On July 15, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 13 strikes using bomber, 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 helicopter and bomber, ground-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 Raqqah, two strikes struck two ISIL oil pump-jacks.

* Near Manbij, nine strikes struck eight separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed 14 ISIL fighting positions and two ISIL vehicles.

* Near Mar’a, two strikes destroyed three ISIL mortar systems.

Iraq

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

* Near Habbaniyah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position, an ISIL bunker, and an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED).

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

* Near Qayyarah, two strikes destroyed 21 ISIL boats and suppressed two ISIL mortar positions.

* Near Ramadi, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL staging area.

* Near Sinjar, one strike [1 British] suppressed an ISIL mortar position.

* Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike suppressed an ISIL mortar position.

* Near Tal Afar, two strikes struck an ISIL VBIED factory and damaged an ISIL excavator.

The Syrian Arab Coalition, supported by Coalition strikes, maneuvered toward the center of Manbij City, denying Da’esh access to critical supply routes.

Coalition strikes on key targets halted Da’esh attempts to reinforce positions in the north and severed a main resupply and reinforcement route Da’esh used to conduct vehicle-borne improvised explosive device attacks.



The continued pressure SAC is applying to Da’esh inside the city has enabled civilians to flee through the SAC perimeter and escape Da’esh control.

The fight remains heavily contested. The SAC continues to hold their defensive positions and launch offensive operations into the north and south sides of the city, despite multiple Da’esh attacks with VBIEDs, armored vehicles, and large formations of fighters.

Since the start of the operation, the Coalition has conducted more than 400 strikes near Manbij, destroying Da’esh heavy weapons, vehicles, fortifications, VBIED facilities, armored vehicles, technical vehicles, bridges, and caches.

Ground operations by Syrian moderate opposition forces in Manbij, supported by Coalition air strikes, continue to weaken Da’esh’s threat to Turkey, Europe, and the United States.

Friday 15 July – Typhoons attacked a terrorist mortar position in north-western Iraq…The following day [15 July], Typhoons operating further west, conducted a Paveway bomb attack on a mortar position concealed in a tree-line a number of miles south of Sinjar.

On July 14, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 11 strikes using bomber, attack, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted six strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using bomber, ground-attack, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Coalition military forces conducted one strike in Iraq in support of Coalition operations using fighter aircraft. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted against ISIL since the last press release:

Syria

* Near Manbij, 11 strikes struck six separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed 18 ISIL fighting positions and damaged an ISIL-used bridge.

Iraq

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

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

* Near Mosul, one strike struck an oil tanker storage area.

* Near Qayyarah, one strike denied ISIL access to terrain.

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

* Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike struck an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) production and storage facility.

Coalition military forces conducted one strike in Iraq in support of Coalition operations using fighter aircraft:

* Near Albu Hayat, one strike struck inoperable Coalition equipment denying ISIL access in support of Coalition operations.

Thursday 14 July – Typhoons destroyed a Daesh armoured vehicle and a maintenance crane in northern Iraq…On Thursday 14 July, two Royal Air Force Typhoon FGR4s patrolling the Mosul area spotted Daesh personnel using a truck-mounted crane to perform maintenance work on an armoured vehicle. Paveway IV guided bombs destroyed both vehicles with direct hits.

Mission Update Nr. 4

Opdatering fra de danske styrker indsat i Operation Inherent Resolve 14-07-2016 – kl. 15:19

Kampflybidraget

De danske F-16 har i den seneste uge fløjet 110 timer. Operationerne har fundet sted over provinserne Al Anbar, Salah Ad Din, Erbil, Kirkuk og Ninawa i Irak.

Missionerne har omfattet angreb på bygninger og køretøjer med fjender i, fjender i åbent terræn samt en installation, der fremstillede våben.

Der er ikke blevet fløjet missioner med de danske kampfly over Syrien i den seneste periode.

