On Oct. 17, Coalition military forces conducted 25 strikes against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, Coalition military forces conducted 18 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, bomber, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft and rocket artillery against ISIL targets. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted against ISIL since the last press release:

Syria

* Near Abu Kamal, three strikes destroyed six oil well heads, two oil tanker trucks, and an oil pump jack.

* Near Al Shadaddi, eight strikes engaged eight ISIL tactical units and destroyed seven fighting positions and two vehicles.

* Near Ayn Isa, one strike engaged an ISIL staging area.

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

* Near Mar’a, four strikes engaged four ISIL tactical units and destroyed two fighting positions and a vehicle.

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



Iraq

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

* Near Mosul, four strikes [2 British] engaged three ISIL tactical units and two staging areas; destroyed 10 mortar systems, five artillery systems, four ISIL-held buildings, four fighting positions, four vehicles, two supply caches, two repeater tower generators, a VBIED facility, and a VBIED; and suppressed four tactical units and three rocket positions.

* Near Qayyarah, two strikes engaged two ISIL tactical units and a mortar position; destroyed an ISIL-held building, a mortar system, an oil tanker truck, and a rocket-propelled grenade; and damaged a vehicle.

Chammal : déjà 100h de vol pour l’E3F

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Depuis le 13 septembre 2016, date de son arrivée à Al Udeid (Qatar), l’E3F, avion de détection et de contrôle, a franchi le cap des 100 h de vol. Il est ainsi venu à mi-mandat, renforcer la présence des forces française au Levant dans le cadre de l’opération Chammal/Inherent Resolve.

Ses missions, centrées sur le C2 (Command and Control – commandement et contrôle), comprennent le contrôle des aéronefs de la coalition qui effectuent des frappes, notamment dans le cadre de la préparation de la reconquête de Mossoul en Irak. L’E3F est également très présent dans l’appui aux troupes amies en Irak et en Syrie, dans le contrôle des moyens aériens en soutien (avions ravitailleurs, de guerre électronique et de renseignement) et dans la gestion des espaces aériens de travail (y compris avec des opérateurs de drones localisés aux Etats-Unis). Il est aussi impliqué dans la surveillance de l’activité des aéronefs n’appartenant pas à la coalition.

Parallèlement, dans le contexte syrien de la bataille d’Alep, les capacités de l’E3F participent à l’autonomie de la France en matière d’appréciation de la situation et de décision grâce à la richesse des informations transmises vers les autorités nationales.

Depuis leur mise en service dans les forces, les E3F de la base aérienne 702 d’Avord sont systématiquement engagés dans les opérations extérieures (ex-Yougoslavie, Kosovo, Libye, Mali). Ce type d’aéronef s’inscrit, avec les avions ravitailleurs et ceux de recherche du renseignement, dans la catégorie de ce que les anglo-saxons appellent les High Value Air Assets (HVAA – atouts aériens à haute valeur ajoutée). Ils sont décisifs à la compréhension et la liberté d’agir du commandant d’une force interarmées.

L’E3F n°201, actuellement engagé dans Chammal, va ainsi passer la barre des 15 000 heures de vol effectuées sur les théâtres d’opérations extérieures, mais également au-dessus de la France, dans le cadre des mesures permanentes de protection de l’espace aérien national.

Lancée depuis le 19 septembre 2014, l’opération Chammal mobilise plus de 4 000 militaires. Elle vise, à la demande du gouvernement irakien et en coordination avec les alliés de la France présents dans la région, à assurer d’une part la formation d’unités de sécurité nationale et d’autre part des actions offensives en Irak et en Syrie dans la lutte contre le groupe terroriste autoproclamé Daech.

Chammal : les Atlantique 2 volent au-dessus de l’Irak

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Depuis la mi-septembre, un nouvel équipage d’avion de patrouille maritime Atlantique 2 (ATL2) a rejoint la force Chammal. Depuis février 2016, un Atlantique 2 opère de façon quasi permanente au profit de la coalition et aux côtés des chasseurs de la force Chammal. Régulièrement, les relèves d’avion et d’équipages se succèdent pour optimiser le potentiel de chaque appareil et du personnel.

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Quelques heures après son arrivée sur le théâtre d’opérations, l’équipage était déjà en vol au-dessus de l’Irak. Deux heures du matin sur le parking avion, une dizaine de mécaniciens achèvent les derniers préparatifs de l’appareil. La veille le personnel naviguant, une quinzaine de marins, a terminé la préparation de la mission : plan de vol, liste des sites et zones à observer, terrains de déroutement. À sept heures du matin, tout est prêt. L’avion décolle aussitôt pour plusieurs heures de mission au-dessus de l’Irak.

L’ATL2, déjà engagé par le passé dans les opérations Harmattan en Libye et Serval au Mali, est rompu aux opérations de recherche par l’observation, le recueil d’images dans la profondeur et les écoutes. La recherche de l’adversaire dans le désert présente en effet de nombreuses similitudes avec la surveillance maritime.

