On Jan. 29, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 16 strikes using attack, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 17 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, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed five ISIL vehicles and an ISIL anti-air artillery piece.

* Near Al Hawl, three strikes [1-2 British] destroyed five ISIL fighting positions, destroyed an ISIL tunnel system, and damaged a separate ISIL fighting position.

* Near Ar Raqqah, two strikes struck an ISIL gas and oil separation plant and destroyed an ISIL front end loader, two ISIL excavators, an ISIL crane, an ISIL trenching machine, and an ISIL road grader.

* Near Ayn Isa, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units.

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

* Near Washiyah, two strikes destroyed two ISIL excavators and damaged a separate ISIL excavator.

Iraq

* Near Al Asad, one strike destroyed two ISIL home-made explosives facilities.

* Near Al Baghdadi, one strike destroyed three ISIL rocket rails.

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

* Near Habbaniyah, three strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL staging area and an ISIL vehicle and suppressed an ISIL fighting position and denied ISIL access to terrain.

* Near Mosul, seven strikes [1 British] struck five separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed 10 ISIL fighting positions, two ISIL heavy machine guns, and an ISIL weapons cache.

* Near Ramadi, one strike destroyed an ISIL command and control node and denied ISIL access to terrain.

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

* Near Tal Afar, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle.

On Friday 29 January, Tornado GR4 and Typhoon FGR4s from RAF Akrotiri, supported by a Voyager tanker, flew armed reconnaissance missions over north-east Syria and northern Iraq.

Near Mosul, the Typhoons conducted two attacks with Paveway IV precision guided bombs, striking a group of terrorists and a weapons store.

Across the border in Syria, two pairs of Tornados worked in close cooperation with an RAF Reaper to target a group of Daesh defensive positions and a large tunnel complex with several entrances [at Al Hawl]. The Tornados dropped eight Paveways on the defensive positions and two tunnel entrances, while the Reaper conducted an attack on a third tunnel with its own GBU-12 guided bomb.

On Jan. 28, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 10 strikes using attack, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 14 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using rocket artillery and fighter-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 suppressed an ISIL checkpoint.

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

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

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

* Near Palmyra, one strike struck an ISIL improvised explosives manufacturing area.

Iraq

* Near Al Asad, two strikes struck an ISIL staging area and destroyed an ISIL building.

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

* Near Habbaniyah, one strike [1 British] destroyed an ISIL heavy machine gun and an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Mosul, three strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and an ISIL communications facility.

* Near Ramadi, five strikes [1 Canadian? 2 British] struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED), an ISIL tactical vehicle, an ISIL bunker, cratered two ISIL-used roads, and denied ISIL access to terrain.

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

* Near Hit, one strike damaged an ISIL-used bridge.

On 28 January 2016, while taking part in coalition operations in support of Iraqi security forces, two CF-18 Hornets successfully struck an ISIL fighting position northwest of Fallujah using precision guided munitions.

The following day [Thursday 28 January] Typhoons in action north of Habbaniyah conducted four successful attacks on Daesh positions, including a heavy machine-gun team. In north-western Iraq, Tornados bombed both a mortar and a heavy machine-gun position, while other Tornados and a Reaper operated east of Ramadi; the GR4s destroyed an armed vehicle, parked under cover, with a Brimstone, and the Reaper used a Hellfire missile to destroy an armoured truck – extensive secondary explosions suggest that it had been converted into a large truck bomb.

On Jan. 27, 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. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 15 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 Palmyra, one strike [1 Canadian] struck an ISIL improvised explosives manufacturing area.

* Near Ar Raqqah, two strikes struck an ISIL headquarters and destroyed two ISIL cranes and two ISIL workover rigs.

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

Iraq

* Near Al Baghdadi, three strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed three ISIL rocket caches, two ISIL rocket rails, four ISIL mortar tubes, an ISIL heavy machine gun, and an ISIL vehicle, and suppressed an ISIL mortar position.

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

* Near Ramadi, eight strikes [1 British] struck four separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed six ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive devices (VBIED), an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL staging area, an ISIL fighting position, and an ISIL mortar position, and denied ISIL access to terrain.

* Near Sinjar, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL heavy machine gun, an ISIL light machine gun, and five ISIL fighting positions.

* Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike destroyed an ISIL vehicle.

