Chammal – 15 frappes contre Daech en Irak cette semaine, 19 objectifs détruits

État-major des armées | 22 mars 2016

Du 16 au 22 mars 2016, la force Chammal a poursuivi son action offensive contre Daech en réalisant 73 sorties aériennes au-dessus de l’Irak et de la Syrie, dont 65 de bombardement et 8 de recueil de renseignement. Au total 15 frappes ont permis de détruire 19 objectifs de Daech. En détruisant cette semaine deux centres de commandement, la force Chammal a poursuivi son effort visant à affaiblir les capacités de combat de l’organisation terroriste. En parallèle, elle a continué à appuyer les forces irakiennes engagées au sol dans la reconquête de leur territoire. Cette action en appui des troupes au sol (Close Air Support ou CAS) a été particulièrement marquée le 21 mars dans la région de Hit, dans la vallée de l’Euphrate, où les chasseurs français ont frappé à 5 reprises. 13 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 concentrées dans la région de Mossoul et dans la province d’Anbar en appui de la progression des forces de sécurité irakiennes. 2 frappes planifiées ont été menées en Irak Le 17 mars une patrouille de 5 Mirage 2000D et de 2 Rafale a réalisé une frappe dans la région de Hit permettant la destruction d’un centre de commandement. En savoir + Le 22 mars une patrouille de 2 Mirage 2000D a réalisé une frappe dans la région de Mossoul. Cette mission a permis de détruire un centre de commandement.

On March 16, 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 20 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, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed 10 ISIL fighting positions.

Iraq

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

* Near Ar Rutbah, one strike [1 British] struck a large ISIL tactical unit.

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

* Near Fallujah, one strike struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL staging area and an ISIL mortar position.

* Near Hit, four strikes struck two ISIL improvised weapons factories and destroyed an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL improvised explosive device (IED), and an ISIL supply cache.

* Near Kirkuk, one strike [1 British] destroyed an ISIL machine gun position.

* Near Kisik, two strikes destroyed three ISIL bed down locations and four ISIL assembly areas.

* Near Mosul, nine strikes struck seven ISIL propaganda sites and two ISIL manufacturing factories.

Wednesday 16 March – Tornados destroyed another heavy machine-gun team in northern Iraq, whilst a Reaper successfully attacked a terrorist check-point in western Iraq…The Kurdish forces received further air support from the RAF the following day [16 March], when Tornado GR4s, destroyed another heavy machine-gun which had opened fire on the peshmerga some miles to the west of Kirkuk. Further south, in Anbar province, a Reaper remotely piloted aircraft patrolled over Anbar province and identified and attacked a terrorist check-point near Ar Rutbah being used to intimidate and control the local population using a Hellfire missile.

On March 15, 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 nine strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using 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 Al Hawl, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed nine ISIL fighting positions.

Iraq

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

* Near Hit, three strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL vehicles, an ISIL assembly area, six ISIL rocket rails, two ISIL weapons caches, an ISIL anti-air artillery piece and an ISIL mortar position and denied ISIL access to terrain.

* Near Kisik, two strikes destroyed four ISIL assembly areas and suppressed an ISIL fighting position.

* Near Sinjar, three strikes [1 British] destroyed three ISIL heavy machine guns and four ISIL fighting positions and suppressed an ISIL heavy machine gun position.

Tuesday 15 March – Typhoons destroyed a Daesh heavy machine-gun position in northern Iraq…On Tuesday 15 March, Typhoon FGR4s provided close air support to Kurdish peshmerga pushing south from Sinjar and eliminated a heavy machine-gun position firing on Kurdish troops, scoring a direct hit on the terrorists with a Paveway IV precision guided bomb.

On March 14, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted three strikes using fighter aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 14 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, three strikes destroyed seven ISIL fighting positions.

Iraq

* Near AL Huwayjah, one strike suppressed an ISIL mortar position.

* Near Hit, four strikes struck a large ISIL tactical unit and an ISIL improvised weapons factory and destroyed four ISIL fighting positions and suppressed an ISIL rocket position.

