Point de situation des opérations

[France gives an update on armed operations. They report that they have accentuated their actions against Daesh and that they have been effective in supporting the Iraqi forces in the conquest of territory and inflicting significant losses to Daesh who are now on the decline.]



Mise à jour : 09/09/2016 09:56

Point de situation sur les opérations des armées françaises du 8 septembre 2016

Situation au Levant ; Opération Chammal.

En Irak, après la prise de Qayyarah évoquée la semaine dernière, les forces de sécurité Irakiennes (FSI) se réorganisent et poursuivent la sécurisation autour de cette agglomération, notamment pour détruire les poches de résistance restantes (Sharqat et Hawijah), et consolider les positions avant de reprendre l’offensive.

En Syrie, la coalition s’attache aujourd’hui à coordonner les actions en conservant l’objectif final qui reste la destruction de Daech.

Activités de la force Chammal

L’action de la coalition s’inscrit dans une logique de soutien au profit des forces de sécurité irakienne présentes sur le terrain. Elle repose toujours sur ses deux piliers : un pilier aérien qui permet de frapper les capacités militaires de Daech en Irak comme en Syrie et un pilier de formation des forces armées irakiennes.

Le tempo des opérations de la coalition suit le rythme des avancées des FSI présentes sur le terrain. La réorganisation actuelles des FSI sur le terrain s’est donc traduite par une diminution des frappes aériennes dans la région. Cette semaine, deux frappes d’appui au sol ont ainsi été conduites par la France.

Déploiement GAN et GTA

Conformément à la décision du Président de la République, les armées françaises accentuent leurs actions contre Daech au Levant, dans la continuité des opérations menées depuis septembre 2014 au sein de la coalition internationale. Ces opérations, menées en grande partie pour la France par l’armée de l’air depuis les bases de Jordanie et du Golfe, portent leurs fruits. Elles ont permis d’appuyer efficacement les forces irakiennes dans la reconquête de leur territoire et d’infliger des pertes conséquentes à Daech, désormais sur le recul.

En complément des actions de frappes menées par l’armée de l’air, la contribution française inclura le déploiement d’un groupe d’artillerie et l’envoi du groupe aéronaval avec le porte-avions Charles de Gaulle. Ces renforts seront opérationnels au début de l’automne et viendront appuyer les forces irakiennes dans la reprise de la ville de Mossoul. Le groupe d’artillerie est déployé avec des canons Caesar, le porte-avions a repris son entraînement et appareillera d’ici à la fin du mois de septembre pour rejoindre la Méditerranée orientale.

Retour sur le déploiement de Mirage 2000

Positionnés pour opérer dans des délais très brefs contre les fiefs de Daech, en Irak et en Syrie, les 8 Mirage 2000D et N ont été déployés du 12 décembre 2014 au 28 août 2016.

Intégrés à l’opération Chammal, au sein de l’opération OIR, ils ont effectués plus de 2 300 sorties (2 349) et près de 11 000 heures de vol (10 810).

Cela signifie que 3 à 4 M2000 ont décollé tous les jours pour une mission de frappe, et ce, pendant 21 mois sans interruption.

Ce niveau d’activité opérationnelle intense et sans relâche a pu être tenu dans la durée grâce à l’action de tous les hommes qui œuvrent, souvent dans l’ombre, pour permettre d’atteindre les objectifs opérationnels :

Les équipes techniques mobilisées qui œuvrent à chaque instant pour réaliser la maintenance, la préparation et la mise en œuvre depuis ces bases extérieures, des aéronefs dans des conditions climatiques difficiles, et agressives pour le matériel,

Les équipes de soutien à terre qui permettent le ravitaillement en carburant, eau, nourriture, munitions, pièces de rechanges,

Les soutiens « en vol », à savoir les ravitaillements.

Sans le soutien de ces hommes, de ces équipes, disponibles, dévouées et performantes, ce type d’engagement dans la durée ne serait pas possible.

A cette heure du bilan de l’engagement des Mirage 2000, après ces 21 mois d’activités intenses, il est important de ne pas oublier combien l’action de ces équipes et de leur soutien a été déterminante dans cette opération.

Mission Update no. 12
Update from the Danish forces in international missions.
08-09-2016 – kl. 14:48
The Joint Services Defence Command

Operation Inherently Resolve

Kampflybidraget
The Danish F-16 detachment in the period August 31 pm. 1200 to 7 September at. 1200 flown 10 missions over the Iraqi provinces of Ninawa, Erbil and Dahuk. There are in this context used 6-precision bombs. The missions have included attacks on ISIL building with ISIL fighters attack on an ISIL observation facility, and attacks on tunnel systems used for storing weapons. In addition, the aircraft conducted surveillance and intelligence gathering.