On 27 January 2016, while taking part in coalition operations, two CF-18 Hornets successfully struck an ISIL Improvised Explosive Device (IED) production factory East of Palmyra, Syria, using precision guided munitions.

On Wednesday 27 January, Typhoon FGR4s patrolled east of Ramadi and used a Paveway to destroy a terrorist armoured personnel carrier, then, north of Habbaniyah, worked with another coalition aircraft to deliver a successful Paveway attack against a group of terrorists engaged in combat with Iraqi troops. In northern Iraq, between Qayyarah and Mosul, a Tornado mission destroyed a Daesh vehicle with a Paveway IV.

Du 20 au 26 janvier 2016, les équipages français ont réalisé 54 sorties aériennes au-dessus des zones contrôlées par Daech en Irak et en Syrie, dont 45 de bombardement en appui des troupes irakiennes au sol, et 4 de recueil de renseignement.

Chammal : 18 frappes et 34 objectifs de Daech détruits en Irak cette semaine

18 frappes ont détruit 34 objectifs de Daech.

17 frappes d’appui au sol ont été réalisées au cours de la semaine.

La force Chammal a concentré ses efforts sur les missions d’appui au sol dans la région de Mossoul où les combattants de Daech sont en posture défensive.

Elle a également appuyé les forces irakiennes dans le secteur de Ramadi, où ces dernières poursuivent leurs opérations de contrôle de la ville.

1 raid planifié a été mené en Irak par les aéronefs de Chammal.

Le 25 janvier, des Mirage 2000 et des Rafale ont délivré leur armement sur un site occupé par Daech situé au nord de Mossoul servant de dépôt de munitions et de lieu de stockage d’armement et de centre de commandement.

On Jan. 26, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted four strikes using attack and fighter aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 10 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, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL fighting position.

* Near Raqqah, one strike destroyed six ISIL workover rigs.

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

Iraq

* Near Al Baghdadi, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL weapons caches, an ISIL bunker, and damaged an ISIL vehicle.

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

* Near Kirkuk, two strikes [1 British] struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position and an ISIL excavator.

* Near Ramadi, five strikes [possibly 1 Canadian] struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL sniper position, two ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL fuel truck, damaged a separate ISIL vehicle, and denied ISIL access to terrain.

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

Iraq

* Near Sinjar, one strike suppressed ISIL mortar fire.

On 26 January 2016, while taking part in coalition operations in support of Iraqi security forces, two CF-18 Hornets successfully struck an ISIL fighting position and an ISIL compound used as a staging area in an airstrike West of Fallujah using precision guided munitions.

On Tuesday 26 January, in the west of Iraq, a pair of GR4s conducted three attacks with Paveway IV guided bombs against a weapons stockpile, a terrorist fighting position, and a truck armed with an anti-aircraft gun. Further north, GR4s provided close air support to Kurdish troops near Kirkuk; a Paveway was used to strike a Daesh-held building. The GR4s then attacked a group of terrorists hidden inside a pair of caves overlooking the Little Zab River. The Tornados launched a pair of Brimstone missiles, which scored direct hits on both of the cave entrances. Meanwhile in Syria, Tornados used six Brimstones to attack mobile cranes south-west of Raqqa, highly valued by Daesh when attempting to repair damage inflicted by air strikes.

On Jan. 25, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted three strikes using attack and remotely piloted aircraft. Separately 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 Hawl, one strike [1 British] struck an ISIL tactical unit.
* Near Ar Raqqah, one strike [1 British] destroyed two ISIL cranes.
* Near Mar’a, one strike struck an ISIL headquarters building.

Iraq

* Near Al Huwayjah, one strike suppressed an ISIL mortar position.
* Near Habbaniyah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed five ISIL mortar systems.
* Near Kisik, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position.
* Near Mosul, two strikes [1 French] struck an ISIL tactical unit and an ISIL weapons storage facility and destroyed four ISIL fighting positions and an ISIL weapons cache.
* Near Ramadi, nine strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL staging area, two ISIL tactical vehicles, an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL armored bulldozer, an ISIL fuel tanker, and denied ISIL access to terrain.
* Near Sinjar, one strike [1 British] struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position.

Monday 25 January saw a further two cranes destroyed by Brimstones, south-west of Raqqa, whilst a Reaper remotely piloted aircraft hit a Daesh position with a Hellfire missile, just on the Syrian side of the border.

