On 21 October 2015, while taking part in coalition operations in support of Iraqi security forces, two CF-18 Hornets successfully struck an ISIS fighting position west of Ramadi using precision guided munitions.

On Wednesday 21 October, two Tornado GR4s from RAF Akrotiri identified a group of armed ISIL terrorists in Ramadi and successfully engaged them with a Paveway IV guided bomb.

On Oct. 20, 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 14 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using bomber, fighter and attack aircraft against ISIL targets.

The following is a summary of the strikes conducted against ISIL since the last press release:

Syria

• Near Manbij, four strikes struck four separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL structures, two ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL vehicle, and an ISIL resupply point.

Iraq

• Near Kisik, six strikes struck an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) facility and destroyed five separate ISIL staging areas.

• Near Ramadi, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL command and control node, an ISIL IED, and denied ISIL access to terrain.

• Near Sinjar, four strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed 14 ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL light machine gun, and an ISIL heavy machine gun.

• Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike suppressed ISIL mortar fire.

• Near Tal Afar, one strike [Canadian] destroyed 16 ISIL fighting positions.

De Nederlandse F-16’s in het Midden-Oosten voerden meer dan 10 vluchten uit en zetten daarbij wapens in tegen vuurposities en gebouwen van ISIS-strijders.

De strijd tegen ISIS duurt nu een jaar. Commandant der Strijdkrachten generaal Tom Middendorp: “Onze inzet boekt resultaat. ISIS is op veel plekken in het defensief gedrongen.”

In Erbil en Bagdad zijn trainingen aan Peshmerga en Iraakse commando’s in volle gang.

On 20 October 2015, while taking part in coalition operations in support of Iraqi security forces, two CF-18 Hornets successfully struck an ISIS staging area northeast of Tal Afar using precision guided munitions.

On Oct. 19, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted two strike using attack and fighter aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 15 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using bomber, fighter, attack, 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 Ar Raqqah, one strike struck an ISIL headquarters building [see video]

• Near Tal Jibbin, one strike destroyed an ISIL mortar system.

Iraq

• Near Kisik, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL heavy machine guns, an ISIL staging area, and two ISIL fighting positions.

• Near Makhmur, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL trench.

• Near Mosul, one strike suppressed an ISIL rocket position.

• Near Ramadi, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL buildings, an ISIL sniper position, and denied ISIL access to terrain.

• Near Sinjar, eight strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed 26 ISIL fighting positions, five ISIL vehicles, 10 ISIL assembly areas, and three ISIL command and control nodes.

• Near Tal Afar, one strike destroyed an ISIL vehicle.

On Oct. 18, 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 17 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using rocket artillery and bomber, fighter, attack, and remotely piloted aircraft ISIL targets. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted against ISIL since the last press release:

Syria

• Near Manbij, one strike destroyed three ISIL tactical vehicles.

Iraq

• Near Al Baghdadi, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL bunker and wounded an ISIL fighter.
• Near Bayji, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL mortar system.
• Near Fallujah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL weapons cache, an ISIL building, and an ISIL mortar system.
• Near Kisik, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle and wounded an ISIL fighter.
• Near Ramadi, four strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed four ISIL fighting positions, four ISIL buildings, four ISIL heavy machine guns, two ISIL vehicles, and denied ISIL access to terrain.
• Near Sinjar, four strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed 17 ISIL fighting positions, two ISIL vehicles, an ISIL assembly area, and two ISIL command and control nodes.
• Near Tal Afar, four strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle, four ISIL fighting positions, and wounded an ISIL fighter.

Strike assessments are based on initial reports. All aircraft returned to base safely.

Separately, on October 15 near Aleppo, Syria, U.S. military forces conducted one airstrike against a network of veteran al Qa’ida operatives, sometimes called the “Khorasan Group,” who are plotting external attacks against the United States and our allies. The airstrike destroyed a vehicle. This strike was previously reported as an ISIL strike.

a Reaper, patrolling ahead of Iraqi troops on Sunday 18 October, identified two large truck-bombs and successfully attacked them with Hellfire missiles.

On 17 October 2015, while taking part in coalition operations in support of Iraqi security forces, two CF-18 Hornets successfully struck an ISIS fighting position northeast of Tal Afar using precision guided munitions.

