On April 29, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted seven strikes using attack and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, Coalition military forces conducted 17 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using 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 AL Hawl, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position and an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Manbij, one strike destroyed an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Mar’a, four strikes struck four separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL fighting position and an ISIL vehicle and damaged ISIL equipment.

Iraq

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

* Near Fallujah, four strikes [2 British] struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL VBIED, an ISIL-used bridge, and an ISIL tank.

* Near Habbaniyah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position and an ISIL mortar system.

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

* Near Kirkuk, four strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed four ISIL VBIEDs, an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL supply cache, four ISIL weapons caches, four ISIL assembly areas, two ISIL tunnel systems, an ISIL front end loader, an ISIL excavator, four ISIL fighting positions, three ISIL-used bridges, an ISIL bed down location, and an ISIL tactical vehicle.

* Near Mosul, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed three ISIL assembly areas, two ISIL bed down locations, two ISIL fighting positions, and an ISIL weapons cache.

* Near Qayyarah, three strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed three ISIL rocket rails, five ISIL rockets, and an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Waleed, one strike produced inconclusive results.

Friday 29 April – Tornados used Brimstone missiles to destroy a Daesh tank and an armed truck in western Iraq…Tornados on a reconnaissance mission on Friday 29 April used two Brimstone missiles to destroy a T-55 tank and an armed truck despite the efforts by Daesh to conceal both in a palm grove south of Fallujah.

Chammal : 2 frappes conjointes en 48 h détruisent un important site de Daech en Irak

Au cours des nuits des 29 et 30 avril 2016, les forces aériennes françaises engagées au Levant se sont associées à des aéronefs américains de la coalition pour mener des frappes planifiées sur un site logistique important de Daech en Irak.

Le 29 avril vers 21h30, quatre Rafale ont quitté le golfe Arabo-persique pour rejoindre quatre Mirage 2000D en provenance de la base aérienne projetée en Jordanie. Les aéronefs français, munis majoritairement de missiles de croisière SCALP (système de croisière conventionnel autonome à longue portée), ont été rejoints dans le ciel irakien par plusieurs chasseurs et bombardiers américains (F15 et B52) pour frapper les objectifs qui leur avaient été assignés.

Le 30 avril, la nuit suivante, un autre dispositif franco-américain, formé de deux Rafale, quatre M2000D et huit aéronefs américains, a à nouveau frappé le même site logistique de l’organisation terroriste.

Le site détruit situé à Al Qaïm, à la frontière irako-syrienne, a nécessité deux raids consécutifs en raison de sa taille. Cet ancien site industriel de fabrication de phosphate était utilisé par Daech pour produire des engins explosifs improvisés et des véhicules suicides en grande quantité. Particulièrement étendues et constituées d’objectifs à traiter (bâtiments, véhicules en attente de transformation, etc…), ces infrastructures ont été définitivement mises hors d’état de production.

Ces missions conjointes traduisent une fois de plus l’entière coopération franco-américaine dans le cadre de la coalition internationale contre Daech. Elles intègrent des aéronefs aux armements et aux capacités complémentaires dans le but d’affaiblir l’organisation terroriste tout en veillant à utiliser les munitions les plus efficientes.

Lancée depuis le 19 septembre 2014, l’opération Chammal mobilise actuellement plus de 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 Daech, en frappant l’organisation terroriste avec ses moyens aériens. Le dispositif complet est actuellement structuré autour d’une douzaine d’avions de chasse de l’armée de l’Air, d’un avion de patrouille maritime Atlantique 2 ainsi que de capacités de renseignement, de commandement, de contrôle (C2) et de ravitaillement. Il comprend également des militaires projetés à Bagdad et Erbil pour la formation et le conseil des militaires irakiens.

On April 28, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted six strikes using attack and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, Coalition military forces conducted 16 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using rocket artillery and bomber, 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, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL vehicles.

* Near Mar’a, five strikes struck five separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed six ISIL fighting positions, four ISIL mortar positions, and an ISIL vehicle.

Iraq

* Near Al Baghdadi, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL heavy machine guns and an ISIL bunker and denied ISIL access to terrain.

