On Sept. 27, coalition military forces conducted 22 strikes against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 12 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 against ISIL targets. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted against ISIL since the last press release:



Syria

* Near Al Shadaddi, two strikes engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two vehicles.

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

* Near Dayr Az Zawr, two strikes destroyed 12 oil tanker trucks, two oil well heads, and disabled a bridge along an ISIL supply route.

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

* Near Mar’a, five strikes engaged three ISIL tactical units and destroyed five fighting positions and a mortar system.

Iraq

* Near Al Qaim, one strike destroyed an ISIL VBIED facility.

* Near Kisik, one strike produced inconclusive results.

* Near Mosul, four strikes [1 British] engaged an ISIL tactical unit, suppressed a mortar system, and destroyed an anti-air artillery system and a tunnel.

* Near Qayyarah, two strikes [1 British] destroyed two ISIL vehicles and a mortar system.

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

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

Tuesday 27 September – Typhoons hit one mortar team near Qayyarah, and a second mortar team and an artillery piece to the north of Mosul…Two flights of Paveway IV-armed Typhoons continued operations in northern Iraq on Tuesday 27 September. They conducted successful strikes on a mortar team near Qayyarah, plus a second mortar and an artillery piece to the north of Mosul.

“Tijdens operatie Desert Falcon is niemand overbodig”

Eind juni 2016 vloog Defensie zes van zijn F-16’s over naar het Midden-Oosten voor de strijd tegen DAESH. Elke dag filtert een ervaren F-16-piloot in het hoofdkwartier de ene opdracht na de andere voor de Belgen. De operatie is intens en vraagt veel van mens en machine. “Met 99 zijn we in totaal”, zegt de detachementscommandant. “Maar geen man is hier overbodig.”

Nog voor de zon een nieuwe dag aankondigt, zijn de onderhoudstechnici druk in de weer in en rond een F-16. Ze hebben de zware motor uit het toestel getrokken voor controle. “Om de 200 vlieguren kijken we de motor na op de kleinste mankementen”, vertelt de militair die de laatste inspectie voltooid vooraleer de techniekers de motor weer in het toestel duwen. “Het is een belangrijk werk want het vele stof hier tast de mechaniek aan. Daarom moeten we elke opening hermetisch afsluiten tegen opwaaiend zand maar ook ongedierte.”

Naast de onderhoudstechnici zijn er militairen die de piloot bijstaan met de communicatie, het gevechtsvliegtuig helpen opstarten of de bewapening voorbereiden en monteren. Haast elk gevechtsvliegtuig dat vertrekt heeft twee explosieven onderaan zijn vleugels hangen om indien nodig de grondtroepen te steunen. Ze wegen tot één ton en eens geplaatst moeten de technici er heel omzichtig mee omgaan. Daarom verwijderen ze de veiligheidspinnen slechts enkele minuten voor het vertrek.

Nog een belangrijke pion tijdens de operatie Desert Falcon is de zogenaamde red card holder. Dat is een oudere F-16-piloot met jaren ervaring achter de kiezen. Samen met een juridische raadgever doorspit hij elke opdracht van de Belgen. Komt de missie overeen met het mandaat dat Defensie van de regering kreeg? Respecteert de opdracht de wetten bij gewapende conflicten?

“Het is cruciaal dat elke opdracht zonder onschuldige slachtoffers verloopt”, besluit de detachementscommandant. “Collaterale schade is een term die niet in ons woordenboek staat. We willen te allen prijze vermijden dat er door ons toedoen burgerslachtoffers vallen. Die rode kaart van de ervaren F-16-piloot mag je dus erg letterlijk nemen.”