On Oct. 17, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted five strikes using remotely piloted and fighter aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 18 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using bomber, fighter, attack, ground-attack and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted against ISIL since the last press release:

Syria

• Near Abu Kamal, two strikes destroyed two separate ISIL crude oil collection points.

• Near Aleppo, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit, destroyed an ISIL tactical vehicle, and neutralized an ISIL tactical vehicle.

• Near Ar Raqqah, two strikes damaged an ISIL artillery piece.

Iraq

• Near Bayji, one strike struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL bunker, an ISIL heavy machine gun, three ISIL weapons caches, and an ISIL tactical vehicle.

• Near Habbaniyah, one strike destroyed an ISIL mortar system.

• Near Kisik, two strikes suppressed an ISIL sniper position and an ISIL light machine gun position.

• Near Mosul, three strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed three ISIL heavy machine guns, six ISIL fighting positions and an ISIL tactical vehicle.

• Near Qayyarah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL improvised explosive device and an ISIL vehicle.

• Near Ramadi, three strikes destroyed an ISIL supply cache and denied ISIL access to two separate terrain locations.

• Near Sinjar, five strikes struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL command and control node, an ISIL cache, an ISIL assembly area, 26 ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL improvised explosive device factory, and suppressed an ISIL rocket position.

• Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike destroyed an ISIL fighting position.

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

On Oct. 16, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted two strikes using remotely piloted and fighter aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 19 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using bomber, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted against ISIL since the last press release:

Syria

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

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

Iraq

• Near Al Baghdadi, one strike struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed five ISIL buildings, three ISIL fighting positions, three ISIL mortar positions, two ISIL weapons caches, an ISIL tactical vehicle, an ISIL heavy machine gun, and an ISIL vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (VBIED).

• Near Albu Hayat, one strike struck an ISIL staging area.

• Near Bayji, one strike destroyed an ISIL artillery piece.

• Near Kisik, three strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL staging area, two ISIL fighting positions, and an ISIL heavy machine gun.

• Near Mosul, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions and an ISIL heavy machine gun.

• Near Ramadi, three strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions and denied ISIL access to two separate terrain locations.

• Near Sinjar, three strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL vehicles, seven ISIL fighting positions, 14 ISIL assembly areas, two ISIL supply caches, and an ISIL command and control node.

• Near Tal Afar, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed six ISIL fighting positions.

• Near Waleed, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle and wounded three ISIL fighters.

GR4s were also in action on Friday 16 October, when they used a Paveway to destroy an ISIL heavy machine-gun position.

On Oct. 15, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted three strikes using remotely piloted and fighter aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 21 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using bomber, fighter, attack, ground-attack, remotely piloted aircraft, and rocket artillery against ISIL targets. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted against ISIL since the last press release:

Syria

• Near Aleppo, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle. [see October 18th-19th for more on this event]

• Near Washiyah, one strike struck an ISIL improvised explosive device cluster.

• Near Mar’a, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL motorcycle.

Iraq

• Near Al Baghdadi, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL building and an ISIL vehicle.

• Near Al Huwayjah, one strike destroyed an ISIL vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (VBIED).

• Near Bayji, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle and damaged an ISIL heavy machine gun and an ISIL tunnel.

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

• Near Mosul, three strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL heavy machine gun, three ISIL fighting positions, and suppressed an ISIL rocket position.

• Near Qayyarah, two strikes destroyed two separate ISIL VBIED facilities.

• Near Ramadi, seven strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL mortar position, seven ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL improvised explosive device cluster, four ISIL vehicles, two ISIL tactical vehicles, an ISIL supply pile, two ISIL boats, and breached two ISIL obstacles and denied ISIL access to terrain.

• Near Sinjar, one strike destroyed 11 ISIL fighting positions.

• Near Tal Afar, three strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL vehicles, 49 ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL cache, and wounded an ISIL fighter.

Coalition aircraft struck elements of the Qayyarah Oil Refinery in Iraq just after midnight Oct. 16 local time, as part of the Coalition’s effort to disrupt Daesh, the Arabic acronym for ISIL, financing from illegally-gained oil revenue. This strike was conducted in coordination with and in support of the Government of Iraq.