* Near Fallujah, four strikes [1 British] struck two separate large ISIL tactical units and destroyed three ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL vehicle, and two ISIL-used bridges and suppressed a separate ISIL tactical unit and denied ISIL access to terrain.

* Near Hit, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions and denied ISIL access to terrain.

* Near Kisik, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL assembly area and two ISIL tunnel entrances and denied ISIL access to terrain.

* Near Mosul, two strikes struck an ISIL fuel and service station and suppressed an ISIL mortar position.

* Near Qayyarah, two strikes [1 British] struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL tunnel entrance and denied ISIL access to terrain.

* Near Ramadi, one strike struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL assembly area.

* Near Sinjar, one strike destroyed an ISIL rocket position.’

Thursday 28 April – Tornados bombed terrorists operating in western and northern Iraq, including machine-gun and rocket teams, and the entrance to a tunnel system…Tornados continued their action over the north on Thursday 28 April some distance to the south of Sinjar, striking a further mortar team as well as entrenchments that included the entrance to a tunnel system near Qayyarah. A second Tornado mission silenced a machine-gun position on a former industrial site east of Fallujah.

On April 27, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted seven strikes using attack and ground-attack 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, 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 Ayn Isa, one strike destroyed an ISIL bunker.

* Near Mar’a, four strikes struck four separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL fighting position and four ISIL vehicles.

* Near Washiyah, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL command and control node and five ISIL vehicles.

Iraq

* Near Al Baghdadi, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position, an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL bunker, and two ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive devices (VBIED).

* Near Al Huwayjah, one strike struck an ISIL logistics facility.

* Near Fallujah, two strikes [1 British] struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed four ISIL rocket rails, four ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL staging area, and suppressed an ISIL rocket position.

* Near Hit, four strikes [2 British] struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL fighting position, an ISIL heavy machine gun, an ISIL-used bridge, and denied ISIL access to terrain.

* Near Mosul, one strike struck an improvised weapons facility.

* Near Qayyarah, five strikes [1 British] struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed five ISIL mortar positions, four ISIL assembly areas, two ISIL VBIEDs, and denied ISIL access to terrain and suppressed an ISIL tactical unit.

Wednesday 27 April – Typhoons and Tornados attacked multiple Daesh positions in western and northern Iraq, hitting a command post, six mortar, machine-gun and rocket teams, and two truck-bombs…On Wednesday 27 April, a pair of Tornados used Paveway IVs to destroy a terrorist mortar team operating north of the town of Hit, as well as a truck-bomb concealed amidst trees nearby. Later in the day, Typhoons struck a machine-gun position in the same area and a Daesh tactical command post north of Fallujah. In northern Iraq, Typhoons conducted a series of strikes near Qayyarah, hitting one mortar and two rocket teams, plus another truck-bomb. Near Mosul, Tornados hit a mortar position with a Paveway IV.

Chammal : 18 frappes contre Daech en Irak et en Syrie cette semaine, 25 objectifs détruits

État-major des armées | 23 avril 2016

Du 20 au 26 avril 2016, la composante aérienne de la force Chammal a réalisé 52 sorties, dont 41 de bombardement, 7 de recueil de renseignement et 4 de contrôle de l’espace aérien. Ces sorties ont permis la réalisation de 18 frappes, aboutissant à la destruction de 25 objectifs. En particulier les aéronefs français ont mené plusieurs raids dans la profondeur en Syrie et en Irak au cours de missions planifiées. 13 frappes d’appui au sol ont été réalisées en Irak au cours de la semaine

• 6 frappes dans les secteurs de Mossoul et de Sinjar
• 7 frappes dans le long de la vallée de l’Euphrate

La force Chammal a concentré ses missions de frappe au-dessus de la vallée de l’Euphrate, à l’ouest de l’Irak, où les chasseurs français ont en particulier appuyé les opérations terrestres de reconquête de la ville de Hit et d’encerclement de la ville de Falloujah. 5 frappes planifiées ont été réalisées en Syrie et en Irak au cours de la semaine

• 3 frappes en Syrie dans le secteur d’Abu Kamal.
• 2 frappes en Irak : l’une dans la région d’Al Qaim et la seconde au cœur du dispositif défensif de Daech dans la ville de Falloujah.