Danish F-16 thus has flown 121 missions in everything from Incirlik Air Base in Turkey since mid-June, when kampflybidraget again was inserted into the coalition against ISIL. During the period have been used 181 precision bombs.

Training contribution
The training of the Iraqi security forces are now moving again after a short period when the primary has gone on Danish instructor training. In the past week has DANCON completed training of 15 Iraqi soldiers. This gives DANCON Hold 4 conducted 383 courses for one man. Overall, DANCON thus trained 5,027 Iraqi soldiers.

Radar
During the week have the radar running without interruption. Operators carries air control operation southern area, which is currently mainly serves as a transit and air refueling area for the operations taking place in northern Iraq around Mosul.

On 8 September at 0630 local time got hold 4 handed over command from Hold 3, which can now return home to Denmark after a well-executed mission.

C-130
The week was marked by two days of repair of the C-130 plane, which until now has flown 139 hours in 35 missions.

For the other missions there is nothing to note.

On Sept. 7, coalition military forces conducted 12 strikes against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted five 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 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 Ar Raqqah, two strikes engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an oil tanker trailer, an oil workover rig, and a vehicle.

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

* Near Dayz Az Zawr, one strike destroyed four ISIL oil tanker trucks.

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

Iraq

* Near Albu Hayat, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two bunkers and two vehicles.

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

* Near Mosul, two strikes engaged an ISIL financial center and destroyed a weapons storage facility.

* Near Qayyarah, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed a vehicle, 12 rocket rails, four rocket systems, and an assembly area.

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

* Near Sinjar, one strike destroyed an ISIL tunnel entrance and suppressed a mortar position.

On Sept. 6, coalition military forces conducted 17 strikes against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted five strikes using attack, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 12 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using fighter and attack 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 tanker trucks.

* Near Ar Raqqah, one strike destroyed two ISIL oil tanker trucks.

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

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

Iraq

* Near Albu Hayat, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed a rocket cache, two buildings, and three bunkers.

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

* Near Kisik, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed a tunnel entrance, a vehicle, and three heavy machine guns.

* Near Mosul, six strikes engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed five vehicles, two dozers, a front-end loader, an excavator, inoperable coalition equipment, and damaged a tunnel.

* Near Qayyarah, two strikes [1 British] engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed three vehicles, two dozers, and eight rocket rails.

* Near Ramadi, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed a vehicle, a building, and a mortar system.

Tuesday 6 September: Qayyarah remains the focus for significant Iraqi offensive operations, and Royal Air Force aircraft have continued to contribute to the supporting coalition air effort. Two Tornado GR4s used Paveway IV guided bombs and Brimstone missiles to attack a large dispersed group of mechanical excavators and heavy trucks being used by Daesh to construct defensive positions in the area; at least seven vehicles were destroyed outright.

On Sept. 5, coalition military forces conducted 14 strikes against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted seven strikes using 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 bomber, fighter, and attack 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 destroyed two ISIL oil pump jacks, an oil tank, and a headquarters building.

* Near Dayr Az Zawr, three strikes destroyed 13 ISIL oil tanker trucks and a tractor trailer.

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

Iraq

* Near Bayji, one strike destroyed an ISIL rocket rail and a cave entrance.

* Near Kisik, one strike destroyed two ISIL fighting positions, two tunnel entrances, an observation post, and a rocket firing position.

* Near Mosul, four strikes engaged three ISIL tactical units and destroyed an assembly area, a fighting position, a vehicle, and a headquarters building.

* Near Ramadi, one strike destroyed a rocket system.

On Sept. 4, coalition military forces conducted 12 strikes against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted nine strikes using attack and fighter aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted three strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using 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 destroyed eight ISIL trailers, three oil pump jacks, and 42 oil tanker trucks.

* Near Manbij, two strikes engaged two ISIL tactical units and destroyed two vehicles and a fighting position.

* Near Mar’a, one strike destroyed an ISIL mortar system.

Iraq

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

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

* Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an assembly area, a fighting position, and two vehicles.

Sunday 4 September: Typhoons patrolled over western Iraq and engaged a group of terrorists who had been spotted several miles north of Ramadi. Although they attempted to seek cover beneath some trees, the extremists were struck accurately by a Paveway IV.

