Sunday 10 April – Tornados attacked a suspected headquarters in northern Iraq, as well as a rocket base and a sniper team…On Sunday 10 April, two flights of Tornado GR4s operated over northern Iraq to support Kurdish ground forces. One flight working east of Mosul demolished a Daesh-held building, suspected to be a local headquarters, using Paveway bombs. The Tornados then hit a building being used to stockpile rockets with another Paveway and used a Brimstone missle to account for a set of rocket launch rails nearby. The second Tornado flight provided support to Kurdish troops near Qayyarah who were coming under fire from a sniper team – they were successfully silenced by a further Paveway.

Bij een aanval diep in door ISIS gecontroleerd gebied schakelden de F-16’s in het Midden-Oosten een groot communicatienetwerk van de terreurgroep uit. Dat gebeurde samen met coalitiepartners. Een overzicht van Defensieoperaties in de week van 4 tot 10 april 2016.

De toestellen ondersteunden vanuit de lucht ook Peshmerga-strijders en Iraakse veiligheidstroepen Dat gebeurde in onder meer de provincies Al Anbar en Ninawa in Irak. Tijdens een van de missies sloegen jachtvliegtuigen een ISIS-aanval op een militaire basis af door strijders en een militair konvooi uit te schakelen. Dankzij de luchtsteun boekten Iraakse troepen opnieuw terreinwinst. Kijk hier voor meer informatie over inzetlocaties van de coalitie.

On April 9, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted one strike 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 rocket artillery and 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 Ar Raqqah, one strike destroyed two ISIL oil pump jacks.

Iraq

* Near Albu Hayat, two strikes struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL tactical vehicle and three ISIL fighting positions.

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

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

* Near Hit, two strikes [1 British] struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed nine ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL heavy machine gun, and an ISIL mortar system and denied ISIL access to terrain.

* Near Kirkuk, four strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL heavy machine guns, an ISIL fighting position, five ISIL assembly areas, and an ISIL supply cache.

* Near Mosul, eight strikes [2 French] struck three separate ISIL tactical units and five ISIL communication facilities and destroyed two ISIL vehicles and an ISIL boat.

* Near Qayyarah, three strikes destroyed two ISIL boats and an ISIL vehicle and denied ISIL access to terrain.

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

* Near Sultan Abdallah, two strikes destroyed an ISIL heavy machine gun.

Saturday 9 April – a Reaper struck a Daesh mortar team in western Iraq…A RAF Reaper remotely piloted aircraft was tasked on Saturday 9 April to hunt for a Daesh mortar team operating in the Hit area. Intensive surveillance allowed the Reaper’s crew to identify and track motorcycle-mounted terrorists who stopped to set up a mortar. They were struck by a Hellfire missile from the Reaper.

Dans la nuit du 9 au 10 avril, deux Mirage 2000D de la base aérienne projetée en Jordanie et deux Rafale basés aux Émirats arabes unis ont réalisé deux frappes sur des installations de Daech à Mossoul.

Malgré des conditions météorologiques particulièrement difficiles, les Mirage 2000D et les Rafale ont tiré avec succès leurs armements sur les objectifs.

Les frappes ont été coordonnées par le Centre des opérations aériennes de la coalition (CAOC) situé à Al Udeïd au Qatar. Visant des moyens de commandement de l’organisation terroriste, elles s’inscrivent dans une stratégie d’affaiblissement des capacités militaires sur lesquelles s’appuie Daech pour consolider ses positions défensives dans la région de Mossoul.

Lancée depuis le 19 septembre 2014, l’opération Chammal mobilise 1000 militaires. A la demande initiale du gouvernement irakien et en coordination avec les alliés de la France présents dans la région, elle vise à assurer un soutien aérien en Irak et en Syrie dans la lutte contre le groupe terroriste Daech. Le dispositif de l’opération est actuellement structuré autour de quatorze avions de chasse de l’armée de l’Air (six Rafale, huit Mirage 2000D), d’un avion de renseignement, de commandement, de contrôle (E3F), d’un avion de patrouille maritime Atlantique2, ainsi que de la frégate Jean Bart. Il comprend également deux détachements d’instruction projetés à Bagdad et à Erbil pour participer à la formation et au conseil des forces irakiennes.

