Saturday 14 January – A Reaper destroyed two armed trucks south-west of Tall Afar…RAF Reapers have also been conducting armed reconnaissance patrols near Tall Afar, and on Saturday 14 January one of our aircraft responded to a report from another Coalition surveillance aircraft which had identified a pair of armed trucks concealed in vehicle sheds some 30 miles to the south-west of the town. Both vehicles were destroyed using Hellfire missiles.

On Jan. 13, Coalition military forces conducted 22 strikes against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, Coalition military forces conducted 15 strikes using attack, bomber, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, Coalition military forces conducted seven strikes coordinated with and in support of the government of Iraq using attack, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets.



Syria

* Near Ar Raqqah, 13 strikes engaged five ISIL tactical units; destroyed four fighting positions, three VBIEDs, three tactical vehicles, a command and control node, a tunnel, an oil tanker truck, a front-end loader; and damaged three supply routes.

* Near Dayr Ar Zawr, two strikes destroyed three oil wellheads.



Iraq



* Near Haditha, one strike destroyed a bunker.

* Near Kirkuk, one strike [1 British] engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed a tunnel.

* Near Mosul, four strikes [1 British] engaged an ISIL tactical unit; destroyed four fighting positions, two heavy machine guns, two watercraft, an ISIL headquarters building, a VBIED; and damaged eight supply routes.

* Near Sinjar, one strike destroyed a mortar system and a fighting position.

Not previously reported

* Near Mosul, Iraq, Jan. 12, 2017, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed a fighting position.

Friday 13 January – Tornados struck a tunnel west of Kirkuk, while a Reaper hit a rocket-laden truck in central Mosul…The following day [Jan 13th], two Tornados patrolled over northern Iraq, and were directed to a tunnel entrance which had been identified some 15 miles west of Kirkuk. Two Paveway IVs collapsed the entrance and set off secondary explosions from inside the tunnel. Reaper operations over Mosul continued, with our aircraft spotting a group of terrorists as they loaded a heavy rocket into a truck. They and the vehicle were promptly struck by a Hellfire missile. The Reaper then provided surveillance support to two Coalition air strikes which destroyed a heavy machine-gun position and a bridge.

On Jan. 12, Coalition military forces conducted 32 strikes against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, Coalition military forces conducted 17 strikes using attack, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, Coalition military forces conducted 15 strikes coordinated with and in support of the government of Iraq using attack, bomber, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft as well as rocket artillery against ISIL targets.

Syria

* Near Abu Kamal, one strike destroyed an oil pump jack.
* Near Ar Raqqah, 11 strikes engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed 30 oil refinement stills, six fighting positions, three oil tanker trailers, an ISIL headquarters, a weapons cache and an oil well head.
* Near Ayn Isa, one strike destroyed a bunker.
* Near Dayr Ar Zawr, two strikes destroyed 15 oil refinement stills and nine oil tanker trucks.
* Near Manbij, two strikes damaged a vehicle and a mortar system.

Iraq

* Near Haditha, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit.
* Near Mosul, nine strikes [2 British] engaged five ISIL tactical units; destroyed five vehicles, three mortar systems, two UAV launch sites, three fighting positions, a rocket-propelled grenade launcher, a VBIED manufacturing and armoring facility, a heavy machine gun, a supply cache, and an anti-air artillery system; damaged 18 supply routes; and two bridges.
* Near Rawah, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed a vehicle, a command and control node, and a weapons storage facility.
* Near Sinjar, one strike destroyed a mortar system.
* Near Tal Afar, three strikes destroyed a vehicle, a VBIED facility and a UAV launch site.

Thursday 12 January – Typhoons destroyed a building in south-central Mosul used by Daesh for remotely piloted aerial vehicle operations, while a Reaper engaged three groups of Daesh fighters in the south-east of the city…During the battle for Mosul, small armed remotely piloted aerial vehicles with grenades have been used by Daesh a number of times to harass Iraqi troops, with reports suggesting they have also been used to target civilian refugees. A building in the southern area of central Mosul was identified as being used as a base for these drones and their operators. On Thursday 12 January a pair of Royal Air Force Typhoons targeted the site, demolishing the building with two Paveway IV guided bombs. Over south-east Mosul, a Reaper meanwhile flew overwatch for Iraqi troops as they cleared further Daesh positions. The Reaper’s crew were able to identify a number of terrorists armed with heavy and light machine-guns firing at the Iraqi forces, and conducted three successful attacks with Hellfire missiles which eliminated the threat posed.

