OPERATION CHAMMAL : Nouveau raid aérien français au coeur du dispositif de Daech à Raqqah en Syrie

Mise à jour : 22/08/2016 10:14

Le 21 août 2016, un raid aérien français a frappé un centre de stockage et de maintenance d’armements lourds de Daech à Raqqah, en Syrie.

Ce raid était composé de quatre Rafale, de quatre Mirage 2000 et d’un Atlantique 2. Une dizaine de missiles de croisière SCALP ont touché et détruit ce centre situé au cœur du territoire contrôlé par le groupe terroriste.

Cette action intervient après une intense semaine de frappes des aéronefs français, dans le cadre de la coalition internationale, en soutien aux opérations terrestres des forces irakiennes et kurdes près de Mossoul en Irak. Ces frappes ont détruit de nombreux postes de combat, des caches d’armes, des sites de fabrication d’engins explosifs et d’armements lourds. Elles contribuent au travail de préparation des batailles pour les reprises de Mossoul en Irak et de Raqqah en Syrie.

Lancée depuis le 19 septembre 2014, l’opération Chammal mobilise actuellement 1000 militaires. Elle vise, à la demande du gouvernement irakien et en coordination avec les alliés de la France présents dans la région, à assurer un soutien aérien en Irak et en Syrie dans la lutte contre le groupe terroriste autoproclamé Daech, en frappant l’organisation terroriste avec ses moyens aériens. Le dispositif complet est actuellement structuré autour de quatorze avions de chasse de l’armée de l’Air (six Rafale, huit Mirage 2000 D et N) d’un avion de patrouille maritime Atlantique 2 ainsi que de capacités de renseignement, de commandement, de contrôle (C2) et de ravitaillement. 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 Aug. 19, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 19 strikes using bomber, ground-attack, attack, 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 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, two strikes destroyed an ISIL oil workover rig and five ISIL oil tankers.

* Near Ar Raqqah, one strike destroyed an ISIL oil crane and an ISIL oil tanker.

* Near Dayr Az Zawr, one strike destroyed two ISIL pump jacks.

* Near Manbij, six strikes struck six separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions and an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Mar’a, nine strikes struck five separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed three ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device, seven ISIL IEDs, and two ISIL mortar systems.

Iraq

* Near Al Baghdadi, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Kisik, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position and suppressed two ISIL mortar firing positions.

* Near Mosul, two strikes struck an ISIL beddown location and destroyed 39 ISIL oil tanker trucks and two ISIL vehicles.

* Near Qayyarah, one strike [1 British] destroyed two ISIL mortar systems, five ISIL assembly areas, an ISIL bulldozer, two ISIL rocket rails, an ISIL rocket system and suppressed an ISIL mortar firing position and an ISIL tactical unit.

* Near Ramadi, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed and ISIL mortar system.

* Near Sinjar, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL assembly area.

* Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit.

Friday 19 August – Tornados and a Reaper accounted for a number of rocket-launchers and mortars near Qayyarah in northern Iraq…The following day [19 August], a Reaper and a pair of Tornados worked together near Qayyarah against a number of terrorist rocket and mortar teams. The Reaper observed a mortar firing from a compound at Iraqi forces, and responded with a successful Hellfire missile attack. The Reaper then provided support to the Tornados as they used a pair of Paveway IVs against a widely dispersed group of rocket-launchers. The Tornados also used a Brimstone missile to destroy a second mortar team, and another Paveway IV to strike an additional set of rocket rails.

On Aug. 18, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted eight strikes using bomber, ground- attack, attack, and fighter aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted six strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using 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, two strikes destroyed two ISIL pump jacks, two ISIL oil tanker trucks, two ISIL oil tanks, and two ISIL wellheads.

* Near Dayr Az Zawr, two strikes destroyed six ISIL oil tanker trucks and two ISIL wellheads.

* Near Manbij, four strikes struck two ISIL tactical units and destroyed five ISIL fighting positions, and an ISIL tactical vehicle and suppressed two ISIL tactical units.

Iraq

* Near Albu Hayat, one strike destroyed two ISIL communication towers.

