On March 5, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted six strikes using fighter, attack, and remotely piloted 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, 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, four strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL heavy machine gun, an ISIL vehicle, and an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device, and suppressed an ISIL fighting position.

* Near Manbij, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL building, two ISIL vehicles, and an ISIL anti-air artillery piece.

Iraq

* Near Bayji, one strike suppressed an ISIL fighting position.

* Near Hit, two strikes [Two French] struck an ISIL improvised weapons factory and an ISIL weapons storage facility.

* Near Kirkuk, one strike destroyed three ISIL bulldozers.

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

* Near Mosul, two strikes struck an ISIL weapons production facility and destroyed an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED).

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

* Near Ramadi, two strikes struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL front end-loader.

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

* Near Tal Afar, one strike destroyed an ISIL assembly area.

Saturday 5 March – Typhoons used 16 Paveway bombs to destroy a large weapons factory in western Iraq…On Saturday 5 March, four Typhoons joined other coalition aircraft in a large coordinated operation against terrorist locations in western Iraq. The RAFaircraft targeted a large Daesh weapons factory in the countryside near Qubaysah, some miles west of Ramadi. The Typhoons released a total of 16 Paveways, which completely demolished workshops and storage sheds.

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.

On March 4, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted two strikes using rocket artillery and 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 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 Al Hawl, one strike struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed six ISIL buildings and two ISIL vehicles.

* Near Palmyra, one strike destroyed two ISIL fighting positions and damaged an ISIL fighting position.

Iraq

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

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

* Near Fallujah, one strike struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL bed down location.

* Near Kisik, two strikes [1 British] struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL vehicles, two ISIL mortar positions, four ISIL VBIEDs, and seven ISIL fighting positions.

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

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

* Near Ramadi, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position, an ISIL staging area, an ISIL tunnel, and an ISIL front end loader.

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

* Near Tal Afar, two strikes [1 British] struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL assembly area.

Friday 4 March – Typhoons conducted three attacks in northern Iraq against Daesh positions…The Typhoons continued to provide close air support to the Iraqi and Kurdish forces in northern Iraq on Friday 4 March, delivering three attacks with Paveway IVs against Daesh positions near Tall Afar, Kisik and Sinjar.

On March 3, 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 eight strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using fighter and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets.The following is a summary of the strikes conducted against ISIL since the last press release:

Syria

* Near Al Hasakah, four strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL heavy machine gun, an ISIL vehicle, and damaged an ISIL tunnel system.

* Near Dayr Az Zawr, two strikes struck two ISIL petroleum pipelines.

Iraq

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

* Near Bayji, one strike struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed 16 ISIL vehicles.

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

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

* Near Mosul, one strike [1 British] destroyed two ISIL fighting positions.

* Near Sinjar, two strikes [1 British] destroyed three ISIL heavy machine guns, two ISIL fighting positions, and two ISIL assembly areas.

* Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL weapons cache, an ISIL bed down location, and three ISIL fighting positions.

Thursday 3 March – Typhoons destroyed two buildings in northern Iraq where Daesh terrorists were gathered, as well as two heavy machine-gun positions….Typhoons were in action again near Mosul on 3 March, they used Paveways to destroy two buildings where Daesh terrorists were possibly planning an attack. Later that night, Typhoons also bombed two heavy machine-gun positions south-west of Sinjar.

Chammal : Point de situation au 3 mars 2016

Situation tactique en Irak

La situation sécuritaire et les lignes de front en Irak n’ont pas évolué au cours de la semaine écoulée. Les mauvaises conditions météorologiques de cette semaine ont ralenti les opérations aériennes de la coalition

Sous la pression offensive des forces irakiennes, l’organisation terroriste est contrainte d’adopter une posture défensive après les défaites subies à Sinjar, Ramadi et Baiji. Pour le moment, elle n’est pas en mesure de reprendre l’ascendant en Irak ; elle en est réduite à conduire des actions de harcèlement. Les frappes conduites dans la profondeur du dispositif de Daechet sur les axes empruntés par l’ennemi, ont considérablement affaibli ses capacités de mouvement, tandis que les pertes territoriales et les frappes visant les capacités de financement de l’organisation rendent de plus en plus difficile la gouvernance qu’elle tente de mettre en place dans les zones sous son contrôle.

Cependant, localement, ses capacités militaires sont encore très solides.