L’avion de patrouille maritime dispose d’une grande endurance de vol et d’un large panel d’équipement : caméra et photographie de jour comme de nuit, système de veille électronique et électromagnétique. Ces instruments sont mis en œuvre par un équipage composé de diverses spécialités. Equipage capable d’analyser et de diffuser en temps réel renseignement et évaluation d’une situation tactique, ou même le résultat d’une action de feu. Ponctuellement, l’ATL2 peut participer aux frappes contre Daech grâce à une capacité d’emport de bombes guidées laser de type GBU 12.

Lancée depuis le 19 septembre 2014, l’opération Chammal est le volet français de l’opération OIR et mobilise aujourd’hui près de 4 000 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 Daech et à frapper les capacités militaires de Daech. A ce jour, le dispositif complet de l’opération Chammal est structuré autour de trente-six Rafale (douze de l’armée de l’Air et vingt-quatre de la Marine nationale), d’un détachement d’artillerie CAESAR (Camion équipé d’un système d’artillerie), des bâtiments du groupe aéronaval, d’un avion de détection et de contrôle aéroportés E3F, d’un avion de ravitaillement C-135 FR, de deux avions E-2C Hawkeye et d’un avion de patrouille maritime Atlantique 2. Il comprend également une centaine de militaires projetés à Bagdad et Erbil pour la formation et le conseil des états-majors et unités irakiennes.

Monday 17 October – A Reaper destroyed an armed truck and three terrorist heavy weapons teams south-east of Mosul, while a Typhoon dealt with a large truck bomb to the south…Royal Air Force Typhoons and Reaper remotely piloted aircraft have continued to provide close air support to the Iraqi and Kurdish forces advancing on Mosul, while Tornado, Sentinel and Airseeker aircraft have also been flying reconnaissance missions in support of the operation.

On Monday 17 October, a Reaper kept close watch on Daesh positions near Qaraqosh to the south-east of Mosul. Our aircraft provided surveillance support to a coalition fast jet attack on a terrorist mortar team. The Reaper then conducted attacks using its own weapons on four targets. These attacks included a GBU-12 guided bomb, which accounted for a mortar. Hellfire missiles also destroyed an armed truck and two heavy weapons teams, including one armed with a recoilless anti-tank gun which had opened fire on the advancing Iraqis. To the south of the city, a Typhoon flight was able to use a Paveway IV guided bomb to dispose safely of a large truck-bomb before it could be used.

On Oct. 16, Coalition military forces conducted 17 strikes against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, Coalition military forces conducted six strikes using attack, 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 and rocket artillery against ISIL targets. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted against ISIL since the last press release:

Syria

* Near Abu Kamal, one strike destroyed six oil tanker trucks and an oil pump jack.

* Near Ar Raqqah, one strike destroyed two oil pump jacks.

* Near Dayr Az Zawr, two strikes engaged four ISIL supply routes.

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

* Near Mar’a, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit.

Iraq

* Near Kisik, one strike destroyed an ISIL artillery system and a tunnel.

* Near Mosul, four strikes [2 British] engaged three ISIL tactical units, two staging areas, 12 assembly areas, and a bridge; destroyed six tunnel entrances, five supply caches, four repeater tower generators, four mortar systems, a repeater tower, four repeater antennas, four solar panels, two artillery systems, two vehicles, two tunnels, and an anti-air artillery system; damaged a trench tunnel network; and suppressed three mortar systems.

* Near Qayyarah, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL-held buildings and two mortar systems.

* Near Rawah, two strikes engaged an ISIL VBIED factory and destroyed a vehicle and a VBIED.

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

* Near Tal Afar, two strikes engaged an ISIL tactical unit, two staging areas, and a headquarters building; destroyed a mortar system; and suppressed two mortar positions.

On Oct. 17, Lt. Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander of Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve, made the following statement regarding the start of the Iraqi offensive to liberate Mosul:

“Earlier today, Iraqi Security Forces launched their counter-attack to liberate Mosul from ISIL, also known as Da’esh. This operation to regain control of Iraq’s second-largest city will likely continue for weeks, possibly longer. Iraq is supported by a wide range of coalition capabilities, including air support, artillery, intelligence, advisors and forward air controllers. But to be clear, the thousands of ground combat forces who will liberate Mosul are all Iraqis.

“This liberation battle comes after more than two years of Da’esh oppression in Mosul, during which they committed horrible atrocities, brutalized the people and asserted the city was one of their twin capitals. ISIL’s cruelty and reach has shown that they are not just a threat in Iraq and Syria, but to the region and the entire world.

“Over the course of these past two years, a coalition of more than 60 nations has united to defeat ISIL. We have conducted tens of thousands of precision strikes to support Iraqi operations, trained and equipped more than 54,000 Iraqi forces, and supported our Iraqi partners as they fought to liberate their country.

“As we provide our support, we will continue to use precision to accurately attack the enemy and to minimize any impact on innocent civilians. We can’t predict how long it will take for the Iraqi Security Forces to defeat Da’esh in Mosul; but we know they will succeed-just as they did in Bayji, in Ramadi, in Fallujah and, more recently in Qayyarah and Sharqat.

