Le vendredi 9 janvier, opérant dans des conditions météorologiques difficiles, une patrouille de reconnaissance armée a détruit deux positions de combat de Daech dans la région de Mossoul, au Nord de l’Irak.

January 8th 2015: U.S. and partner nation military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria, Jan. 7, using fighter and bomber aircraft to conduct six airstrikes. Separately, U.S. and partner nation military forces conducted seven airstrikes in Iraq, Jan. 7, using bomber and fighter aircraft against ISIL terrorists. All strikes took place between 8 a.m., Jan. 7, and 8 a.m., Jan. 8, local time. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted since the last press release:

Syria

* Near Kobani, five airstrikes struck two ISIL fighting positions and an ISIL staging area and destroyed four ISIL fighting positions.

* Near Al Hasakah, an airstrike struck four ISIL crude oil pumps and five ISIL crude oil well heads.

Iraq

* Near Al Rutbah, an airstrike destroyed an ISIL vehicle.

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

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

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

* Near Al Asad, an airstrike struck a large ISIL unit.

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

07-01-2015 – 14:40: Na 375 missies en meer dan 200 keer de wapens te hebben ingezet, keert deze week het eerste F-16-detachement uit het Midden-Oosten in Nederland terug. De jachtvliegers waren ingezet om ISIS te bestrijden.

Vandaag trad de nieuwe commandant aan onder wiens bevel het nieuwe detachement de taken tegen ISIS uitvoert. Met 6 F-16’s, 2 reservetoestellen en 250 militairen draagt de Koninklijke Luchtmacht bij aan de internationale strijd tegen ISIS in Irak. Dat gebeurt 24 uur per dag, 7 dagen per week. De opmars van ISIS en daaraan gelieerde organisaties, vormt een directe dreiging voor de regio en veroorzaakt instabiliteit aan de grenzen van Europa.

January 7th 2015: U.S. and partner nation military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria, Jan. 6, using fighter and bomber aircraft to conduct 11 airstrikes. Separately, U.S. and partner nation military forces conducted six airstrikes in Iraq, Jan. 6, attack, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL terrorists. All strikes took place between 8 a.m., Jan. 6, and 8 a.m., Jan. 7, local time. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted since the last press release:

Syria

* Near Kobani, 10 airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit, four ISIL fighting positions, and an ISIL heavy weapons position and destroyed an ISIL artillery system, an ISIL building, and 13 ISIL fighting positions.

* Near Hasakah, an airstrike struck an ISIL crude oil collection point.

Iraq

* Near Al Qaim, an airstrike destroyed five ISIL armored vehicles.

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

* Near Ramadi, three airstrikes struck two ISIL tactical units and a large ISIL unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle.

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

January 6th 2015 – At the request of the Iraqi government, British forces took further action against ISILterrorist targets.

January 6th 2015: U.S. and partner nation military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria, Jan. 5, using fighter and bomber aircraft to conduct 10 airstrikes. Separately, U.S. and partner nation military forces conducted two airstrikes in Iraq, Jan. 5, using remotely piloted and attack aircraft against ISIL terrorists. All strikes took place between 8 a.m., Jan. 5, and 8 a.m., Jan. 6, local time. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted since the last press release:

Syria

* Near Kobani, eight airstrikes destroyed 13 ISIL fighting positions and an ISIL building and damaged an ISIL building.

* Near Dawr az Zawr, an airstrike destroyed an ISIL bunker.

* Near Ar Raqqah, an airstrike destroyed two ISIL tanks.

Iraq

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

* Near Al Asad, an airstrike [British?] destroyed an ISIL tactical unit, an ISIL armored vehicle and an ISIL vehicle and damaged an ISIL vehicle.

January 5th 2015 – A Reaper, scouting ahead of Iraqi troops [at Al Asad?], spotted an armoured vehicle being moved by ISIL on a heavy equipment transporter. A Hellfire missile scored a direct hit on the armoured vehicle, another Hellfire destroyed the transporter itself, and a third missile struck an ISIL position nearby.

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.