On Sept. 3, coalition military forces conducted 19 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 eight strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using fighter, rocket artillery, 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 three ISIL cranes.
* Near Dayr Az Zawr, one strike destroyed an ISIL tanker truck.
* Near Manbij, eight strikes engaged seven ISIL tactical units and destroyed two fighting positions, a logistical hub, a VBIED, an anti-air artillery system, and two vehicles.
* Near Mar’a, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit.

Iraq

* Near Hit, one strike destroyed two ISIL buildings and two vehicles.
* Near Mosul, two strikes engaged an ISIL tactical unit and a financial storage center, and destroyed an assembly area, a command and control node, a rocket system, five rocket rails, two fighting positions, a bulldozer, and a vehicle.
* Near Ramadi, two strikes engaged two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed three buildings, two mortar caches, a vehicle, and a mortar system.
* Near Sultan Abdallah, two strikes engaged an ISIL weapons cache and a building.

Saturday 3 September – a Reaper attacked a terrorist check-point in north-western Iraq…On Saturday 3 September, a Reaper kept close watch on a Daesh vehicle check-point in north-western Iraq, in the Tall Afar region, which was being used by the terrorists to harass local civilian traffic. The Reaper’s crew waited patiently until there were no civilian vehicles in the area, then destroyed the check-point with a direct hit from a Hellfire.

CHAMMAL : Frappes Rafale contre Daech

Mise à jour : 10/09/2016 12:25

Vendredi 2 septembre, les Rafale, récemment déployés sur la base aérienne projetée au Proche-Orient dans le cadre de l’opération Chammal, ont bombardé des positions défensives de Daech dans la région de Mossoul.

Une patrouille de deux Rafale est en mission d’appui aérien au-dessus de l’Irak, dans le sud de Mossoul, lorsqu’elle est sollicitée pour bombarder plusieurs objectifs à l’ouest la ville. Rejoignant rapidement la zone, les avions reçoivent un ordre du CAOC (Combined Air Operation Center – centre des opérations aériennes) : faire feu sur des objectifs qui ont été préalablement identifiés par les forces irakiennes au sol.

Délivrant des bombes à guidage laser ou à guidage GPS+Laser, les Rafale détruisent peu de temps après, avec une précision métrique, des caches d’armes et de munitions de Daech.

« Après avoir tiré, nous avons vu beaucoup d’explosions secondaires » témoigne un pilote de la patrouille, ce qui confirme la présence d’explosifs dans ces caches.

Une telle opération, compte-tenu de la présence au sol de troupes amies, nécessite en effet un usage précis de la puissance de feu, un délai de réaction rapide et une bonne synchronisation jusqu’aux plus petits échelons tactiques. Cette coordination passe par les drones ou les équipes spécialisées au sol lorsqu’il y en a. Nommés JTAC (Joint Terminal Attack Controller), ces contrôleurs aériens avancés permettent de confirmer l’identification et la localisation des objectifs.

Les pilotes fournissent également des indications aux forces terrestres et aux autorités décisionnaires, grâce à des observations visuelles directes, des capacités de vision grossissante, de leur pod Damoclès et un système embarqué de transmission vidéos.

Ces frappes sont réalisées en amont et en aval d’autres frappes de la coalition, le même jour, sur des objectifs similaires et adjacents. Elles portent ainsi de puissants coups contre Daech. Elles répondent de fait à la mission confiée, détruire ou du moins affaiblir en profondeur les capacités militaires du groupe terroriste islamique.

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 assurer un soutien aérien en Irak et en Syrie dans la lutte contre le groupe terroriste autoproclamé Daech, en frappant notamment l’organisation terroriste avec des moyens aériens. Le dispositif complet est actuellement structuré autour de douze Rafale de l’armée de l’Air, d’un avion de patrouille maritime Atlantique 2 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 légère furtive Courbet et son hélicoptère Panther sont également engagés dans le cadre de cette opération en mer Méditerranée depuis le 26 août.

On Sept. 1, coalition military forces conducted 14 strikes against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted five strikes using 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 fighter, rocket artillery, 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, two strikes [1-2 British] damaged an ISIL weapons cache and destroyed another weapons cache.

* Near Mar’a, three strikes engaged three ISIL tactical units, and destroyed seven fighting positions and a weapons cache.

Iraq

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

* Near Ar Rutbah, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit.

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

* Near Hit, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit, and destroyed a building and a bunker.