Opération Chammal

Appréciation de situation

En Irak, la stratégie de Daech, axée sur la multiplication des actions de guérilla et de terrorisme, vise plus que jamais à essayer de divertir les forces irakiennes de leur effort sur Mossoul. Les combats pour la reprise de la ville sont toujours âpres depuis la relance de l’offensive des FSI fin décembre.

Daech poursuit ses actions de harcèlement et ses attentats en particulier danns la région de Baiji et à Bagdad.

En Syrie, la progression vers Raqqah se poursuit de façon limitée mais régulière, étant donné l’importance des travaux de défense réalisés par Daech sur le terrain.

Avancées sur la bataille de Mossoul

Depuis la reprise de l’offensive par les FSI fin décembre, les unités irakiennes avancent de façon coordonnée dans la partie Est de la ville, avec l’appui permanent de la coalition. Les efforts portent sur 3 axes principaux : depuis le Nord vers Bawizah avec la 16e division, depuis l’Est avec l’ICTS et le Sud Est avec la 9e brigade.

Les FSI sont parvenus à s’emparer de nombreux quartiers, notamment au Sud de la ville où l’ICTS a atteint les berges du Tigre. La capacité de résistance de Daech demeure, mais les combattants de l’organisation ne parviennent à contenir l’offensive et leurs contre-attaques récentes ont toutes été mises en échec. L’action étroitement coordonnée des FSI oblige désormais Daech à répartir ses forces sur l’ensemble des fronts.

Aujourd’hui la majeure partie des unités irakiennes se situe encore entre 2 et 4km des berges du Tigre, et les combats restent féroces sur un terrain urbain difficile et truffé d’engins explosifs.

Activités de la force Chammal

Appui aérien au Levant

Depuis le 4 janvier 2017, les aéronefs de l’opération Chammal ont poursuivi leurs missions aériennes contre Daech en réalisant 43 sorties dont 36 de reconnaissance armée, 5 de recueil de renseignement et 2 de ravitaillement. Les 12 frappes réalisées par les avions français ont permis de détruire 15 objectifs de Daech. 6 des 12 frappes ont été réalisées dans la région de Mossoul en appui des opérations terrestres

Appui feu – TF Wagram

Désormais déployée sur deux emprises au Nord et au Sud de Mossoul, la TFWagram poursuit ses missions d’appui des Forces de Sécurités Irakiennes. L’activité de la TF Wagram s’établit cette semaine à 11 missions de tir (réparties en 2 missions d’interdiction, 2 missions d’appui fumigènes, 7 missions d’éclairement).

Chammal : intégration du Forbin dans la TF 50

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Déployée dans le golfe arabo-persique et intégrée à l’opération Chammal, la frégate de Défense aérienne Forbin a intégré la Task Force 50. En escorte du bâtiment amiral, le porte-hélicoptères britannique HMS Ocean, elle participe à la mission de défense aérienne et contribue à la surveillance et à la maîtrise de l’espace aérien au large de l’Irak.

A 25 nœuds sur les eaux turquoises du détroit d’Ormuz, la frégate de défense aérienne « Forbin » est contactée par le sémaphore omanais de Musandam. La visibilité n’est pas bonne mais les yeux des veilleurs reconnaissent presque sans les voir les amers remarquables de ce passage tout à la fois délicat et familier. Quelques heures plus tôt dans l’après-midi, le « Forbin » est passé sous le commandement tactique du commandant de la TF50, le commodore Burns, un Britannique. Le « Forbin » est désormais chargé d’escorter son navire-amiral, le porte-hélicoptère « HMS Ocean ». Habituellement constituée autour d’un porte-avions US, la TF50 est la task force phare de la 5ème flotte américaine, celle du Moyen-Orient : à côté des TF regroupant les frégates, les chasseurs de mines, les avions de patrouille maritime ou les sous-marins, elle a comme mission la projection de puissance, le strike warfare, depuis le golfe arabo-persique. Aujourd’hui tournée vers les théâtres de Syrie et d’Irak au sein de l’Operation Inherent Resolve, la TF50 a toujours occupé une place de premier plan au sein de la stratégie américaine dans les conflits qui ont embrasé la région ces dernières dizaines d’années.