* Near Kirkuk, two strikes destroyed an ISIL heavy machine gun and an ISIL fighting position and suppressed an ISIL fighting position.

* Near Mosul, four strikes [1 French] struck an ISIL training camp and two ISIL improvised explosive device factories and destroyed four ISIL assembly areas.

* Near Qayyarah, one strike [1 British] destroyed an ISIL mortar position.

* Near Ramadi, two strikes struck two large ISIL tactical units.

Monday 14 March – Tornados and Typhoons supported Kurdish forces in northern Iraq, attacking mortars and terrorist fighting positions…Typhoons and Tornado GR4s also provided support to ground forces in northern Iraq on Monday 14 March. Near Qayyarah, Typhoons used Paveways against two Daesh mortars and a group of terrorists engaged in a firefight with the security forces, whilst near Kisik, Tornados destroyed two Daesh positions, again with Paveway IVs.

Le 14 mars, une patrouille de 2 Mirage 2000D a réalisé une frappe dans la région de Mossoul. Cette mission a permis de détruire un important camp d’entrainement de Daech.

On March 13, 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 11 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 Manbij, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle.

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

Iraq

* Near Fallujah, one strike destroyed an ISIL bunker.

* Near Hit, three strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL vehicle and an ISIL tunnel entrance and denied ISIL access to terrain.

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

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

* Near Sinjar, three strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike destroyed five ISIL rocket rails.

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

Sunday 13 March – Typhoons destroyed the entrance to a tunnel system west of Ramadi…On Sunday 13 March, Typhoon FGR4s, based at RAF Akrotiri and supported by a Voyager air refuelling tanker, provided support to Iraqi troops operating to the west of Ramadi. The Typhoons used a pair of Paveway IV guided bombs to demolish the entrance to a tunnel system which was reported to be surrounded by IEDs.

In het Midden-Oosten voerden Nederlandse F-16’s boven Irak en Oost-Syrië ongeveer 10 missies uit. Allen betroffen Close Air Support-missies. Door actieve Irakese grondtroepen was er meer zichtbare ISIS-beweging, waardoor de Nederlandse F-16’s de militaire middelen van terreurorganisatie ISIS effectief kon bestrijden met precisiewapens.

On March 12, 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 12 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 Hasakah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit.

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

* Near Manbij, four strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL anti-air artillery piece, three ISIL vehicles, an ISIL mortar position, and an ISIL fighting position.

Iraq

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

* Near Al Qaim, one strike struck an ISIL financial storage center.

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

* Near Hit, two strikes struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED), three ISIL fighting positions, and denied ISIL access to terrain.

* Near Kisik, one strike destroyed an ISIL supply cache.

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

* Near Qayyarah, one strike struck an ISIL used bridge.

* Near Sinjar, three strikes struck [2 British] two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL fighting position, an ISIL assembly area, and an ISIL rocket position.

Saturday 12 March – a Reaper engaged a terrorist rocket team, then assisted a coalition attack on a group of rocket-launchers west of Sinjar…The following day [12 March] another Reaper was active in the same area and conducted an attack on terrorists who were launching rockets. The terrorists immediately left the area in a truck which the Reaper’s crew tracked and successfully attacked with a Hellfire. The Reaper then directed coalition aircraft in an attack on an array of rocket launchers nearby.

On March 11, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted eight strikes using attack, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted nine strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using attack and fighter 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 a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL mortar systems.

* Near Dayr Ar Zawr, one strike [1 French] struck an ISIL gas and oil separation plant well head.

* Near Manbij, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed five ISIL vehicles and an ISIL fighting position.

* Near Mar’a, four strikes struck four separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL artillery piece, two ISIL weapons caches, 10 ISIL fighting positions, and an ISIL heavy machine gun position.

Iraq

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

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

* Near Ramadi, five strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL rocket position, two ISIL vehicles, an ISIL fighting position and three ISIL tunnel systems and denied ISIL access to terrain.