* Near Kisik, one strike damaged two ISIL tunnels.

* Near Qayyarah, one strike [1 British] destroyed two ISIL weapons caches.

* Near Ramadi, one strike destroyed an ISIL mortar tube and a vehicle.

* Near Sinjar, one strike destroyed an ISIL security headquarters building.

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

Thursday 1 September – Tornados hit a Daesh weapons cache in northern Iraq, while a Reaper destroyed a large stockpile of explosive material in Raqqa, Syria…A Reaper remotely piloted aircraft operated over Raqqa in Syria on Thursday 1 September, where its crew helped identify a large stockpile of explosive materials at an industrial site, awaiting the manufacture of improvised explosive devices and other home-made weaponry. An attack using Hellfire missiles destroyed much of the stockpile, and left the remainder on fire. Near Qayyarah, Tornados providing close air support to Iraqi ground forces conducted a successful Paveway IV attack against a weapons cache hidden in a line of trees.

On Aug. 31, coalition military forces conducted 16 strikes against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted eight strikes using attack, bomber, and fighter aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted eight strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using 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, three strikes destroyed four ISIL tanker trucks and a pump jack.

* Near Ar Raqqah, three strikes engaged an ISIL vehicle-borne improvised explosive device facility, and destroyed three oil tanker trucks, a tank, and two tactical vehicles.

* Near Dayr Az Zawr, one strike destroyed an ISIL pump jack.

* Near Mar’a, one strike destroyed an ISIL fighting position and a mortar system.

Iraq

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

* Near Bayji, one strike damaged an ISIL mortar system.

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

* Near Hit, one strike destroyed an ISIL bunker.

* Near Kisik, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit, and destroyed three fighting positions and a weapons cache.

* Near Mosul, two strikes engaged two ISIL tactical units, and destroyed a tunnel and two assembly areas.

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

Wednesday 31 August – Typhoons destroyed a Daesh-held building to the east of Mosul…Wednesday 31 August: A Typhoon patrol found its target 15 miles to the east of Mosul, where advancing Iraqi forces had identified a Daesh-held building. It was hit with a Paveway IV leading to number of secondary explosions.

IRAK / SYRIE : CHAMMAL
Au Levant, la situation sécuritaire reste délicate. Cette crise évolue dans un environnement opérationnel complexe mais les avancées des forces de la coalition sur le terrain sont réelles. L’objectif de la coalition est bien de neutraliser les capacités militaires de Daech et de ramener les conditions minimales de sécurité.
Sur le terrain : En Irak, les forces de sécurité irakiennes ont poursuivi leurs opérations de reconquête lancées depuis le printemps. et ont repris certaines villes clefs :

dans la vallée de l’Anbar, elles se sont emparées du poste frontière d’Al Walid et ont consolidé leurs lignes de communication vers les frontières syrienne et saoudienne ;
dans la vallée du Tigre, les forces de sécurité ont réussi à s’emparer de verrous défensifs en direction de Mossoul, grande ville tenue par Daech. Après avoir percé au Nord de Baïji le 15 juillet, elles ont récemment pris le contrôle de la ville de Qayyarah. Il s’agit maintenant de sécuriser complètement cette ville, la « dépolluer », en retirant les pièges, mines, et engins artisanaux laissés par Daech, et consolider les positions.
En Syrie, la coalition a contribué à libérer la ville de Manbïj. Il s’agit maintenant de coordonner la suite de l’action.

Au cours de l’été, Chammal a poursuivi son action sur les 2 volets : celui de la formation des forces armées irakiennes et celui aérien qui permet de frapper les capacités militaires de Daech en Irak comme en Syrie.

Pilier opérations aériennes
Depuis le 5 juillet, les aéronefs de l’opération Chammal ont poursuivi leurs missions aériennes contre Daech. 344 sorties ont été effectuées soit plus de 6 sorties aériennes par jour, alternant reconnaissance aérienne (52), bombardements (273), et ravitaillement (19).
Au bilan, ce sont en tout 61 frappes réalisées et 100 objectifs neutralisés de Daech. Cette moyenne de plus d’une frappe par jour témoigne de l’intensité de notre engagement national.
Près de 80% de ces frappes françaises se sont concentrées sur les abords de Mossoul où la coalition porte son effort.
Ces frappes s’inscrivent dans une logique d’appui direct à la progression des troupes au sol pour affaiblir les défenses de Daech dans la région de Mossoul. Les 10 frappes planifiées conduites en Irak et en Syrie, visaient pour leur part des infrastructures clefs de Daech : atelier de fabrication d’IED, centre d’entraînement, de commandement.