A l’occasion d’un carrier gap US, le commandement de la TF 50 a été confié aux Britanniques, à l’instar de ce qu’avait réalisé la France début 2016 avec le « Charles de Gaulle ». Les États-Unis avaient alors, pour la première fois, confié le commandement de la précieuse TF50 à un amiral non-américain. La présence du « Forbin » a ainsi un double objectif : renforcer la coopération avec la Royal Navy et entretenir le niveau d’intégration de la marine Nationale au sein des structures de commandement US, notamment à travers la défense aérienne de la zone.L’adaptation à la TF50 s’est déroulé sans difficulté et le « Forbin » a immédiatement occupé sa place aux côtés du « HMS Daring », frégate de type « 45 » dont les fonctions et capacités lui sont similaires, et le design assez proche.

La mission du « Forbin » s’inscrit dans la continuité des missions du groupe aéronaval Bois-Belleau (2013-2014) et Arromanches (2015- 2016) qui ont permis d’atteindre un remarquable niveau d’interopérabilité avec les forces américaines de l’US Navy et de l’US Air Force qui opèrent dans le cadre d’Inherent Resolve. Dans cette optique, le « Forbin » assure la responsabilité de la défense aérienne d’une partie du Golfe dont la surface est équivalente à celle de la moitié de la France. Grâce à une multitude de capteurs répartis dans toute la région, pas un avion ne vole sans être détecté, classifié, identifié et reporté au CAOC situé à Al Udeïd au Qatar. Au même titre qu’une frégate US, le « Forbin » est intégré dans un système qui vise à s’assurer de la maîtrise des airs, notamment dans la campagne aérienne contre Daech.Le déploiement du « Forbin » consacre la permanence de frégates françaises dans cette zone depuis de nombreuses années. Elle participe à l’établissement de la situation dans une zone aussi vitale pour les intérêts stratégiques français qu’elle est instable et complexe. L’intégration à la TF50 et la coopération avec les pays alliés du Golfe viennent compléter la contribution à l’opération Chammal.

Lancée depuis le 19 septembre 2014, « Chammal » est le nom donné à l’opération française au sein de l’opération Inherent Resolve. Elle mobilise aujourd’hui près de 1 200 militaires. A la demande du gouvernement irakien et en coordination avec les alliés de la France présents dans la région, l’opération Chammal repose sur deux piliers complémentaires : un pilier « formation» au profit d’unités de sécurité nationales irakiennes (Task Force Narvik et Monsabert) et un pilier « appui » consistant à soutenir l’action des forces locales engagées au sol contre Daech et frapper en profondeur les capacités militaires du groupe terroriste (TF Wagram).

On Jan. 11, Coalition military forces conducted 17 strikes against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, Coalition military forces conducted nine strikes using attack, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, Coalition military forces conducted eight strikes coordinated with and in support of the government of Iraq using attack, bomber, and fighter aircraft as well as rocket artillery against ISIL targets.

Syria

. Near Ar Raqqah, six strikes engaged an ISIL tactical unit; destroyed two tunnels, two fighting positions, a tactical vehicle, and a front-end loader; and damaged three supply routes.

. Near Dayr Az Zayr, three strikes destroyed three oil tanker trucks, two oil pump jacks, and an oil well head.



Iraq

. Near Al Huwayjah, two strikes engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed three ISIL-held buildings and a command and control node.

. Near Bayji, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed a vehicle.

. Near Mosul, five strikes [2 British] engaged three ISIL tactical units; destroyed three fighting positions, three ISIL-held buildings, two heavy machine guns, two mortar systems, a command and control node, a VBIED factory, a VBIED, an ISIL UAV, a supply cache, and an artillery system; and damaged 24 supply routes and an ISIL-held building.

Wednesday 11 January – A Reaper engaged Daesh fighters in northern Mosul and destroyed a car-bomb in the east of the city…Reaper operations over Mosul continued on Wednesday 11 January. Our aircraft conducted one attack in northern Mosul against a group of Daesh caught in the open. It then kept watch on a building where over a dozen Daesh fighters were observed assembling. The surveillance effort enabled a successful strike by a coalition fast jet which demolished the building. The Reaper then moved to patrol over eastern Mosul, where another coalition aircraft had successfully disabled a car-bomb. A Hellfire missile from the Reaper destroyed the threat outright.

On Jan. 10, Coalition military forces conducted 23 strikes against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, Coalition military forces conducted 15 strikes using attack, bomber, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, Coalition military forces conducted eight strikes coordinated with and in support of the government of Iraq using attack, bomber, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft as well as rocket artillery against ISIL targets.



Syria

. Near Ar Raqqah, five strikes engaged two ISIL tactical units and destroyed a front-end loader, a VBIED, a fighting position, and a tunnel entrance.

. Near Ayn Isa, three strikes engaged two ISIL tactical units and destroyed a vehicle, five fighting positions, a command and control node, a VBIED, and a heavy machine gun.