Après avoir menés un engagement continu pendant 36h en fin de semaine dernière, les aéronefs force Chammal ont de nouveau frappé dans la nuit du dimanche 24 au lundi 25 avril 2016. 4 Mirage 2000D ont participé à une frappe conjointe en Irak. Au cours de ce raid dans la région de Falloujah, d’importantes infrastructures ont été détruites. Sous contrôle du groupe terroriste Daech, ces bâtiments servaient de zone de regroupement et de transit de combattants ainsi que de dépôt d’armement. Cette dernière mission, coordonnée par le centre des opérations aériennes de la coalition situé à Al Udeïd au Qatar, démontre l’interopérabilité des équipages français avec leurs homologues américains. Elle s’inscrit dans la stratégie d’affaiblissement de Daech, en détruisant systématiquement ses moyens militaires mais aussi logistiques.

On April 26, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Iraq, Coalition military forces conducted 23 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using 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:

Iraq

* Near Al Baghdadi, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL tunnel systems, an ISIL tunnel entrance, an ISIL heavy machine gun, an ISIL recoilless rifle, and an ISIL fighting position.

* Near Bayji, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed three ISIL fighting positions.

* Near Fallujah, three strikes [1 British] struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL mortar systems and suppressed an ISIL tactical unit.

* Near Hit, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL machine gun and an ISIL anti-air artillery piece.

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

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

* Near Mosul, five strikes [1 British] struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL rocket rails, an ISIL vehicle, and an ISIL fighting position and suppressed an ISIL heavy machine gun.

* Near Qayyarah, four strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL mortar system.

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

* Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL assembly area and an ISIL supply cache.

* Near Tal Afar, three strikes destroyed two ISIL tunnel systems and an ISIL front end loader and denied ISIL access to terrain.

Tuesday 26 April – Typhoons and Tornados prosecuted terrorist targets in western and northern Iraq, including a bunker and a vehicle…The following day Tornado GR4s operated over northern Iraq and used a Brimstone missile to destroy a vehicle south-west of Mosul. Paveway-armed Typhoons were active over western Iraq, striking a group of terrorists engaged in combat with Iraqi ground forces north-east of Fallujah before proceeding to destroy the entrance to a bunker on the bank of the Euphrates.

Nederlandse F-16’s bombardeerden diverse doelen in Irak en Syrië en zetten daarmee terreurorganisatie ISIS verder onder druk. Een overzicht van Defensieoperaties in de week van 19 tot 25 april.

De anti-ISIS-coalitie schat dat de terroristische organisatie in Irak 40 % van zijn terrein heeft verloren (waaronder 18 steden) en in Syrië 20 %. Nu de opmars van ISIS is gestopt, staat als vervolgfase het aanpakken van het voortzettingsvermogen van de terreurorganisatie op de agenda van de brede internationale coalitie.

Midden-Oosten

Een nieuw detachement vormt de Air Task Force Middle-East. Het is de 7e rotatie, die zich voor 3 maanden inzet voor de strijd tegen terreurorganisatie ISIS in Irak en Oost-Syrië. De Nederlandse F-16’s bombardeerden diverse doelen in Irak en Syrië. Nederland had de leiding over een Air Interdiction missie, waarbij in samenwerking met meerdere coalitiepartners een specifiek doel werd vernietigd. In dit geval een grote fabriek waar autobommen werden gemaakt (Vehicle Born Improvised Explosive Device.

De Mosul-dam verkeert momenteel in slechte staat. Met de Iraakse regering is afgesproken dat een Italiaans bedrijf de dam gaat herstellen. Het Mobile Support Team (MST) voert samen met Groot-Brittannië en Noorwegen deze week een training uit in de omgeving van de dam. Hierbij worden Zeravani getraind om zo de dam te kunnen bewaken.