In northern Iraq, Tornado GR4s bombed a mortar position and a sniper team which had opened fire on Kurdish forces advancing south of Sinjar.

Binnen de missie leiden Nederlandse militairen samen met collega’s van andere landen Iraakse commando’s en Koerdische strijders op. Die worden getraind om terreurorganisatie ISIS op de grond te bevechten. In Bagdad zijn momenteel diverse commando-opleidingen in volle gang.

Ook het F-16-detachement in het Midden-Oosten is geroteerd. De toestellen vlogen ongeveer 10 missies boven Irak en bombardeerden doelen van ISIS, zoals opslagplaatsen en vuurposities. Het detachement klokte afgelopen week het 8.000e vlieguur sinds de missie in oktober 2014 begon.

On Jan. 24, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted three strikes using fighter, attack, and remotely piloted aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 16 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 Abu Kamal, one strike struck an ISIL-used earthen bridge.

* Near Ar Raqqah, one strike [1 British] destroyed three ISIL cranes and damaged a fourth ISIL crane.

* Near Al Hawl, one strike destroyed two ISIL buildings and an ISIL vehicle.

Iraq

* Near Al Baghdadi, two strikes destroyed two ISIL weapons caches and an ISIL bunker.

* Near Kisik, two strikes destroyed three separate ISIL fighting positions and suppressed an ISIL light machine gun.

* Near Mosul, four strikes [1 British] struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL heavy machine gun, an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL communications facility, and four ISIL fighting positions.

* Near Ramadi, six strikes [1 British] struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL barge, an ISIL sniper position, two ISIL bunkers, two ISIL mortar positions, an ISIL weapons cache, three ISIL buildings, three ISIL tactical vehicles, and cratered an ISIL-used earthen bridge.

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

* Near Tal Afar, one strike destroyed seven ISIL fighting positions.

A Typhoon mission on Sunday 24 January operating near Ramadi, identified an anti-aircraft gun and ammunition store and attacked with two Paveways which destroyed both targets.

The Typhoons then switched their focus to a network of Daesh trenches located near Habbaniyah, where they were joined by a pair of Tornados. The two RAF aircraft conducted six attacks with Paveways on the trench positions and a bunker.

Tornado GR4s also patrolled south-east of Mosul, where they struck three terrorist-held buildings.

A further Typhoon mission dropped six Paveways on a terrorist command compound north-west of Ramadi.

Meanwhile in Syria, Tornados used Brimstone missiles to successfully attack three mobile cranes, being used by Daesh to repair damage from coalition air strikes.

On Jan. 23, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted seven strikes using fighter, attack, ground-attack, and remotely piloted aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 16 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 Ayn Isa, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL structures and an ISIL fighting position.
* Near Al Hasakah, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL building and an ISIL weapons cache.
* Near Al Hawl, two strikes destroyed an ISIL fighting position and an ISIL vehicle.
* Near Ar Raqqah, one strike struck an ISIL weapons storage area.
* Near Mar’a, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL heavy machine gun, and two ISIL fighting positions.

Iraq

* Near Al Baghdadi, one strike denied ISIL access to terrain.
* Near Kisik, two strikes destroyed seven ISIL assembly areas.
* Near Mosul, three strikes struck two ISIL tactical units and destroyed five ISIL fighting positions and denied ISIL access to terrain.
* Near Ramadi, six strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed four ISIL staging areas, an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL fuel tank, and denied ISIL access to terrain.
* Near Sinjar, one strike destroyed four ISIL fighting positions.
* Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL staging area.
* Near Tal Afar, one strike suppressed an ISIL mortar position.
* Near Bayji, one strike destroyed an ISIL petroleum, oil, and lubricant cache.

On Jan. 22, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted four strikes using fighter and attack aircraft. Separately 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 Ayn Isa, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit.

* Near Manbij, one strike cratered two ISIL-used roads.

* Near Washiyah, one strike struck an ISIL headquarters.

* Near Al Hawl, one strike destroyed an ISIL bunker.

Iraq

* Near Kisik, six strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed 11 ISIL rockets, three ISIL vehicles, five ISIL assembly areas, and suppressed an ISIL mortar position.

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

* Near Mosul, one strike struck an ISIL improvised explosive device (IED) factory.

