Actualités des opérations en cours (Barkhane, Chammal, Sangaris, et des forces de souveraineté) du 17 décembre 2015

Proche et Moyen-Orient : Chammal

En Syrie, Daech est durement touché par les frappes de la coalition qui visent les capacités de commandement, de financement et de logistique. Si le groupe terroriste conserve une certaine liberté d’action, il reste sous la pression des forces locales aux marges de son sanctuaire.

En Irak, les forces poursuivent les opérations de reconquête de Ramadi avec le soutien aérien de la coalition. La ville a été piégée par Daech avec des engins explosifs, ce qui contraint les soldats irakiens à progresser lentement. Ils sont néanmoins parvenus à avancer jusqu’au centre-ville. Daech est en position défensive, menant un combat visant à infliger le maximum de pertes dans les rangs des forces irakiennes .

Au sol, les forces irakiennes bénéficient de l’appui de la coalition, avec près de 200 frappes en un mois.

À Baïji, les forces irakiennes consolident les positions acquises face aux combattants terroristes qui conservent une posture de défense ferme de leurs positions.

La coalition maintient un effort sur les zones clefs du terrain dans le Nord du pays —plus particulièrement entre Sinjar et Mossoul.

Dans ce contexte, depuis le 9 décembre 2015, les équipages français ont réalisé 54 sorties aériennes au-dessus des zones contrôlées par Daech en Irak et en Syrie, dont 45 sorties de bombardements en appui des troupes irakiennes au sol ou sur objectif planifié. De plus, 4 vols de recueil de renseignement et 5 sorties de ravitaillement ont été menés. Au total, 12 frappes ont détruit 22 objectifs tenus par Daech.

La force Chammal a ainsi réalisé 11 frappes d’appui au sol (close air support—CAS) concentrant ses efforts dans la région de Mossoul. En 48 heures, les équipages des Rafale Air et des Mirage 2000 ont ainsi effectué 4 frappes, dont 2 dans la seule journée du 9 décembre. 7 frappes ont également été réalisées dans les régions de Tall Afar, Sinjar, Falloujah, et Ramadi.

Le 15 décembre 2015, des Mirage 2000 et des Rafale de l’armée de l’air ont frappé un objectif planifié (deliberate) dans la région d’Al Qaim. Des bâtiments de commandement, d’entrainement et des dépôts logistique ont été détruits. Lors de ce raid, les missiles de croisière SCALP ont été utilisés pour la première fois depuis le lancement de l’opération Chammal.

On Dec. 16, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted seven strikes using attack, bomber, and remotely piloted aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 11 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using attack, fighter, bomber, 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, three strikes struck an ISIL financial building, an ISIL headquarters building, and an ISIL training camp.

* Near Al Hawl, one strike destroyed an ISIL artillery piece.

* Near Manbij, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed four ISIL fighting positions and two ISIL bunkers.

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

Iraq

* Near Fallujah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL sniper position, an ISIL tunnel, two ISIL heavy machine guns, an ISIL RPG system, and wounded an ISIL fighter.

* Near Hit, one strike destroyed an ISIL home-made explosives cache.

* Near Kirkuk, one strike destroyed an ISIL excavator.

* Near Mosul, two strikes [1 British] struck multiple large ISIL tactical units and three suicide bombers and destroyed 12 ISIL machine guns, 13 ISIL fighting positions, six ISIL vehicles, and an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED). [see video below]

* Near Ramadi, four strikes [2 British] struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL machine gun, three ISIL fighting positions, five ISIL buildings, three ISIL staging areas, and an ISIL VBIED.

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

Wednesday 16 December proved to be the most intensive day of combat operations by RAF aircraft since the start of the campaign in September 2014.

A pair of Tornados assisted the Iraqi troops battling Daesh on the outskirts of Ramadi, and used Paveway IVs to destroy two heavy machine-gun positions, a sniper team and a group of terrorist fighters.

In northern Iraq, two Tornados, two Typhoons and two Reapers, provided sustained close air support to the Kurdish peshmerga. Our aircraft delivered numerous precision attacks on terrorist targets, to the north and west of Mosul where the peshmerga were engaged in close combat with Daesh, using a mixture of Brimstone, Hellfire, Paveway IV and GBU-12 missiles and bombs. In total, these RAF strikes are estimated to have successfully destroyed four heavy machine-gun positions, two terrorist teams armed with rockets, three Daesh vehicles, one of which was a large truck-bomb, and six groups of terrorists.

In addition, the two Reapers were able to use their advanced reconnaissance sensors to assist twelve successful attacks by other coalition aircraft.