On April 8, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted two strikes using attack 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 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 an ISIL oil separator.

* Near Manbij, one strike destroyed an ISIL rocket rail, seven ISIL rockets, and an ISIL mortar system.

Iraq

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

* Near Albu Hayat, one strike destroyed two ISIL rocket rails and 22 rockets.

* Near Habbaniyah, one strike destroyed an ISIL vehicle and an ISIL mortar system and suppressed an ISIL tactical unit.

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

* Near Hit, four strikes struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed 10 ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL heavy machine gun, an ISIL artillery piece, an ISIL anti-air artillery piece, 30 ISIL boats, and an ISIL tactical vehicle.

* Near Kirkuk, one strike destroyed an ISIL fighting position.

* Near Kisik, two strikes destroyed an ISIL command and control node and an ISIL tunnel system.

* Near Mosul, three strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and an ISIL financial storage center and destroyed three ISIL rocket rails.

* Near Qayyarah, four strikes struck an ISIL weapons storage facility and destroyed two ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive devices (VBIED) and denied ISIL access to terrain.

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

* Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike denied ISIL access to terrain.

* Near Tal Afar, one strike struck an ISIL headquarters.

Friday 8 April – Typhoons destroyed a terrorist “hell cannon” in western Iraq…On Friday 8 April, RAF Typhoon FGR4s patrolled the area around Hit. Coalition surveillance aircraft located a concealed improvised artillery piece – known as a “hell cannon” – which had opened fire on the Iraqi troops and was hidden under trees. Working closely with surveillance aircraft, the Typhoon flight was able to score a direct hit using a Paveway IV guided bomb.

On April 7, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted eight strikes using attack 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 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, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit.

* Near Mar’a, seven strikes struck seven separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed four ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL command and control node, and two ISIL vehicles.

Iraq

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

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

* Near Hit, three strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed six ISIL fighting positions, two ISIL heavy machine guns, an ISIL recoilless rifle, an ISIL supply cache, an ISIL boat, two ISIL vehicles, and denied ISIL access to terrain.

* Near Kirkuk, two strikes [1 British] struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed four ISIL assembly areas, an ISIL bunker, two ISIL vehicles, seven ISIL rocket systems, and an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED).

* Near Mosul, seven strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and an ISIL VBIED manufacturing facility and destroyed an ISIL tunnel system, four ISIL assembly areas, an ISIL supply cache, and an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Qayyarah, one strike [1 British] struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed eight ISIL fighting positions.

* Near Sinjar, one strike destroyed two ISIL assembly areas and two ISIL supply caches.

* Near Sultan Abdallah, two strikes destroyed an ISIL assembly area and an ISIL supply cache and denied ISIL access to terrain.’

Thursday 7 April – Tornados and Typhoons attacked a number of Daesh targets in northern Iraq, including terrorists engaged in close combat with Kurdish forces…The Tornados were in action again over northern Iraq on Thursday 7 April, when they used a Paveway to destroy a truck-bomb positioned ahead of Kurdish troops south of Kirkuk. They then destroyed a machine-gun position on the Little Zab River using a Brimstone missile. Near Qayyarah, a Typhoon flight supported Kurdish troops who had come under fire from a number of Daesh positions. Two terrorist-held buildings were destroyed, and a group of extremists caught manoeuvring in the open were also struck with a Paveway.

Point de situation des opérations du 7 avril 2016

IRAK / SYRIE : CHAMMAL

Les lignes de front évoluent progressivement en faveur des forces locales. Le recul de Daech se confirme en plusieurs points du théâtre.