* Near Mosul, three strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit, an ISIL finance storage center, and an ISIL finance distribution center and destroyed three ISIL fighting positions, two ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive devices, two ISIL mortar systems, four ISIL assembly areas, and an ISIL tunnel and suppressed an ISIL tactical unit and denied ISIL access to terrain.

* Near Sinjar, one strike [1 British?] struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position.

* Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit.

Thursday 18 August – Tornados attacked two terrorist positions in northern Iraq…Thursday 18 August saw Tornados operating over northern Iraq. A coalition aircraft spotted a group of extremists hidden in a position beneath trees on the southern bank of the Great Zab River, and these were successfully attacked by the GR4s using a Paveway IV. The Tornados then conducted a further such attack on a Daesh machine-gun position, several miles to the south of Sinjar.

Point sur les opérations au 18 août 2016

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Chammal : point de situation au levant

En Irak, les forces de sécurité irakiennes poursuivent leurs opérations de ratissage dans la vallée de l’Anbar et contraignent les combattants de l’organisation terroriste à se disséminer dans les zones désertiques Dans la vallée du Tigre, Daech poursuit sa stratégie de harcèlement contre les forces irakiennes dans le secteur de Qayarah. Le groupe terroriste en profite pour consolider ses défenses au sud de la ville de Mossoul.

En Syrie, les forces démocratiques syriennes ont libéré la ville de Manbij et chassé les derniers terroristes. Elles entament désormais les longues opérations de sécurisation et de déminage afin de permettre à la population de réinvestir la ville.

ACTIVITÉS DE LA FORCE CHAMMAL

La force Chammal poursuit la campagne aérienne, ainsi que les missions de formation et de conseil.

Du 10 au 16 aout 2016, les aéronefs de l’opération Chammal ont poursuivi leurs missions aériennes contre Daech, en réalisant 43 sorties, dont 36 de bombardement, 6 de recueil de renseignements et 1 de ravitaillement en vol.

Elles ont permis la réalisation de 12 frappes, aboutissant à la destruction de 25 objectifs de Daech.

11 frappes d’appui au sol ont été réalisées en Irak au cours de la semaine dans la région de Mossoul. En particulier, le 12 août 2016, lorsque une patrouille de Rafale a été sollicitée par les forces terrestres irakiennes pour frapper des positions défensives tenues par Daech à proximité de Mossoul. L’intervention des aéronefs français a permis de détruire plusieurs tunnels et postes de combat d’un système défensif mis en place par les combattants de Daech.

1 frappe planifiée a été conduite en Irak le 14 août. Dans un raid mené par la coalition, 2 Mirage 2000D ont détruit un centre de fabrication d’IED de l’organisation terroriste à proximité de la ville de Mossoul.

Mission Update Nr. 9

Opdatering fra de danske styrker indsat i Operation Inherent Resolve. 19-08-2016 – kl. 10:15

Af Værnsfælles Forsvarskommando

Kampflybidraget
De operationer, som de danske F-16-fly har deltaget i i den forgangne uge, har fundet sted over den irakiske provins Ninawa. 
Indtil tirsdag morgen i denne uge er der samlet fløjet 981 flyvetimer. Missionerne har omfattet angreb rettet mod køretøjer, mortérudstyr, fjender, herunder fjender i bygninger, samt gennemført overvågning og indsamling af efterretninger.

Til og med onsdag den 17. august 2016 kl. 12 er følgende gældende:

• Antal fløjne missioner i den forgangne uge: 14
• Antal anvendte præcisionsbomber i den forgangne uge: 43
• Antal fløjne missioner totalt: 91
• Antal anvendte præcisionsbomber totalt: 144

Hold 2 har nu afløst det første F16-bidrag. Den 17. august blev kommandoen for F-16 bidraget officielt overdraget fra oberst Peter Johan Bødker til chefen for hold 2, oberst Martin Walldén Jespersen.

– Jeg er stolt over at overtage kommandoen, og mine dygtige medarbejdere og jeg ser frem til de næste måneders udfordringer, udtaler detachementscommander for hold 2, oberst Martin W. Jespersen.

Radarbidraget
I løbet af ugen har radaren kørt uden nævneværdige vanskeligheder. De input, der er leveret fra de danske radaroperatører til koalitionens samlede luftovervågningsbillede, har i løbet af ugen støttet koordinationen af koalitionens luftkamp mod ISIL.