– Vi nærmer os nu tidspunktet, hvor vi har fløjet missioner i en måned. F-16 bidraget har på denne korte tid gennemført operationer, der især har bidraget til den store fremgang, styrkerne på landjorden i Irak har haft. Det danske kampflybidrag er derfor med til at gøre en forskel i operationsområdet, siger chefen for det danske kampflybidrag, oberst Peter Johan Bødker.

Til og med onsdag den 13. juli kl. 12 er følgende gældende:

Antal fløjne missioner i den forgangne uge: 12

Antal anvendte præcisionsbomber i den forgangne uge: 14

Antal fløjne missioner totalt: 41

Antal anvendte præcisionsbomber totalt: 45

Antal fløjne timer totalt: 435

Radarbidraget

I løbet af den forgangne uge har TPS77-radaren kørt uden vanskeligheder, og der er leveret input til koalitionens samlede luftovervågningsbillede. Rotationen mellem Hold 2 og Hold 3 på Al Asad Airbase er vel overstået. Hold 3 har således overtaget de tekniske opgaver med radaren de næste fire måneder.

Luftaktivitetsniveauet over Irak er faldet markant i takt med, at kampen om Fallujah er stilnet af. Det betyder, at arbejdspresset er faldet til et mere normalt niveau for radaroperatørerne.

Som noget nyt støtter bidragets efterretningsmedarbejder i den daglige morgenbriefing af det samlede operative personel ved Command and Control Center Kingpin.

Træningsbidraget

På Al Asad Air Base har de danske soldater i DANCON OIR Hold 3 fokus på træning og uddannelse af godt 300 betjente fra det irakiske grænsepoliti. Træningsforløbet er nu midtvejs, og der har den forgangne uge været fokus på skarpskydning, patruljetjeneste, kamp i by samt uddannelse af gruppeførere og delingsførere. Ifølge oberstløjtnant Kenneth Strøm, der er styrkechef for træningsbidraget, er træningen udbytterig for de irakiske betjente:

– Det har været meget positivt at uddanne betjente fra det irakiske grænsepoliti. Vi oplever betjente, der er særdeles villige til at lære. Mange af dem sidder i små grupper i pauserne og drøfter det, de lige har lært. De sidste par dage har én af de irakiske betjente selv gennemført undervisningen på tunge våben. I starten med lidt støtte fra de danske instruktører, men til sidst fuldstændig på egen hånd. Han var rigtig stolt bagefter – hvilket han med rette kunne være, siger Kenneth Strøm.

Af de i alt 301 betjente er 18 officerer, 18 befalingsmænd og de resterende 265 menige. Samlet set er de 301 betjente blev klædt på med 3.043 individuelle uddannelser i militære færdigheder, som efterfølgende sætter dem i stand til at passe den irakiske grænse.

Ved siden af uddannelsen af de irakiske sikkerhedsstyrker er der fortsat også danske soldater, der udfører den vigtige opgave at passe på lejren.

Transportflybidraget

C-130 bidraget er i gang med missionens anden uge. Trods udfordringer med enkelte aflyste missioner er bidraget ved godt mod og klar til at støtte koalitionens kamp med ISIL.

Bidraget har siden 7. juli fløjet to ud af fire planlagte missioner.

France reports 11 strikes this week (6-12 July) in Iraq and Syria, with 15 targets destroyed.

On July 13, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 12 strikes using bomber, 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 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 Ar Raqqah, one strike destroyed an ISIL front-end loader.

* Near Al Shadaddi, one strike destroyed an ISIL excavator.

* Near Dayr Az Zawr, one strike destroyed two ISIL oil wellheads.

* Near Manbij, nine strikes struck four separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed 14 ISIL fighting positions and damaged two separate ISIL fighting positions.

Iraq

* Near Habbaniyah, one strike destroyed an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED).

* Near Haditha, one strike destroyed two ISIL vehicles.

* Near Hit, three strikes [1 British] struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed three ISIL mortar systems and an ISIL mortar cache.

* Near Kisik, one strike destroyed an ISIL assembly area.