Monday 26 September – Tornados destroyed two Daesh vehicles in the Qayyarah region, a Reaper destroyed another vehicle near Sharqat, and Typhoons bombed a terrorist position east of Mosul…The following day [Sept 26th], Tornados used an Enhanced Paveway II guided bomb against a truck-bomb near Qayyarah and a Brimstone missile to destroy a light truck in the same area. Further south in the valley, near Sharqat, a Reaper destroyed another Daesh vehicle and then supported a coalition attack on an additional truck-bomb. Meanwhile, Typhoons operated to the east of Mosul, where a Paveway IV was used against a Daesh-held building. From Belgium MoD on Sept 26th:

[Belgium publish article on their F-16s deployed in the Middle East. They say that there are six Belgium F-16s and “almost everyday there’s one or more in the sky for a reconnaissance flight”. “The Americans perform most commands” adds the detachment commander”.] Vliegwerk in hitte, zand en wind

wee F-16-gevechtsvliegtuigen staan op 22 september met ronkende motoren klaar op het tarmac van een vliegbasis in het Midden-Oosten. De basis bestaat uit niet meer dan enkele landingsstroken en gebouwen in een dor, uitgestrekt woestijnlandschap. Toch is deze desolate plek de thuisbasis van waaruit Defensie deelneemt aan de strijd tegen DAESH onder de naam operatie Desert Falcon.”Welkom in Snow City”, zegt de detachementscommandant terwijl we de Belgische compound binnenrijden. “De naam is slechts figuurlijk, geïnspireerd door de vele witte stenen her en der, want koud is het hier allerminst.” De wind is vandaag feller en venijniger dan anders. Het stof waait aanhoudend op en hier en daar vormt zich een kleine zandhoos. Het kamp van de Belgen is echter goed beschut tegen al die natuurkrachten.In totaal verblijven bijna honderd Belgen in de compound. Ze werken er allemaal in het teken van de missies van de F-16’s en hun piloten. Bijna elke dag gaan er een of meerdere toestellen de lucht in voor een verkenningsvlucht bijvoorbeeld. Naast de Belgen biedt het kamp ook plaats aan een Nederlands detachement. Zij verzorgen onder andere de troepenbescherming aan de poorten van Snow City.Het Belgische detachement steunt de internationale coalitie, die onder Amerikaans bevel valt. De Belgen hebben zes F-16’s laten overvliegen, terwijl de Verenigde Staten kan rekenen op het dubbele aantal. “De Amerikanen voeren de meeste opdrachten uit”, gaat de detachementscommandant verder.Het Belgische detachement wisselde eind augustus zijn voorgangers af. Nog tot de lente van 2017 zullen Belgische F-16’s opdrachten uitvoeren in het Midden-Oosten. Dan doen ze mogelijk opnieuw haasje-over met de Nederlanders en nemen de Belgen weer de rol van troepenbescherming over.

On Sept. 25, coalition military forces conducted 27 strikes against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 10 strikes using attack, bomber, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 17 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 destroyed five ISIL oil tanker trucks and two oil well heads.

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

* Near Dayr Az Zawr, two strikes destroyed nine oil well heads and an oil tanker truck.

* Near Manbij, three strikes engaged two ISIL tactical units and destroyed four fighting positions and a tank.

* Near Mar’a, three strikes engaged three ISIL tactical units and destroyed two fighting positions and a mortar system.

Iraq

* Near Al Huwayjah, two strikes engaged two ISIL tactical units.

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

* Near Hit, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and a staging area and destroyed three ISIL-held buildings.

* Near Kisik, two strikes engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed a vehicle, a tunnel, and a watercraft.

* Near Mosul, four strikes engaged two ISIL tactical units; destroyed two weapon caches, two fighting positions, and two tunnels; and suppressed a mortar system.

* Near Qayyarah, four strikes [2-4 British] engaged two ISIL tactical units and destroyed three rocket rails, three vehicles, two mortar systems, a rocket system, a fighting position, and a weapons cache.

* Near Ramadi, one strike destroyed two ISIL machine guns.

* Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike destroyed two ISIL vehicles and an ISIL-held building.