En Irak, dans la région de Qayyarah au nord, Daech est en défense ferme pour empêcher les forces Irakiennes de s’approcher de Mossoul. A l’ouest, dans l’Anbar, le groupe terroriste mène des actions retardatrices (EEI, sniper, attaques suicides) pour freiner l’avance des forces irakiennes qui, après avoir libéré Ramadi, progressent désormais vers Hit.

En Syrie, la semaine a été marquée par la reprise de Palmyre. La perte de cette ville prive Daech du contrôle d’un nœud de communication essentiel à sa manœuvre dans cette zone du théâtre.

Les zones d’effort de la coalition

L’effort de la coalition porte principalement sur trois zones, l’Anbar, la région de Mossoul et le Nord de la Syrie. La campagne aérienne vise affaiblir les capacités militaires des terroristes et appuyer les combattants au sol. En Irak, les bombardements se concentrent sur la vallée de l’Euphrate entre Falloujah et Hit, ainsi que dans la zone de Qayyarah au sud de Mossoul.

Activités de la force Chammal

La force Chammal a concentré ses frappes sur les zones d’effort de la Coalition, en particulier dans les secteurs de Sinjar / Mossoul / Qayyarah sur le front nord, et dans la vallée de l’Anbar à l’ouest de Bagdad. Depuis le 30 mars, les équipages ont réalisé 55 sorties aériennes dont 12 dédiées aux vols de renseignement, 1 de contrôle de l’espace aérien réalisé par l’E3F au profit de la coalition et 42 sorties de bombardement. Chammal a mené 8 frappes qui ont permis de détruire 11 objectifs de Daech en Irak.

Le 1er avril 2016 au matin, 4 Mirage 2000D ont participé à un raid conjoint d’une dizaine d’aéronefs dans la vallée du Tigre au nord de Baïji. Au cours de cette mission, un dépôt d’armement de l’organisation terroriste a été détruit à proximité du secteur de Sharqat sur l’axe menant de Baiji à Mossoul.

A Bagdad, la force Chammal a poursuivi ses actions de formation et de conseil au profit des troupes irakiennes. Depuis le 19 mars 2016, une centaine de forces spéciales irakiennes suit une instruction spécialisée au combat en zones urbaines réalisée par la Task Force Narvik dont le détachement est armé par la 11e brigade parachutiste (11e BP). Au terme de six semaines d’entraînement, les commandos irakiens seront déployés en opération pour combattre Daech.

L’opération compte près de 1 000 militaires déployés sur les bases aériennes en Jordanie et aux EAU, dans les états-majors de la coalition, au sein des TF Monsabert et Narvik à Bagdad ainsi qu’en méditerranée orientale (MEDOR) à bord de la FAA Jean-Bart. Depuis le 31 mars 2016, un E3F Awacs est déployé au Qatar d’où il opère au profit de la coalition.

On April 5, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted four strikes using attack, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, Coalition military forces conducted 19 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using attack, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted against ISIL since the last press release:

Syria

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

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

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

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

Iraq

* Near Hit, two strikes struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed six ISIL fighting positions, six ISIL boats, two ISIL vehicles, an ISIL supply cache, an ISIL medium machine gun, and three ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive devices (VBIED) and denied ISIL access to terrain.

* Near Kirkuk, two strikes [1 British] struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL command and control node, an ISIL bed down location, three ISIL assembly areas, an ISIL VBIED, and an ISIL machine gun.

* Near Kisik, one strike destroyed an ISIL fighting position.

* Near Mosul, seven strikes [1 British] struck five separate ISIL tactical units, an ISIL financial storage center, and an ISIL headquarters and destroyed two ISIL supply caches, two ISIL vehicles, an ISIL command and control node, and three ISIL assembly areas.

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

* Near Sinjar, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL supply cache and three ISIL assembly areas.