. Near Dayr Az Zayr, five strikes destroyed three oil well heads, 16 oil tanker trucks, two oil pump jacks, and an excavator.

. Near Palmyra, two strikes engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two tactical vehicles.

Iraq

. Near Al Huwayjah, two strikes disabled two bridges.

. Near Mosul, three strikes [1-2 British] engaged three ISIL tactical units; destroyed four fighting positions, two vehicles, an ISIL-held building, and a rocket-propelled grenade launcher; and damaged 39 supply routes, three tunnels, and a front-end loader.

. Near Rawah, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed a VBIED, a VBIED facility, and a UAV launch site.

. Near Sinjar, one strike suppressed an ISIL tactical unit.

. Near Tal Afar, one strike destroyed a VBIED factory.

Tuesday 10 January – A Reaper eliminated a mortar team and a group of Daesh fighters while supporting Iraqi troops pushing into central Mosul…On Tuesday 10 January, an RAF Reaper supported Iraqi troops as they advanced further into central Mosul. The Reaper’s crew identified a Daesh mortar team trying to conceal their activity in a wooded area, and struck them with a Hellfire missile. A second Hellfire accounted for a group of terrorists close to an Iraqi unit. In the confusion of the street fighting, the Reaper observed Daesh firing on each other, with at least one terrorist killed by their own side.

On Jan. 9, Coalition military forces conducted 26 strikes against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, Coalition military forces conducted 15 strikes using attack, bomber, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, Coalition military forces conducted 11 strikes coordinated with and in support of the government of Iraq using attack, bomber, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft as well as rocket artillery against ISIL targets.

Syria

. Near Ar Raqqah, 12 strikes engaged six ISIL tactical units; destroyed an IED, seven fighting positions, and a VBIED; and damaged four supply routes.

. Near Ayn Isa, one strike destroyed a VBIED and an ISIL tactical vehicle.

. Near Dayr Az Zayr, one strike destroyed an oil pump jack.

. Near Palmyra, one strike destroyed two ISIL weapons caches.

Iraq

. Near Al Huwayjah, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL-held building.

. Near Mosul, seven strikes [3 British] engaged four ISIL tactical units; destroyed a fighting position, a heavy machine gun, seven ISIL-held buildings, four VBIEDs, a VBIED facility, two weapons caches, three tactical vehicles, a tunnel entrance, and a mortar; damaged 18 supply routes; and suppressed two mortar teams and an ISIL tactical unit.

. Near Tal Afar, three strikes destroyed an ISIL-held building and four UAV construction facilities.

Monday 9 January – Tornados struck four Daesh targets in Mosul and to the north near Nineveh, including a lorry-bomb and an armoured truck…

Royal Air Force aircraft have continued to provide close air support to the Iraqi operations in and around Mosul.

A pair of Tornados patrolled north of Mosul on Monday 9 January, assisting Iraqi forces as they cleared Daesh positions near Nineveh. The Iraqi troops came under fire from a Daesh-held building, as well as from a small group of extremists concealed under the canopy of another building. The Tornados were able to conduct a simultaneous attack on both targets, demolishing the first building with a Paveway IV guided bomb, and hitting those under the canopy with a Brimstone missile. A coalition aircraft had meanwhile identified a lorry-bomb nearby. Our Tornados destroyed the target with a second Brimstone. RAF aircraft then turned their attention to southern Mosul, where an armoured truck had been spotted. The truck was destroyed with a further Brimstone missile.

On Jan. 8, Coalition military forces conducted 34 strikes against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, Coalition military forces conducted 23 strikes using attack, bomber, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, Coalition military forces conducted 11 strikes coordinated with and in support of the government of Iraq using attack, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft as well as rocket artillery against ISIL targets.

Syria

. Near Al Shadaddi, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed a fighting position.

. Near Ar Raqqah, 15 strikes [1 British] engaged five ISIL tactical units; destroyed six oil refinement stills, three supply caches, two bridges, two artillery systems, a VBIED, a bulldozer, a UAV, an IED, a dump truck, a pontoon bridge, a tank, and an armored vehicle; and damaged a supply route.

. Near Ayn Isa, one strike destroyed a repeater station.

. Near Dayr Az Zawr, five strikes destroyed eight oil pump jacks, six oil refinement stills, three excavators, and two cranes.

. Near Palmyra, one strike destroyed an ISIL-held tank.

Iraq

. Near Al Huwayjah, one strike destroyed a VBIED storage facility.