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

Sunday 25 September – a Reaper again patrolled the northern Tigris valley, delivering four further attacks…On Sunday 25 September, a Reaper was again back in the skies near Qayyarah where it conducted four attacks on Daesh targets using its Hellfire weapons. Another mortar was destroyed, and three missiles eliminated a group of terrorists engaged in a close quarters fight with Iraqi troops.

On Sept. 24, coalition military forces conducted 27 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 14 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 seven oil tanker trucks.

* Near Dayr Az Zawr, five strikes destroyed seven ISIL oil well heads and damaged two supply routes.

* Near Manbij, three strikes engaged three ISIL tactical units and destroyed six fighting positions, two weapons caches, and a mortar system.

* Near Mar’a, three strikes engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed a VBIED, a vehicle, and a heavy machine gun.

Iraq

* Near Al Huwayjah, two strikes engaged two ISIL tactical units and destroyed a watercraft, two vehicles, a VBIED, and damaged a vehicle.

* Near Kisik, one strike destroyed an ISIL watercraft.

* Near Mosul, six strikes engaged three ISIL tactical units; destroyed two vehicles, two tunnels, and an anti-air artillery system; and damaged four fighting positions.

* Near Ramadi, one strike engaged an ISIL tactial unit and destroyed three vehicles, a heavy machine gun, and an anti-air artillery system.

* Near Sultan Abdallah, four strikes destroyed three ISIL headquarters buildings, a weapons cache, and a mortar system.

Saturday 24 September – a Reaper provided close air support to Iraqi operations in the Tigris valley and conducted four attacks on terrorist targets…On Saturday 24 September, a Reaper was again flown over the Tigris, near Qayyarah, where it provided surveillance support to a coalition air strike that destroyed a Daesh headquarters. The Reaper then turned its attention to several groups of extremists out in the open. Hellfire attacks struck one mortar team and two groups of terrorists. A few survivors of the attacks then boarded a motorboat, hoping to make their escape across the Tigris, but a fourth Hellfire sank them at the mooring.

On Sept. 23, coalition military forces conducted 20 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 nine 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 Ar Raqqah, six strikes engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two IED manufacturing facilities, two oil well heads, three pump jacks, and a vehicle.

* Near Dayr Az Zawr, three strikes destroyed an ISIL vehicle, two oil well heads, and three oil tanker trucks and damaged a supply route.

* Near Manbij, one strike destroyed an ISIL vehicle and a heavy machine gun.

* Near Mar’a, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed three fighting positions.

Iraq

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

* Near Kisik, two strikes suppressed two ISIL mortar positions.

* Near Mosul, three strikes engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two fighting positions, a rocket rail, and a tunnel.

* Near Qayyarah, one strike destroyed an ISIL chemical weapons factory.

* Near Ramadi, one strike [1 British] engaged an ISIL tactial unit and destroyed two mortar systems.

* Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed eight rocket rails, three rocket systems, and a vehicle.

Friday 23 September – Typhoons struck two mortar positions in western Iraq, while a Reaper destroyed a truck loaded with rockets in the north…Operations by the Iraqi army to clear the Tigris valley south of Mosul continue. On Friday 23 September, a Royal Air Force Reaper scouted ahead of the Iraqi advance near al Hawd. The Reaper’s crew spotted a Daesh truck on the move, loaded with rockets. A direct hit from a Hellfire missile on the driver’s cab and engine brought the vehicle to an immediate halt and a second missile safely destroyed its cargo. In western Iraq, two Typhoons patrolled to the north-west of Ramadi, where they used a pair of Paveway IV guided bombs against two terrorist mortar positions located within a palm grove.

On Sept. 22, coalition military forces conducted 30 strikes against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 14 strikes using attack, bomber and fighter aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 16 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 two ISIL oil well heads.

* Near Al Shaddadi, one strike destroyed inoperable Coalition equipment.

* Near Ar Raqqah, two strikes destroyed two ISIL pump jacks.