* Near Sultan Abdallah, three strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL VBIED, two ISIL fighting positions, six ISIL assembly areas, an ISIL vehicle, two ISIL mortar systems, and an ISIL tunnel system.

* Near Tal Afar, one strike suppressed an ISIL tactical unit.

Tuesday 5 April – Typhoons destroyed six terrorist targets in northern Iraq, including a headquarters building…On Tuesday 5 April, a Typhoon flight operated over northern Iraq, using Paveways to attack three Daesh-held buildings north-east of Mosul, including a weapons store. They then used a further three Paveways to destroy three Daesh positions some miles south of Kirkuk, including a headquarters building and a base used by a mortar team.

Chammal – 8 frappes contre Daech en Irak cette semaine, 11 objectifs détruits

Du 30 mars au 5 avril 2016, la force Chammal a poursuivi ses opérations aériennes contre Daech en réalisant 55 sorties dont 42 de bombardement et 12 de recueil de renseignement. Au total 8 frappes ont détruit 11 objectifs de Daech. Tout en maintenant son engagement en appui des forces irakiennes engagées au sol, la force Chammal a cette semaine concentré son effort sur des missions de recueil de renseignement au-dessus de l’Irak et de la Syrie. 7 frappes d’appui au sol ont été réalisées en Irak au cours de la semaine La force Chammal a réalisé des missions d’appui au sol dans les environs de Mossoul et le long de l’Euphrate en appui des forces de sécurité intérieures. 1 frappe planifiée a été conduite en Irak Le 1er avril une patrouille de 4 Mirage 2000D a réalisé une frappe dans la région de Qayyarah permettant la destruction d’un site de stockage de munitions et d’engins explosif improvisés.’

5 civiliansincluding 3 children and 1 woman, alleged killed at Mosul, Nineveh province, Iraq

30 civiliansincluding reports of women and children, alleged killed at Haj Ali near Qayyarah, Nineveh province, Iraq

1 civilian alleged killed at Idlib city, Idlib governorate Syria

Syria

* Near Ar Raqqah, two strikes destroyed an ISIL front-end loader, disabled seven ISIL well-heads and neutralized an ISIL pump-jack.

* Near Ayn Isa, one strike destroyed four ISIL fighting positions.

* Near Manbij, three strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL mortar systems, an ISIL rocket system, four ISIL vehicles, three ISIL excavators, and three ISIL fighting positions.

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

Iraq

* Near Al Baghdadi, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position and an ISIL home-made explosives (HME) cache.

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

* Near Habbaniyah, one strike destroyed two ISIL-used bridges.

* Near Hit, two strikes [1-2 British] struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed 10 ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL front end loader, an ISIL supply cache, and an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) and denied ISIL access to terrain.

* Near Kirkuk, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL supply cache, three ISIL assembly areas, and an ISIL fighting position.

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

* Near Mosul, five strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL tunnel system, an ISIL assembly area, an ISIL fighting position, and an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Qayyarah, one strike [1 British?] destroyed eight ISIL fighting positions.

* Near Sinjar, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL assembly areas, an ISIL vehicle, and an ISIL fighting position.

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

Wednesday 6 April – Typhoons provided intensive air support to Iraqi ground forces in Hit, while Tornados struck a network of trenches in northern Iraq…Wednesday 6 April saw a Typhoon flight tasked to provide close air support to the Iraqi security forces attacking Daesh strongholds in Hit. The Typhoons used Paveways to strike a total of seven targets identified by the aircraft themselves, the Iraqi forces and supporting surveillance aircraft. A rocket-propelled grenade team firing from a building were silenced in a precise strike which avoided causing damage to a nearby mosque. They also destroyed two heavy-machine guns; a third heavy machine-gun on the northern bank of the river; and a series of simultaneous attacks eliminated a fourth machine-gun position and two more groups of Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG)-armed terrorists. In northern Iraq, Tornado GR4s bombed a network of trenches near Qayyarah.