* Near Mosul, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL assembly areas.

* Near Qayyarah, four strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and an ISIL weapons storage facility and destroyed an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL weapons cache, an ISIL tactical vehicle, and four ISIL mortar systems and denied ISIL access to terrain.

* Near Ramadi, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed four ISIL fighting positions and an ISIL staging area and damaged a separate ISIL fighting position.

* Near Sinjar, one strike [1 British] struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL assembly areas.

Wednesday 13 July – Typhoons destroyed a Daesh strongpoint in northern Iraq, Tornados struck two mortar positions near Hit…On Wednesday 13 July a Tornado mission also used Brimstones to destroy two 120mm heavy mortars some distance from Hit, whilst Typhoons destroyed a Daesh strong-point south of Sinjar using Paveway IVs.

On July 12, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 10 strikes using bomber, attack, 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 bomber, attack, ground-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 three ISIL oil wellheads.

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

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

Iraq

* Near Al Baghdadi, five strikes struck an ISIL bed down location, an ISIL staging area, two ISIL weapons caches, and an ISIL weapons storage facility.

* Near Al Qaim, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL staging area.

* Near Bayji, one strike destroyed an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Habbaniyah, one strike destroyed an ISIL heavy machine gun.

* Near Haditha, one strike destroyed an ISIL fighting position, an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL bunker, four ISIL tents, and an ISIL petroleum, oil, and lubricant site.

* Near Hit, one strike destroyed an ISIL artillery piece.

* Near Kisik, two strikes destroyed an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Mosul, one strike suppressed an ISIL mortar position.

* Near Qayyarah, two strikes [1 British?] destroyed an ISIL mortar system, an ISIL checkpoint, and an ISIL fighting position.

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

* Near Rawah, one strike destroyed an ISIL vehicle.

Tuesday 12 July – Tornados bombed a meeting of terrorist commanders on the Syrian-Iraqi border, as well as destroying two truck-bombs, while Typhoons attacked two armed trucks in northern Iraq…Patrols by Paveway-armed Typhoon FGR4s continued over northern Iraq on Tuesday 12 July. One flight destroyed a heavily armed Daesh truck near Qayyarah, taking great care to avoid causing damage to a nearby mosque. Near Tal Afar a second Typhoon mission struck another armed truck concealed in a covered parking bay – a large secondary explosion followed as the vehicle’s cargo of ammunition detonated.

That night close to the Iraqi border with Syria, a meeting of Daesh commanders was known to be in progress at Kerabilah and a pair of Tornados conducted an attack with a salvo of four Paveway IVs that completely demolished the building. The Tornados then flew north-east to the area north of Bayji and used Brimstone missiles to destroy two terrorist truck-bombs.

On July 11, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 16 strikes using bomber, 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, ground-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 Ar Raqqah, two strikes struck an ISIL used-bridge and destroyed an ISIL oil wellhead and three ISIL pump jacks.

* Near Manbij, 14 strikes struck nine separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed 17 ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL logistics hub, and an ISIL artillery piece and damaged an ISIL fighting position.

Iraq

* Near Al Baghdadi, one strike destroyed an ISIL communication relay tower.

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

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

* Near Qayyarah, three strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle, three ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL assembly area, an ISIL excavator, an ISIL mortar system, and three ISIL boats and denied ISIL access to terrain.

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

Monday 11 July – Tornados hit a Daesh mortar position in northern Iraq…Royal Air Force aircraft have continued round-the-clock air operations against Daesh terrorists in Iraq and Syria over recent days, including an attack on a meeting of terrorist commanders at Kerabilah. On Monday 11 July, Tornado GR4s conducted an armed reconnaissance patrol in the Sharqat area in support of Iraqi ground forces. Our aircraft were able to identify a mortar position and delivered a successful attack using a Paveway IV guided bomb.

On July 10, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 12 strikes using bomber, attack, 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 bomber, 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 destroyed five ISIL oil wellheads.