Nederlandse trainers van het MST trainen Peshmerga in de omgeving van het front. De inhoud van het 2 weken durende programma is afgestemd met het Ministry of Peshmerga zodat deze aansluit bij de behoefte. Daarnaast zijn Iraakse commando’s bijgeschoold, onder meer met een sniper- en een medische cursus. In de omgeving van Baghdad is afgelopen week weer een sniper course afgerond. In coalitieverband zijn er inmiddels meer dan 20.200 mensen getraind en meer dan 3.700 zijn nu nog in training.

On April 25, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted seven strikes using attack, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, Coalition military forces conducted 18 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using 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 Manbij, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions and an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Mar’a, six strikes struck four separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions and two ISIL vehicles.

Iraq

* Near Al Baghdadi, one strike destroyed an ISIL mortar position.

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

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

* Near Fallujah, six strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed 11 ISIL fighting positions, two ISIL-used bridges, an ISIL bunker, and two ISIL heavy machine guns and damaged a separate ISIL fighting position.

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

* Near Hit, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed four ISIL fighting positions and an ISIL heavy machine gun.

* Near Kirkuk, two strikes [1 British] struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL command and control node, an ISIL assembly area, and an ISIL fighting position.

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

* Near Mosul, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and an ISIL weapons storage facility and destroyed an ISIL supply cache.

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

Monday 25 April – Typhoons struck a group of Daesh extremists gathering for a possible attack in northern Iraq…Royal Air Force Typhoon FGR4s patrolled over northern Iraq on Monday 25 April, supported by a Voyager refuelling tanker. The aircraft were alerted to a group of Daesh terrorists gathering in two buildings south-west of Kirkuk and struck both buildings with Paveway IV guided bombs.

En 36 heures, la force Chammal réalise 3 frappes planifiées en Syrie et en Irak

Les 21 et 22 avril 2016, la composante aérienne de la force Chammal a réalisé 3 frappes planifiées en moins de 36 heures contre des sites de Daech.

Ces missions, réalisées grâce aux renseignements recueillis dans les semaines précédentes, ont permis de frapper plusieurs infrastructures clés de l’organisation terroriste.

2 frappes planifiées ont été conduites en Syrie:

Le 21 avril, deux patrouilles, composées de 2 et 4 Mirage 2000D, ont respectivement détruit dans la région d’Abu Kamal une infrastructure pétrolière utilisée à des fins militaires et une caserne.

1 frappe planifiée a été conduite en Irak:

Le 22 avril, une patrouille composée de 2 Mirage 2000D a de nouveau frappé, visant un dépôt logistique dans la région de Al Qaim.

De telles frappes nécessitent en effet un important travail préalable de renseignement destiné à alimenter le processus de ciblage.

Ce processus conduit à une analyse “systémique” de l’ennemi, c’est-à-dire “des systèmes et des acteurs, de leurs capacités et de leur rôle dans l’évolution de la situation” (*).

Le résultat de cette analyse aboutit à la constitution de dossiers d’objectifs qui désignent les cibles « militaires » destinées à être frappées en fonction des effets à obtenir sur l’ennemi.

Après les frappes, un nouveau cycle de renseignement est initié pour conduire une analyse après action qui vise à évaluer les dommages provoqués par les frappes tant sur les objectifs que sur leur environnement. C’est le « Battle Damage Assessment ». Cette démarche permet de juger de l’efficacité de la mission et de déterminer s’il y a lieu, éventuellement, de procéder à de nouvelles frappes. Elle permet également de garantir l’absence de dommages collatéraux.

On April 24, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted three strikes using attack and ground-attack aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, Coalition military forces conducted 11 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using attack, 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 Manbij, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit.

* Near Mar’a, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed four ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL supply cache, and an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED).

Iraq

* Near Al Baghdadi, one strike struck an ISIL staging area.

* Near Al Huwayjah, one strike destroyed an ISIL tunnel system.

* Near Fallujah, five strikes [2 British, 1 French with others] struck three separate ISIL tactical units and an ISIL staging area and destroyed three ISIL fighting positions, two ISIL mortar positions, an ISIL bulldozer, an ISIL front end loader, an ISIL recoilless rifle, and three ISIL bed down locations.

* Near Mosul, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed three ISIL anti-air artillery pieces and an ISIL vehicle.