* Near Ramadi, six strikes [1 British] struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL front end loader, two ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive devices (VBIED), an ISIL staging area, three ISIL fighting positions, three ISIL heavy machine gun positions, an ISIL building, an ISIL vehicle, and denied ISIL access to terrain.

* Near Sinjar, four strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed five ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL mortar tube, and two ISIL light machine gun positions.

* Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike destroyed an ISIL vehicle.

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

On Friday 22 January, Typhoons worked closely with another coalition aircraft to target a group of terrorists concealed beneath trees, scoring a direct hit with a Paveway.

On Jan. 21, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted two strikes using fighter and attack aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 17 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 Ar Raqqah, one strike struck an ISIL gas and oil separation plant.

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

Iraq



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

* Near Fallujah, one strike destroyed an ISIL vehicle and damaged an ISIL-used building.

* Near Kisik, one strike destroyed an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Mosul, six strikes [1 British] struck an ISIL-used bridge and two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed three ISIL fighting positions and suppressed an ISIL mortar position.

* Near Ramadi, six strikes [up to 4 British] struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED), two ISIL staging areas, three ISIL front end loaders, an ISIL weapons cache, and denied ISIL access to terrain.

* Near Sultan Abdallah, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions.

The following day [Thursday January 21st] , a pair of Typhoons patrolling Ramadi and Haditha, delivered four Paveway attacks on three Daesh strongpoints and a further explosives stockpile.

Further north, a Tornado flight used a pair of Paveway IVs to destroy a terrorist fighting position and a mortar team near Qayyarah.

Situation tactique: Irak



En Irak, Daech reste sur la défensive, en dépit de tentatives de contre-attaques locales (Haditha / Baiji) ou d’actions ponctuelles dans la profondeur (attentats dans la zone du « grand Bagdad »). L’usage de la barbarie, dont la population est la première victime, reste une constante de l’action de ce groupe terroriste.Dans Ramadi, les combats sont toujours en cours, avec des opérations conduites contre des poches de résistance. Les opérations de contrôle de zone et de sécurisation prendront du temps.

Action de la coaltion

Au sein et avec la coalition, la force Chammal a maintenu un rythme soutenu de missions d’appui au sol (close air support) au profit des troupes irakiennes, avec un effort dans les zones de Ramadi et de Mossoul.

Au cours des deux dernières semaines, les frappes planifiées de la coalition ont visé prioritairement des centres de commandements et de télécommunications dans la zone de Mossoul.

Situation tactique: Syrie



En Syrie, l’action de la coalition se poursuit à travers des frappes planifiées qui visent en priorité les structures de commandement et financières de Daech.

Chammal: bilan de l’engagement francais



La force Chammal est présente sur les deux volets d’effort de la coalition : campagne aérienne et formation de l’armée irakienne.

Près de la moitié des stagiaires incorporés au sein de l’ICTS depuis mars 2015 ont été formés par les armées françaises.

Depuis le début de la phase d’intensification des frappes aériennes (15 novembre 2015), la France a multiplié par 2 le nombre de ses sorties aériennes (moyenne hebdomadaires de 63 sorties). Hors activité aériennes américaines, cet engagement représente 44% des sorties de tout le reste de la coalition. Le nombre de frappes a été multiplié par près de 2,5. 140 frappes ont ainsi été effectuées en 2 mois.

Focus: 15 jours d’operations au Levant



Au cours de ces deux dernières semaines, (du 06 au 19 janvier 2016), les équipages français ont réalisé 160 sorties et 30 frappes, détruisant ainsi 57 objectifs de l’organisation terroriste. Cette activité aérienne s’est traduite par 24 sorties dédiées aux vols de renseignement, 8 ravitaillements en vol effectués par les C135, 12 sorties de command and control et 116 sorties de bombardement.

Deux frappes planifiées sur des centres de commandement et de télécommunication exploités par les combattants terroristes ont été conduites dans Mossoul. La première mission a été réalisée par des Mirage 2000 qui ont décollé de la base aérienne projetée en Jordanie; la seconde, dans la nuit du 16 au 17 janvier 2016, a été réalisée par des Rafale équipés de missiles SCALP, catapultés depuis le porte-avions Charles de Gaulle.

On Jan. 20, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted one strike using fighter aircraft. Separately 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 Dayr Ar Zawr, one strike destroyed four ISIL cranes.