A further pair of Typhoons conducted tactical reconnaissance and another Tornado mission returned to Ramadi, where they destroyed a heavy machine-gun position and two terrorist-held buildings.

Depuis le 9 décembre 2015, les équipages français ont réalisé 54 sorties aériennes au-dessus des zones contrôlées par Daech en Irak et en Syrie, dont 45 de bombardement sur des objectifs planifiés ou d’opportunité et 2 de recueil de renseignement. 22 objectifs de Daech ont été détruits.

Appui au sol

11 frappes d’appui au sol (close air support) ont été réalisées.

• En Irak, la force Chammal a concentré ses efforts sur les missions d’appui au sol dans les régions de Mossoul, Tall Afar, et Ramadi. Les équipages des Rafale et des Mirage 2000 ont ainsi effectué 9 frappes, dont 4 dans la seule journée du 9 décembre.

• 2 frappes ont par ailleurs été réalisées dans les régions de Sinjar, et Falloujah.

Frappes sur des objectifs planifiés

Un raid a été conduits sur un objectif planifié.

Le 15 décembre 2015 dans la région d’Al Qaim en Irak, les Mirage 2000 et le Rafale ont frappé un site de Daech servant à la fois de quartier général, de centre d’entraînement et de dépôt de logistique. Lors de ce raid, la force Chammal a frappé avec des missiles de croisière SCALP pour la première fois depuis le lancement de l’opération.

On Dec. 15, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted six strikes using attack, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 11 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using attack, fighter, bomber, 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 a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions.
* Near Manbij, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL checkpoint and an ISIL bunker.
* Near Mar’a, three strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED), an ISIL fighting position, and an ISIL staging area.

Iraq

* Near Al Qaim, three strikes struck an ISIL headquarters [French], an ISIL IED facility, and an ISIL VBIED facility. [see video below]
* Near Hit, one strike destroyed two ISIL-used bridges.
* Near Kisik, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL mortar position.
* Near Ramadi, five strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed three ISIL tactical vehicles, two ISIL vehicles, nine ISIL staging areas, five ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL heavy machine gun, three ISIL bed down locations, cratered eight ISIL-used roads, and denied ISIL access to terrain.
* Near Sinjar, one strike [British] struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position.

Mardi 15 décembre 2015 en fin de matinée, les forces françaises ont conduit un raid aérien contre une position de Daech situé en Irak, dans la région d’Al Qaim, dans l’Ouest du pays à la frontière entre l’Irak et la Syrie.

Situé dans la région d’Al Qaim – dans l’Ouest du pays, à proximité de la frontière syrienne, ce site était constitué de bâtiments, dont certains durcis, servant à la fois de quartier général, de centre d’entrainement et de dépôts logistique.

Engagé depuis le Golfe arabo-persique et la Jordanie le raid était constitué d’une dizaine d’avions de chasse (Rafale et Mirage 2000) équipés de bombes et de missiles SCALP (système de croisière autonome à longue portée). L’emploi de ces missiles est une première pour l’opération Chammal.

En parallèle de ces frappes planifiées, les avions de chasse de la force Chammal ont poursuivi leur mission d’appui au sol des troupes irakiennes engagées contre les éléments de Daech.

On Tuesday 15 December, two Tornado GR4s patrolled over eastern Syria and northern Iraq and conducted a successful attack with a Paveway IV laser and GPS guided bomb to destroy a terrorist mortar position near Sinjar.

Further south, two Typhoon FGR4s supported the Iraqi army in its operations around Ramadi, and struck a Daesh encampment with two Paveway IVs.

A second pair of Tornados flew another mission over northern Iraq and destroyed an enemy mortar with a Paveway.

De Nederlandse instructeurs van de Capacity Building Mission Irak trainen momenteel een nieuwe groep Peshmerga. De militairen van de Mobile Training Teams (MTT’s) zijn dik tevreden. Een overzicht van Defensieoperaties in de week van 8 tot 14 december.

De 150 Peshmerga die momenteel de Infanterie Basiscursus krijgen, ontwikkelen zich goed. De Nederlanders in de MTT’s trainen hen in de autonome Koerdische regio van Irak. De coalitie traint nu 800 Koerdische strijders.

Afgelopen week rondden de op 17 oktober gestarte Commando Course en Commando Instructor Course af in de omgeving van Bagdad. Nederlandse militairen trainen samen met coalitiegenoten de Iraakse en Koerdische strijdkrachten om ISIS op de grond te bevechten.

Nederlandse F-16’s, actief in de strijd tegen ISIS in het Midden-Oosten, vlogen ongeveer 10 missies. Ze bestookten een hoofdkwartier en opslagplaatsen van ISIS.