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

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

Sunday 24 April – Typhoons attacked a Daesh compound and sniper position in western Iraq…Typhoons were again in action near Fallujah on Sunday 24 April; one pair silenced a sniper position that was firing on Iraqi troops, while a second pair dropped three Paveways on a Daesh compound.

Après avoir menés un engagement continu pendant 36h en fin de semaine dernière, les aéronefs force Chammal ont de nouveau frappé dans la nuit du dimanche 24 au lundi 25 avril 2016. 4 Mirage 2000D ont participé à une frappe conjointe en Irak. Au cours de ce raid dans la région de Falloujah, d’importantes infrastructures ont été détruites. Sous contrôle du groupe terroriste Daech, ces bâtiments servaient de zone de regroupement et de transit de combattants ainsi que de dépôt d’armement.

Cette dernière mission, coordonnée par le centre des opérations aériennes de la coalition situé à Al Udeïd au Qatar, démontre l’interopérabilité des équipages français avec leurs homologues américains. Elle s’inscrit dans la stratégie d’affaiblissement de Daech, en détruisant systématiquement ses moyens militaires mais aussi logistiques.

On April 23, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted four strikes using attack aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, Coalition military forces conducted 24 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 Manbij, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position, and an ISIL anti-air artillery system.

* Near Mar’a, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL fighting position, and an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED).

Iraq

* Near Al Baghdadi, one strike [1 Dutch?] struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL weapons caches, an ISIL recoilless rifle, an ISIL VBIED factory, and suppressed an ISIL tactical unit.

* Near Al Huwayjah, one strike destroyed an ISIL tunnel system and an ISIL generator.

* Near Bayji, one strike destroyed three ISIL fighting positions.

* Near Fallujah, five strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL heavy machine gun, an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL fighting position, an ISIL bunker, and three ISIL trench systems.

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

* Near Hit, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL heavy machine gun and an ISIL recoilless rifle.

* Near Kisik, four strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL assembly areas, four ISIL improvised explosive devices, an ISIL observation camera and suppressed an ISIL fighting position and an ISIL mortar position.

* Near Mosul, four strikes struck an ISIL modular refinery and an ISIL headquarters and destroyed an ISIL assembly area and two ISIL vehicles and damaged an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Ramadi, one strike struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position.

* Near Sinjar, one strike destroyed an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Sultan Abdallah, three strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units, an ISIL VBIED and weapons facility and destroyed six ISIL assembly areas, an ISIL mortar system, and an ISIL supply cache.

On April 22, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 10 strikes using attack, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, Coalition military forces conducted 20 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using rocket artillery and 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 Abu Kamal, one strike [1 British] struck an ISIL weapons factory.

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

* Near Ar Raqqah, one strike [1 British] struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Dayr Az Zawr, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL checkpoint.

* Near Manbij, four strikes struck four separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed four ISIL vehicles.

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

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

Iraq

* Near Al Baghdadi, eight strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit, two ISIL weapons storage facilities, and three ISIL bed down locations and destroyed three ISIL bunkers and denied ISIL access to terrain.

* Near Al Qaim, one strike [1 French] struck an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) facility.

* Near Bayji, one strike destroyed an ISIL fighting position and an ISIL VBIED.

* Near Fallujah, three strikes [1-2 British] struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL-used bridge, an ISIL fighting position, two ISIL heavy machine guns, an ISIL bunker, and an ISIL tunnel system.

* Near Hit, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed four ISIL heavy machine guns and an ISIL recoilless rifle.

* Near Kirkuk, one strike [1 British] destroyed an ISIL command and control node and an ISIL-used bridge.

* Near Mosul, three strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL weapons caches, an ISIL check point, two ISIL vehicles, and an ISIL VBIED.

* Near Qayyarah, one strike destroyed two ISIL mortar systems.

* Near Tal Afar, one strike produced inconclusive results.