“This may prove to be a long and tough battle, but the Iraqis have prepared for it and we will stand by them. The Iraqi Security Forces and the Coalition are not only fighting for the future of Iraq, we are fighting to ensure the security of all of our nations. We salute the bravery and commitment of the Iraqi Security Forces to this mission and wish them good luck and God’s blessings in this battle.”

Coalition supports ISF Mosul offensive

Combined Joint Forces Land Component Command – Operation Inherent Resolve

BAGHDAD – Iraqi security forces began the offensive to retake Mosul Oct. 17, 2016, with support from the Combined Joint Forces Land Component Command – Operation Inherent Resolve.

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced the start of the major operation to liberate Mosul from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.

The top Coalition general in Iraq, U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Gary J. Volesky, highlighted the leading role played by the Iraqis in the operation.

“Mosul will be a hard fight, but the Iraqi security forces are ready. They’ve been waiting to liberate Mosul for two years, and today is the day,” said the commanding general of CJFLCC-OIR and the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault).

“The Coalition is proud to support the Iraqis in the liberation of Mosul,” he said. “The Iraqis have been building momentum from liberating Hit, Fallujah and Qayyarah. Mosul will be the next operation and we are confident they will succeed.”

The 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) is leading a coalition of 19 nations to support the liberation of Mosul from ISIL. This operation encompasses years of progress by the ISF in order to defeat ISIL.

An Iraqi soldier and U.S. Army general held a preliminary meeting to discuss operations leading up to the Mosul offensive. See the following link for additional details: https://www.dvidshub.net/news/212154/coalition-supports-isf-mosul-offensive

Sunday 16 October – A Reaper attacked an artillery piece and Typhoons struck six Daesh positions in northern Iraq…On Sunday 16 October, a Reaper again patrolled to the north-west of Mosul, where it engaged an artillery piece with a Hellfire, then provided targeting support to three attacks by coalition fast jets on terrorist mortar positions. One flight of Typhoons operated to the west of Mosul, using Paveway IVs to destroy two Daesh-held buildings, while a second flight operated to the east, attacking four terrorist positions.

Chammal : frappes SCALP combinées des Rafale Air et Marine contre Daech

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Dans la nuit du 15 au 16 octobre 2016, trois Rafale de l’armée de l’air et quatre Rafale de la marine nationale, ont conduit une frappe planifiée de plusieurs missiles SCALP sur un entrepôt de fabrications d’IED (improvised explosive devices – engins explosifs improvisés) dans la région de Mossoul.

Les sept avions de chasse armés de missiles de croisière SCALP, ont frappé lors d’un raid aérien conjoint un entrepôt de fabrications d’IED situé à une trentaine de kilomètres au sud de Mossoul. Huit missiles de croisière SCALP ont touché et détruit ce centre situé au cœur du territoire contrôlé par le groupe terroriste. Un Hawkeye de la Marine nationale participait à la mission afin d’en assurer le contrôle en vol.

Il s’agit de la première mission de frappe dans la profondeur réalisée conjointement par les Rafale de l’armée de l’air, déployés sur la base aérienne projetée en Jordanie, et ceux de la marine nationale opérant à partir du porte-avions Charles-de-Gaulle. Le rôle de chef de mission était tenu par un équipage de l’armée de l’Air qui s’est chargé de préparer et coordonner la mission à distance.

Cette action intervient après des semaines de frappes des aéronefs français, dans le cadre de la coalition internationale, en soutien direct aux opérations terrestres des forces irakiennes et kurdes près de Mossoul en Irak. Ces frappes ont permis aux forces appuyées de prolonger les succès tactiques obtenus au mois d’août et de préparer l’offensive vers Mossoul.

On Oct. 15, Coalition military forces conducted 19 strikes against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, Coalition military forces conducted 13 strikes using attack, bomber, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft again st 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 against ISIL targets. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted against ISIL since the last press release:

Syria

* Near Abu Kamal, one strike engaged an ISIL supply route.
* Near Ar Raqqah, four strikes engaged three ISIL supply routes and destroyed a vehicle.
* Near Dayr Az Zawr, one strike engaged an ISIL supply route.
* Near Manbij, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed a fighting position
* Near Mar’a, three strikes engaged two ISIL tactical units and destroyed two tactical units.
* Near Palmyra, three strikes engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed a vehicle and a heavy machine gun.

Iraq

* Near Haditha, three strikes engaged an ISIL tactical unit; destroyed 11 rocket rails, six rocket systems, two vehicles, a weapons cache, and a mortar system; and damaged a tunnel system.
* Near Mosul, one strike destroyed an ISIL weapons cache.
* Near Qayyarah, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit; destroyed an ISIL-held building, a command and control node, an artillery system, and a remotely piloted aircraft; and suppressed a rocket system.
* Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike engaged an ISIL weapons factory.