* Near Dayr Az Zawr, seven strikes damaged 14 ISIL supply routes.

* Near Manbij, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two fighting positions.

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

Iraq

* Near Al Baghdadi, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two fighting positions, a vehicle, and a rocket rail.

* Near Hit, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL-held building.

* Near Mosul, seven strikes [1 British] engaged three ISIL tactical units and destroyed an IED factory, a weapons cache, and a heavy machine gun.

* Near Qayyarah, two strikes [1 British] engaged two ISIL tactical units and destroyed two vehicles and a weapons cache.

* Near Ramadi, two strikes engaged an ISIL tactial unit and destroyed four mortar systems, two vehicles, and a supply cache.

* Near Sinjar, one strike engaged an ISIL tactial unit and suppressed a heavy machine gun.

* Near Sultan Abdallah, two strikes destroyed an ISIL weapons cache and a vehicle.

Thursday 22 September – Tornados and a Reaper destroyed four targets around Sharqat, Qayyarah and Mosul…Operations near Sharqat and Qayyarah continued on Thursday 22 September. South-west of Sharqat, a Reaper kept watch as a terrorist truck collected weapons and equipment from three different locations; it was then destroyed with a Hellfire missile. The Reaper’s crew then tracked a second vehicle, waited until the Daesh occupants got out, and struck them with another Hellfire. A Tornado mission conducted a successful Brimstone attack on an armed truck hidden in a culvert beneath a railway line near Qayyarah, then flew to the north-east of Mosul where a Paveway IV was used to destroy a Daesh-held building.

LEVANT / CHAMMAL

SITUATION

Alors qu’en fin de semaine dernière, une accalmie relative régnait sur le plan des opérations en raison des fêtes de l’Aïd et du cessez-le-feu, les récents incidents y ont mis un terme.

La stratégie de la coalition pour mettre en difficulté Daech porte peu à peu ses fruits en parvenant à isoler progressivement l’organisation sur différents plans. Les reprises de Mossoul et de Raqqah demeurent les prochains objectifs militaires.

Dans ce contexte, en Syrie, Daech organise sa défense autour d’Al Bab et effectue un repli vers l’Est.

En Irak, Daech poursuit ses activités de harcèlement dans la région de Qayyarah alors que les forces irakiennes ont repris l’offensive contre les poches de résistances restantes, près de Sharqat notamment.

ACTIVITÉS DE LA FORCE CHAMMAL

Les avions de la coalition ont poursuivi leur action au profit des forces de sécurité irakiennes au sol.

Les 38 sorties ont inclus 3 vols de renseignement, 3 vols de commandement et de conduite aéroportés. Elles ont permis de réaliser 10 frappes aériennes. Ces dernières ont été majoritairement menées dans le nord de l’Irak. Elles s’inscrivent dans une phase de destruction des lignes de défense du groupe terroriste à proximité de la ville de Mossoul.

Parmi les frappes, 1 mission planifiée a été conduite par 4 Rafale le 18 septembre. 6 SCALP ont permis de détruire un centre d’entrainement et de production d’engins explosifs dans la région de Mossoul. Le reste des frappes a concerné des missions d’appui au profit de troupes au sol.

Marquant également la volonté française d’intensifier les efforts contre Daech, en soutien des forces irakiennes, le groupe aéronaval avec le porte-avions Charles de Gaulle est actuellement en mer dans une phase d’entraînement et de montée en puissance avant de rejoindre sa zone d’opérations en Méditerranée orientale. Il permettra de renforcer la capacité de frappes aériennes au sein de l’opération OIR.

On Sept. 21, coalition military forces conducted 29 strikes against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 16 strikes using attack, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 13 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 an ISIL oil well head.

* Near Al Shadaddi, one strike damaged an ISIL supply route.

* Near Ar Raqqah, two strikes destroyed an ISIL weapons factory and barracks.