On Dec. 14, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted six strikes using attack and remotely piloted aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted eight strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using fighter and bomber 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 wounded two ISIL fighters.

* Near Manbij, two strikes destroyed an ISIL excavator and an ISIL building.

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

Iraq

* Near Al Huwayjah, one strike struck an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) factory.

* Near Ramadi, four strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed three ISIL light machine guns, an ISIL heavy machine gun, four ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL staging area, and denied ISIL access to terrain.

* Near Sinjar, three strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed three ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL heavy machine gun, an ISIL light machine gun, and halted an ISIL vehicle’s movement.

On Monday 14 December, a Paveway IV attack by Typhoons destroyed a sniper position near Sinjar, while nearby, Tornados silenced a pair of heavy machine-guns that were firing on the Kurdish forces, the Kurds reporting that both weapons hit their targets with great accuracy despite difficult weather conditions.

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

Syria

* Near Dayr Az Zawr, one strike struck an ISIL gas and oil separation plant.

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

* Near Mar’a, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and damaged an ISIL staging area.

Iraq

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

* Near Kisik, three strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed three vehicle borne improvised explosive devices (VBIED), two ISIL improvised explosive devices (IED), five ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL heavy machine gun, and an ISIL light machine gun.

* Near Mosul, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL mortar tube.

* Near Ramadi, three strikes struck three ISIL staging areas and destroyed an ISIL bed down location, two ISIL staging areas, an ISIL command and control node, and denied ISIL access to terrain. [see video below]

* Near Sinjar, three strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed four ISIL fighting positions and two light machine guns.

* Near Tikrit, one strike destroyed two ISIL oil tanks.

Operations in and around both Mosul and Sinjar continued on Sunday 13 December: Typhoons employed a Paveway IV in a successful attack on ten terrorists as they manned a rocket launcher position, whilst Tornado GR4s used Paveways to strike both a mortar firing point and another rocket launcher team.

On 13 December 2015, while taking part in coalition operations in support of Iraqi security forces, two CF-18 Hornets successfully struck an ISIS fighting position northwest of Mosul using precision guided munitions.

On Dec. 12, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted seven 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 fighter, bomber, 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, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit.

* Near Ar Raqqah, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL vehicles and wounded two ISIL fighters.

* Near Ayn Isa, one strike struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed seven ISIL buildings.

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

* Near Mar’a, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL staging area and damaged two others.

Iraq

* Near Fallujah, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) facilities, two ISIL staging locations, and five ISIL buildings.

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

* Near Qayyarah, two strikes destroyed two ISIL VBIED facilities.

* Near Ramadi, six strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL vehicle, two ISIL command and control nodes, an ISIL assembly area, two ISIL fighting positions, and denied ISIL access to terrain.

* Near Rawah, one strike struck an ISIL VBIED facility.

* Near Sinjar, one strike destroyed an ISIL checkpoint.

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

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

On Dec. 11, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted five strikes using fighter and remotely piloted aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 12 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using rocket artillery and fighter, bomber, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted against ISIL since the last press release:

Syria

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

* Near Mar’a, four strikes struck four separate ISIL tactical units and damaged four ISIL buildings and wounded two ISIL fighters.

Iraq

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

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

* Near Mosul, four strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL light machine gun, three ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL heavy machine gun, an ISIL mortar tube, and suppressed an ISIL mortar position.

* Near Ramadi, three strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL anti-air artillery piece, an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED), an ISIL fighting position, an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL weapons cache, and two ISIL assembly areas.

* Near Sinjar, three strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL light machine gun, an ISIL fighting position, and an ISIL supply cache.

On 11 December 2015, while taking part in coalition operations in support of Iraqi security forces, two CF-18 Hornets successfully struck an ISIS fighting position north of Al Kuwayr using precision guided munitions.

The UK continues to hit Daesh hard as Royal Air Force fly intensive armed reconnaissance missions in Syria and Iraq, striking a number of terrorist targets.

While RAF Tornado, Typhoon and Reaper patrols have covered large swathes of Daesh-held territory in both Iraq and Syria, a particular focus for their recent air strikes has been in northern Iraq, where the Kurdish security forces continue to consolidate their significant victory over the terrorists at Sinjar in November.

On Friday 11 December, two Typhoon FGR4s from RAF Akrotiri provided close air support to Kurdish peshmerga operating near Mosul. Our aircraft used a Paveway IV guided bomb to destroy a heavy machine-gun position that was firing on the peshmerga, then employed two more Paveway IVs against a group of Daesh extremists as they attacked the Kurdish troops.