Chammal : frappes SCALP combinées des Rafale Air et Marine contre Daech

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Dans la nuit du 15 au 16 octobre 2016, trois Rafale de l’armée de l’air et quatre Rafale de la marine nationale, ont conduit une frappe planifiée de plusieurs missiles SCALP sur un entrepôt de fabrications d’IED (improvised explosive devices – engins explosifs improvisés) dans la région de Mossoul.

Les sept avions de chasse armés de missiles de croisière SCALP, ont frappé lors d’un raid aérien conjoint un entrepôt de fabrications d’IED situé à une trentaine de kilomètres au sud de Mossoul. Huit missiles de croisière SCALP ont touché et détruit ce centre situé au cœur du territoire contrôlé par le groupe terroriste. Un Hawkeye de la Marine nationale participait à la mission afin d’en assurer le contrôle en vol.

Il s’agit de la première mission de frappe dans la profondeur réalisée conjointement par les Rafale de l’armée de l’air, déployés sur la base aérienne projetée en Jordanie, et ceux de la marine nationale opérant à partir du porte-avions Charles-de-Gaulle. Le rôle de chef de mission était tenu par un équipage de l’armée de l’Air qui s’est chargé de préparer et coordonner la mission à distance.

Cette action intervient après des semaines de frappes des aéronefs français, dans le cadre de la coalition internationale, en soutien direct aux opérations terrestres des forces irakiennes et kurdes près de Mossoul en Irak. Ces frappes ont permis aux forces appuyées de prolonger les succès tactiques obtenus au mois d’août et de préparer l’offensive vers Mossoul.

On Oct. 14, coalition military forces conducted 18 strikes against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted seven strikes using attack, 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, rotary, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets.

The following is a summary of the strikes conducted against ISIL since the last press release:

Syria

* Near Abu Kamal, two strikes destroyed 19 ISIL oil tanker trucks and two oil well heads.

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

* Near Ar Raqqah, one strike destroyed an ISIL oil pump jack.

* Near Ayn Isa, one strike engaged an ISIL headquarters building and a staging area.

* Near Mar’a, one strike destroyed an ISIL improvised explosive device.

* Near Palmyra, one strike destroyed two ISIL vehicles.

Iraq

* Near Al Huwayjah, one strike engaged an ISIL headquarters building.

* Near Mosul, six strikes [2 British] engaged two ISIL tactical units and a media center; destroyed five rocket rails, four fighting positions, two supply caches, two vehicles, an anti-air artillery system, an ISIL-held building, a mortar system, and a headquarters building; damaged two T-walls; and suppressed another mortar system.

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

* Near Sinjar, one strike engaged an ISIL media center.

* Near Sultan Abdallah, two strikes engaged an ISIL weapons storage facility and a headquarters building.

Friday 14 October – A Reaper and Typhoons destroyed a mortar, ammunition stockpile and five rocket-launchers north-west of Mosul…North-west of Mosul, on Friday 14 October, Paveway IV-armed Typhoons successfully bombed five rocket launchers. They then moved to support a Reaper which had located a terrorist mortar position and ammunition stockpile. The Reaper attacked the mortar with a GBU-12 guided bomb, and the Typhoons followed up with a strike on the munitions stockpile.

On Oct. 13, coalition military forces conducted 22 strikes against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 13 strikes using attack, bomber, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted nine strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using attack, bomber, and fighter aircraft against ISIL targets. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted against ISIL since the last press release:

Syria

* Near Abu Kamal, one strike engaged an ISIL supply route.

* Near Al Shadaddi, six strikes engaged six ISIL tactical units and destroyed four fighting positions, two supply caches, and a vehicle.

* Near Ayn Isa, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed a fighting position.

* Near Dayr Az Zawr, four strikes destroyed seven ISIL oil well heads.

* Near Palmyra, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two vehicles.

Iraq

* Near Ar Rutbah, one strike destroyed an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Kisik, one strike engaged an ISIL staging area and destroyed two tunnels.

* Near Mosul, five strikes engaged an ISIL tactical unit and a chemical weapons facility; destroyed three tunnel entrances, a tunnel, a rocket rail, a vehicle, and a trench; and damaged a trench network.

* Near Sultan Abdallah, two strikes engaged an ISIL weapons factory and destroyed two boats.

Mission Update nr. 17

Opdatering fra de danske styrker i internationale missioner

13-10-2016 – kl. 12:27

Af Værnsfælles Forsvarskommando

Operation Inherent Resolve

Kampflybidraget:

De danske F-16 har i den seneste uge gennemført 14 missioner. Der er blandt andet er udført angreb på morterpositioner og det personel, der betjente dem. Derudover har danske fly udført angreb på raketstillinger, våbenlagre og faciliteter til opbevaring af våben, bygninger med ISIL personel, kampstillinger indrettet i bygninger, bygningskompleks anvendt til ISIL hovedkvarter, ISIL personel i terrænet, kampstillinger i terrænet, snigskytter samt facilitet som fremstillede improviserede sprængladninger. Derudover er der er udført overvågning og efterretningsindhentning.