Træningsbidraget
For tiden gennemfører DANCON Hold 4 træning af irakiske artilleriobservatører fra den 7. irakiske division. Derudover forsætter uddannelsen i basale infanterifærdigheder, der indebærer våbenbetjening, metoder til håndtering af IED’er (Improvised Explosive Devices) og taktiske forståelse af terrænets muligheder.

Transportflybidraget
I ugens løb har transportflyet og besætningen gennemført taktiske air drop i Syrien til støtte for koalitionens styrker.

On Aug. 17, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 14 strikes using bomber, attack, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted five 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 struck an ISIL oil wellhead.

* Near Ar Raqqah, one strike struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Dayr Az Zawr, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL oil wellheads and three ISIL vehicles.

* Near Manbij, three strikes destroyed two ISIL artillery systems and an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Mar’a, six strikes struck five separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL mortar system, and an ISIL command and control node.

* Near Tal Abyad, one strike struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed four ISIL fighting positions and an ISIL propaganda billboard.

Iraq

* Near Mosul, four strikes struck three ISIL tactical units and destroyed 38 ISIL oil tanker trucks, five ISIL vehicles, and six ISIL assembly areas and denied ISIL access to terrain.

* Near Ramadi, one strike [1 British] destroyed two ISIL vehicles and an ISIL shelter.

Wednesday 17 August – Typhoons destroyed an armed truck in western Iraq, a Reaper eliminated a group of Daesh extremists in northern Iraq…A Reaper was again in action near Qayyarah on Wednesday 17 August, when it successfully engaged yet another group of Daesh terrorists armed with rocket-propelled grenades; a number of secondary explosions followed the impact of the Hellfire missile as the grenades caught fire. Typhoons also continued their patrols over western Iraq, along the Euphrates valley to the north-west of Ramadi, and here they used a Paveway IV to destroy an armed truck which the extremists had tried in vain to conceal under a large vehicle shelter.

On Aug. 16, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 16 strikes using bomber, ground-attack, attack 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 rocket artillery and 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 struck an ISIL gas oil separation plant and a crude oil collection point.
* Near Dayr Az Zawr, one strike destroyed an ISIL oil wellhead.
* Near Manbij, five strikes [1 British] struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device, an ISIL mortar system, two ISIL artillery system, and an ISIL munitions cache.
* Near Mar’a, seven strikes struck five separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed three ISIL fighting positions, and an ISIL command and control node, and one strike produced inconclusive results.
* Near Palmyra, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle, and an ISIL anti-air artillery system.

Iraq

* Near Hit, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and two ISIL mortar systems.
* Near Mosul, four strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and an ISIL oil black market and destroyed 15 ISIL petroleum, oil, and lubricant trucks, six ISIL fighting positions, two ISIL assembly areas, 10 ISIL vehicles, two ISIL mortar systems, five ISIL heavy machine guns, and an ISIL tunnel and suppressed an ISIL tactical unit.
* Near Ramadi, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position.

Tuesday 16 August – Tornados attacked a heavy artillery piece south of Manbij whilst a Reaper destroyed a truck-mounted anti-aircraft gun in south-eastern Syria…Tornado GR4s and a Reaper conducted armed reconnaissance patrols over Syria on Tuesday 16 August; a coalition surveillance aircraft spotted a Daesh heavy artillery piece to the south of Manbij, and the Tornados were tasked to deal with it. The gun and an ammunition stockpile were concealed within a treeline at the edge of a road, but a pair of Paveway IVs struck their targets. The Reaper operated over south-eastern Syria, where it used a Hellfire to destroy an anti-aircraft gun mounted on a truck, around 40 miles north of Al Tanf.

On Aug. 15, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 14 strikes using bomber, ground-attack, attack and fighter aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted seven strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using rocket artillery and 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 Ar Raqqah, one strike destroyed 10 ISIL oil tankers.

* Near Manbij, three strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed six ISIL fighting positions and an ISIL mortar system.