* Near Sinjar, two strikes [2 British] struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions and an ISIL weapons cache.

Friday 11 March – a Reaper conducted two attacks, and assisted three other coalition attacks, against Daesh extremists west of Sinjar…On Friday 11 March, a Reaper worked with coalition jets to attack terrorists to the west of Sinjar. The Reaper provided targeting assistance for three successful coalition air attacks on groups of Daesh fighters, it then conducted two attacks of its own using Hellfire missiles.

Le 11 mars, une patrouille de 2 Mirage 2000D a réalisé une frappe dans la région de Der Eiz Zor permettant la destruction d’une installation pétrolière utilisée par Daech à des fins opérationnelle.

On March 10, 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 13 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using 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 Mar’a, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit.

Iraq

* Near Kisik, one strike destroyed six ISIL fighting positions and six ISIL staging areas.

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

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

* Near Ramadi, four strikes [3 British] struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL heavy machine gun, two ISIL supply caches, an ISIL anti-air artillery piece, two ISIL staging areas, and two ISIL fighting positions.

* Near Sinjar, three strikes destroyed an ISIL supply cache and two ISIL mortar firing positions and damaged four ISIL fighting positions.

* Near Tal Afar, one strike [1 British] destroyed an ISIL rocket system.

* Near Hit, two strikes struck an ISIL facility and an ISIL bed down location.

Thursday 10 March – Tornados and Typhoons conducted five attacks in northern and western Iraq, destroying a weapons cache and several Daesh fighting positions…Both Tornados and Typhoons were active over the Euphrates valley the next day, Thursday 10 March, assisting Iraqi forces as they cleared Daesh positions to the west of Ramadi. A Tornado mission targeted a terrorist weapons cache concealed under the ramp of a destroyed bridge over the Euphrates, using two Paveways. At the same time a Typhoon mission conducted successful strikes on a heavy machine-gun team and a group of extremists engaged in close combat with Iraqi troops. In the north of the country, a Typhoon flight attacked a rocket launch point near Tall Afar, then dropped Paveways on six Daesh positions in the Kisik area where Kurdish forces had spotted terrorists preparing for a possible attack.

On March 9, coalition military forces continued to attack 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 15 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using rocket artillery and ground-attack, attack, and fighter aircraft against ISIL targets. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted against ISIL since the last press release:

Syria

* Near Ar Raqqah, two strikes struck an ISIL headquarters and an ISIL logistics facility.

* Near Al Hawl, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed three ISIL fighting positions, and an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED).

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

Iraq

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

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

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

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

* Near Qayyarah, one strike destroyed an ISIL rocket rail.

* Near Ramadi, four strikes [1 British] struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed four ISIL heavy machine guns, two ISIL supply caches, 11 ISIL improvised explosive devices (IED), three ISIL vehicles, an ISIL VBIED, and denied ISIL access to terrain.

* Near Sinjar, five strikes [2 British] struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL assembly area, an ISIL tactical vehicle, 12 ISIL rocket rails, an ISIL supply cache, and six ISIL fighting positions.

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

Wednesday 9 March – Tornados and Typhoons conducted four attacks in northern and western Iraq, including a further large-scale strike on another fortified former village…On Wednesday 9 March, the Typhoons patrolled south of Sinjar. A vehicle used by Daesh to construct defensive positions, was destroyed by a Paveway. A second deserted village taken over by the terrorists as a fortified haven, near Ranbusi, was then attacked with six targets successfully struck by Paveways. Further south, Tornado GR4s were providing close air support to Iraqi forces in the Euphrates river valley. A Paveway was used against a group of terrorists in the open, whilst a further pair of Paveways accounted for two heavy machine-gun positions.

Chammal : 13 frappes dont 5 planifiées et 42 objectifs de Daech détruits en Irak et en Syrie cette semaine

État-major des armées | 9 mars 2016

Du 2 au 8 mars 2016, les équipages français ont réalisé 48 sorties aériennes au-dessus des zones contrôlées par Daech en Irak et en Syrie, dont 35 de bombardement sur des objectifs planifiés ou d’opportunité, et 13 de recueil de renseignement. 13 frappes ont contribué à la destruction de 42 objectifs de Daech.

