinjar. En fin de soirée, une patrouille a décollé pour un raid aérien planifié visant à détruire des positions de combat de Daech. Une dizaine d’objectifs a été détruit par les chasseurs français au moyen de bombes AASM1.

On Wednesday evening [January 21st], a Reaper provided further surveillance for the peshmerga, and in a series of engagements used Hellfires to attack a number terrorist vehicles and a fighting position. Elsewhere in the country, in the early hours of Thursday, 22 January, an RAF Reaper provided air support to Iraqi soldiers engaged in a firefight with terrorists, including a heavily armed ISIL pick-up truck. One Hellfire accounted for the truck, another for a fighting position.

On 21 January 2015, while taking part in coalition missions in support of Iraqi security forces ground operations conducted north-east of Mosul, one CF-188 Hornet successfully struck ISIL fighting positions on three different occasions, using precision guided munitions.

On 21 January 2015, while taking part in coalition missions in support of Iraqi security forces ground operations conducted northwest of Mosul, CF-188 Hornets successfully struck an ISIL fighting position using precision guided munitions.

On Jan. 20, 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 10 airstrikes in Iraq, using attack, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL terrorists. All strikes took place between 8 a.m., Jan. 20, and 8 a.m., Jan. 21, local time. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted since the last press release:

Syria

* Near Kobani, 10 airstrikes struck seven ISIL tactical units and a large ISIL unit and destroyed eight ISIL staging positions, 13 ISIL fighting positions, and two ISIL vehicles.

* Near Abu Kamal, an airstrike destroyed an ISIL bunker.

* Near Ar Raqqah, two airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and an ISIL weapon cache and destroyed an ISIL guard facility.

Iraq

* Near Tal Afar, three airstrikes struck a large ISIL unit and two ISIL logistic routes and destroyed an ISIL armored vehicle, two ISIL vehicles, five ISIL buildings, an ISIL shipping container, three ISIL heavy weapons, an ISIL bridge, five ISIL road crossings, and an ISIL IED.

* Near Al Qaim, an airstrike destroyed two ISIL bunkers and a buried ISIL structure.

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

* Near Bayji, an airstrike destroyed two ISIL buildings.

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

* Near Mosul, three airstrikes [1 Canadian] struck three ISIL tactical units and an ISIL checkpoint and destroyed an ISIL building, an ISIL heavy weapon, and two ISIL vehicles.

RAF aircraft have been on hand to assist the latest Kurdish offensive operation; on Tuesday [January 20th], a Reaper was able to conduct a successful precision attack with a Hellfire missile on a terrorist group.

Early on Wednesday, 21 January, a pair of Tornado GR4s also flew in support of Kurdish troops, a Brimstone missile struck a heavily-armed ISIL truck and a Paveway IV guided bomb was used to target a terrorist observation post. Initial reports indicate both attacks were a success.

On 20 January, while taking part in coalition missions in support of Iraqi security forces ground operations west of Mosul, CF-188 Hornets successfully struck an ISIL fighting position using precision guided munitions.

On Jan. 19, U.S. and Coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria, using attack, bomber, and fighter aircraft to conduct 10 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., Jan. 19, and 8 a.m., Jan. 20, local time. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted since the last press release:

Syria

* Near Kobani, nine airstrikes struck seven ISIL tactical units and destroyed four ISIL staging positions, five ISIL fighting positions, four ISIL vehicles, and an ISIL mortar system.

* Near Al Hasakah, an airstrike destroyed an ISIL bunker.

Iraq

* Near Al Qaim, two airstrikes destroyed two ISIL armored vehicles.

* Near Al Asad, two airstrikes destroyed two ISIL fighting positions and two ISIL supply caches.

* Near Mosul, two airstrikes struck two ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL mortar systems.

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

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

* Near Ramadi, an airstrike struck a large ISIL unit and destroyed three ISIL buildings and two ISIL heavy weapons.