* Near Mar’a, 10 strikes struck seven separate ISIL tactical units and an ISIL headquarters and destroyed nine ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL heavy machine gun, an ISIL rocket propelled grenade system, and an ISIL weapons cache.

Iraq

* Near Hit, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position, an ISIL weapons cache, and an ISIL mortar system.

* Near Mosul, one strike produced inconclusive results.

* Near Qayyarah, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL mortar system and degraded an ISIL tunnel.

* Near Ramadi, one strike [1 British] destroyed an ISIL mortar system and damaged an ISIL fighting position.

* Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed four ISIL assembly areas, two ISIL heavy machine guns, five ISIL fighting positions, three ISIL mortar systems, and an ISIL vehicle and suppressed an ISIL tactical unit.

Monday 15 August – Typhoons bombed a terrorist mortar position in western Iraq…Typhoon FGR4s, based at RAF Akrotiri and supported by a Voyager tanker, patrolled over western Iraq on Monday 15 August. Some miles north of Ramadi, they used a Paveway IV guided bomb against a terrorist mortar position.

On Aug. 14, coalition military forces continued to attack 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 seven strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using 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 Albu Kamal, one strike destroyed an ISIL oil wellhead and an ISIL-used oil equipment.

* Near Ayn Isa, two strikes struck an ISIL staging area and an ISIL weapons storage facility.

* Near Mar’a, two strikes destroyed an ISIL fighting position and damaged four separate ISIL fighting positions.

* Near Tal Abyad, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed four ISIL vehicles.

Iraq

* Near Mosul, three strikes [1 French] struck two separate ISIL tactical units and an ISIL improvised explosive device assembly area and destroyed an ISIL vehicle, six ISIL assembly areas, two ISIL command and control nodes, and one ISIL vehicle borne IED and suppressed an ISIL heavy machine gun position and denied ISIL access to terrain.

* Near Qayyarah, two strikes [1 British] struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL vehicles, five ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL mortar system, an ISIL rocket rail, four ISIL rocket systems, three ISIL assembly areas, an ISIL command and control node, and an ISIL heavy machine gun and disabled an ISIL VBIED and denied ISIL access to terrain.

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

* Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike destroyed an ISIL headquarters.

Sunday 14 August – another Reaper continued to provide support around Qayyarah, attacking a further two targets… A second Reaper ensured that the Iraqi units continued to receive close support into Sunday 14 August, and this aircraft delivered two Hellfire attacks, again on Daesh rocket-propelled grenade teams.

1 frappe planifiée a été conduite en Irak le 14 août. Dans un raid mené par la coalition, 2 Mirage 2000D ont détruit un centre de fabrication d’IED de l’organisation terroriste à proximité de la ville de Mossoul.

On Aug. 13, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted five strikes using attack and fighter aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted six strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using rocket artillery and 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 Dayr Az Zawr, two strikes destroyed eight ISIL oil tankers and two ISIL oil fields.

* Near Manbij, one strike destroyed an ISIL front-end loader.

* Near Mar’a, two strikes damaged three ISIL fighting positions

Iraq



* Near Mosul, three strikes struck an ISIL headquarters and a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed eight ISIL fighting positions, four ISIL assembly areas, three ISIL command and control nodes, an ISIL-used observation post, an ISIL rocket rail, an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device, and an ISIL supply cache.

* Near Ramadi, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two separate ISIL fighting positions and three ISIL vehicles.

* Sultan Abdallah, two strikes destroyed seven ISIL vehicles and an ISIL fighting position and suppressed two ISIL mortar positions and denied ISIL to terrain.

Saturday 13 August – a Reaper supported Iraqi forces near Qayyarah, conducting its own attacks on Daesh and facilitating several more by other coalition aircraft…A Royal Air Force Reaper remotely piloted aircraft provided overwatch to Iraqi ground forces clearing terrorist positions in the Qayyarah region of northern Iraq on Saturday 13 August. A number of groups of Daesh fighters, armed with rocket-propelled grenades, were active in the area, but were tracked down by the Reaper’s crew using the aircraft’s very capable surveillance sensors. Three successful attacks were conducted using the Reaper’s own Hellfire missiles, and the Reaper also made possible a further five attacks by coalition fast jets, which accounted for other groups of fighters, two vehicles and a mortar team.