Pilier formation
Les soldats français, essentiellement à Bagdad, poursuivent leurs actions de formation et de conseil au profit des forces irakiennes de l’ICTS et de la 6e division. selon un processus qui est désormais bien rodé.

MISE EN PLACE DU COMANFOR CHAMMAL :
Le 1er août 2016, le général de brigade aérienne Serge Cholley a pris le commandement de l’opération Chammal. Présent auprès de de l’état-major de la coalition installé au Koweït, il commande désormais les 1 000 militaires français déployés au Levant dans cette opération. > En savoir plus.

REDÉPLOIEMENT DES PLOTS CHASSE SUR LES THEATRES D’OPERATIONS.

Mission Update nr. 11

Opdatering fra de danske styrker i internationale missioner 01-09-2016 – kl. 14:58

Operation RECLIB



27. august gennemførte den dansk ledede styrke afhentning af kemisk materiale i den libyske havn Misratah.

Operationen på dagen startede klokken 05.00 om morgenen, da der blev etableret kontakt med de libyske myndigheder. Klokken 09.00 anløb DFDS-fragtskibet Ark Futura havnen i Misratah og mødtes der med de libyske samarbejdspartnere, der har haft opgaven med at sikre både havn og last. På overskuelig afstand fra havnen lå Absalon og et britisk flådefartøj klar til at støtte, hvis problemer skulle opstå.

Klokken 19.10 forlod kemikalierne libysk farvand ombord på Ark Futura.

Nu eskorterer Absalon fragtskibet mod den havn, hvor stofferne skal afleveres til destruktion. De nærmere omstændigheder i forbindelse med afleveringen vil blive beskrevet, når det er sikkerhedsmæssigt forsvarligt.

Det danske styrkebidrag udgøres af Forsvaret, SKAT og Beredskabsstyrelsen.

Forud for afhentningen har der været en komprimeret planlægningsproces, der har kørt henover sommeren. Absalon sejlede fra Danmark den 17. august, og kunne efter en kort og intens afsluttende forberedelse til søs være klar til at gennemføre afhentning.

OIR

Træningsbidrag

I denne uge har DANCON haft mulighed for, at gennemføre intern instruktøruddannelse. Derudover er man ved at klargøre til det første store polititræningshold til Hold 4.

F-16

De danske fly har siden onsdag 24. august kl. 12 fløjet missioner over de Irakiske provinser Ninawa og Erbil samt de Syriske provinser Dayr Az Zawr og Hasakah.

Missionerne har omfattet angreb på ISIL safehouse, angreb på ISIL kommunikationsfacilitet, angreb på ISIL hovedkvarter og angreb på fabrikker til fremstilling af køretøjer med improviserede sprængladninger (VBIED). Derudover har flyene indsamlet overvågning og efterretninger.

Der er i perioden 24. august kl. 1200 til 31. august kl. 1200 gennemført følgende:

Antal fløjne missioner i den forgangne uge: 11

Antal anvendte præcisionsbomber i den forgangne uge: 21

Antal fløjne missioner totalt: 111

Antal anvendte præcisionsbomber total: 175

Radar

I løbet af den forgangne uge har TPS77-radaren, i Irak, kørt uden vanskeligheder, og der er blevet leveret input til koalitionens samlede luftovervågningsbillede. Ved radaroperatørerne pågår der i disse dage rotation. Hold 3 er på vej hjem, således at Hold 4 inden for den nærmeste fremtid kan overtage operationerne.

C-130

Den danske C-130 har i ugens løb gennemført missioner internt i Irak og har transporteret 25.000 kilo gods og 145 personer.

MINUSMA

Overordnet set har den forgangne uge for de danske styrker i MINUSMA været fokuseret på overdragelse af opgaver og materiel – og ikke mindst etablering af relationer til nye samarbejdspartnere.

De danske enheder er nået til forskellige faser af denne overdragelsesproces, idet det Nationale Støtte Element (NSE) efterhånden har været indsat i en måneds tid – og derved har opnået fortrolighed med de fleste arbejdsopgaver og relationer til samarbejdspartnere. Derfor arbejder NSE nu hårdt for at skabe et godt grundlag for den forestående rotation af specialoperationsstyrkebidraget.

NSE har i den forgangne uge blandt andet truffet aftaler med multinationale samarbejdspartnere om støtte til håndtering og transport af materiel og personel.