Missionerne er foregået over de irakiske provinser Erbil, Ninawa og Dahuk samt de syriske provinser Ar Raqqah, Halab, Al Hasakah og Dayr Az Zawr.

Fra onsdag den 5. oktober kl. 11.00 til onsdag den 12. oktober kl. 12.00 er følgende gældende:

Der er fløjet 14 missioner

Der er anvendt 37 præcisionsbomber

Der er dermed totalt fløjet 180 missioner

Der er totalt anvendt 268 præcisionsbomber

Træningsbidraget

Træningsbidraget har i den forgangne uge været med til at uddanne 68 soldater fra det irakiske luftvåben. De irakiske soldater modtog blandt andet våbenuddannelse samt træning i at lave checkpoints.

Radarbidraget

Radarbidraget har støttet koalitionen i kampen mod ISIL med både radar- og linkbillede samt kommando og kontrol af koalitionens fly. I foregående uge har bidraget passeret 2.500 timers kontrol med koalitionens bemandede og ubemandede fly. I bidragets levetid har danske operatører haft kontrol med over 18.000 fly. Teknikerne i Irak har skiftet ud, så hold 4 nu har overtaget driften af radaren.

Transportflybidraget

Ugens missioner er gennemført som transportmissioner af i alt mere end 45 ton gods og 72 passagerer til Jordan, Tyrkiet og Irak. Hold 3 er ankommet og ved at få overdraget opgaverne i missionen.

Standing NATO Maritime Group 2

ABSALON deltager sammen med den canadiske enhed CHARLOTTETOWN, der ligeledes indgår i SNMG2, i den store øvelse Joint Warrior. Denne øvelse løber af stabelen to gange hvert år, og i dette efterår er det i perioden 10. – 21. oktober. Forsvaret deltager ofte med enheder af ABSALON-klassen, IVER HUITFELDT-klassen og THETIS-klassen. Øvelsen indeholder en række scenarier der forholder sig til både krise og krig.

I øvelsen deltager der skibe, fly samt tropper i land.

Efter afslutning på øvelsen vender ABSALON tilbage til Middelhavet. Forventet hjemkomst til Danmark er primo december.

Point de situation des opérations au 13 octobre 2016

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CHAMMAL

APPRECIATION DE SITUATION

Sur le théâtre du Levant, les gains territoriaux contre Daech se poursuivent et la pression continue d’augmenter sur les dernières grandes emprises de l’organisation terroriste.

En Irak, dans la vallée de l’Euphrate, Daech perd progressivement du terrain. Plus au nord en revanche, Daech consolide la défense de Mossoul et de ses environs ; et une poche de résistance autour d’Hawijah subsiste encore.

En parallèle, les éléments de Daech les plus mobiles et combatifs, poursuivent leur logique de harcèlement. La menace asymétrique reste latente jusque dans les zones reprises (Bagdad…).

ACTIVITES DE LA FORCE CHAMMAL

Les missions de renseignement et d’appui se sont poursuivies en Irak et en Syrie selon les zones d’effort de la coalition. En dépit du contexte qui limite le volume de l’activité Air sur l’ensemble du théâtre, la participation française a augmenté. Le rythme des missions d’appui au sol est passé en moyenne de 3 à 8 par jour et celui des missions ISR de 1 à 4 par jour.

Les avions de l’opération Chammal ont réalisé au profit de la coalition :

– 7 vols d’ISR conduits par des Rafale ou par l’ATL2 tandis que les avions de commandement et de contrôle de l’espace aérien ont réalisé 7 missions (5 sorties E2C Hawkeye et 2 sorties E-3F Awacs).

– 5 missions de ravitaillement conduites par le C 135-Fr.

– 68 sorties de reconnaissances armées et de frappes planifiées (CAS/AI) de Rafale (dont 44 Rafale M) permettant de conduire 8 frappes et traiter 9 objectifs (dont 6 frappes par les avions du GAN).

La TF Wagram, à sa pleine capacité opérationnelle, poursuit ses actions, essentiellement pour des missions de protection de la base opérationnelle avancée de Qayyarah-West et d’appui des troupes irakiennes au sol.

Cette semaine, elle a mené 12 missions de tirs d’interdiction visant à :

– empêcher Daech de prendre des positions permettant de positionner des pièces d’artillerie,

– entraver la liberté de manœuvre de l’ennemi en empêchant sa progression.

On Oct. 12, coalition military forces conducted 19 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 10 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using attack, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted against ISIL since the last press release:

Syria

• Near Abu Kamal, two strikes destroyed four ISIL oil well heads, four oil collection tanks, and a vehicle.

• Near Ayn Isa, one strike destroyed seven fighting positions.

• Near Dayr Az Zawr, two strikes engaged an ISIL supply route and destroyed an oil well head.

• Near Mar’a, four strikes engaged four ISIL tactical units and destroyed a vehicle.

Iraq

• Near Al Huwayjah, one strike destroyed an ISIL boat and a VBIED.

• Near Ar Rutbah, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed three vehicles.

• Near Bashir, one strike engaged an ISIL staging area and destroyed two ISIL-held buildings, two fighting positions, two tunnels, a storage cache, and an ammunition cache.