* Near Manbij, 10 strikes struck eight separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed nine ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL-used bridge, an ISIL headquarters, and an ISIL artillery piece.

* Near Mar’a, one strike produced inconclusive results.

Iraq

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

* Near Al Huwayjah, one strike struck an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) factory.

* Near Mosul, two strikes [1 British] struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed three ISIL supply caches, an ISIL weapons cache, five ISIL assembly areas, and an ISIL mortar system.

* Near Qayyarah, five strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and an ISIL rocket storage facility and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL headquarters, an ISIL mortar system, an ISIL assembly area, and an ISIL vehicle and denied ISIL access to terrain.

* Near Ramadi, three strikes [1 British] struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL supply cache, two ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL vehicle, four ISIL front end loaders, and an ISIL tactical vehicle.

* Near Sinjar, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL mortar systems and an ISIL assembly area.

On Sunday 10 July, Tornados conducted an armed reconnaissance mission in the Mosul area. North-west of the city, they used Paveway IVs to attack a command and control post, a mortar team, and a weapons cache, then used a Brimstone missile to destroy a second weapons stockpile.

A second Tornado flight operated over Anbar province conducted four attacks with Brimstone missiles to destroy a group of engineering vehicles, which Daesh had mustered to construct positions 35 miles south-west of Ramadi.

On July 9, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 13 strikes using bomber, 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, ground-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 destroyed two ISIL oil wellheads.

* Near Ar Raqqah, one strike struck an ISIL used-bridge.

* Near Manbij, 11 strikes struck eight separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed seven ISIL fighting positions, three ISIL vehicles, and an ISIL-used bridge and suppressed an ISIL sniper position.

Iraq

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

* Near Bayji, two strikes [1 British] struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle and an ISIL tunnel.

* Near Hit, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL artillery piece and an ISIL bunker.

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

* Near Qayyarah, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL mortar system, an ISIL tactical vehicle, an ISIL excavator, four ISIL vehicles, an ISIL fighting position, six ISIL rockets, and four ISIL rocket rails and denied ISIL access to terrain.

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

* Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike suppressed an ISIL mortar position.

Additionally, due to an administrative error, three strikes were not reported on the July 9 release. The correct assessment reads:

Syria

* Near Manbij, three strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position and an ISIL-used bridge.

A Reaper employed a Hellfire on Saturday 9 July to destroy a truck carrying a Daesh group north of Bayji.

On July 8, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted nine strikes using bomber, ground-attack, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted eight strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using 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 three ISIL wellheads.
* Near Ar Raqqah, two strikes struck two ISIL-used bridges.
* Near Ayn Isa, one strike struck a large ISIL tactical unit.
* Near Manbij, three strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL fighting position and an ISIL-used bridge.
* Near Mar’a, one strike struck an ISIL operations center.

Iraq

* Near Bashir, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL weapons cache.
* Near Bayji, one strike destroyed an ISIL front-end loader.
* Near Hit, one strike destroyed an ISIL mortar system and an ISIL weapons cache.
* Near Mosul, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed three ISIL assembly areas, an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL weapons cache, and two ISIL fighting positions.
* Near Qayyarah, one strike [British?] destroyed an ISIL front-end loader.
* Near Ramadi, one strike [British] struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL rocket propelled grenade system, an ISIL recoilless rifle, an ISIL anti-air artillery piece, six ISIL heavy machine guns, an ISIL supply cache, and an ISIL fighting position and damaged a separate ISIL fighting position.
* Near Tal Afar, one strike destroyed an ISIL mortar system.

Friday 8 July saw a Reaper again supporting operations around Sharqat. It conducted four attacks, with three Hellfires and one GBU-12 guided bomb, against several groups of terrorists manoeuvring in a gully, and an ammunition truck which was being loaded with rocket-propelled grenades.

Over Anbar province, Typhoons maintained their patrols along the Euphrates north and west of Ramadi and supported an Iraqi unit engaged in very close combat with three Daesh heavy machine-gun and rocket-propelled grenade teams. Despite the proximity of the Iraqi troops, the three positions were successfully struck with Paveway IVs.