Friday 22 April – Reapers destroyed a car-bomb facility and a terrorist vehicle in Syria, Typhoons provided close air support in western Iraq, and Tornados destroyed a Daesh-built bridge and a communications post in northern Iraq…Two RAF Reapers operating over Syria conducted strikes on Friday 22 April. Near Abu Kamal, one Reaper provided surveillance support to a successful coalition attack on an improvised weapons factory, then used two of its own Hellfire missiles to demolish a nearby workshop used for constructing car-bombs. The second Reaper tracked a terrorist vehicle near Tabuqah, south-west of Raqqa, and destroyed it with a Hellfire.

In western Iraq, Typhoons continued to support Iraqi ground forces north of Fallujah, where they conducted four Paveway attacks against snipers, a bunker and an entrenched fighting position. Tornados patrolled south-west of Kirkuk, where two Paveways destroyed a bridge built by Daesh across a canal, and a communications post nearby.

Un engagement continu : en 36 heures, la force Chammal a réalisé 3 frappes planifiées en Syrie et en Irak.

État-major des armées | 23 avril 2016

es 21 et 22 avril 2016, la composante aérienne de la force Chammal a réalisé 3 frappes planifiées en moins de 36 heures contre des sites de Daech.
Ces missions, réalisées grâce aux renseignements recueillis dans les semaines précédentes, ont permis de frapper plusieurs infrastructures clés de l’organisation terroriste.
2 frappes planifiées ont été conduites en Syrie
Le 21 avril, deux patrouilles, composées de 2 et 4 Mirage 2000D, ont respectivement détruit dans la région d’Abu Kamal une infrastructure pétrolière utilisée à des fins militaires et une caserne.
1 frappe planifiée a été conduite en Irak
Le 22 avril, une patrouille composée de 2 Mirage 2000D a de nouveau frappé, visant un dépôt logistique dans la région de Al Qaim.

On April 21, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted seven strikes using attack, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, Coalition military forces conducted 22 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 Abu Kamal, two strikes [2 French] struck an ISIL bed down location and an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) facility.

* Near Manbij, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units.

* Near Mar’a, three strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL mortar system, an ISIL vehicle, and two ISIL fighting positions.

Iraq

* Near Al Baghdadi, two strikes [1 British] struck an ISIL bunker complex and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions.

* Near Bayji, one strike destroyed three ISIL bunkers.

* Near Fallujah, eight strikes struck six separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed three ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL heavy machine gun, three ISIL vehicles, and denied ISIL access to terrain.

* Near Kirkuk, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL command and control node, an ISIL vehicle, two ISIL assembly areas, and an ISIL VBIED storage facility.

* Near Kisik, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL tunnel entrance.

* Near Mosul, five strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL weapons cache, an ISIL assembly area, and three ISIL supply caches and suppressed two separate ISIL fighting positions.

* Near Qayyarah, one strike produced inconclusive results.

* Near Sinjar, two strikes destroyed an ISIL VBIED and two ISIL asphalt steamrollers.

Thursday 21 April – Tornados employed deep penetration Enhanced Paveway III bombs against a bunker complex in western Iraq…A Tornado mission on Thursday 21 April saw the first use of the RAF’s Enhanced Paveway III (EPWIII) against Daesh – a guided bomb with a 2000lb deep penetration warhead. Our aircraft normally carry the smaller Paveway IV guided bombs and Brimstone missiles, which can be carried in larger numbers and are more useful for close air support missions. The EPW III has been held in reserve for use if needed against particularly challenging underground or hardened targets. The Tornados flew as part of a coalition air strike on a large complex of tunnels and bunkers dug into terraced hillsides above the Euphrates in western Iraq, successfully scoring direct hits with a pair of EPW IIIs on two entrances to the bunker network.

2 frappes planifiées ont été conduites en Syrie Le 21 avril, deux patrouilles, composées de 2 et 4 Mirage 2000D, ont respectivement détruit dans la région d’Abu Kamal une infrastructure pétrolière utilisée à des fins militaires et une caserne.

On April 20, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted three strikes using attack, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, Coalition military forces conducted 21 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using rocket artillery and 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 Abu Kamal, one strike struck an ISIL oil well head.

* Near Dayr Az Zawr, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle and an ISIL rocket system.