• Near Bayji, one strike destroyed two ISIL ammunition caches, two vehicles, a mortar system, and a tunnel entrance.

• Near Kisik, two strikes destroyed three ISIL tunnel entrances and damaged another tunnel.

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

• Near Qayyarah, two strikes [1 British] engaged two ISIL tactical units and destroyed three supply caches, two vehicles, two mortar systems, two rocket systems, and a heavy machine gun.

• Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike destroyed five ISIL homemade explosive caches, two vehicles, and an artillery system and suppressed a mortar position.

Wednesday 12 October – Tornados, Typhoons and a Reaper attacked multiple targets in support of Iraqi operations to isolate Mosul, including a terrorist explosives workshop and associated vehicles, a rocket-armed truck, artillery and mortar pieces, and a truck-bomb facility…Wednesday 12 October saw an intensive series of strikes in northern Iraq. North of Mosul, near Tall Kayf, a Reaper scored a direct hit with a Hellfire missile on an artillery piece hidden beneath a tarpaulin. A Tornado pair used a Brimstone missile to destroy a rocket-armed truck in the Qayyarah region, while Typhoons bombed a mortar team north-east of Mosul. The Tornado and Typhoon flights then combined for a joint attack near Qaraqosh on a set of workshops manufacturing explosives. Seven Enhanced Paveway II and Paveway IV bombs, plus a Brimstone, were used to destroy the facility and a number of Daesh vehicles at the site. A second combined Tornado and Typhoon flight meanwhile headed to the south-west of Kirkuk, where they destroyed a truck-bomb facility with Enhanced Paveway II and Paveway IV weapons.

On Oct. 11, coalition military forces conducted 18 strikes against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 11 strikes using attack, 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 and fighter aircraft against ISIL targets. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted against ISIL since the last press release:

Syria

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

• Near Ar Raqqah, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed a vehicle and a VBIED.

• Near Dayr Az Zawr, four strikes destroyed 11 ISIL oil tanker trucks, six oil well heads, three vehicles, a front-end loader and a crane.

• Near Manbij, one strike suppressed an ISIL tactical unit.

• Near Mar’a, four strikes engaged four ISIL tactical units and destroyed three fighting positions and a vehicle.

Iraq

• Near Fallujah, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit.

• Near Mosul, four strikes [1 British] destroyed two ISIL mortar systems, an ISIL-held building, a weapons cache, a supply cache, and a tunnel.

• Near Qayyarah, two strikes engaged an ISIL tactical unit and a staging area and destroyed two command and control nodes.

Tuesday 11 October – Tornados bombed another tunnel, to the north-west of Mosul…On Tuesday 11 October, Tornados conducted another successful attack north-west of Mosul on a tunnel, which had been identified as a weapons cache.

On Oct. 10, coalition military forces conducted 17 strikes against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted eight strikes using attack, bomber, and fighter aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted nine strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using attack, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets.The following is a summary of the strikes conducted against ISIL since the last press release:

Syria

* Near Abu Kamal, one strike damaged a supply route.

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

* Near Dayr Az Zawr, three strikes destroyed three ISIL oil well heads and an oil tanker truck and damaged two supply routes.

* Near Manbij, three strikes engaged three ISIL tactical units and destroyed six fighting positions and two vehicles.

Iraq

* Near Bayji, two strikes engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed three fighting positions, two weapons caches, two bunkers, and a tunnel entrance.

* Near Haditha, one strike destroyed three ISIL vehicles.

* Near Kisik, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit; destroyed an ISIL-held building, a fighting position, a heavy machine gun, and three tunnels; damaged a trench and another tunnel; and suppressed a second tactical unit.

* Near Mosul, four strikes [2-3 British] engaged an ISIL tactical unit, a staging area, six headquarters buildings, two media centers, a VBIED facility, and a weapons facility and destroyed two ISIL-held buildings, a command and control node, an anti-air artillery system, and a weapons cache.

* Near Sinjar, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed five fighting positions.

Monday 10 October – Around Mosul, Typhoons struck a tunnel complex to the south-east and a mortar team to the north-west. Tornados also destroyed an anti-tank missile position and weapons cache to the north-east…

Welcoming the start of operations to liberate Mosul, Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said:

“Daesh are on the back foot. The beginning of the encirclement of Mosul today is a big moment in our efforts to rid Iraq of Daesh. Mosul is a large and complex city and operations there will be tough but with Coalition support Iraqi forces will prevail.”

“Alongside our Coalition partners, the UK will continue to play a leading role in the air and on the ground, including through our strike missions, specialised surveillance, humanitarian support and the mentoring and training of Iraqi forces.”

Coalition aircraft have been providing intensive air support to Iraqi ground forces as they work to isolate Daesh terrorists holding Mosul. The Royal Air Force has been heavily committed to this operation, with Tornado, Typhoon and Reaper aircraft providing close air support, and Airseeker and Sentinel strategic surveillance aircraft gathering intelligence. On the ground British military instructors are, with coalition colleagues, helping train, mentor and equip many of the forces engaged in the Mosul operation.