. Near Bayji, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL-held building, a VBIED, and a front-end loader.

. Near Mosul, five strikes engaged four ISIL tactical units; destroyed three ISIL-held buildings, two vehicles, two mortar systems, a rocket propelled grenade launcher, a VBIED staging facility, and a VBIED; damaged 29 supply routes; and suppressed an ISIL tactical unit and a mortar team.

. Near Rawah, two strikes engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL-held building and a VBIED.

. Near Sinjar, two strikes destroyed three tunnel entrances and two ISIL fighting positions.

Sunday 8 January – Tornados attacked a truck-bomb workshop and buried weapons cache in northern Iraq, a Reaper destroyed a boat on the Tigris in Mosul, and Typhoons hit an artillery piece in Syria to the west of Raqqa…Sunday 8 January saw further Typhoon operations in support of the SDF west of Raqqa, destroying an artillery piece hidden in woods was hit with a Paveway IV. A Tornado flight also patrolled over northern Iraq, using a pair of Paveway IVs to destroy a truck-bomb workshop some 35 miles south-west of Kirkuk. A further pair of Paveways were used to attack a stockpile of weapons buried in shipping containers south of Sinjar. A Reaper, as ever maintaining a presence over Mosul, meanwhile observed a group of Daesh attempting to cross the Tigris in a small boat. A direct hit from a Hellfire completely destroyed the craft.

On Jan. 7, Coalition military forces conducted 34 strikes against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, Coalition military forces conducted 28 strikes using attack, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, Coalition military forces conducted six strikes coordinated with and in support of the government of Iraq using attack, bomber, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft as well as rocket artillery against ISIL targets.



Syria

* Near Ar Raqqah, 15 strikes engaged six ISIL tactical units and destroyed four armored vehicles, two VBIEDs, two bunkers, a fighting position, and three tactical vehicles.

* Near Ayn Isa, five strikes engaged four ISIL tactical units, destroyed two fighting positions, a and a vehicle, and damaged a supply route.

* Near Dayr Az Zayr, eight strikes destroyed 24 oil tanker trucks, four oil pump jacks, and damaged three supply routes.

Iraq

* Near Mosul, three strikes [1 British?] engaged two ISIL tactical units; destroyed five mortars, two supply caches, four fighting positions, a command and control node, a weapons cache, and a VBIED factory; suppressed three mortar teams; damaged 14 supply routes; and disabled a bridge.

* Near Rawah, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed a vehicle.

* Near Sinjar, one strike destroyed an ISIL fighting position, a mortar, and a UAV.

* Near Tal Afar, one strike destroyed a semi-truck.

Saturday 7 January – A Reaper intervened twice in close-quarter fighting in south-east Mosul…On Saturday 7 January, a Reaper again used the precision of its Hellfire missiles to hit terrorists twice during street-fighting in south-eastern Mosul.

On Jan. 6, Coalition military forces conducted 38 strikes against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, Coalition military forces conducted 27 strikes using attack, bomber, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, Coalition military forces conducted 11 strikes coordinated with and in support of the government of Iraq using attack, bomber, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft as well as rocket artillery against ISIL targets.

Syria

* Near Abu Kamal, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed a vehicle.

* Near Ar Raqqah, 12 strikes [1 British?] engaged eight ISIL tactical units; destroyed 14 oil refinement tanks, seven fighting positions, a VBIED facility, a VBIED, an ISIL-held building, an artillery system, and a bunker system; and damaged two supply routes.

* Near Ayn Isa, two strikes engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed a fighting position and an artillery system.

* Near Dayr Az Zawr, nine strikes destroyed 18 oil refinement stills, 15 oil pump jacks, and an oil well head.

* Near Idlib, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit.

* Near Manbij, two strikes engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed a command and control node.

Iraq

* Near Al Huwayjah, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed four vehicles, two mortar systems, and a watercraft.

* Near Haditha, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL-held building and a weapons cache.

* Near Mosul, six strikes [1 British] engaged five ISIL tactical units; destroyed six fighting positions, two VBIEDs, two ISIL-held buildings, two heavy machine guns, two weapons caches, an IED, a mortar system, a homemade explosives facility, an ISIL headquarters building, a supply cache, and a mobile artillery system; damaged 21 supply routes; and suppressed five tactical units.

* Near Rawah, one strike destroyed an ISIL-held building.

* Near Tal Afar, two strikes engaged an ISIL tactical unit; destroyed three vehicles, an armored vehicle, and a VBIED; and suppressed a mortar position.