Bilan hebdomadaire des frappes

Depuis le 24 février 2016, 71 sorties ont été effectuées, dont 15 sorties dédiées aux missions de reconnaissance et 56 aux missions de bombardement sur des objectifs planifiés ou d’opportunité.

Les différentes frappes conduites par les aéronefs français ont permis de détruire 13 objectifs tenus par Daech. Le 25 février, intégrée dans un raid de la coalition, une patrouille composée de trois Mirage 2000D a détruit un dépôt d’armement tenu par Daechdans la région de Raqquah en Syrie.

Bilan de la composante aérienne de Chammal : 222 objectifs détruits en 2016

Depuis le 1er janvier 2016, les équipages de la force Chammalont réalisé 646 sorties aériennes. Au total, ils ont mené 143 frappes et détruit 222 objectifs tenus par l’organisation terroriste au Levant. En Syrie, les chasseurs français ont frappé à six reprises, détruisant 23 objectifs.

On March 2, 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 21 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using attack, 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 Al Hasakah, four strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL vehicle, three ISIL buildings, an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED), and an ISIL heavy machine gun.

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

* Near Palmyra, one strike struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed six ISIL vehicles and three ISIL fighting positions.

* Near Tal Abyad, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed ISIL communication equipment.

Iraq

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

* Near Al Huwayjah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL heavy machine gun and two ISIL fighting positions.

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

* Near Kisik, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed 27 ISIL rocket rails.

* Near Mosul, seven strikes [2 British] struck four ISIL tactical units and destroyed three ISIL vehicles, 12 ISIL assembly areas, and 25 ISIL bed-down locations, and suppressed an ISIL heavy machine gun position.

* Near Ramadi, three strikes destroyed an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL front-end loader, an ISIL bed down location, and an ISIL petroleum, oil and lubricant truck.

* Near Samarra, two strikes struck two separate large ISIL tactical units and destroyed 9 ISIL vehicles, three ISIL VBIEDs, an ISIL fighting position, an ISIL supply cache, and three ISIL fuel trucks.

* Near Sinjar, three strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed five ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL assembly area, an ISIL mortar position, and suppressed an ISIL mortar fire position.

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

État-major des armées | 2 mars 2016

Du 24 février au 1er mars 2016, les équipages français ont réalisé 71 sorties aériennes au-dessus des zones contrôlées par Daech en Irak et en Syrie, dont 56 de bombardement sur des objectifs planifiés ou d’opportunité, et 15 de recueil de renseignement. 7 frappes ont détruit 13 objectifs de Daech. Les opérations aériennes de la coalition ont été perturbées par les mauvaises conditions climatiques au Moyen-Orient. 6 frappes d’appui au sol ont été réalisées en Irak au cours de la semaine La force Chammal a réalisée des missions d’appui au sol dans le secteur de Mossoul et dans la vallée de l’Anbar. 1 frappe planifiée a été menée en Syrie Le 25 février, 3 Mirage 2000 D ont mené un raid à Raqqah en Syrie. Menée conjointement avec des aéronefs de la coalition, cette mission a détruit un dépôt d’armement de Daesh.

Wednesday 2 March – Tornados and Typhoons conducted eight attacks on rocket-launchers, vehicles, a mortar team, and massed terrorists in northern Iraq, whilst a Reaper destroyed an armed vehicle in eastern Syria…On 2 March, Typhoons were active over a wide swathe of northern Iraq, providing close air support to the Kurdish security forces. East of Mosul, Paveways were used to destroy two groups of terrorists with vehicles, the aircraft then flew west to the area north-east of Tall Afar where they conducted a series of four Paveway attacks on a number of rocket-launchers and a stockpile of rockets. A second Typhoon mission bombed a Daesh mortar team south of Sinjar, while a pair of Tornado GR4s used a Paveway to demolish a building north of Mosul where a large group of terrorists had been observed. In eastern Syria, an RAF Reaper worked closely with other coalition aircraft to support Syrian Democratic Forces south-west of As Shadadi, as they followed up on their recent successes against Daesh in the region. A coalition surveillance aircraft identified a terrorist truck, armed with an anti-aircraft gun, concealed in an orchard, and passed the target to the Reaper for prosecution. A Hellfire missile scored a direct hit on the vehicle.

On Mar. 1, 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 14 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 two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Ar Raqqah, one strike struck an ISIL security headquarters.

* Near Manbij, three strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL buildings and two ISIL mortar positions.