* Near Dayr Az Zawr, four strikes destroyed an ISIL vehicle, four oil tanker trucks, an oil tanker trailer, two oil well heads, and damaged six supply routes.

* Near Manbij, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and damaged a checkpoint.

* Near Mar’a, seven strikes engaged seven ISIL tactical units and destroyed two fighting positions, a vehicle, and an anti-air artillery system.

Iraq

* Near Al Baghdadi, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed a repeater tower and a bunker.

* Near Mosul, four strikes engaged four ISIL tactical units and destroyed three weapons caches, and suppressed a sniper firing position.

* Near Qayyarah, four strikes engaged three ISIL tactical units and destroyed 38 vehicles, four watercraft, and a land bridge; damaged a culvert entrance; and suppressed a tactical unit.

* Near Ramadi, two strikes engaged an ISIL tactial unit and destroyed two vehicles, two supply caches, and a fuel tank.

* Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed a vehicle and an artillery system.

* Near Tal Afar, one strike [1 British] engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed a checkpoint.

Wednesday 21 September – a Reaper and four Tornados hit a number of targets near Sharqat, another Reaper struck a check-point in north-western Iraq, and Typhoons destroyed a bunker in western Iraq…On Wednesday 21 September, a Reaper and two flights of Tornados again provided close air support to Iraqi forces near Sharqat. A Hellfire from the Reaper killed a number of terrorists and badly damaged their nearby vehicle, while a Brimstone and two Paveway IVs from the Tornados struck another two groups of terrorists and a truck. The Tornados also used a Paveway IV to sink a barge that was being used to ferry a truck-bomb across the Tigris. A Reaper patrolled over eastern Syria and north-western Iraq, and destroyed a terrorist check-point in the Tall Afar region with a Hellfire. In western Iraq, Typhoons bombed a bunker on the northern bank of the Euphrates.

Mission update nr. 14

Opdatering fra de danske styrker i internationale missioner.

22-09-2016 – kl. 12:34

Af Værnsfælles Forsvarskommando

Operation Inherent Resolve

Kampflybidraget

To danske F-16 kampfly deltog lørdag den 17. september sammen med andre nationers fly i det angreb, der angiveligt ramte syriske styrker. Episoden undersøges nu af koalitionen. Se mere her.

De danske F-16 har i den seneste uge fløjet 12 missioner. I forbindelse med missionerne er der gennemført overvågning, efterretningsindhentning samt angreb på en blokvogn, en stilling med et tungt maskingevær, en ISIL træningslejr, pansrede køretøjer, en IED-fabrik og et ISIL opmarcherings- og samlested.

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

Fra onsdag den 14. september kl. 12.00 til onsdag den 21. september kl. 12.00 er følgende gældende:

– Der er fløjet 12 missioner

– Der er anvendt 20 præcisionsbomber

Den samlede total er dermed:

– Der er totalt fløjet 143 missioner

– Der er totalt anvendt 213 bomber

Træningsbidraget

Træningsbidraget har i den forløbne uge været involveret i træningen af det irakiske Border Guard Police. Uddannelsen har primært været fokuseret på enkeltmandsfærdigheder, herunder blandt andet våbenbetjening og taktisk sanitetstjeneste for enkeltmand. De irakiske officerer har gennemført samme pensum samt været på et to-dages kursus i kortlære.

Radarbidraget

Radaren har den seneste uge kørt uden afbrydelser. Bidraget støtter fortsat koalitionens kamp mod ISIL omkring de befriede områder vest for Bagdad.

Minusma

I Mali er højtiden Tabaski (12. til 15. september) forløbet fint, og højtiden er blevet fejret uagtet at sikkerhedssituationen i den nordlige del af Mali er meget spændt. De danske styrkebidrag har løst rutinemæssige opgaver – herunder moniteret fejringen af Tabaski.

Andre missioner

Der er intet at bemærke fra de øvrige danske missioner i udlandet.