A pair of Typhoons from RAF Akrotiri used two Paveway IV guided bombs on Monday 10 October to destroy the entrances to tunnels beneath an embankment near Qaraqosh. They then flew to the north-west of Mosul where they used another Paveway to silence a mortar team on the northern bank of the Tigris, which had been firing on the advancing Kurdish forces. To the north-east of the city, two Tornados used an Enhanced Paveway II to destroy a terrorist anti-tank missile position. They then followed up with a Paveway IV to ensure the destruction of an associated ammunition supply point.

On Oct. 9, coalition military forces conducted 16 strikes against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted eight strikes using attack, bomber, and fighter 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, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft and rocket artillery against ISIL targets. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted against ISIL since the last press release:

Syria

* Near Abu Kamal, one strike damaged two supply routes.

* Near Al Shadaddi, two strikes engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed three fighting position and a vehicle.

* Near Dayr Az Zawr, two strikes damaged four ISIL supply routes.

* Near Mar’a, two strikes engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed a vehicle and a fighting position.

* Near Palmyra, one strike destroyed an ISIL headquarters facility.

Iraq

* Near Mosul, four strikes [2 British] engaged an ISIL tactical unit and a staging area; destroyed a training camp, a mortar cache, a logistical node, a sniper position, a supply cache, and a tunnel; and damaged another tunnel.

* Near Sinjar, three strikes engaged two ISIL tactical units and destroyed three fighting positions, two vehicles, a mortar system, and a logistical node.

* Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike destroyed an ISIL mortar system.

Sunday 9 October – Tornados hit two targets in the Tigris valley, while Typhoons and a Reaper worked together against Daesh positions north of Mosul…Tornados continued their work over the Tigris on Sunday 9 October, when they destroyed a mortar team and a nearby ammunition stockpile near Qayyarah, with a pair of Paveway IVs. North of Mosul, a Reaper worked alongside two Typhoons. The Reaper provided surveillance support to a highly effective artillery bombardment that destroyed a Daesh training camp. It then tracked two terrorists as they moved to a rocket launching position, where they were seen working under the cover of some trees. A Hellfire missile killed the terrorists and the Typhoons then followed up with a Paveway IV attack to destroy the rockets.

Danskere styrer luftrummet over Irak

Det danske radarbidrag fortsætter kampen mod ISIL. Flyvevåbnets bidrag til Irak og De Forenede Emirater er fra politisk side netop blevet forlænget med 12 måneder.

Af Air Control Wing

Mandag blev det fra politisk side besluttet at forlænge det danske radarbidrag til Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR). Siden januar 2016 har Flyvevåbnets udsendte fra Air Control Wing overvåget og kontrolleret luftrummet over Irak, så koalitionens missioner bliver gennemført så effektivt og forsvarligt som muligt.

Bidraget består af ca. 30 mand. Omkring ti teknikere, der sørger for driften af radaren, der er udstationeret på Al Asad Air Base i Irak, og omkring 20 operatører der sidder i luftoperationscentret på Al Dhafra Air Base i De Forenede Arabiske Emirater.

Air Control Wing leverer med radaren på Al Asad det primære og mest driftssikre radarbillede over det sydlige Irak til brug for hele OIR. Den danske radar har den højeste oppetid, det vil sige den tid, hvor radaren sender billeder af luftrummet videre, sammenlignet med resten af radarene i OIR.

De danske radaroperatørers opgave er, at koordinere koalitionens luftoperationer og sørge for deres flyvesikkerhed. Det er soldaterne fra Air Control Wing, der blandet andet udpeger flyenes ruter i luften over Irak, holder dem adskilt fra andre fly i luften for at undgå kollisioner, styrer flyene til og fra tankfly og sørger for at rydde de luftområder, hvor kampfly skal til at bruge våben.

Siden radarbidragets start har operatørerne udført tæt på 20.000 missioner, hvor de har sørget for at få flyene sikkert gennem luftrummet. Samtidig står danskerne også for luftkontrol til 80 % af lufttankningen i det sydlige Irak. En meget vigtigt opgave, når mange af flyene flyver, hvad der svarer til en distance fra København til Rom, bare for at nå ind til missionsområdet. Uden lufttankningen ville flyene ikke have nok brændstof til at kunne gennemføre missionerne.

Samlet set udfører bidraget en opgave, som ingen andre i området kan udføre, og uden et opdateret radarbillede ville OIR-missionerne, herunder de danske F16-missioner, ikke kunne afvikles i samme antal og tempo. Derfor er Air Control Wing’s bidrag på Al Asad og i De Forenede Emirater et særdeles eftertragtet og respekteret bidrag blandt amerikanerne, som der arbejdes tættest med, og de andre koalitionspartnere.

FAKTA:

Radaren har en rækkevidde på over 400 km, og er den mest driftssikre, der er indsat i kampen mod ISIL i Operation Inherent Resolve.