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

Iraq

* Near Al Qaim, one strike struck an ISIL headquarters.

* Near Albu Hayat, one strike suppressed an ISIL artillery piece.

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

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

* Near Habbaniyah, one strike destroyed an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Mosul, three strikes struck an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) facility and an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL vehicles and two ISIL assembly areas.

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

* Near Sinjar, two strikes destroyed two ISIL fighting positions.

Tuesday 1 March – Typhoons destroyed a 122mm howitzer in western Iraq…Whilst RAF Tornado GR4s conducted extensive reconnaissance missions against suspected terrorist locations, RAF Typhoon FGR4s patrolled over western Iraq on 1 March to support Iraqi army operations south-east of Haditha. One of the few large artillery pieces operated by Daesh – a D-30 122mm howitzer – was located close to the Euphrates, and was successfully destroyed by a Paveway IV precision guided bomb.

On Feb. 29, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 12 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 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 and destroyed five ISIL buildings.

* Near Al Hawl, three strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed three ISIL vehicles and two ISIL buildings.

* Near Ayn Isa, three strikes destroyed an ISIL building, an ISIL vehicle, and an ISIL mortar system.

* Near Manbij, two strikes destroyed an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) and an ISIL mortar system.

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

Iraq

* Near Fallujah, four strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL anti-air artillery piece, an ISIL building, an ISIL bunker, an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL staging area, and denied ISIL access to terrain.

* Near Habbaniyah, one strike destroyed an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Mosul, two strikes destroyed an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL fighting position, and damaged a separate ISIL vehicle.

* Near Ramadi, three strikes destroyed an ISIL tactical vehicle, two ISIL tunnel systems, and two ISIL VBIEDs.

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

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

* Near Tal Afar, one strike suppressed an ISIL mortar position.

* Near Tikrit, two strikes destroyed an ISIL vehicle and two ISIL mortar positions.

Midden-Oosten

In het Midden-Oosten voerden Nederlandse F-16’s boven Irak en Oost-Syrië ongeveer 10 missies uit. 3 daarvan waren Air Interdictiemissies waarbij in coalitieverband werd gevlogen onder Nederlandse leiding. Bij de andere missies ging het om Close Air Support waarbij wapens zijn ingezet tegen gevechtsposities, militaire middelen en strategische doelen, zoals een wapenfabriek en een wapenopslagplaats van terreurorganisatie ISIS.

In Irak slaagden 84 cursisten voor de opleiding train-the-trainer, die wordt gegeven door Nederlandse instructeurs en militairen van coalitielanden. Koerdische strijders leren daarbij zelf collega’s te trainen.

On Feb. 28, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 12 strikes using ground-attack, 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 fighter and remote 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 gas and oil separation plant.

* Near Ar Raqqah, one strike struck an ISIL gas and oil separation plant.

* Near Ayn Isa, three strikes struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed eight ISIL buildings, an ISIL fuel tanker, an ISIL tactical vehicle, and seven ISIL vehicles.

* Near Mar’a, three strikes destroyed four ISIL fighting positions.

* Near Tal Abyad, four strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL buildings, an ISIL vehicle, and suppressed an ISIL fighting position.

Iraq

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

* Near Fallujah, one strike destroyed an ISIL front end loader and an ISIL tunnel system.

* Near Kisik, one strike suppressed an ISIL rocket fire position.

* Near Mosul, one strike struck an ISIL VBIED factory.

* Near Ramadi, four strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL heavy machine gun, an ISIL fighting position, two ISIL staging areas, and two ISIL petroleum, oil, and lubricant trucks.

* Near Sinjar, three strikes [1 British] destroyed six ISIL fighting positions and suppressed an ISIL mortar position and an ISIL sniper position.

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

Sunday 28 February – Tornados and Typhoons conducted three attacks in northern Iraq against mortar and sniper teams; a Reaper conducted five attacks in northern Syria…Typhoons and Tornados were active again over northern Iraq on Sunday 28 February: a Typhoon flight struck two mortar positions with Paveways and Tornados also used a Paveway IV to demolish a large isolated building from which a terrorist sniper was engaging Kurdish forces south of Sinjar. Across the border in northern Syria, an RAF Reaper conducted five attacks with Hellfire missiles and a GBU-12 guided bomb against Daesh extremists, including an armed team in a truck, near Tell Dehlis.

On Feb. 27, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 12 strikes using ground-attack, attack, and fighter aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 12 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using fighter 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 improvised weapons assembly area.