On April 4, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted six strikes using attack, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, Coalition military forces conducted 19 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 disabled two ISIL pump jacks.

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

* Near Manbij, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position, an ISIL vehicle, two ISIL rocket systems, and an ISIL heavy machine gun.

* Near Mar’a, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units.

Iraq

* Near Al Baghdadi, three strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed three ISIL vehicles, an ISIL front end loader, seven ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive devices (VBIED), an ISIL mortar position, and suppressed two ISIL rocket positions.

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

* Near Fallujah, one strike [1 British] struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle and five ISIL defensive fighting positions.

* Near Hit, two strikes [1 British] struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL heavy machine gun, an ISIL supply cache, an ISIL fighting position, and seven ISIL boats.

* Near Kisik, four strikes struck three ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL staging area, an ISIL bunker, an ISIL supply cache, and an ISIL fighting position.

* Near Mosul, one strike struck an ISIL headquarters.

* Near Sultan Abdallah, six strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL VBIED, five ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL assembly area, an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL rocket system, an ISIL trench, and suppressed an ISIL sniper position and denied ISIL access to terrain.

* Near Tal Afar, one strike suppressed an ISIL tactical unit.

Monday 4 April – Tornados and Typhoons struck five Daesh positions in western and northern Iraq…On Monday 4 April, Typhoon FGR4s patrolled over Anbar province in western Iraq. East of Fallujah, the Typhoons struck two buildings occupied by Daesh fighters that had been identified by Iraqi ground forces with Paveway IV guided bombs. The aircraft then flew to the city of Hit, on the Euphrates river, where a coalition surveillance aircraft had spotted a large group of terrorists positioned in a line of trees on the edge of the town. These extremists were also struck using a Paveway IV.

Other RAF aircraft were active over northern Iraq; Tornado GR4s assisted Kurdish peshmerga engaged in a firefight north-west of Mosul, hitting their Daesh opponents with a Paveway, whilst Typhoons conducted a successful bombing attack on extremists mustering near Qayyarah.

On April 3, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 14 strikes using 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 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 Hasakah, one strike destroyed an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED).

* Near Al Hawl, six strikes struck five separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL anti-air artillery piece, three ISIL vehicles, and two ISIL tactical vehicles, and four ISIL fighting positions.

* Near Ar Raqqah, three strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and an ISIL headquarters and destroyed an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL workover rig, an ISIL front-end loader, and four ISIL pump jacks.

* Dayr Az Zawr, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed three ISIL fighting positions and two ISIL VBIEDs.

* Near Idlib, one strike struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL buildings.

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

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

Iraq

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

* Near Hit, three strikes struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL VBIED, an ISIL heavy machine gun, an ISIL recoilless rifle, and an ISIL staging area and denied ISIL access to terrain.

* Near Kirkuk, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL assembly areas and an ISIL heavy machine gun.

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

* Near Mosul, two strikes destroyed an ISIL supply cache, an ISIL command and control node, and an ISIL tactical vehicle and suppressed an ISIL tactical unit.

* Near Qayyarah, one strike destroyed an ISIL weapons storage facility and an ISIL staging facility.

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

Het F-16-detachementvloog dagelijks missies boven Irak en Oost-Syrië ter ondersteuning van Operation Inherent Resolve. Een overzicht van Defensieoperaties in de week van 29 maart tot 3 april 2016.

Midden-Oosten

Het luchtmachtdetachement in het Midden-Oosten zette tijdens verschillende missies precisie wapens in tegen ISIS strijders, vuurposities, hoofdkwartieren en munitieopslaglocaties in onder meer de provincie zuid-Mosul. Tijdens een van de missies ondersteunden de vliegers Iraakse grondtroepen tijdens een aanval door ISIS in een fel man-tegen-mangevecht. Dankzij kordaat optreden werd de ISIS-aanval afgeslagen.’