On July 7, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 10 strikes using bomber, attack, ground-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, 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 Ayn Isa, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units.

* Near Mar’a, one strike struck an ISIL headquarters.

* Near Manbij, seven strikes struck four separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed 17 ISIL fighting positions and an ISIL vehicle.

Iraq

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

* Near Bayji, one strike destroyed an ISIL bunker.

* Near Kisik, one strike suppressed an ISIL mortar position.

* Near Mosul, three strikes [1 British] struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL heavy machine gun and five ISIL assembly areas.

* Near Qayyarah, one strike destroyed an ISIL mortar system.

* Near Ramadi, one strike [British] struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL vehicles, an ISIL fighting position, and an ISIL recoilless rifle.

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

Additionally, due to an administrative error, two strikes were not reported on the July 7 release. The correct assessment reads:

Syria

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

In northern Iraq [on July 7th 2016], Tornado GR4s dropped a Paveway IV guided bomb which destroyed a heavy position 15 miles east of Mosul.
Typhoon FGR4s meanwhile patrolled to the north of Ramadi and used a Paveway IV against a group of Daesh fighters concealed in a tree line.

Mission Update nr. 3

Opdatering fra de danske styrker indsat i Operation Inherent Resolve 07-07-2016 – kl. 15:02

Af Værnsfælles Forsvarskommando

Transportflybidraget

Det danske C130J transportfly er nu på plads på Ali Al Salem Airbase i Kuwait. Herfra skal de 28 medarbejdere støtte koalitionens specialoperationsopgaver i Irak og Syrien og løse generelle transportopgaver. Disse opgaver kan blandt andet omfatte almindelige lufttransportopgaver, nedkastning af forsyninger til styrker på jorden og evakuering af syge og sårede.

– Vi er nu på plads hernede, og fra detachementets side har vi nu påbegyndt opgaveløsningen for koalitionen og dermed gennemført de første flyvninger. Vi er blevet taget særdeles godt imod af de danske kollegaer i det nationale støtteelement, som vi kommer til at arbejde tæt sammen med under udsendelsen hernede på Ali Al Salem. Det er vi også blevet af vores amerikanske samarbejdspartnere fra Air Force Special Operations Detachment her på basen, siger oberstløjtnant Hans Skovmose, der er chef for det danske transportflybidrag.

Missionen er planlagt til at køre frem til december 2016.

Radarbidraget

– Bidraget har nu opereret siden februar, og det går rigtig godt. Vi har netop modtaget ros og stor anerkendelse fra USA, der er vores nærmeste samarbejdspartner herude. Vores operative arbejde foregår naturligvis et stykke fra selve kamphandlingerne, men vores operatører sidder og er med til at styre slagets gang over et meget stort område. Det er unægtelig noget andet end at sende afvisningsberedskabet til Østersøen for at hævde dansk suverænitet og holde øje med trafikken. Mine folk er yderst professionelle, og de løser opgaven perfekt, siger oberstløjtnant John Roland Pedersen, der er chef for det danske radarbidrag.

Kampflybidraget

I perioden fra onsdag den 29. juni til onsdag den 6. juli har de danske F-16 fløjet knap 130 timer fordelt på 12 missioner i Operation Inherent Resolve. Missionerne er foregået i Irak i provinserne Al Anbar, Ninawa og Salah Ad Din. Målene har blandt andet været morterstillinger, bunkere og bygninger.

Der er ikke blevet fløjet missioner med de danske kampfly i Syrien i den forgangne uge.

Antal fløjne missioner i den forgangne uge: 12

Antal anvendte præcisionsbomber i den forgangne uge: 8

Fra kampflybidragets første indsættelse den 17. juni frem til onsdag den 6. juli klokken 0900 er der i alt blevet fløjet 325 timer fordelt på 29 missioner, og der er anvendt 31 præcisionsbomber.