* Near Manbij, one strike destroyed two ISIL buildings.

* Near Tal Abyad, 10 strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed 23 ISIL buildings, and suppressed two ISIL tactical units, an ISIL mortar position, eight ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL heavy machine gun position, and an ISIL rocket fire position.

Iraq

* Near Fallujah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL staging area, and two rocket rails.

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

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

* Near Mosul, five strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed five ISIL fighting positions, two ISIL rocket rails, and suppressed an ISIL rocket fire position.

* Near Qayyarah, one strike struck an ISIL financial distribution center.

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

* Near Sinjar, one strike suppressed an ISIL rocket fire position and an ISIL heavy machine gun position.

On Feb. 26, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted eight strikes using ground-attack, attack, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 14 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using 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 Tal Abyad, one strike struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL building.

* Near Al Hawl, five strikes struck four separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL buildings and an ISIL vehicle born improvised explosive device (VBIED).

* Near Ar Raqqah, one strike destroyed an ISIL excavator.

* Near Al Hasakah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL building.

Iraq

* Near Al Baghdadi, two strikes destroyed an ISIL front end loader, and an ISIL VBIED.

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

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

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

* Near Mosul, seven strikes [1 British] struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL assembly areas, five ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL VBIED facility, and an ISIL weapons storage facility and suppressed an ISIL mortar position and two ISIL rocket fire positions.

* Near Qayyarah, one strike produced inconclusive results.

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

Friday 26 February – Tornados and Typhoons conducted three attacks in northern Iraq against Daesh mortar and rocket teams, and a checkpoint…On Friday 26 February, Tornados and Typhoons flew missions over northern Iraq. Typhoons bombed a Daesh mortar team that was firing on Kurdish troops near Kisik, while a pair of Tornados used a Brimstone missile to attack a checkpoint east of Bayji. They then headed north to the Mosul area where they used a Paveway against a rocket-launcher position.

On Feb. 25, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 14 strikes using ground-attack, attack, fighter, 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 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 struck an ISIL petroleum, oil, and lubricant separation vessel and an ISIL gas and oil separation plant and crude oil collection point.

* Near Al Hawl, eight strikes struck five separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed six ISIL vehicles, an ISIL staging area, an ISIL tactical vehicle, and an ISIL mortar position.

* Near Ar Raqqah, two strikes [1 French] struck an ISIL staging area and an ISIL weapons storage area.

* Near Al Hasakah, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL building.

Iraq

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

* Near Hit, one strike destroyed an ISIL oil tanker.

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

* Near Kisik, four strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL fighting position, an ISIL light machine gun, and suppressed an ISIL mortar position.

* Near Mosul, one strike [1 British] destroyed five ISIL fighting positions.

* Near Ramadi, three strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL artillery system, an ISIL staging area, two ISIL supply caches, and damaged an ISIL staging area.

* Near Sinjar, two strikes suppressed an ISIL mortar position and an ISIL rocket position.

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

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

* Near Fallujah, one strike [1 British] struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed three ISIL bunkers.

Thursday 25 February – Tornados and Typhoons conducted five attacks in Iraq and Syria, silencing mortar and machine-gun positions, and destroying bunkers…The following day [Thursday 25 February], Typhoon FGR4s patrolled the area north-west of Mosul, and assisted Kurdish peshmerga forces who had come under fire from a terrorist mortar position, destroying it with a Paveway IV guided bomb. A second Typhoon mission, near Tall Afar, used a Paveway to eliminate a machine-gun team that was also firing on Iraqi forces. Further south, Tornados operated near Fallujah, where they delivered two successful Paveway attacks on two groups of terrorists entrenched in a network of bunkers. In eastern Syria, a Tornado patrol supported Syrian Democratic Forces as they mounted an offensive against Daesh near As Shadadi; our aircraft destroyed a terrorist mortar position with a Paveway IV.

Proche et Moyen-Orient : Chammal

Daech demeure sur une posture défensive.

Situation tactique : Irak/Syrie

En Irak, en dépit d’actions ponctuelles de harcèlement contre les forces irakiennes, Daech reste sur la défensive. Les forces locales portent leur effort sur la vallée de l’Euphrate.

En Syrie, Daech est sous pression.

Chammal: effort sur Mossoul et la vallée de l’Euphrate

Les forces françaises ont poursuivi cette semaine leur effort d’appui au sol en Irak.