De operaties van de coalitie dragen bij aan de inspanningen van de Iraakse strijdkrachten om Mosul te bevrijden. Sinds de start van de campagne voerde de coalitie onder leiding van de Verenigde Staten meer dan 1200 luchtaanvallen uit op ISIS-strijders en hun posities rondom Mosul. Deze aanvallen hebben een steeds groter effect op de slagkracht van ISIS. Meer informatie over de inzet van de coalitie als geheel, vindt u op de site van US Central Command.

Chammal : L’Atlantique 2 permet la destruction d’un groupe terroriste en Irak

Le 3 avril 2016, pour la première fois, l’Atlantique 2 (ATL2), équipé de sa caméra Wescam, a effectué une illumination laser d’une cible pour permettre à un avion de la coalition de la frapper un groupe armé terroriste (GAT). Au cours de cette action qui s’est déroulée dans la région de Hit, en Irak, l’ATL 2 a contribué à la destruction d’un groupe de combattants qui s’opposait aux forces irakiennes. Ce procédé n’ayant auparavant jamais été utilisé par l’ATL 2 en opération, celui-ci ajoute ainsi une nouvelle corde à son arc.

Alors qu’il réalisait un vol de reconnaissance au-dessus de Hit, l’équipage de l’avion a repéré un groupe de combattant de Daech qui s’opposait aux forces irakiennes, progressant vers l’Euphrate. Evoluant rapidement, les terroristes cherchent systématiquement à se cacher des observations aériennes.

L’observateur embarqué dans l’ATL2 (Forward Air Controller-Airborn, FAC-A) a transmis les renseignements au contrôleur aérien avancé (Joint Terminal Attack Controller, JTAC). Des chasseurs de la coalition en patrouille ont pris en compte cette information et se sont rapprochés de la zone.

Un dialogue s’est alors établi entre l’ATL2 et le JTAC pour suivre la progression masquée des terroristes. Arrivés en bordure de l’Euphrate, les combattants se sont regroupés à couvert, de sorte que seul l’ATL2 pouvait parvenir à les suivre de visu. Les conditions favorables étant réunies et répondant à l’ordre du JTAC, l’ATL2 a conduit une désignation laser des cibles pour permettre à la frappe d’un chasseur allié d’être guidée sur l’objectif.

Lancée depuis le 19 septembre 2014, l’opération Chammal mobilise 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 de quatorze avions de chasse de l’armée de l’Air (six Rafale, huit Mirage 2000D) d’un avion de patrouille maritime Atlantique2 ainsi que de capacités de renseignement, de commandement, de contrôle (C2) et de ravitaillement. Il comprend également des militaires projetés à Bagdad pour la formation et le conseil des militaires irakiens.

On April 2, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted four 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 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 Manbij, two strikes destroyed an ISIL rocket rail system and two ISIL fighting positions.

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

Iraq

* Near Fallujah, one strike struck a large ISIL tactical unit.

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

* Near Hit, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL used-bridge, an ISIL VBIED factory, 22 ISIL boats, and an ISIL bed down location and denied ISIL access to terrain.

* Near Kirkuk, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL assembly areas, an ISIL mortar system, an ISIL VBIED, and an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Mosul, six strikes struck six separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL assembly areas, an ISIL machine gun, and two ISIL vehicles.

* Near Qayyarah, six strikes [2 British] struck an ISIL tactical unit and an ISIL weapons storage facility and destroyed four ISIL mortar firing positions, an ISIL supply cache, an ISIL VBIED production facility, and 13 ISIL staging areas.

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

* Near Sultan Abdallah, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed four ISIL assembly areas and an ISIL vehicle.