The Qayyarah Oil Refinery was used by Daesh to produce oil for the black market to fund their terrorist activities. This site was also used to store weapons and as a base of operations to facilitate attacks in the area.

“The Coalition recognizes that a significant portion of Daesh’s financing results from illicit oil revenues,” said Col. Christopher Garver, Public Affairs Officer for CJTF-OIR. “This airstrike is aimed at reducing Daesh’s ability to fund their terrorist activities with oil stolen from the people of Iraq. It also demonstrates the Coalition’s commitment to attack Daesh across all aspects in order to dismantle and ultimately defeat Daesh.”

Coalition forces use deliberate targeting and precision airstrikes to disrupt Daesh’s ability to generate revenue through illicit oil smuggling.

Coalition airstrikes will continue to target Daesh’s leadership, revenue sources, supply routes, command facilities, and weapons caches to dismantle their operations in Iraq and Syria.

On Oct. 14, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted eight strikes using remotely piloted and fighter aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 17 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using bomber, fighter, attack, ground-attack, remotely piloted aircraft, and rocket artillery against ISIL targets. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted against ISIL since the last press release:

Syria

• Near Al Bab, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL vehicles, an ISIL tactical vehicle, and damaged an ISIL excavator.

• Near Al Hawl, two strikes destroyed an ISIL crude oil collection point and an ISIL oil pump.

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

• Near Manbij, one strike destroyed an ISIL artillery piece.

• Near Tal Jibbin , one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position.

• Near Washiyah, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL tactical vehicle, and an ISIL artillery piece.

Iraq

• Near Al Baghdadi, three strikes destroyed an ISIL weapons cache and denied ISIL access to tactical terrain.

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

• Near Bayji, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL home-made explosives cache.

• Near Habbaniyah, one strike destroyed an ISIL tactical vehicle.

• Near Hit, one strike destroyed an ISIL excavator.

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

• Near Ramadi, four strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL heavy machine gun position, an ISIL mortar position, an ISIL fighting position, and two ISIL tactical vehicles.

• Near Sinjar, four strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed 21 ISIL fighting positions and five ISIL staging areas.

La situation sécuritaire en Irak n’a pas connu d’évolution significative.Daech reste en position défensive dans les zones de Baiji et de Ramadi où se porte l’effort des forces de sécurité irakiennes.

Le début de la semaine a été marqué par le deuxième raid conduit par les forces françaises contre les positions de Daech en Syrie. Dans la nuit du 8 au 9 octobre 2015, 2 Rafale de l’armée de l’air ont frappé un centre d’entraînement de Daech à proximité de Raqqah.

La force Chammal a maintenu un rythme opérationnel soutenu avec 27 missions aériennes réalisées. Les équipages ont poursuivi les missions ISR au-dessus des espaces contrôlés par Daech en Irak comme en Syrie, ainsi que les opérations de ravitaillement en vol. La force Chammal a frappé en Irak des objectifs convoités par Daech, dans les régions de Sindjar, Mossoul et Kirkouk. Au total, 12 frappes ont été effectuées cette semaine, permettant de détruire 20 objectifs.

On Oct. 13, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted two strikes using remotely piloted and fighter aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 16 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using bomber, fighter, attack, ground attack, remotely piloted aircraft, and rocket artillery against ISIL targets. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted against ISIL since the last press release:

Syria

• Near Al Hawl, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL building.

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

Iraq

• Near Al Baghdadi, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL homemade explosives cache.

• Near Bayji, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL building, an ISIL resupply vehicle, and two ISIL fighting positions.

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

• Near Mosul, three strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed three ISIL fighting positions and two ISIL heavy machine guns.

• Near Ramadi, four strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed five ISIL buildings, five ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL tactical vehicle, two ISIL improvised explosive clusters used as minefields, and denied ISIL terrain at three separate locations.

• Near Samarra, one strike destroyed two ISIL weapons caches.

• Near Sinjar, three strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed eight ISIL fighting positions, two ISIL vehicles, ten ISIL bunkers, and two ISIL tunnel systems.

• Near Tal Afar, one strike destroyed an ISIL fighting position.