On Aug. 12, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted four strikes using attack and fighter aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 10 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using 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 destroyed an ISIL pump jack.

* Near Dayr Az Zawr, two strikes destroyed 12 ISIL oil tankers and an ISIL oil storage tank.

* Near Manbij, one strike destroyed an ISIL tactical vehicle.

Iraq

* Near Al Baghdadi, one strike destroyed two ISIL communication towers.

* Near Mosul, four strikes struck an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device factory and three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed six ISIL assembly areas, an ISIL observation post, seven ISIL weapons caches, two ISIL command and control nodes, and four ISIL vehicles.

* Near Qayyarah, two strikes destroyed two ISIL command and control nodes and an ISIL VBIED factory.

* Near Ramadi, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed three ISIL fighting positions, two ISIL weapons caches, and an ISIL mortar system and denied ISIL access to terrain.

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

11 frappes d’appui au sol ont été réalisées en Irak au cours de la semaine dans la région de Mossoul. En particulier, le 12 août 2016, lorsque une patrouille de Rafale a été sollicitée par les forces terrestres irakiennes pour frapper des positions défensives tenues par Daech à proximité de Mossoul. L’intervention des aéronefs français a permis de détruire plusieurs tunnels et postes de combat d’un système défensif mis en place par les combattants de Daech.

On Aug. 11, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted six strikes using attack, bomber, and fighter aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 12 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using rocket artillery and 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 Ar Raqqah, one strike destroyed an ISIL excavator.

* Near Dayr Az Zawr, two strikes destroyed eight ISIL oil tankers.

* Near Manbij, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position.

* Near Ayn Isa, one strike destroyed an ISIL mortar system.

Iraq

* Near Hit, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position.

* Near Mosul, four strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and an ISIL headquarters and destroyed two ISIL vehicles and an ISIL assembly area and suppressed an ISIL tactical unit and denied ISIL acces to terrain.

* Near Qayyarah, four strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed four ISIL-used solar panels, two ISIL-used roads, an ISIL headquarters, and an ISIL artillery system and damaged a separate ISIL headquarters.

* Near Ramadi, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed four ISIL vehicles and three ISIL rocket sytems.

* Sultan Abdallah, two strikes struck an ISIL improvised weapons cache and destroyed an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device storage facility.

Point sur les opérations au 12 août 2016

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Mise à jour : 12/08/2016 10:10

Point sur les opérations au 12 août 2016

Chammal : point de situation au levant

Dans la vallée de l’Euphrate, les forces de sécurité irakiennes ont repris du terrain sur Daech. Elles ont ainsi libéré le poste-frontière d’Al-Walid qui permettait aux terroristes de transiter entre l’Irak et la Syrie. Dans la vallée du Tigre, Daech mène un grand nombre d’actions de harcèlement contre les forces irakiennes dans le secteur de Qayyarah. Pour le groupe terroriste, il s’agit de masquer ses opérations de repli en direction de Mossoul.

En Syrie, les forces démocratiques syriennes ont investi le centre-ville de Manbij où les derniers combattants de Daech se sont retranchés. La densité des habitations ralentit leur progression. Pour gagner de temps et tenter de permettre aux derniers défenseurs de s’échapper, le groupe terroriste a lancé une nouvelle contre-offensive le 09 août qui s’est soldée par un échec grâce à la réactivité et la vigilance des forces démocratiques syriennes.

ACTIVITÉS DE LA FORCE CHAMMAL

La force Chammal poursuit la campagne aérienne, ainsi que les missions de formation et de conseil.

Du 03 au 09 aout 2016, les aéronefs de l’opération Chammal ont poursuivi leurs missions aériennes contre Daech, en réalisant 44 sorties, dont 32 de bombardement, 6 de recueil de renseignements et 6 de ravitaillement en vol.

Elles ont permis la réalisation de 8 frappes, aboutissant à la destruction de 18 objectifs de Daech.