Depuis le 17 février 2016, les équipages français ont réalisé 44 sorties aériennes au-dessus des zones contrôlées par Daech en Irak, dont 40 sorties de bombardement sur des objectifs planifiés ou d’opportunité, et 4 de recueil de renseignement. 8 frappes ont conduit à la destruction de 10 objectifs de Daech.

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

La force Chammal a concentré ses efforts sur les missions d’appui au sol dans les secteurs de Ramadi et de Mossoul. À Ramadi, les forces irakiennes poursuivent leurs opérations de contrôle autour de la ville, où les combattants de Daech mènent des actions de harcèlement. À Mossoul, les actions de la coalition visent à affaiblir les capacités d’action de Daech.

• 1 frappe planifiée a été menée en Irak :

Le 20 février, intégrée dans un raid de la coalition, 1 patrouille de 3 Mirage 2000D a détruit un site de stockage d’armement et de munitions de Daech dans la région de Mossoul.

Composante aérienne : 2 chasseurs supplémentaires.

Le 19 février, 2 Mirage 2000 D sont arrivés en renfort de l’opération Chammal sur la base aérienne projetée en Jordanie. Le nombre d’avions de combat présents sur cette base a ainsi été porté de 6 à 8.

Les équipages ont immédiatement été engagés dans les missions de frappe contre Daech.

Actuellement, 14 avions de chasse (8 Mirage 2000 et 6 Rafale) participent en Irak et en Syrie aux actions aériennes de la Coalition contre Daech.

11eBP : relève et premières instructions au profit des forces irakiennes

Déployée à Bagdad, la composante formation et conseil a achevé ses opérations de relève. La 3ebrigade légère blindée (3e BLB) ainsi que la 13edemi brigade de légion étrangère (13eDBLE) ont terminé leur mandat. Les missions de formation ont été reprises par la 11ebrigade parachutiste (11eBP).

TF 50 : le Charles de Gaulle fait route vers la Méditerranée.

Le 22 février 2016, le groupe aéronaval (GAN) a franchi le détroit d’Ormuz, quittant le golfe arabo-persique (GAP) après 2 mois de mission.

L’engagement du GAN dans le GAP au sein de la TF 50 a permis d’apporter une capacité supplémentaire d’action à la coalition, totalement interopérable avec nos alliés américains. Au cours des derniers jours, le GAN a d’ailleurs conduit des « dual carrier operations », c’est-à-dire des opérations combinant les moyens des deux groupes aéronavals français et américain.

En près de deux mois, depuis leur entrée dans le GAP le 19 décembre 2015, les équipages du GAN ont mené près de 400 sorties aériennes opérationnelles. Intégrés dans le dispositif Chammal au sein de la coalition, ils ont travaillé de concert avec les équipages de l’armée de l’air qui décollent à partir des bases stationnées en Jordanie et dans le GAP.

Les aéronefs du GAN ont conduit 80 frappes contre Daech et réalisé 23 missions ISR (missions de renseignement ou « intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance ») au-dessus des positions tenues par Daech en Irak et en Syrie.

Le groupe aéronaval fait désormais route vers la Méditerranée.

Le 25 février 2016 en début de soirée, les équipages français de l’opération Chammal ont participé à un raid conjoint de la coalition au-dessus des zones contrôlées par Daech en Syrie. Ce raid visait un objectif situé dans la ville de Raqqah, fief de l’organisation terroriste en Syrie.

Décollant depuis la base aérienne projetée (BAP) en Jordanie, une patrouille de trois Mirage 2000D a été engagée dans cette action. Conjointement avec la coalition, les équipages français ont frappé et détruit un dépôt d’armement de l’organisation terroriste.

Il s’agit d’une action planifiée contre un objectif d’importance ayant fait l’objet, en amont, d’un effort de renseignement de la part de la France et de la Coalition.

Depuis le 27 septembre 2015, date de sa première frappe sur les zones contrôlées par Daech en Syrie, la France conduit ou participe à des raids sur des objectifs à haute valeur ajoutée : camps d’entraînement, centres de commandement, dépôts logistiques ou infrastructures pétrolières contribuant directement à l’effort de guerre de l’organisation terroriste.

La BAP, d’où ont décollé les chasseurs français, a été renforcée le 19 février 2016 par l’arrivée de 2 Mirage 2000 D supplémentaires. Le nombre des avions de combat présents sur cette base est donc passé de 6 à 8.