De Nederlandse F-16’s in het Midden-Oosten voerden meer dan 10 missies uit. Zij zetten wapens in tegen voertuigen, gebouwen en vuurposities van terreurorganisaties ISIS.

On Oct. 12, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted three strikes using bomber aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 11 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using bomber, fighter, 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 Hawl, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position and two ISIL vehicles.

• Near Abu Kamal, one strike destroyed an ISIL crude oil collection point.

• Near Dayr Az Zawr, one strike destroyed an ISIL crude oil collection point.

Iraq

• Near Al Huwayjah, two strikes struck two separate tactical units and destroyed six ISIL bunkers and two ISIL fighting positions.

• Near Bayji, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL building and an ISIL vehicle.

• Near Habbaniyah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL weapons cache.

• Near Mosul, one strike suppressed an ISIL heavy machine gun position.

• Near Ramadi, four strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed five ISIL fighting positions, six ISIL buildings, an ISIL sniper position, two separate ISIL command and control nodes, and denied ISIL access to terrain.

• Near Sinjar, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL tactical vehicle, and an ISIL heavy machine gun.

• Near Tal Afar, one strike suppressed an ISIL heavy machine gun position.

On Oct. 11, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted two strikes using fighter and remotely piloted aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 18 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using bomber, fighter, attack, remotely piloted aircraft, and rocket artillery 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 an ISIL building.

• Near Washiya, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL tactical vehicle.

Iraq

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

• Near Bayji, three strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units, destroyed an ISIL fighting position, and denied ISIL access to terrain.

• Near Fallujah, one strike destroyed an ISIL anti-air artillery piece and an ISIL tactical vehicle.

• Near Kisik, one strike suppressed an ISIL heavy machine gun position.

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

• Near Ramadi, seven strikes struck four separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL mortar system, an ISIL trench, three separate ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive devices, two ISIL front-end loaders, an ISIL building, an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL tactical vehicle, an ISIL home-made explosives cache, denied ISIL access to terrain and wounded an ISIL fighter.

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

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

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

• Near Waleed, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle.

On 11 Oct 2015, while taking part in coalition operations in support of Iraqi security forces, two CF-18 Hornets successfully struck an ISIS fighting position northeast of Tal Afar using precision guided munitions.

On Sunday 11 October, Tornado GR4s again provided close air support to the Kurdish forces, on this occasion north of Mosul. As with the incident earlier in the week, a terrorist mortar opened fire on the peshmerga, but was silenced by a Paveway IV strike.

On Oct. 10, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted seven strikes using fighter, bomber, and remotely piloted aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 17 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using bomber, fighter, 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, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed three ISIL buildings.
• Near Al Hawl, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL building.
• Near Ar Raqqah, one strike destroyed an ISIL tactical vehicle.
• Near Manbij, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL building.
• Near Palmyra, one strike destroyed an ISIL front end loader and an ISIL excavator.
• Near Dayr Az Zawr, one strike destroyed an ISIL crude oil collection point.
• Near Washiya, one strike destroyed an ISIL vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (VBIED).

Iraq

• Near Al Huwayjah, one strike suppressed an ISIL mortar position.
• Near Bayji, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL VBIED.
• Near Fallujah, one strike destroyed an ISIL building and an ISIL anti-air artillery piece.
• Near Habbaniyah, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL heavy machine gun, an ISIL building, an ISIL rocket rail, and wounded an ISIL fighter.
• Near Kirkuk, one strike destroyed an ISIL fighting position and an ISIL heavy machine gun.
• Near Kisik, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position.
• Near Ramadi, four strikes [1 Canadian] struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL mortar system, an ISIL up-armored VBIED, three VBIEDs, three home-made explosive facilities, four ISIL buildings, and denied ISIL access to tactical terrain.
• Near Sinjar, three strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed four ISIL fighting positions and an ISIL light machine gun.
• Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle.
• Near, Tal Afar, two strikes [1 Canadian] struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed three ISIL bunkers, three ISIL fighting positions, and wounded two ISIL fighters.

On 10 October 2015, while taking part in coalition operations in support of Iraqi security forces, two CF-18 Hornets successfully struck two vehicle-borne Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) northeast of Ramadi using precision guided munitions.