7 frappes d’appui au sol ont été réalisées en Irak au cours de la semaine notamment à Mossoul et Qayyarah. En particulier, le 3 août 2016, une patrouille de deux Mirage 2000D accompagnée d’un Atlantique 2 et une patrouille de deux Rafale ont été sollicitées par les forces terrestres irakiennes pour détruire une position tenue de longue date par Daech à proximité de Qayarah. L’intervention des aéronefs français a permis de détruire une douzaine de baraquements et tunnels d’un système défensif utilisés par les combattants de Daech.

1 frappe planifiée a été conduite en Irak le 06 août. Dans la région de Qayyarah, 2 Mirage 2000D ont détruit un centre de commandement local de l’organisation terroriste.

On Aug. 10, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 18 strikes using bomber, fighter, attack, ground-attack, 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 rocket artillery and 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 Dayr Az Zawr, two strikes destroyed 15 ISIL oil tankers.

* Near Manbij, 15 strikes [1 British] struck 14 separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed eight ISIL fighting positions, six ISIL vehicles, an ISIL heavy machine gun, and an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device.

* Near Palmyra, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle.

Iraq

* Near Al Baghdadi, two strikes destroyed five ISIL rocket rails, an ISIL rocket cache, two ISIL-used tunnels, and two ISIL fighting positions.

* Near Hit, one strike [1 British] destroyed two ISIL vehicles, an ISIL vehicle storage area, and an ISIL mortar cache and damaged an ISIL fighting position.

* Near Mosul, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL artillery piece, an ISIL vehicle, and an ISIL fighting position.

* Near Qayyarah, two strikes struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL tactical vehicle, five ISIL assembly areas, two ISIL-used tunnels, two ISIL VBIEDs, 22 ISIL rocket rails, and 22 ISIL rockets and denied ISIL access to terrain.

* Near Ramadi, one strike destroyed an ISIL mortar system and damaged an ISIL fighting position.

* Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike destroyed an ISIL weapons cache.

Wednesday 10 August – a Reaper assisted Syrian democratic forces in close combat near Manbij. Typhoons attacked an armed truck in western Iraq…On Wednesday 10 August, a Reaper patrolled over Manbij, where Syrian democratic forces have cleared Daesh from much of the town. The Reaper intervened in close combat that developed just to the north of Manbij and successfully used Hellfires to clear two groups of extremists engaged in a fire fight with the Syrian moderates. Over Iraq, Typhoons bombed an armed truck concealed under trees some miles to the south-east of Hit. A number of secondary explosions followed as associated ammunition caught fire.

Mission Update Nr. 8

Opdatering fra de danske styrker indsat i Operation Inherent Resolve. 11-08-2016 – kl. 13:30

Af Værnsfælles Forsvarskommando

Kampflybidraget

I den forgangne uge har de danske F-16 kampfly angrebet mål i Al Anbar, Salah Ad Din, Ninawa, Erbil og Dahuk provinserne i Irak. Missionerne har omfattet angreb på fjender i bygninger, fjender i det åbne terræn, køretøjer samt raketudstyr. Derudover har missionerne omfattet overvågningsopgaver og efterretningsindhentningsopgaver.

Til og med onsdag den 10. august kl. 12 er følgende gældende:

• Antal fløjne missioner i den forgangne uge: 10
• Antal anvendte præcisionsbomber i den forgangne uge: 8
• Antal fløjne missioner totalt: 77
• Antal anvendte præcisionsbomber totalt: 101

Ved siden af denne artikel på forsvarets hjemmeside findes der nu en artikel, der i detaljer beskriver beslutningsprocessen i forbindelse med indsættelse af kampfly.

Træningsbidraget

Hold 4 har nu afløst Hold 3. Rotationen mellem Hold 3 og Hold 4 er forløbet planmæssigt.

Hold 3 har leveret et professionelt stykke arbejde, der bliver rost af både irakiske partnere og koalitionspartnere. Hold 3 har således skabt et solidt fundament for Hold 4.

I den seneste uge har Hold 4 gennemført uddannelse for 7. Irakiske Division. Aktivitetsniveauet har været tilpasset overdragelsen mellem hold 3 og hold 4.

De næste opgaver for Hold 4 vil være at forberede uddannelsen af det næste store uddannelseshold af Border Guard Police, samtidig med forberedelse af modtagelse og koordination af danske specialoperationssoldater og deres etablering på Al Asad Airbase.