On Sept. 20, coalition military forces conducted 22 strikes against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted eight strikes using attack, bomber, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 14 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, two strikes destroyed 23 ISIL oil tanker trucks and four well heads.

* Near Ar Raqqah, one strike produced inconclusive results.

* Near Dayr Az Zawr, three strikes damaged nine supply routes.

* Near Mar’a, two strikes engaged two ISIL tactical units and destroyed three mortar systems and two fighting positions.

Iraq

* Near Al Baghdadi, one strike destroyed an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Al Qaim, one strike destroyed an ISIL VBIED facility.

* Near Albu Hayat, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed a VBIED.

* Near Bashir, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed a vehicle and an anti-air artillery system.

* Near Kisik, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and suppressed a second tactical unit.

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

* Near Qayyarah, three strikes engaged two ISIL tactical units and destroyed six vehicles, six watercraft, two VBIEDs, and a heavy machine gun.

* Near Ramadi, two strikes [1 British] engaged an ISIL tactical unit and a staging area; and destroyed a vehicle, a building, a mortar system, a fighting position, a fuel tanker, and two rocket rails.

* Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike destroyed two ISIL improvised weapons facilities.

* Near Tal Afar, two strikes engaged two ISIL tactical units and destroyed two vehicles and a weapons cache.

Tuesday 20 September – a Reaper conducted three attacks on terrorist activity near Sharqat in northern Iraq, while Typhoons destroyed a Daesh fuel store in western Iraq…Paveway IV-armed Typhoons bombed a Daesh fuel store north of Ramadi on Tuesday 20 September, whilst a Reaper flew overwatch for an Iraqi army brigade as it advanced near Sharqat. The Reaper provided support to two coalition air attacks which destroyed a truck bomb, another terrorist vehicle and a large group of extremists, then used a GBU-12 guided bomb to conduct its own attack on a further group of insurgents spotted in the open. The Reaper’s crew tracked two terrorists as they went to a building and collected a second truck-bomb which was concealed under a carport, then followed the truck-bomb as it was driven away from an inhabited area. As the truck-bomb rendezvoused with another Daesh vehicle, it was struck with a Hellfire missile. Both vehicles were destroyed by the subsequent blast.

Un E-3F rejoint l’opération Chammal

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Le 13 septembre, un E-3F décollait de la base aérienne 702 près d’Avord (18) pour rejoindre celle d’Al Udeid au Qatar. Deux jours plus tard, cet aéronef de commandement et de conduite aéroportés, plus connu sous le nom d’AWACS, et son équipage, assuraient leur première mission au-dessus de la Syrie et de l’Irak.
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Pour la sixième fois, un E-3F de la 36ème escadre de commandement et de conduite aéroportés (EC2A) renforce les forces françaises engagées au Levant. La soixantaine d’aviateurs déployés est donc aguerrie à cette lutte menée par la Coalition contre les groupes armés terroristes de Daech.

Deux jours après leur arrivée, équipage et mécaniciens se concentraient déjà sur la réalisation de leur premier vol opérationnel. « A partir d’une zone aérienne couvrant la Syrie et l’Irak, nous avons collaboré avec un AWACS australien pour établir une situation aérienne complète. L’objectif était de fournir au Centre de commandement tactique ( Combined Air Operation Center), par transmissions de données, toutes les détections d’aéronefs identifiés comme amis ou inconnus » explique le lieutenant-colonel Jean-Yves, commandant du détachement.

« Sous la direction d’un commandant de bord et d’un chef de mission, pilotes, navigateurs, contrôleurs et techniciens embarqués ont d’ailleurs vite retrouvé leurs réflexes de spécialiste au cours de ces huit premières heures de vol dans le ciel du Levant», poursuit-il.

Avoir une idée précise des différentes menaces et de toutes les activités aériennes du théâtre au Levant s’avère en effet décisif pour les autorités militaires comme pour les unités aériennes engagées au-dessus du champ de bataille.