Further west, south of Sinjar, a Reaper similarly supported Kurdish forces, and its crew conducted a successful attack with a GBU-12 guided bomb on a sniper team which had opened fire from a building. A large secondary explosion resulted from the strike, which indicates that the building probably also contained a large stockpile of ammunition or explosives.

The Reaper subsequently delivered a second successful attack, striking a group of terrorists with a Hellfire missile as they set up rocket launchers.

That night, Typhoons returned to patrol over the Mosul region, and attacked a Daesh mortar position with a Paveway IV.

On Dec. 10, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted four strikes using fighter and remotely piloted aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 21 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using fighter, bomber, 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 tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle and wounded ISIL fighters.

* Near Mar’a, three strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL staging area.

Iraq

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

* Near Mosul, five strikes struck five separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL checkpoint, three ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL heavy machine gun, and an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Qayyarah, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) factory. [see video]

* Near Ramadi, five strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL fighting position, an ISIL bed down location, an ISIL VBIED, and an ISIL staging area.

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

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

* Near Al Baghdadi, one strike cratered four ISIL-used roads.

* Near Fallujah, one strike destroyed two ISIL bed down locations.

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

* Near Tikrit, one strike destroyed two ISIL bunkers.

On Thursday 10 December, two Typhoons, working in close cooperation with another coalition aircraft, carried out Paveway IV bomb attacks on a terrorist-held building and a bunker in northern Iraq.

A Tornado patrol was meanwhile operating in conjunction with a Reaper south-west of Sinjar; the Tornados destroyed another Daesh building and a mortar position with Paveways, whilst the Reaper followed up with a successful Hellfire attack on a terrorist location.

The Reaper stayed on patrol to support the Kurdish forces, and when they came under fire from a sniper, eliminated the threat with a direct hit from a GBU-12 guided bomb.

Before returning to base, the Reaper destroyed a Daesh vehicle with a Hellfire.

On Dec. 9, 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 20 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using fighter, bomber, 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 tactical unit and wounded an ISIL fighter.

* Near Ayn Isa, one strike destroyed an ISIL mortar system.

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

Iraq

* Near Al Huwayjah, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL vehicles and wounded two ISIL fighters.

* Near Al Qaim, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL vehicles.

* Near Fallujah, one strike destroyed seven ISIL fighting positions.

* Near Kisik, three strikes [1 British] struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL vehicles and an ISIL fighting position.

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

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

* Near Ramadi, six strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL boats, five ISIL fighting positions, three ISIL weapons caches, and four ISIL command and control nodes. [see video below]

* Near Sinjar, two strikes [1 British] struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL heavy machine guns, an ISIL fighting position, and two ISIL vehicles.

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

On Wednesday 9 December, a pair of Tornados provided close air support to Kurdish soldiers fighting Daesh in northern Iraq, and used a Paveway IV guided bomb to destroy a terrorist position, including a mortar team, centred on a building near Kisik.

A Reaper maintained overwatch for the Kurds into the night, and having assisted other coalition aircraft in a successful strike on a heavy machine-gun position, its crew conducted successful Hellfire missile attacks of their own against three Daesh vehicles south of Sinjar, despite the trucks being parked under cover.

On 9 December 2015, while taking part in coalition airstrikes in support of Iraqi security forces’ offensive operations to clear ISIS from Ramadi, two CF-18 Hornets successfully struck an ISIS fighting position in the vicinity of Ramadi using precision guided munitions.

On Dec. 8, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted four strikes using fighter, bomber, and remotely piloted aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 22 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using rocket artillery and fighter, bomber, 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 Dayr Az Zawr, one strike struck an ISIL oil well-head.

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

* Near Abu Kamal, one strike struck an ISIL oil well-head.

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

Iraq

* Near Al Huwayjah, one strike destroyed four ISIL bunkers and seven ISIL trenches.

* Near Albu Hayat, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL vehicles, two ISIL rockets, and an ISIL weapons cache.

* Near Kirkuk, one strike [French] struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL heavy machine gun, two ISIL fighting positions, and suppressed an ISIL mortar system.

* Near Kisik, one strike destroyed four ISIL rockets.

* Near Mosul, two strikes [1 French] struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Qayyarah, seven strikes [2 British] struck an ISIL logistical facility, an ISIL training facility, an ISIL weapons cache, an ISIL weapons storage facility, two ISIL staging areas, an ISIL tactical unit, and destroyed an ISIL bunker.