Transportflybidraget

I den seneste uge har C-130 bidraget for første gang gennemført taktisk air drop i Syrien til støtte for koalitionens specialstyrker. Operationen forløb planmæssigt og har vist bidragets fleksibilitet og alsidighed overfor koalitionspartnerne. I alt blev mere end 8000 kilo gods nedkastet med god præcision.

Risiko for civile tab

Den danske kampflyindsats mod ISIL i Operation Inherent Resolve bliver anderledes denne gang. Det kan ikke udelukkes, at danske fly kan komme til at flyve missioner, hvor civile tab ikke kan undgås. 11-08-2016 – kl. 13:25

Af Værnsfælles Forsvarskommando

Hele den danske indsats i kampen mod ISIL handler overordnet om at støtte koalitionen i bekæmpelsen af terrororganisationen og at hjælpe med at beskytte civilbefolkningen mod alvorlige overgreb. Det danske mandat for missionen i Irak og Syrien følger selvsagt krigens love og humanitær folkeret i forhold til vurderingen af, om en specifik opgave, hvor der er risiko for civile tab, kan godkendes. Kravet om proportionalitetsprincippet indebærer en nøje vurdering af mulighederne for at minimere eller helt undgå civile tab. Det er vigtigt at forstå, at der ikke er sket nogen ændring i tilgangen, da det danske militære bidrag altid vil være undergivet folkeretten, herunder den humanitære folkeret. Der har heller ikke i tidligere missioner været et krav om, at der ikke måtte være civile tab. Derfor er den danske tolerance for civile tab uændret.

– Men vi står i en situation nu, hvor vores mandat kan blive prøvet til det yderste, siger generalmajor Flemming Lentfer, der er chef for Operationsstaben i Værnsfælles Forsvarskommando og dermed chef for de danske soldater, der er udsendt i Operation Inherent Resolve, og fortsætter.

– Beskyttelse af civile er et afgørende element for os i alt det vi gør, når vi er i krig. Men på dette tidspunkt i denne konflikt, må vi erkende, at der kan opstå situationer, hvor vi vil være nødt til at acceptere, at de militære mål er så vigtige, at vi ikke kan undgå at ramme civile.

På nuværende tidspunkt foregår flere kampe i beboede områder. I disse områder har ISIL haft lang tid til at forberede forsvarspositioner. De har blandt andet mineret områder og gravet tunneller mellem bygninger.

– Det betyder, at selvom vi kan vælge våben og mål, der kan reducere risikoen, så kan vi komme i en situation, hvor vi ikke kan undgå at ramme civile, siger Flemming Lentfer.

Fremgangsmåden

Forud for ethvert angreb med danske kampfly vil danske medarbejdere være en del af planlægningen. De skal på forhånd verificere, at indsatsen ligger inden for krigens love og det danske mandat. Efter indsatsen i Libyen og første udsendelse til Operation Inherent Resolve, har de danske soldater solid erfaring med dette arbejde. Hele processen styres af et Mission & Target Approval Authority-hold (MTAA), som sidder i koalitionens operative hovedkvarter i Qatar. Det består af specialister, efterretningspersonel og en militærjurist. Holdet ledes af den såkaldte Red Card Holder, som er en erfaren F-16 pilot fra Flyvevåbnets chefgruppe med bred ekspertviden om luftoperationer. Til at tage beslutningerne har holdet en række informationer til rådighed. Det kan være billeder og rapporter, der kan komme fra flere forskellige steder – både fra jorden og fra luften.

– Der er i sagens natur grænser for, hvor meget vi kan gå i detaljer med, hvordan efterretninger bliver indhentet, men generelt kan man sige, at hvis der bliver taget beslutning om at indsætte kampfly, så ligger der efterretninger bag, som vi har tillid til, siger Flemming Lentfer.

Ekstra godkendelse

Red Card Holderen har stadig sidste ord i forbindelse med missioner. Opstår der en situation, hvor MTAA-holdet vurderer, at et mål til trods for risikoen for civile tab, har stor nok militær værdi til at et angreb kan godkendes, er der nu indsat et ekstra godkendelsesniveau. I sådanne tilfælde løftes beslutningen om godkendelse af angreb til en general i Danmark.