L’E-3F offre à la France une autonomie renforcée en termes de commandement, de conduite mais aussi d’appréciation de la situation sur le théâtre grâce à ses nombreux capteurs. Il capte, réoriente en vol les frappes d’appui rapproché et le flux des ravitaillements en vol. Il dispose lui-même d’une endurance accrue, fort de sa capacité de ravitaillement en vol compatible avec de nombreux types d’aéronefs ravitailleurs.

De retour à Al Udeid, la mission continue au sol. Il faut analyser les informations reçues, les exploiter et en déduire de nouvelles méthodes d’action pour l’équipage comme pour l’ensemble des spécialistes qui mettent en œuvre cet « appareil à haute valeur ajoutée » dont l’électronique vient d’être modernisée au tout dernier standard de l’US AIR Force.

Lancée depuis le 19 septembre 2014, l’opération Chammal mobilise actuellement 1 000 militaires. Elle vise, à la demande du gouvernement irakien et en coordination avec les alliés de la France présents dans la région, à renforcer le volet aérien offensif de la Coalition en Irak et en Syrie contre le groupe terroriste autoproclamé Daech.

Le dispositif complet est actuellement structuré autour de douze Rafale de l’armée de l’air, d’un avion de détection et de contrôle aéroporté E-3F, d’un avion de patrouille maritime Atlantique 2 de la marine nationale ainsi que de capacités de renseignement, de commandement et de contrôle (C2). Il comprend également une centaine de militaires projetés à Bagdad et Erbil pour la formation et le conseil des états-majors et unités irakiennes. La frégate de défense aérienne Forbin est engagée dans l’opération Chammal en mer Méditerranée depuis le mois de mai.

On Sept. 19, coalition military forces conducted 29 strikes against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted nine strikes using attack, bomber, and fighter against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 20 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 an ISIL well head.

* Near Ar Raqqah, one strike destroyed an ISIL barracks.

* Near Dayr Az Zawr, three strikes destroyed seven oil tanker trucks and damaged two supply routes.

* Near Mar’a, four strikes engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed a command and control node and three IEDs.

Iraq

* Near Al Baghdadi, three strikes destroyed an ISIL bunker and two command and control nodes.

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

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

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

* Near Mosul, four strikes engaged four ISIL tactical units and destroyed a vehicle.

* Near Qayyarah, four strikes engaged two ISIL tactical units and a communications facility and destroyed a vehicle, a heavy weapons system, and a checkpoint.

* Near Ramadi, two strikes [2 British] engaged an ISIL tactical unit and a staging area and destroyed two heavy machine guns, a weapons cache, two command and control nodes, and two logistics hubs.

* Near Rawah, one strike destroyed an ISIL vehicle storage facility.

* Near Sinjar, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed a weapons cache and suppressed a mortar position.

* Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike destroyed an ISIL mortar system and a supply cache.

* Near Tal Afar, one strike [1 British] destroyed an ISIL tunnel entrance, a vehicle, a supply cache, a mortar system, a building, and nine fighting positions.

Monday 19 September – Tornados struck three targets in northern and western Iraq…Operations in the area north of Ramadi continued on Monday 19 September, when Tornados used an Enhanced Paveway II guided bomb to destroy a Daesh supply store, and two Paveway IVs to destroy a neighbouring headquarters. Tornados also operated over north-western Iraq, where a Brimstone missile was used to destroy a terrorist vehicle spotted some ten miles north-west of Tall Afar.

On Sept. 18, coalition military forces conducted 28 strikes against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 16 strikes using attack, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft and rocket artillery against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 12 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 two ISIL oil tanker trucks and an oil tanker trailer and damaged three supply routes.

* Near Al Shadaddi, one strike destroyed an ISIL tactical vehicle.

* Near Ar Raqqah, two strikes destroyed an ISIL VBIED factory and an oil tanker truck.