Træningsbidraget

På Al Assad Airbase har DANCON Hold 3 på anden uge været i gang med træningen af en enhed fra de irakiske sikkerhedsstyrker. Der er primært blevet gennemført enkeltmandsuddannelser, men man har også bevæget sig ind på gruppeuddannelse og arbejdet med det ansvar, der påhviler førere for enheder.

Efter afslutningen af enkeltmandsuddannelsen starter der nu en turnusperiode, hvor den irakiske enhed kommer til at arbejde mere i rammen af sin gruppe og deling.

DANCON Hold 3 har med udgangen af uge 27 bidraget til træningen af i alt 1.663 irakiske soldater.

Lægges dette tal til de to foregående holds arbejde, har danske soldater dermed i alt støttet uddannelsen af 4.935 irakiske soldater.

On July 6, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 14 strikes using bomber, attack, ground-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 bomber, 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 five ISIL oil wellheads.
* Near Ar Raqqah, one strike struck an ISIL-used bridge.
* Near Manbij, 11 strikes struck five separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed five ISIL fighting positions and two ISIL-used bridges and damaged a separate ISIL-used bridge.

Iraq

* Near Al Baghdadi, three strikes destroyed an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED), an ISIL mortar system, and two ISIL weapons caches.
* Near Al Huwayjah, one strike destroyed an ISIL bunker and an ISIL tunnel.
* Near Mosul, three strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL artillery piece, and an ISIL weapons cache.
* Near Qayyarah, two strikes [1 British] struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed four ISIL vehicles, an ISIL mortar system, and an ISIL artillery piece and damaged an ISIL-used road and denied ISIL access to terrain.
* Near Ramadi, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL heavy machine gun, two ISIL fighting positions, and two ISIL mortar systems and damaged a separate ISIL fighting position.
* Near Rawah, one strike struck an ISIL weapons factory.
* Near Sinjar, one strike destroyed an ISIL heavy machine gun and an ISIL mortar system.
* Near Sultan Abdallah, two strikes struck an ISIL improvised weapons factory and destroyed an ISIL command and control node, an ISIL headquarters, and an ISIL bed down location.

On Wednesday 6 July, Tornado GR4s used Paveway IVs to strike a river crossing near Qayyarah which had been improvised by Daesh following successful coalition attacks against their supply routes.

Meanwhile, a Reaper patrolled near Sharqat in support of Iraqi ground forces, and used Hellfire missiles against a motorcycle mounted terrorist observation team. It then struck a group of extremists identified manoeuvring in the open nearby.

In the early hours of Thursday 7 July, an RAF Reaper assisted Iraqi ground forces operating near Sharqat in the north of the country. The Reaper’s crew conducted two successful precision attacks using Hellfire missiles against two small groups of Daesh extremists firing on the Iraqi troops from a fortified position. Having located a larger group of terrorists, the Reaper then provided targeting assistance to an attack by coalition fast jets.

On July 5, coalition military forces continued to attack 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. Coalition military forces conducted one strike in Syria in support of Coalition operations using fighter aircraft. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 14 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using fighter, attack, bomber, 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 Manbij, 13 strikes struck eight separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed 21 ISIL fighting positions and an ISIL tactical vehicle.

Iraq

* Near Al Baghdadi, one strike destroyed an ISIL bunker.
* Near Al Huwayjah, three strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL front-end loader and denied ISIL access to terrain.
* Near Bayji, one strike destroyed an ISIL command and control node.
* Near Kisik, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL assembly area and suppressed ISIL rocket firing position.
* Near Mosul, one strike [French and Belgian] struck an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) factory.
* Near Qayyarah, three strikes [1 British] struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL mortar system, an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL rocket system, and an ISIL headquarters.
* Near Ramadi, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed 10 ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL artillery piece, an ISIL vehicle, two ISIL rocket propelled grenade systems, five ISIL heavy machine guns, an ISIL boat, and an ISIL sniper position.
* Near Waleed, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and an ISIL fighting position.