* Near Mar’a, one strike struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle and two ISIL main battle tanks. Iraq * Near Al Baghdadi, five strikes struck three separate ISIL staging facilities and destroyed an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) and damaged an ISIL vehicle.

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

* Near Fallujah, two strikes [2 British] struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL bed down location.

* Near Haditha, one strike destroyed an ISIL tunnel system.

* Near Hit, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed 27 ISIL boats and three ISIL fighting positions.

* Near Mosul, six strikes struck five separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed seven ISIL assembly areas, three ISIL vehicles, an ISIL supply cache, and an ISIL command and control node.

* Near Qayyarah, one strike destroyed an ISIL VBIED.

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

* Near Sultan Abdallah, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL supply cache, an ISIL assembly area, and an ISIL rocket rail.

Wednesday 20 April – Typhoons provided close air support to Iraqi forces in western Iraq, while Tornados destroyed two buildings in the north…On Wednesday 20 April, Typhoons, supported by an RAF Voyager refuelling tanker, provided close air support to Iraqi troops operating north and east of Fallujah. Two successful Paveway attacks hit a machine-gun team in a trench and a mortar in a covered firing position. In northern Iraq, Tornados used Paveway IVs again to attack two Daesh-held buildings near Qayyarah.

Point de situation de l’opération Chammal

Au Levant l’évolution de la situation est toujours favorable aux forces locales.

Cette semaine, les opérations aériennes de la force Chammal se sont concentrées sur l’appui des forces de sécurité irakienne (FSI) engagées dans la reconquête de la ville de Hit. La libération de la ville a été officiellement annoncée le 14 avril par les autorités irakiennes.

En Irak : Daech perd progressivement du terrain sous la pression des FSI et notamment des troupes de l’ICTS (Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service), dans la formation desquelles la France est particulièrement impliquée.

Au Nord, les forces irakiennes poursuivent leurs opérations le long du Tigre. Elles maintiennent leurs efforts pour s’emparer de la ville de Qayyarah que Daech défend âprement. Cette ville constitue pour le groupe terroriste un verrou stratégique sur la route de Mossoul.

Au Sud, les forces Irakiennes poursuivent leurs opérations le long de l’Euphrate, marquées cette semaine par la libération de la ville de Hit et par le maintien de l’encerclement autour de Fallujah.

En Syrie :les forces de Daechs ont sur la défensive. Elles subissent toujours une très forte pression, notamment dans la région de Deir ez-Zor où elles mènent de durs combats pour éviter l’isolement de Raqqa.

Efforts de la coalition en Irak

La coalition OIR (Operation Inherent Resolve) poursuit ses efforts visant à démanteler l’organisation terroriste en isolant ses fiefs, en dégradant ses moyens militaires, et en désorganisant ses réseaux et ses flux logistiques. Les 3 axes d’effort de la coalition sont :

mettre sous pression et isoler Raqqah ;

isoler Mossoul pour à terme permettre sa reconquête ;

stabiliser l’Anbar.

Depuis le 13 avril 2016, la force Chammal a réalisé 61 sorties au-dessus de l’Irak et de la Syrie, dont 49 de bombardement et 12 de recueil de renseignement. Au total 6 frappes ont permis de détruire 8 objectifs de Daesh.

On April 19, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted three strikes using attack and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, Coalition military forces conducted 21 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 also conducted one strike in Syria in support of Coalition operations using attack aircraft. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted against ISIL since the last press release:

Syria

* Near Manbij, one strike destroyed an ISIL artillery piece.
* Near Mar’a, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions and damaged a third ISIL fighting position.

Iraq

* Near Fallujah, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL cache and denied ISIL access to terrain.
* Near Habbaniyah, one strike produced inconclusive results.
* Near Hit, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL heavy machine gun.
* Near Kirkuk, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL bulldozer and an ISIL assembly area.
* Near Kisik, three strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL assembly area, 24 ISIL rocket rails, and an ISIL fighting position and denied ISIL access to terrain.
* Near Mosul, nine strikes [1 British] struck an ISIL staging area, an ISIL-used power plant, and four separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL assembly areas, three ISIL supply caches, an ISIL mortar system, and two ISIL vehicles and denied ISIL access to terrain.
* Near Sinjar, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL supply cache and five ISIL asphalt steamrollers.
* Near Tal Afar, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit.