Friday 6 January – Typhoons bombed a sniper position west of Raqqa in Syria, a Reaper provided further assistance to Iraqi forces in Mosul…Reaper operations over south-east Mosul continued on Friday 6 January, with three more Hellfire attacks which killed Daesh fighters engaged in very close-quarter combat with the Iraqi forces. Assistance was also provided to the Syrian Democratic Forces in their offensive towards Raqqa, with a pair of Typhoons bombing a Deash sniper position on the north-eastern shore of Lake Assad.

On Jan. 5, Coalition military forces conducted 29 strikes against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, Coalition military forces conducted 23 strikes using attack, bomber, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, Coalition military forces conducted six strikes coordinated with and in support of the government of Iraq using attack, bomber, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft as well as rocket artillery against ISIL targets.



Syria

. Near Ar Raqqah, 17 strikes engaged 11 ISIL tactical units; destroyed 10 fighting positions, five oil pump jacks, four oil refinement stills, two oil tanker trucks, an oil storage tank, a tunnel system, a VBIED storage facility, and a vehicle.

. Near Dayr Az Zawr, six strikes destroyed five oil and gas refinement buildings and a refinement still.

Iraq

. Near Al Huwayjah, two strikes engaged two ISIL tactical units; destroyed an ISIL-held building and a vehicle.

. Near Haditha, one strike destroyed an artillery system.

. Near Mosul, three strikes [2 British] engaged two ISIL tactical units; destroyed three ISIL-held buildings, three supply caches, two mortar systems, a fighting position, and a VBIED; damaged 24 supply routes; and suppressed two mortar teams.

Thursday 5 January – Tornados struck a mortar in central Mosul, while a Reaper supported Iraqi troops in several fire fights in the south-east of the city…The main focus for RAF and other Coalition aircraft has remained the providing close air support to Iraqi operations to liberate Mosul. A Tornado mission on Thursday 5 January used a Paveway IV to destroy a mortar position in central Mosul. Meanwhile, a Reaper remotely piloted aircraft flew overwatch for Iraqi troops advancing in the south-eastern area of the city. Our aircraft conducted three very precise attacks with Hellfire missiles against extremists as they fought with the Iraqis, and provided surveillance support to three further strikes by other Coalition aircraft.

Wednesday 4 January – Typhoons destroyed a truck-bomb factory in northern Iraq and a bridge used by Daesh in western Iraq…On Wednesday 4 January, two flights of Royal Air Force Typhoons carried out attacks on Daesh targets in northern and western Iraq. One pair of Typhoons headed to a site north of Tall Afar, where intelligence had located a group of three buildings used by Daesh to manufacture truck-bombs. All three buildings were demolished using Paveway IV guided bombs. The second flight, also armed with Paveway IVs, successfully targeted a bridge used by the terrorists to cross a tributary of the Euphrates in Anbar province.

Mission Update nr. 1 2017

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05-01-2017 – kl. 12:53

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Operation Inherent Resolve

Træningsbidraget – Irak

Træningsbidraget på Al Assad Airbase i Irak starter det nye år med at træne cirka 350 mand fra de irakiske sikkerhedsstyrker.

Radarbidraget – Irak og de Forenede Arabiske Emirater

Radarbidraget har i den forgangne uge løst deres opgaver på trods af periodevist meget dårligt vejr. Vejret har forårsaget en del ændringer i forhold til lufttankningen af koalitionens flyvende enheder. De danske operatører har håndteret disse ændringer og de afledte effekter.

Der er dermed intet nyt at berette fra andre missioner.

Opération Chammal

Appréciation de situation

Au Levant, Daech offre toujours un rideau défensif dense là où la coalition porte son effort. L’organisation terroriste continue de mener des actions de harcèlement ailleurs pour tenter de disperser les forces coalisées et d’assurer le soutien logistique de ses combattants.

En Irak, Daech a poursuivi ses attaques quotidiennes et ses actions de harcèlement. La ville de Bagdad a ainsi été la cible de nombreux attentats la semaine passée. Dans la région de Mossoul, les forces de sécurité irakiennes (FSI) ont repris l’offensive pour la reconquête de Mossoul le 29 décembre après une pause opérationnelle de régénération permise par de mauvaises conditions météorologiques qui limitaient les appuis.

En Syrie, la fin de la bataille d’Alep va sans doute amorcer une transition vers une nouvelle phase du conflit, concentrant les efforts des différentes parties contre Daech sur Raqqah, Al Bab et Palmyre.