Coalition military forces conducted one strike in Syria in support of Coalition operations using fighter aircraft:

* Near Ar Raqqah, one strike struck inoperable Coalition equipment denying ISIL access in support of Coalition operations.

Additionally, due to an administrative error, two strikes were not reported while an additional strike was misreported near Ayn Isa on the July 5 release. The correct assessment reads:

Syria

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

Dans la nuit du 05 juillet 2016, les aéronefs déployés au Moyen-Orient dans le cadre de l’opération Chammal ont réalisé en coordination avec d’autres chasseurs de la coalition une frappe planifiée contre un site de Daech dans la région de Mossoul.

Deux Mirage 2000D de la base aérienne projetée H5 et quatre F16 belges ont participé à cette mission. Ils ont frappé simultanément plusieurs bâtiments d’un vaste site servant à fabriquer et à stocker des bombes artisanales.

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, cinq Mirage 2000D et trois Mirage 2000N) d’un avion de patrouille maritime Atlantique2 de la Marine nationale 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. La frégate de défense aérienne Forbin est engagée dans l’opération Chammal en mer Méditerranée depuis le mois de mai.

Typhoons were again active near Qayyarah on Tuesday 5 July, where they conducted two successful Paveway IV attacks that destroyed a mortar team and a nearby ammunition stockpile. The Typhoons were two of the fifty coalition aircraft controlled over Syria and Iraq that day by an RAF Sentry E-3D, making its regular contribution to the coalition’s command and control of a round-the-clock air campaign, and were, as ever, supported by a Voyager air refuelling tanker.

Du 29 juin au 5 juillet 2016, les équipages des Mirage 2000 et des Rafale de l’opération Chammal ont réalisé 38 sorties (32 de bombardement, 6 de recueil de renseignement) :

• Huit frappes ont été réalisées en Irak en appui des forces irakiennes en faisant effort sur les secteurs de Ramadi, Mossoul et Qayyarah.
• Une frappe planifiée a été conduite dans la région de Mossoul, le 5 juillet, par un raid conjoint de Mirage 2000 français et de F16 belges. Ce raid a permis de détruire un vaste site d’assemblage et de stockage de bombes artisanales.

Ces neuf frappes ont entraîné la destruction de 28 objectifs.

June 27th-July 4th: Nederlandse F-16’s van de Air Task Force Middle East (ATFME) voerden als laatste opdracht Close Air Support-Missies uit boven de Iraakse provincies Al-Anbar en Ninawa. Hierna werd het stokje overgedragen aan de Belgische luchtmacht. Het F-16-detachement is bijna 2 jaar ingezet in de strijd tegen ISIS. Nederlandse militairen zorgen vanaf nu voor de force protection van het Belgische detachement. Donderdag keerden de F-16’s terug op Vliegbasis Volkel.

SOUTHWEST ASIA- On July 4, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 11 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, attack, ground-attack, 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 destroyed six ISIL oil well heads.
* Near Ayn Isa, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle.
* Near Manbij, eight strikes struck seven separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed eight ISIL fighting positions and an ISIL vehicle.
* Near Washiyah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle.

Iraq

* Near Al Qaim, one strike destroyed an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) factory.
* Near Bayji, one strike destroyed an ISIL fighting position and an ISIL trench.
* Near Mosul, one strike [French] struck an ISIL IED factory.
* Near Qayyarah, three strikes [1 British] destroyed an ISIL excavator, an ISIL aircraft hangar, two ISIL vehicles, 18 ISIL rocket rails, 11 ISIL rockets, an ISIL boat, and an ISIL checkpoint.
* Near Ramadi, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL fighting position and an ISIL vehicle.
* Near Sinjar, one strike suppressed ISIL rocket fire.

* Near Sultan Abdallah, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed five ISIL weapons caches, two ISIL tunnels, and four ISIL assembly areas.

Additionally, one strike from July 3 was not included on the July 4 strike release.