For specialoperationsstyrkebidragets vedkommende er den forgangne periode gået med klargøring til den forestående rotation, idet blandt andet materiel og køretøjer er blevet vedligeholdt grundigt inden overdragelsen gennemføres til Hold 2. Den seneste tids regn og pløre har – sammenholdt med det generelt krævende terræn i den nordlige del af Mali – slidt en del på materiellet, hvorfor en grundig gennemgang af biler og andet materiel har været tiltrængt.

Endelig er efterretningsbidraget – efter cirka et par ugers indsættelse i Mali – efterhånden ved at komme ind i rutinerne, og har lært samarbejdspartnere at kende.

Samlet set er alle danske styrkebidrag i Mali ved godt mod, og løser opgaverne på professionel vis.

Til øvrige missioner er der intet at bemærke.

On Aug. 30, 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 bomber, fighter, 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 Ar Raqqah, one strike destroyed two ISIL tanks, an ammunitions cache, and a tactical vehicle.

* Near Manbij, six strikes engaged four separate ISIL tactical units, and destroyed five fighting positions, a vehicle, a weapons cache, and two vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices.

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

Iraq

* Near Al Baghdadi, one strike produced inconclusive results.

* Near Albu Hayat, one strike destroyed an ISIL vehicle.

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

* Near Haditha, one strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit, and destroyed another fighting position.

* Near Hit, four strikes engaged an ISIL VBIED factory, a barracks, a headquarters building, and destroyed three fighting positions.

* Near Kisik, one strike destroyed an ISIL mortar system, and suppressed another mortar position.

* Near Mosul, one strike [1 British] engaged an ISIL tactical unit; destroyed a fighting position, a command and control node, two mortar systems, eight rocket rails, a rocket system, and a tunnel; damaged an excavator; and suppressed a mortar position.

* Near Ramadi, two strikes engaged two ISIL tactical units; destroyed two fighting positions, two mortar systems, a mortar cache, two vehicles, and an artillery system; and damaged another mortar system.

* Near Rawah, one strike engaged an ISIL weapons cache.

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

Tuesday 30 August – Typhoons attacked a further three tunnels north of Mosul, as well as a mechanical excavator helping construct terrorist positions…Tuesday 30 August: Typhoons operating over the same area north of Mosul conducted successful attacks with Paveway IVs on a further three tunnels. An excavator preparing defences nearby was also destroyed.

Statement by Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook on Precision Airstrike Targeting Abu Muhammad Al-Adnani

Today coalition forces conducted a precision strike near Al Bab, Syria, targeting Abu Muhammad Al-Adnani, one of ISIL’s most senior leaders. We are still assessing the results of the strike, but Al-Adnani’s removal from the battlefield would mark another significant blow to ISIL. Al-Adnani has served as principal architect of ISIL’s external operations and as ISIL’s chief spokesman. He has coordinated the movement of ISIL fighters, directly encouraged lone-wolf attacks on civilians and members of the military and actively recruited new ISIL members. The U.S. military will continue to prioritize and relentlessly target ISIL leaders and external plotters in order to defend our homeland, our allies and our partners, while we continue to gather momentum in destroying ISIL’s parent tumor in Iraq and Syria and combat its metastases around the world.

On Aug. 29, coalition military forces conducted 16 strikes against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted nine strikes using bomber, fighter, attack 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 bomber, and fighter aircraft against ISIL targets. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted against ISIL since the last press release:

Syria

* Near Abu Kamal, one strike destroyed inoperable coalition equipment.

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

* Near Manbij, six strikes engaged four separate ISIL tactical units, and destroyed a fighting position, a vehicle, a tank, and two vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices. * Near Palmyra, one strike destroyed 10 ISIL weapon cache bunkers.

Iraq

* Near Albu Hayat, one strike destroyed an ISIL vehicle and a medium machine gun.

* Near Mosul, two strikes [1 British?] engaged an ISIL tactical unit, and destroyed four rocket rails.

* Near Ramadi, two strikes engaged an ISIL tactical unit, and destroyed two fighting positions, a vehicle, a command and control node, and a heavy machine gun.

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

* Near Tal Afar, one strike destroyed two ISIL fighting positions and a mortar system.

Monday 29 August – Typhoons bombed a bunker and tunnel to the north of Mosul…Monday 29 August: Typhoons operating ten miles north of Mosul delivered a Paveway attack on a bunker and tunnel network. A number of secondary explosions ensued, most likely from stored ammunition.