Avancée sur la bataille de Mossoul

Dans la région de Mossoul, les Popular Mobilization Forces (milices chiites) continuent de mener des opérations de contrôle de zone dans la région de Tal Afar pour couper les flux de Daech.

Parallèlement, dans l’offensive vers Mossoul, les forces irakiennes progressent de manière synchrone, appuyée par la coalition. Les efforts portent toujours sur 3 axes principaux : depuis le Nord vers Bawizah avec la 16e division, depuis l’Est avec l’ICTS et le Sud Est avec la 9e brigade.

Activités « appuis » de la force

Les opérations aériennes

Depuis le 27 décembre, l’activité aérienne des avions français est restée soutenue avec 76 sorties dont 63 de reconnaissances armées, 8 de recueil de renseignement par l’Atlantique 2 et les Rafale et 5 de ravitaillement par le C135 FR.

Au total, 18 frappes ont été menées par les Rafale contreDaech et ont détruit 21 objectifs. 16 frappes ont été réalisées en Irak dont 11 concentrées dans la région de Mossoul. Elles visaient en particulier des positions de mortier, des sites de stockage de VBIED, ou des barges de franchissement sur le Tigre. 5 autres frappes en Irak ont été conduites dans les vallées du Tige et de l’Euphrate vers Baiji et Haditah. 2 frappes ont été réalisées en Syrie dans la région de Raqqah.

Activité de la TF WAGRAM

Depuis le 28 décembre 2016, la TF Wagram a conduit 22 missions d’appui dont 7 missions d’interdiction en soutien des opérations et 15 missions d’éclairement.

Chammal – adaptation de la Task Force Wagram

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Depuis fin décembre, la Task Force (TF) Wagram opère désormais depuis deux emprises en appui des forces de sécurité irakiennes engagées dans la bataille de Mossoul. Ce nouveau dispositif, mis en place à la demande de la coalition, permet dès à présent, en complément de la mission initiale conduite depuis Q-West, d’apporter un soutien aux forces irakiennes engagées dans les combats au Nord et à l’Ouest de la ville.

Déployée en septembre dernier sur la base de Q-West (Sud de Mossoul), la Task Force Wagram est désormais également présente sur une deuxième emprise protégée située à une vingtaine de kilomètres au Nord de la ville. Ce groupement d’artillerie, équipé de deux CAESAR (Canon équipé d’un système d’Artillerie), a pour mission d’appuyer les troupes irakiennes engagées dans la bataille de Mossoul lancée le 17 octobre dernier.

L’autre groupement d’artillerie à deux canons CAESAR resté à Qayyarah poursuit ses missions de protection de la base de Q West et d’appui au profit des unités irakiennes engagées dans les opérations de sécurisation des rives du Tigre, au sud de Mossoul.

Lancée depuis le 19 septembre 2014, l’opération Chammal représente la participation française à l’OIR (opération Inherent Resolve) et mobilise aujourd’hui près de 1 200 militaires. A la demande du gouvernement irakien et en coordination avec les alliés de la France présents dans la région, l’opération Chammal repose sur deux piliers complémentaires : un pilier « formation» au profit d’unités de sécurité nationales irakiennes et un pilier « appui » consistant à soutenir l’action des forces locales engagées au sol contre Daesh et à frapper les capacités militaires de du groupe terroriste.

A ce jour, le dispositif complet de l’opération Chammal est structuré autour de 14 Rafale et d’un C-135FR de l’armée de l’air, d’un Atlantique-2 et d’un détachement d’artillerie CAESAR. Il comprend également une centaine de militaires projetés à Bagdad et Erbil pour la formation et le conseil des états-majors et unités irakiennes.

On Jan. 4, Coalition military forces conducted 25 strikes against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, Coalition military forces conducted 15 strikes using attack, bomber, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, Coalition military forces conducted 10 strikes coordinated with and in support of the government of Iraq using attack, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft as well as rocket artillery against ISIL targets.

Syria

. Near Ar Raqqah, nine strikes engaged five ISIL tactical units; destroyed six fighting positions, four oil tanker trucks, an oil pump jack, an artillery system, and a command and control node; and damaged two supply routes.

. Near Ayn Isa, one strike destroyed three ISIL tunnels.

. Near Dayr Az Zawr, five strikes destroyed six oil pump jacks and an oil tanker truck.

Iraq

. Near Al Huwayjah, one strike destroyed an ISIL headquarters building.

. Near Haditha, one strike destroyed a bridge.