8 frappes d’appui au sol ont été réalisées en Irak au cours de la semaine, dans le secteur de Mossoul et dans la vallée de l’Anbar.

5 frappes planifiées ont été menées en Irak et en Syrie

Le 5 mars, 1 patrouille de 2 Mirage 2000D et 1 patrouille de 2 Rafale ont pris part à un raid dans la région de Hit en Irak. Menée conjointement avec des aéronefs de la coalition, cette mission a permis de réaliser 2 frappes distinctes sur des dépôts d’armement de Daech. Le 6 mars, 1 patrouille constituée de 5 Mirage 2000D a mené 1 raid dans la région de Tikrit. Cette mission a permis de réaliser 2 frappes distinctes sur des sites d’assemblage et de stockage de véhicules suicides. Le 7 mars, 1 patrouille de 2 Mirage 2000D a réalisé 1 frappe dans la région de Der Eiz Zor en Syrie. Cette mission a permis de détruire un site pétrolier et de véhicules de l’organisation terroriste. En 72 heures, la force Chammal a ainsi réalisé 5 frappes sur des objectifs planifiés. Ce bilan témoigne de la poursuite de l’intensité de l’engagement français dans la lutte contre Daech.

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” (*).

Déterminer les objectifs sur lesquels agir pour faire évoluer favorablement 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 March 8, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted six strikes using attack and fighter 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, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted against ISIL since the last press release:

Syria

* Near Abu Kamal, two strikes destroyed two ISIL cranes.

* Near Dayr Az Zawr, two strikes struck an ISIL modular refinery and an ISIL natural gas processing plant.

* Near Mar’a, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed three ISIL fighting positions.

Iraq

* Near Kisik, one strike [1 British] struck an ISIL tactical unit.

* Near Mosul, four strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL fighting position, two ISIL vehicles, and an ISIL assembly area.

* Near Ramadi, three strikes struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed six ISIL fighting positions, five ISIL vehicles, and an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED).

* Near Sinjar, one strike [1 British] destroyed five ISIL fighting positions and two ISIL mortar fire positions.

* Near Sultan Abdallah, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL mortar fire position and an ISIL assembly area and suppressed an ISIL fighting position.

Tuesday 8 March – Tornados and Typhoons conducted three attacks in northern Iraq, including a large-scale strike on a fortified former village…Patrols over northern Iraq continued on Tuesday 8 March. Near Kisik, Tornados used a Paveway against a terrorist position, while a Typhoon flight silenced a heavy machine-gun position with a direct hit from a Paveway. The Typhoons were then tasked to use their remaining Paveway bombs to strike seven strongpoints in a village south of Sinjar, where Daesh had driven out the civilian population and were using it as a defensive base against the Kurdish advance. All seven Paveways struck their targets accurately.

On March 7, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted seven strikes using ground-attack, attack, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 17 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using rocket artillery, attack, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted against ISIL since the last press release:

Syria

* Near Ayn Isa, one strike destroyed an ISIL house borne improvised explosive device (HBIED).

* Near Dayr Az Zawr, two strikes [1 French] struck a large ISIL tactical unit and an ISIL gas and oil separation plant modular refinery, and destroyed an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Mar’a, four strikes struck three ISIL tactical units and an ISIL facility, and destroyed an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL heavy machine gun position, and an ISIL building.

Iraq

* Near Al Baghdadi, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL weapons cache, an ISIL staging area, and an ISIL rocket position.

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

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

* Near Habbaniya, one strike destroyed an ISIL tunnel.

* Near Haditha, one strike destroyed an ISIL supply cache.

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

* Near Mosul, three strikes struck two ISIL headquarters and destroyed an ISIL assembly area.

* Near Qayyarah, one strike struck an ISIL used bridge.

* Near Ramadi, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL mortar position, and two ISIL supply caches.