On 10 October 2015, while taking part in coalition operations in support of Iraqi security forces, two CF-18 Hornets successfully struck an ISIS fighting position northeast of Tal Afar using precision guided munitions.

On Oct. 9, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted five strikes using fighter, bomber, and remotely piloted aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 20 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using bomber, fighter, attack, fighter-attack, and ground-attack 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 destroyed an ISIL tactical vehicle.

• Near Manbij, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL building.

• Near Mar’a, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed four ISIL tactical vehicles.

• Near Palmyra, one strike destroyed an ISIL front end loader and damaged an ISIL front end loader.

Iraq

• Near Al Huwayjah, three strikes struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed three ISIL tactical vehicles and suppressed an ISIL mortar position.

• Near Fallujah, one strike destroyed an ISIL rocket rail.

• Near Habbaniyah, two strikes destroyed an ISIL mortar system, an ISIL building, and three ISIL rocket rails.

• Near Hit, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle and an ISIL home-made explosives cache.

• Near Kirkuk, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position.

• Near Kisik, three strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL heavy machine gun, an ISIL fighting position, and two separate ISIL staging areas.

• Near Mosul, one strike struck an ISIL fighting position.

• Near Ramadi, four strikes struck two seperate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL staging area, an ISIL front end loader, an ISIL heavy machine gun, six ISIL fighting positions and denied ISIL access to terrain.

• Near Sinjar, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions and an ISIL heavy machine gun.

• Near Sultan Abdallah, three strikes destroyed an ISIL VBIED storage facility, an ISIL VBIED factory, and suppressed an ISIL heavy machine gun position.

On Oct. 8, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted two strikes using fighter aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 13 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using bomber, fighter, attack, fighter-attack, 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 Ar Raqqah, one strike [French] destroyed an ISIL training camp.

• Near Mar’a, one strike destroyed an ISIL mortar system.

Iraq

• Near Bayji, one strike struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL tactical vehicles.

• Near Habbaniyah, two strikes destroyed an ISIL home-made explosives (HME) cache and an ISIL tactical vehicle.

• Near Hit, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL HME resupply truck and an ISIL HME cache.

• Near Kisik, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position and an ISIL bunker.

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

• Near Ramadi, three strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit, destroyed an ISIL building, suppressed an ISIL mortar position, denied ISIL access to tactical terrain, and damaged two ISIL obstacles.

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

• Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL checkpoint.

The following day, a Reaper located an ISIL check-point, used to prevent local civilians from enjoying any freedom of movement. The Reaper’s crew were able to conduct a successful attack using a Hellfire missile.

Dans la nuit du 8 au 9 octobre 2015, les forces françaises de l’opération Chammal ont frappé au cœur du sanctuaire de Daech en Syrie – au Sud-Ouest de Raqqah. Deux Rafale de l’armée engagés dans cette opération ont détruit un centre d’entraînement dédié aux opérations suicides.

Engagé depuis le golfe arabo-persique (GAP), le raid a duré près de six heures. Il s’agit d’une opération planifiée sur des sites préalablement identifiés lors des missions de renseignement réalisées depuis 1 mois.

Ces opérations sont conduites en coordination avec le Centre des opérations aériennes de la coalition (CAOC) situé à Al Udeïd au Qatar. Véritable « tour de contrôle » des opérations aériennes, ce centre dispose en permanence d’une image précise et exhaustive de l’espace dans lequel sont engagés les avions de la coalition.

On Oct. 7, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted two strikes using fighter aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 18 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using bomber, fighter, attack, fighter-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 Hawl, two strikes destroyed an ISIL crude oil collection point and an ISIL oil pump.

Iraq

• Near Bayji, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL tactical vehicle and three ISIL vehicles.

• Near Kirkuk, two strikes suppressed two ISIL mortar positions.

• Near Mosul, two strikes [1 Canadian] struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL heavy machine gun, an ISIL fighting position, and suppressed an ISIL mortar position.

• Near Ramadi, five strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL buildings, two ISIL tunnels, four ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL mortar position, an ISIL sniper position, and six ISIL home-made explosive facilities.

• Near Sinjar, six strikes [1 Canadian] struck an ISIL tactical unit, destroyed three separate ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device facilities, an ISIL heavy machine gun, two ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL weapons cache, and two ISIL trench systems.

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