. Near Mosul, seven strikes engaged four ISIL tactical units; destroyed five ISIL-held buildings, four fighting positions, four mortar systems, two weapons caches, a supply cache, a communications tower, a vehicle, a command and control node, and a rocket and unmanned aerial vehicle factory; damaged 27 supply routes; and suppressed two mortar teams.

. Near Tal Afar, one strike [1 British?] destroyed an ISIL VBIED factory.

On Jan. 3, Coalition military forces conducted 27 strikes against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, Coalition military forces conducted 21 strikes using attack, bomber, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, Coalition military forces conducted six strikes coordinated with and in support of the government of Iraq using attack, bomber, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft as well as rocket artillery against ISIL targets.

Syria

. Near Al Shadaddi, three strikes engaged two ISIL tactical units; destroyed a VBIED, a VBIED storage facility, and a fighting position; and damaged a repeater box and communications tower.

. Near Ar Raqqah, seven strikes engaged five ISIL tactical units; destroyed a VBIED, a VBIED storage facility, a weapons cache, and 11 fighting positions; and suppressed an ISIL tactical unit.

. Near Al Tanf, one strike destroyed an ISIL repeater box, two repeater antennas, and two solar panels.

. Near Ayn Isa, three strikes engaged two ISIL tactical units, destroyed a fighting position, and disabled an ISIL armored vehicle.

. Near Dayr Az Zawr, seven strikes destroyed two excavators, one bulldozer, two oil well heads, 13 oil construction vehicles, four cranes, a piece of engineering equipment, and seven front-end loaders.

Iraq

. Near Al Huwayjah, two strikes engaged an ISIL tactical unit, destroyed a pickup truck, and a VBIED storage facility.

. Near Bayji, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit.

. Near Mosul, three strikes [1 British] engaged two ISIL tactical units; destroyed two mortars, a tactical vehicle, and two command and control nodes; damaged two supply routes, and suppressed nine mortar teams and an ISIL tactical unit.

Tuesday 3 January – Tornados destroyed a truck south of Kirkuk, a Reaper attacked terrorists in south-east Mosul…The following day [Jan 3rd], a further Reaper attack occurred in south-east Mosul, striking a pair of terrorists who were in close proximity to Iraqi forces, whilst some 20 miles south of Kirkuk, a Tornado flight destroyed a Daesh truck with a Paveway IV.

On Jan. 2, Coalition military forces conducted 24 strikes against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, Coalition military forces conducted 14 strikes using attack, bomber, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft as well as rocket artillery against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, Coalition military forces conducted 10 strikes coordinated with and in support of the government of Iraq using attack, bomber, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft as well as rocket artillery against ISIL targets.

Syria

. Near Abu Kamal, one strike destroyed three oil well heads.

. Near Al Shadaddi, four strikes engaged two ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL-held building, a fighting position, a weapons cache, a VBIED, and a VBIED storage facility.

. Near Ar Raqqah, five strikes engaged four ISIL tactical units and destroyed two fighting positions, a weapons cache, and an ISIL-held building.

. Near Ayn Isa, one strike destroyed a VBIED.

. Near Dayr Az Zawr, one strike destroyed four oil refinement tanks and an oil tanker truck.

. Near Manbij, two strikes engaged two ISIL tactical units and destroyed two fighting positions.

Iraq

. Near Al Huwayjah, three strikes engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed a weapons cache, a piece of engineering equipment and an improvised weapons factory.

. Near Al Qaim, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed a checkpoint.

. Near Bayji, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed three tactical vehicles, an ISIL-held building, and an armored front-end loader.

. Near Haditha, one strike destroyed an ISIL-held building, a heavy machine gun, and a mortar system.

. Near Mosul, three strikes [1 British] engaged three ISIL tactical units; destroyed three buildings, a heavy machine gun, two mortars, a piece of engineering equipment, a VBIED, and a front-end loader; damaged 17 supply routes; and suppressed four mortar teams.

. Near Rawah, one strike destroyed a VBIED facility.

Monday 2 January – A British soldier was killed in a non-combat incident at a training base in Taji. Over Mosul, a Reaper engaged a terrorist position…

The British military training mission in Iraq sadly suffered a fatality on Monday 2 January, when Lance Corporal Scott Hetherington from the 2nd Battalion The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment died in a non-combat incident at a training camp in Taji. Further information can be found here.

A Reaper patrol also on 2 January over Mosul provided surveillance support to coalition air strikes on terrorist fighters, including a recoilless anti-tank gun team, and employed a Hellfire to silence a Daesh rooftop position that was firing on Iraqi troops.