Bidraget har været udsendt siden januar 2016 og består af ca. 30 mand og en langtrækkende mobil radar fra Flyvevåbnets Air Control Wing.

Radaren og omkring 10 teknikere er udstationeret på Al Asad Air Base i Irak, resten af bidraget er udstationeret i luftoperationscentret på Al Dhafra Air Base i De Forenede Arabiske Emirater.

On Oct. 8, coalition military forces conducted 26 strikes against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 13 strikes using attack, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft and rocket artillery against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 13 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using attack, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft and rocket artillery against ISIL targets. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted against ISIL since the last press release:

Syria

* Near Abu Kamal, one strike damaged three supply routes.
* Near Al Hawl, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed a fighting position.
* Near Al Shadaddi, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed a fighting position and a vehicle.
* Near Ar Raqqah, one strike destroyed an ISIL oil well head and two oil pump jacks.
* Near Ayn Isa, three strikes engaged three ISIL tactical units and destroyed two fighting positions, a mortar system, and a vehicle.
* Near Dayr Az Zawr, one strike damaged three ISIL supply routes.
* Near Mar’a, five strikes engaged five ISIL tactical units and destroyed three fighting positions and three vehicles.

Iraq

* Near Hit, two strikes engaged an ISIL tactical unit; destroyed six ISIL-held buildings, two vehicles, and a fighting position; and damaged four ISIL-held buildings.
* Near Mosul, seven strikes engaged three ISIL tactical units, a staging area, and 10 T-wall retainers and destroyed three tunnels, two bunkers, a command and control node, a VBIED facility, a mortar position, and an ISIL-held building.
* Near Qayyarah, two strikes destroyed ten ISIL rocket rails, five rocket systems, and a vehicle.
* Near Sultan Abdallah, two strikes engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL-held building, a vehicle, a command and control node, and a checkpoint.

On Oct. 7, coalition military forces conducted 24 strikes against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 13 strikes using attack, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft and rocket artillery 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 against ISIL targets. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted against ISIL since the last press release:

Syria

* Near Abu Kamal, three strikes destroyed an ISIL oil well head, an oil storage tank, and an oil pump jack and damaged five supply routes.

* Near Al Shadaddi, four strikes engaged four ISIL tactical units and destroyed two fighting positions, two ISIL-held buildings, and a vehicle.

* Near Ar Raqqah, three strikes destroyed four ISIL oil pump jacks and two oil well heads.

* Near Mar’a, one strike damaged an ISIL VBIED facility.

* Near Washiyah, two strikes engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL-held building and a command and control node.

Iraq

* Near Hit, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed five vehicles and a weapons cache.

* Near Kisik, two strikes destroyed two ISIL tunnel entrances, a bunker, and a mortar system and suppressed a mortar firing position.

* Near Mosul, five strikes engaged five ISIL tactical units and destroyed four ISIL-held buildings and two vehicles.

* Near Qayyarah, two strikes engaged an ISIL tactical unit; destroyed a mortar system and a watercraft; and suppressed a mortar firing position.

* Near Ramadi, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL-held building, a tunnel, and a vehicle.

Friday 7 October – Tornados struck terrorist positions in the Tigris valley south of Mosul, while Typhoons destroyed two trucks in the desert in western Iraq…On Friday 7 October, Typhoons patrolled over western Iraq, where they used Paveway IVs to destroy two trucks carrying Daesh extremists as they drove along a desert track. In the Tigris valley south of Mosul, two Tornado flights supported Iraqi troops near Al Hawd and Sharqat. A Brimstone missile attack from one Tornado pair eliminated a mortar position, while the second pair used two Paveway IVs and a Brimstone in three attacks which accounted for a large, dispersed group of terrorists on the river bank.

On Oct. 6, coalition military forces conducted 24 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 15 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using attack, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft and rocket artillery against ISIL targets. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted against ISIL since the last press release:

Syria

* Near Abu Kamal, two strikes destroyed eight ISIL oil tanker trucks, two oil tanker truck trailers, and two oil well heads.

* Near Al Shadaddi, five strikes engaged four ISIL tactical units and destroyed three vehicles, a fighting position, and inoperable coalition equipment.

* Near Ayn Isa, one strike destroyed an ISIL VBIED facility.

* Near Mar’a, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit.

Iraq

* Near Al Qaim, one strike destroyed an ISIL homemade explosives cache.

* Near Bayji, one strike destroyed an ISIL bunker, a mortar system, and an anti-air artillery system.

* Near Hit, four strikes engaged three ISIL tactical units and two staging areas and destroyed four ISIL-held buildings, two supply caches, two vehicles, a homemade explosives cache, and an artillery system.

* Near Kisik, two strikes engaged an ISIL tactical unit; destroyed three weapons caches and a mortar system; and damaged a tunnel.

* Near Mosul, six strikes [2 British] engaged two ISIL tactical units, a staging area and destroyed a tunnel, a vehicle, a VBIED factory, a weapons factory, and an ISIL-held building.

* Near Qayyarah, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL-held building and a mortar system.