* Near Ayn Isa, three strikes engaged two ISIL tactical units and destroyed a vehicle, a command and control node, and an artillery system.

* Near Mar’a, eight strikes engaged five ISIL tactical units and destroyed seven fighting positions, three IEDs, three vehicles, a mortar system, and a command and control node.

Iraq

* Near Al Huwayjah, two strikes destroyed two ISIL IED factories.

* Near Al Qaim, one strike destroyed an ISIL building.

* Near Mosul, three strikes [2 British] engaged two ISIL tactical units and destroyed two vehicles, a fighting position, a mortar system, and two tunnel entrances.

* Near Qayyarah, two strikes [1 British] engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an improvised weapons facility, a VBIED factory, an ISIL headquarters building, and two vehicles and suppressed a rocket launcher system.

* Near Ramadi, two strikes [2 British] destroyed an ISIL headquarters building, a mortar system, two supply caches, and four rocket rails.

* Near Sinjar, one strike destroyed an ISIL vehicle and suppressed a mortar system.

* Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed a medium machine gun and suppressed a rocket-propelled grenande system.

Sunday 18 September – Typhoons bombed several terrorist targets in western Iraq, while Tornados hit three targets north of Mosul and a Reaper destroyed a vehicle near Qayyarah…A Reaper was again active near Qayyarah on Sunday 18 September, when it destroyed a terrorist truck with a Hellfire missile. To the north of Mosul, Tornados employed an Enhanced Paveway II and a Paveway IV to strike a Daesh strongpoint and an armed truck, then used a second Paveway IV to attack a group of terrorists on foot. Intelligence had identified a Daesh facility in western Iraq, close to the Syrian border, and Typhoon FGR4s used three Paveway IV bombs against this target, then provided close air support to Iraqi forces operating north-west of Ramadi: three more Paveway IVs accounted for a group of rocket launchers and a weapons cache.

Chammal : nouvelles frappes SCALP contre Daech

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Mise à jour : 19/09/2016 20:05

Le 18 septembre 2016, les Rafale de la force Chammal ont effectué un raid contre un site du groupe terroriste en utilisant des missiles SCALP.

Quatre avions Rafale armés de missiles de croisière ont détruit un site de Daech dans la région de Mossoul. Centre d’entraînement pour combattants terroristes, ce site était également utilisé comme usine de production d’engins explosifs pour véhicules piégés. Les avions ont réalisé le raid en complète autonomie depuis la base aérienne projetée en Jordanie.

Au cours des quatre derniers jours, les avions de l’armée de l’air française ont poursuivi leurs actions d’appui aux troupes irakiennes au sol et de destruction contre les installations de Daech, notamment dans la région de Mossoul. Ces frappes de la force Chammal, réalisées au sein de la coalition OIR, s’inscrivent dans le renforcement des actions interarmées visant à préparer la prise de la ville de Mossoul, prochain objectif de la coalition.

On Sept. 17, coalition military forces conducted 21 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 eight 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 an ISIL oil pump jack, and two oil well heads and damaged seven supply routes.
* Near Ar Raqqah, two strikes destroyed two ISIL tactical vehicles.
* Near Dayr Az Zawr, three strikes destroyed seven ISIL oil tanker trucks and damaged eight supply routes.
* Near Mar’a, five strikes engaged four ISIL tactical units and destroyed an artillery system, and three fighting positions and damaged a fighting position.

Iraq

* Near Al Qaim, three strikes destroyed an ISIL weapons cache and two VBIED facilities.
* Near Hit, two strikes destroyed an ISIL headquarters building, a command and control node, and a weapons facility.
* Near Mosul, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed a vehicle, two mortar systems, and an artillery system.
* Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed a vehicle.

Additionally, near Dayr Az Zawr, one strike, believed to have engaged an ISIL fighting position, may have mistakenly struck a Syrian military unit and destroyed Syrian military vehicles. The incident is under investigation.