– Det her handler om proportionalitet – altså en vurdering af vigtigheden af at et mål bliver angrebet set i forhold til de ødelæggelser angrebet vil medføre. Det er en militær vurdering, og ikke en juridisk vurdering. Hvis Red Card Holderen ikke vurderer, at de civile tab er proportionelle med den militære gevinst, vil han afvise angrebet og ikke videresende anmodningen. Men hvis han vurderer, at civile tab er proportionelt med den militære gevinst, sender han anmodningen med de nødvendige overvejelser til generalsniveauet i Danmark til beslutning, siger Flemming Lentfer.

On Aug. 9, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 14 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 rocket artillery 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 struck two ISIL crude oil collection points.

* Near Ayn Isa, one strike destroyed an ISIL fighting position.

* Near Dayr Az Zawr, one strike struck two ISIL crude oil collection points.

* Near Manbij, 11 strikes struck 11 separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed five ISIL fighting positions and three ISIL vehicles.

Iraq

* Near Al Baghdadi, one strike destroyed an ISIL rocket cache and damaged an ISIL rocket rail.

* Near Hit, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position and an ISIL refueling point.

* Near Kisik, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle and three ISIL weapons caches.

* Near Mosul, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Qayyarah, two strikes [1-2 British] destroyed four ISIL generators, 17 ISIL oil tankers, five ISIL rocket rails, five ISIL rockets, an ISIL excavator, and an ISIL mortar system and denied ISIL access to terrain.

* Near Ramadi, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions, three ISIL weapons caches, an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL vehicle storage area, and seven ISIL rocket rails and damaged an ISIL fighting position and an ISIL tunnel entrance.

* Near Sinjar, one strike struck an ISIL improvised explosive device factory.

* Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed 7 ISIL assembly areas and three ISIL vehicles and suppressed an ISIL mortar position.

* Near Tal Afar, one strike struck an ISIL vehicle borne IED factory.

Tuesday 9 August – a Reaper continued to provide close air support near Qayyarah. Typhoons struck a further four Daesh targets in the Mosul area…Typhoons were active over the same area the following day [9 August], conducting attacks with Paveway IVs which destroyed three Daesh-held buildings and a vehicle some 20 miles south-east of Mosul. The same day, a Reaper was again assigned to support Iraqi operations near Qayyarah. Its crew observed a Daesh team setting up a mortar and attacked with a Hellfire. It then used a second missile to destroy a mechanical excavator which was being used to help plant improvised explosive devices and tear up the carriageway of the main highway, in an attempt to hamper the Iraqi advance.

Monday 8 August – Typhoons bombed an artillery piece east of Mosul, while a Reaper destroyed a terrorist vehicle near Qayyarah…

In the past few days, Royal Air Force Tornados have conducted extensive reconnaissance missions over Syria and Iraq, while Typhoons and Reapers have delivered a series of strikes against Daesh positions in both countries.

A Reaper flew overwatch for Iraqi ground forces operating near Qayyarah in northern Iraq on Monday 8 August and used a Hellfire missile to destroy a terrorist vehicle as it was tracked at speed along an open road. To the east of Mosul, a light artillery piece had been identified, positioned within a building. This was successfully attacked by Typhoons with a Paveway IV guided bomb.

On Aug. 8, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted seven strikes using attack 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 rocket artillery and 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 Dayr Az Zawr, one strike destroyed nine ISIL oil tankers.

* Near Manbij, four strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL fighting position, an ISIL vehicle, and an ISIL tactical vehicle.

* Near Mar’a, one strike destroyed an ISIL front-end loader.

* Near Palmyra, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle.



Iraq



* Near Al Baghdadi, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit.

* Near Hit, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position.

* Near Kisik, two strikes destroyed 30 ISIL rocket rails and 10 ISIL rockets and suppressed an ISIL mortar position.

* Near Mosul, two strikes [1 British?] struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed three ISIL vehicles, an ISIL mortar system, and an ISIL assembly area and denied ISIL access to terrain.

* Near Qayyarah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit.

* Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed eight ISIL assembly areas, an ISIL weapons cache, and an ISIL vehicle.