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

* Near Sultan Abdallah, three strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL vehicles, and an ISIL artillery piece.

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

Monday 7 March – a Reaper destroyed a terrorist-held building in western Iraq…Reaper remotely piloted aircraft have also been extremely active over the period, primarily flying surveillance missions. An attack was conducted by a Reaper the morning of Monday 7 March, when a Hellfire missile was used to destroy a Daesh-held building in western Iraq, close to the Syrian border.’

Monday 7 March – Typhoons bombed Daesh extremists engaged in combat with Kurdish troops in northern Iraq…On the evening of Monday 7 March, a Typhoon patrol assisted Kurdish peshmerga fighting a group of terrorists near Kisik by attacking the Daesh position with a Paveway IV precision guided bomb.

Le 7 mars, 1 patrouille de 2 Mirage 2000D a réalisé 1 frappe dans la région de Der Eiz Zor en Syrie. Cette mission a permis de détruire un site pétrolier et de véhicules de l’organisation terroriste.

Strijd tegen ISIS

In het Midden-Oosten voerden Nederlandse F-16’s boven Irak en Oost-Syrië ongeveer 10 missies uit. Hierbij zetten zij wapens in tegen militaire middelen en strategische doelen, zoals een wapenfabriek en een wapenopslagplaats van terreurorganisatie ISIS.

In Irak slaagden cursisten voor de Commando Course en de Commando Instructor Course. Deze cursussen worden gegeven door Nederlandse militaire instructeurs en collega’s van coalitielanden. In de omgeving van Erbil is op de diverse trainingscentra de Modern Brigade Course gestart. Hierbij worden infanteristen en specialisten in 10 weken (deels gezamenlijk) opgeleid om vervolgens terug te keren naar het front.

Uit gegevens van de Amerikaans-geleide coalitie blijkt dat door de intensieve wapeninzet van de afgelopen tijd tegen de olieproductie en -handel, de inkomsten voor ISIS met 30% verminderden. De coalitie zette ook meerdere keren wapens in tegen geldopslagplaatsen van ISIS. Daarbij zijn honderden miljoenen dollars vernietigd. Door de uitwisseling van informatie binnen de coalitie worden kopstukken van ISIS in beeld gebracht. Dit helpt bovendien bij het in kaart brengen van smokkelroutes. Verder is te achterhalen wat de veelgebruikte grensovergangen zijn. Door de aanhoudende inzet van de coalitie zijn grote stukken grondgebied op ISIS heroverd. Meer dan 500.000 Irakezen die binnen hun land waren gevlucht, kunnen hierdoor weer terug naar huis. In de omgeving van Tikrit hebben 90.000 Irakezen inmiddels weer toegang tot drinkwater en gezondheidscentra.

On March 6, 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 12 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 Hasakah, three strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL building, four ISIL vehicles, and an ISIL heavy machine gun.

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

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

Iraq

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

* Near Fallujah, one strike destroyed an ISIL front-end loader.

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

* Near Kisik, one strike destroyed an ISIL rocket rail.

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

* Near Qayyarah, one strike struck an ISIL used bridge.

* Near Ramadi, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL tactical vehicle.

* Near Sinjar, one strike [1 British] struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL heavy machine gun position, and three ISIL fighting positions.

* Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike destroyed an ISIL mortar position and three ISIL fighting positions.

* Near Tikrit, two strikes [2 French] struck an ISIL improvised weapons factory and an ISIL headquarters.

Sunday 6 March – Typhoons supported Kurdish forces, silencing a heavy machine-gun position…The following day [Sunday 6 March], a Typhoon mission returned to northern Iraq and assisted Kurdish forces south-west of Sinjar, who had come under fire from a terrorist heavy machine-gun team. A Paveway IV destroyed the target.

Le 6 mars, 1 patrouille constituée de 5 Mirage 2000D a mené 1 raid dans la région de Tikrit. Cette mission a permis de réaliser 2 frappes distinctes sur des sites d’assemblage et de stockage de véhicules suicides.