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

Saturday 2 April – Tornados conducted a major attack on a large weapons storage and manufacturing facility in northern Iraq, while a Reaper eliminated a mobile mortar team…Coalition surveillance operations had identified Daesh extremists using a former Iraqi military ammunition depot near Qayyarah in northern Iraq. This intelligence indicated that the terrorists were manufacturing improvised explosive devices and other weaponry on the site. As part of a large coalition air strike on terrorist facilities in the area, four RAF Tornado GR4s were tasked with attacking 16 of these storage bunkers on Saturday 2 April. Each aircraft dropped a salvo of four Paveways, and initial indications are that the strike was highly accurate and effective. An RAF Reaper was also active in the Qayyarah area, hunting a Daesh mortar team. The aircraft’s crew were able successfully to locate the team, operating a truck-mounted mortar, concealed under trees on the western bank of the Tigris, and secured a direct hit with a Hellfire missile.

On April 1, 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 20 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using rocket artillery and fighter and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted against ISIL since the last press release:

Syria

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

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

* Near Mar’a, four strikes struck four separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed 10 ISIL fighting positions, two ISIL bunkers, an ISIL mortar position, and an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED).

Iraq

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

* Near Habbaniyah, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL weapons cache.

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

* Near Hit, two strikes [1 British] struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL VBIED, two ISIL fuel tankers, an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL-used bridge, an ISIL barge, eight ISIL boats, and denied ISIL access to terrain.

* Near Kirkuk, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL command and control node, four ISIL assembly areas, and an ISIL supply cache.

* Near Qayyarah, seven strikes [1 French] struck three separate ISIL tactical units and an ISIL weapons cache and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions, two ISIL assembly areas, an ISIL command and control node, two ISIL vehicles, and an ISIL-used unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).

* Near Ramadi, one strike destroyed an ISIL anti-air artillery piece.

* Near Sinjar, two strikes struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle and suppressed an ISIL mortar firing position.

* Near Sultan Abdallah, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed six ISIL rocket rails and an ISIL supply cache.

Friday 1 April – Typhoons bombed a Daesh vehicles and a bunker in western Iraq, while Tornados destroyed three terrorist positions in the north of the country…Typhoons were also active over western Iraq on Friday 1 April. A Daesh truck armed with an anti-aircraft gun was successfully bombed north-east of Ramadi and Paveways were used to destroy a fuel tanker converted into a truck bomb near Hit and a bunker west of Fallujah where terrorists had been spotted. In northern Iraq, a Tornado patrol employed Paveway IVs to destroy three Daesh buildings in the Mosul and Sinjar areas.

Le 1er avril 2016 au matin, 4 Mirage 2000D ont participé à un raid conjoint d’une dizaine d’aéronefs dans la vallée du Tigre au nord de Baïji. Au cours de cette mission, un dépôt d’armement de l’organisation terroriste a été détruit à proximité du secteur de Sharqat sur l’axe menant de Baiji à Mossoul.

On March 31, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted five strikes using attack and ground-attack aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, Coalition military forces conducted 12 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using rocket artillery and 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, three strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL fighting position and an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED).

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

* Near Mar’a, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions

Iraq

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

* Near Hit, three strikes [1 British] struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL VBIED, two ISIL VBIED factories, an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL anti-air artillery staging area, and nine ISIL tunnel entrances and denied ISIL access to terrain.

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

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

* Near Qayyarah, two strikes destroyed an ISIL tactical vehicle and an ISIL mortar firing position and suppressed two separate ISIL mortar firing positions.

* Near Ramadi, one strike destroyed two ISIL VBIEDs.

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

* Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike destroyed three ISIL tunnel systems and three ISIL assembly areas.

Thursday 31 March – Tornados struck a terrorist observation post in western Iraq with a Brimstone missile…On Thursday 31 March, RAF Tornado GR4s – supported by a Voyager air refuelling tanker like the Typhoons – provided close air support to Iraqi security forces as they advanced near the city of Hit. A terrorist observation post was identified and the Tornado flight scored a direct hit with a Brimstone missile.

Point de situation des opérations du 31 mars 2016

LEVANT : CHAMMAL

Cette semaine, les opérations aériennes de la force Chammal se sont concentrées sur l’appui des forces locales engagées dans des opérations de reconquête dans les vallées du Tigre et de l’Euphrate.