Actuellement, 14 avions de chasse de l’armée de l’air française (8 Mirage 2000 et 6 Rafale) participent en Irak et en Syrie aux actions aériennes de la Coalition contre Daech.

On Feb. 24, 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 15 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using fighter and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted against ISIL since the last press release:

Syria

* Near Abu Kamal, two strikes struck an ISIL modular refinery and an ISIL gas and oil separation plant.

* Near Al Hawl, five strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed seven ISIL buildings and an ISIL fighting position.

Iraq

* Near Al Qaim, one strike struck an ISIL improvised explosive device (IED) production and storage facility.

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

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

* Near Kisik, one strike struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL light machine gun and an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Mosul, nine strikes [1 British] struck two separate ISIL tactical units, an ISIL improvised weapons factory, an ISIL IED factory, an ISIL mortar factory, and an ISIL VBIED facility and destroyed seven ISIL fighting positions, and ISIL vehicle, an ISIL light machine gun, and suppressed an ISIL mortar position.

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

* Near Tal Afar, one strike suppressed an ISIL light machine gun position.

Wednesday 24 February – Tornados destroyed a terrorist weapons factory in Mosul…RAF Tornado GR4s, supported by a Voyager air refuelling tanker, successfully bombed a Daesh weapons factory in Mosul on Wednesday 24 February.

On Feb. 23, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 14 strikes using ground-attack, attack, and fighter aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted four strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using fighter 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 an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed three ISIL buildings, an ISIL mortar system, an ISIL fighting position, and suppressed a separate ISIL mortar system.

* Near Al Hawl, seven strikes destroyed three ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL building, two ISIL heavy machine guns, two ISIL vehicles, and suppressed an ISIL mortar system and an ISIL heavy machine gun and cratered two ISIL-used roads.

* Near Ayn Isa, one strike suppressed an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) and an ISIL anti-air artillery piece.

* Near Dayr Az Zawr, two strikes struck an ISIL gas and oil separation plant and denied ISIL access to terrain.

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

Iraq

* Near Qayyarah, one strike destroyed an ISIL excavator.

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

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

* Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike destroyed seven ISIL fighting positions.

On Feb. 22, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 11 strikes using ground-attack, attack, and fighter aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 15 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using fighter aircraft against ISIL targets. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted against ISIL since the last press release:

Syria

* Near Al Hasakah, five strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed six ISIL buildings and suppressed two ISIL sniper positions and two ISIL fighting positions and damaged an ISIL building.

* Near Dayr Az Zawr, five strikes struck six ISIL gas and oil separation plant wellheads.

* Near Manbij, one strike destroyed two ISIL buildings.

Iraq

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

* Near Kisik, seven strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit, three ISIL staging areas, an ISIL headquarters, an ISIL bed down location, and suppressed an ISIL rocket position.

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

* Near Mosul, two strikes [1 British] struck an ISIL tactical unit and suppressed an ISIL mortar position.

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

* Near Sinjar, one strike suppressed an ISIL light machine gun position.

* Near Tal Afar, one strike suppressed an ISIL light machine gun position.

A Typhoon flight patrolled east of Mosul on Monday 22 February, and was able to identify a Daesh team that was planting improvised explosive devices, they hit with a Paveway.

De Koerdische strijders [later changed to Iraakse special forces] hebben er sinds afgelopen week 28 scherpschutters bij. Nederlandse militairen leidden hen samen met collega’s van coalitielanden op in Irak. Zo kunnen de Peshmerga terreurorganisatie ISIS op de grond bestrijden. Een overzicht van Defensieoperaties in de week van 15 tot 22 februari 2016.
In Bagdad zijn de Nederlanders niet alleen betrokken bij de opleiding tot scherpschutter, maar ook bij die tot commando. Elders in Irak startte een train the trainer course, waarbij Iraakse militairen leren om zelf collega’s trainen.

Midden-Oosten

Nederlandse F-16’s voerden ongeveer 10 missies uit boven Irak en Oost-Syrië. Daarbij zetten zij wapens in tegen gevechtsposities, militaire middelen en strategische doelen van ISIS.
Het commando over de Air Task Force Middle East is in handen van een nieuwe detachementscommandant. De 6e lichting is sinds januari 2016 actief in de strijd tegen terreurorganisatie ISIS. Nederlandse jachtvliegers vliegen sinds 5 oktober 2014.