Iraq

* Near Al Qaim, one strike produced inconclusive results.

* Near Fallujah, one strike [1 British] destroyed an ISIL mortar system.

* Near Kisik, two strikes destroyed an ISIL weapons cache, two ISIL assembly areas, and an ISIL fighting position.

* Near Mosul, three strikes destroyed nine ISIL assembly areas, an ISIL weapons cache, two ISIL command and control nodes, and five ISIL fighting positions.

* Near Qayyarah, one strike [1 British] struck an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) factory.

* Near Ramadi, five strikes struck [Est. 2-3 British] three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL VBIED, an ISIL home-made explosives (HME) cache, an ISIL staging area, an ISIL fighting position, an ISIL building, an ISIL petroleum oil and lubricant truck, and cratered an ISIL-used road.

* Near Sinjar, two strikes destroyed 14 ISIL fighting positions.

On Wednesday 20 January Typhoon FGR4s and Tornado GR4s provided close air support to Iraqi ground forces in and near Ramadi. Four successful attacks were conducted using Paveway IV guided bombs, striking two Daesh-held buildings, a group of extremists, and an armoured personnel carrier which was being converted into a large truck-bomb. The latter attack also detonated the stockpile of explosives close by. A Typhoon mission also provided support to Iraqi troops near Fallujah, hitting a terrorist mortar position with a Paveway IV.

On Jan. 19, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. 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:

Iraq

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

* Near Haditha, one strike [1 British] struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL vehicles.

* Near Kisik, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed ten ISIL fighting positions.

* Near Mosul, three strikes destroyed nine ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL command and control node, and two ISIL assembly areas.

* Near Ramadi, six strikes [2 British] struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL mortar system, three ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL RPG system, two ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive devices (VBIED), an ISIL building, two ISIL heavy machine guns, an ISIL tunnel entrance, two ISIL petroleum oil and lubricant trucks, an ISIL front end loader, suppressed an ISIL mortar system, and denied ISIL access to terrain.

* Near Sinjar, one strike destroyed four ISIL command and control nodes.

Tuesday 19 January saw Typhoons and a Reaper patrolling over Ramadi to assist the Iraqi ground forces as they continue to clear the city of Daesh positions. The Typhoons conducted successful Paveway attacks on a terrorist mortar team and a group of Daesh armed with rocket-propelled grenades. The Reaper used its Hellfire missiles to destroy a group of terrorist vehicles, including a fuel tanker, a supply truck and a mechanical excavator used for constructing defensive positions. Meanwhile, a second Reaper was operating near Haditha, where it attacked a large truck-bomb, terrorist fighters and a supporting vehicle with three Hellfires.

On Jan. 18, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted three strikes using attack and fighter aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 21 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 Ayn Isa, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL fighting position.

• Near Al Hasakah, one strike destroyed an ISIL fighting position.

Iraq



• Near Al Huwayjah, one strike struck an ISIL headquarters.

• Near Kisik, two strikes produced inconclusive results.

• Near Mosul, five strikes [1 British] struck an ISIL tactical unit and an ISIL headquarters and destroyed an ISIL heavy machine gun, four ISIL fighting positions, and an ISIL cash collection point.

• Near Qayyarah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed three ISIL fighting positions.

• Near Ramadi, nine strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL sniper position, an ISIL tactical vehicle, an ISIL bunker, and an ISIL tunnel entrance and damaged an ISIL petroleum oil and lubricant tank.

• Near Sinjar, three strikes [1 British] struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL heavy machine gun, and an ISIL assembly area.

On Monday 18 January, Typhoons operated over northern Iraq, working in close cooperation with Kurdish forces. North-west of Mosul, our aircraft identified two groups of armed terrorists and struck both with Paveway IV guided bombs. The Typhoons then flew west to the area south of Sinjar, the scene of a significant Kurdish victory in November, where they employed a third Paveway to destroy a concealed Daesh vehicle.

Nederlandse F-16’s van Air Task Force Middle East hebben diverse aanvallen uitgevoerd op ISIS-posities waaronder een wapenopslagplaats en een hoofkwartier. Bij meer dan 10 missies schakelden zij meerdere doelen uit. Een overzicht van Defensieoperaties van 11 tot en met 17 januari 2016.