En Irak : sous la pression de la coalition, Daech reste dans une logique défensive.

Au Nord, les forces irakiennes poursuivent leur progression le long du Tigre, en particulier dans les régions de Kirkuk et Salah ad Din. Elles concentrent leurs efforts sur la ville de Qayyarah. Daech défend âprement cette région qui constitue pour le groupe terroriste un véritable « verrou » commandant les accès de Mossoul.

Au Sud, les forces Irakiennes poursuivent leurs opérations dans la vallée de l’Anbar en faisant effort sur la ville de Hit.

En Syrie :pour les forces de Daech, la semaine a été marquée par la perte très symbolique de la ville de Palmyre. Ce revers est d’autant plus fort qu’il a y quelques mois, la conquête de cette ville par l’organisation terroriste avait contribué à alimenter sa propagande.

Efforts de la coalition en Irak

A l’ouest, dans la région de l’Anbar, la Coalition appuie la progression des forces irakiennes en concentrant ses frappes aériennes dans les secteurs de la ville de Hit et de Falloujah.

Sur le front Nord, la coalition axe son effort sur la région de Mossoul.

Depuis le 23 mars 2016, la force Chammal a réalisé 36 sorties au-dessus de l’Irak et de la Syrie, dont 32 de bombardement et 4 de recueil de renseignement. Au total 11 frappes ont permis de détruire 12 objectifs de Daesh.

On March 30, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted two strikes using attack and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, Coalition military forces conducted 25 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 Al Hawl, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle.

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

Iraq

* Near Habbaniyah, one strike damaged an ISIL defensive fighting position.

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

* Near Hit, three strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and an ISIL safe house and destroyed two ISIL supply caches, 15 ISIL rockets, three ISIL bunkers, and an ISIL tunnel.

* Near Kirkuk, three strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed five ISIL assembly areas and an ISIL bed down location.

* Near Mosul, eight strikes [1 British] struck five separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed three ISIL assembly areas, an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL bed down location, two ISIL safe houses, an ISIL fighting position, and suppressed two ISIL mortar firing positions.

* Near Qayyarah, four strikes struck an ISIL improvised explosive device (IED) factory and an ISIL communications facility and destroyed an ISIL mortar position and denied ISIL access to terrain.

* Near Sultan Abdallah, four strikes destroyed four ISIL assembly areas, five ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL tunnel system, and an ISIL improvised ferry system.

* Near Tal Afar, one strike struck an ISIL communications facility.

Wednesday 30 March – Typhoons destroyed Daesh-held buildings and a rocket stockpile in northern and western Iraq…On Wednesday 30 March, Royal Air Force Typhoon FGR4s, flying from Akrotiri, used Paveway IV guided bombs to strike a Daesh-held building and a stockpile of concealed rockets near Fallujah. In northern Iraq, near Mosul, a second Typhoon flight destroyed two more buildings used as bases by the terrorists.

On March 29, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted four strikes using ground-attack, attack, and fighter aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, Coalition military forces conducted 20 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 Mar’a, three strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed seven ISIL bunkers.

* Near Manbij, one strike destroyed an ISIL mortar position.

Iraq

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

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

* Near Hit, three strikes [1 British] struck a large ISIL tactical unit and an ISIL safe house and destroyed two ISIL assembly areas and an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED).

* Near Mosul, five strikes [1 British] struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed six ISIL assembly areas, an ISIL weapons cache, and an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Qayyarah, two strikes [2 British] struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL tunnels and an ISIL assembly area.

* Near Sultan Abdallah, three strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle and an ISIL fighting position and suppressed an ISIL tactical unit.

* Near Kirkuk, one strike destroyed two ISIL assembly areas.

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

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

* Near Sinjar, two strikes destroyed an ISIL assembly area and an ISIL fighting position.