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

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

Tuesday 19 April – Tornados and Typhoons attacked Daesh targets in northern and western Iraq, including three mortars and two machine-gun teams…In northern Iraq, Royal Air Force Tornado GR4s spotted a tractor pulling a large towed mortar near Barimah on Tuesday 19 April. A hit from a Brimstone missile brought the tractor to a halt, and a Paveway IV guided bomb then destroyed the mortar. Near Mosul, a pair of Typhoons accounted for two more mortars, hitting them with Paveways which also destroyed their stockpiled ammunition. In western Iraq, another Tornado mission assisted Iraqi forces, who had liberated the town of Hit the previous week, as they cleared terrorist positions across the Euphrates on the northern bank. The Tornados destroyed two machine-gun positions using Paveway IVs.

Chammal : 6 frappes contre Daech en Irak cette semaine, 8 objectifs détruits

État-major des armées | 20 avril 2016

Du 13 au 19 avril 2016, la composante aérienne de la force Chammal a réalisé 61 sorties, dont 49 de bombardement et 12 de recueil de renseignement.

Ces sorties ont permis la réalisation de 6 frappes, aboutissant à la destruction de 8 objectifs.

La force Chammal a concentré ses missions de bombardement au-dessus de la vallée de l’Euphrate, à l’ouest de l’Irak, où les chasseurs français ont en particulier appuyé les opérations terrestres de reconquête de la ville de Hit.

6 frappes d’appui au sol ont été réalisées en Irak au cours de la semaine :

2 frappes dans les secteurs de Mossoul et de Sinjar

4 frappes dans le long de la vallée de l’Euphrate

Les missions d’appui au sol : capacité déterminante apportée par la Coalition aux forces irakiennes

Les équipages de l’armée de l’air engagés en Irak et en Syrie, réalisent trois grands types de mission : des missions de renseignement, des frappes sur des objectifs planifiés et des frappes d’opportunité.

Les missions d’appui au sol (Close Air Support ou CAS) sont des frappes d’opportunité destinées à aider les forces irakiennes engagées au sol dans les combats contre Daech. Ces missions permettent d’exercer une pression permanente sur l’adversaire, tout en confortant l’action des troupes au sol.

Dans les zones les plus sensibles ou les zones d’effort, ce soutien est quasi permanent, de jour comme de nuit. Pour les combattants au sol, cette permanence représente la garantie de pouvoir bénéficier à tout moment d’une frappe permettant de venir à bout d’un point de résistance ou de se dégager d’une difficulté.

Dans les airs, cette notion de permanence reste toutefois très délicate. En effet, un avion ne peut demeurer indéfiniment en vol. Pour obtenir une telle permanence, la coalition doit donc s’appuyer sur l’ensemble des chasseurs dont elle dispose, en répartissant leur emploi selon des créneaux horaires (Slot ou Time Block) sur une zone donnée. Assurer les combattants irakiens de pouvoir disposer d’un appui CAS implique donc un travail de planification important des moyens aériens disponibles.

Chaque patrouille de chasseur est ainsi engagée dans le cadre d’une manœuvre d’ensemble, sur un créneau horaire spécifié et au-dessus d’une zone précise.

En fonction du déroulement des combats au sol, les aéronefs peuvent être amenés à réaliser une ou plusieurs frappes. Coordonnées depuis le centre de commandement des opérations aériennes d’Al Udeid (CAOC) au Qatar, elles sont conduites sur demande des forces locales engagées contre Daech. Elles ne sont donc pas systématiques. Il arrive par conséquent que certains chasseurs rentrent de mission sans avoir eu à utiliser leur armement, alors que d’autres seront amenés à bombarder à plusieurs reprises.

L’appui au sol constitue une capacité déterminante apportée par la Coalition aux forces irakiennes dans leur lutte contre Daech, tant sur le plan moral (certitude de pouvoir bénéficier d’une frappe) que sur le plan tactique, lorsqu’un bombardement frappe effectivement l’adversaire.