* Near Ramadi, four strikes struck three separate large ISIL tactical units and destroyed three ISIL bed down locations, two ISIL light machine guns, two ISIL heavy machine guns, an ISIL recoilless rifle, four ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL tactical vehicle, three ISIL buildings, four ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive devices (VBIED), an ISIL VBIED factory, an ISIL staging area, an ISIL compound, an ISIL resupply location, two ISIL command and control nodes, and denied ISIL access to terrain.

* Near Sinjar, three strikes [1 or more British] struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed three ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL heavy machine gun, and immobilized an ISIL vehicle.

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

* Near Fallujah, one strike destroyed an ISIL homemade explosives cache, an ISIL bed down location, and a VBIED factory.

8 December: West of Qayyara, Tornados conducted two Brimstone attacks on Daesh terrorists.

That evening, a further pair of Tornados assisted Iraqi soldiers north-east of Bayji; the GR4s used Paveway IVs to destroy three Daesh positions which were directing heavy machine-gun and mortar fire at the Iraqis.

On 8 December 2015, while taking part in coalition operations in support of Iraqi security forces, two CF-18 Hornets successfully struck two ISIS compounds used as staging areas and weapons caches during two separate airstrikes west of Makhmur using precision guided munitions.

Depuis le 2 décembre 2015, les équipages français ont réalisé 69 sorties aériennes au-dessus des zones contrôlées par Daech en Irak et en Syrie, dont 48 de bombardement sur des objectifs planifiés ou d’opportunité et 11 de recueil de renseignement.

32 objectifs de Daech ont été détruits.

Appui au sol

12 frappes d’appui au sol (close air support) ont été réalisées au cours de la semaine.

· En Irak, la force Chammal a concentré ses efforts sur les missions d’appui au sol dans la région de Ramadi, où des combats sont toujours en cours. En 92 heures, les équipages des Rafale Marine et des Mirage 2000 de l’armée de l’air ont ainsi effectué 6 frappes, dont 3 dans la seule journée du 4 décembre.

· 6 frappes ont par ailleurs été réalisées dans les régions de Sinjar, Mossoul, Falloujah, Haditha et Kirkouk.

Frappes sur des objectifs planifiés

3 raids ont été conduits sur des objectifs planifiés au cours de la semaine.

· Le 2 décembre 2015 les Mirage 2000 ont frappé à Tall Afar un site de stockage d’armement et de fabrication d’engins explosifs improvisés (IED).

· Le 5 décembre 2015 en Syrie, Chammal a de nouveau frappé un objectif planifié, en coordination avec la coalition. Engagés à partir de la Jordanie, deux avions de chasse ont bombardé des têtes de puits de pétrole dans la région de Deir ez-Zor.

· Le 8 décembre, des Rafale intégrés dans un raid de la coalition ont détruit un camp d’entrainement et de stockage de munitions situés entre les villes de Mossoul et Kirkouk.

Nederlandse F-16’s bestookten een hoofdkwartier en opslagplaatsen van ISIS in Irak. Ze vlogen ongeveer 10 missies. Een overzicht van Defensieoperaties in de week van 1 tot 7 december.

In het Noord-Irakese Erbil kregen 700 Peshmerga-strijders les van onder meer Nederlandse instructeurs. De strijders volgen de Infanterie Basiscursus. In Bagdad gingen de Iraakse cursisten verder met de verschillende commando-opleidingen.

On Dec. 7, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 11 strikes using attack, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 20 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using fighter, bomber, 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, five strikes struck four separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions and an ISIL vehicle.

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

* Near Mar’a, five strikes struck five separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL structure and wounded two ISIL fighters.

Iraq

* Near Al Huwayjah, four strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL tunnel, damaged an ISIL trench, and wounded two ISIL fighters.

* Near Kisik, three strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed three ISIL fighting positions and an ISIL rocket cache.

* Near Mosul, one strike destroyed an ISIL excavator.

* Near Ramadi, six strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed three ISIL ammo caches, 12 ISIL buildings, an ISIL command and control node, an ISIL sniper position, seven ISIL heavy machine guns, four ISIL staging areas, an ISIL mortar system, an ISIL tactical vehicle, an ISIL tunnel entrance, seven ISIL fighting positions, two ISIL supply caches, and denied ISIL access to terrain.

* Near Sinjar, one strike destroyed an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Tal Afar, two strikes destroyed three ISIL weapons caches, nine ISIL bunkers, three ISIL tunnels, and an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Hit, one strike destroyed an ISIL homemade explosives facility and two ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive devices (VBIED).

* Near Qayyarah, two strikes destroyed an ISIL logistics facility and an ISIL VBIED factory.

7 December: A pair of Tornado GR4s provided close air support to offensive operations by Iraqi forces in western Ramadi. A Daesh mortar position was identified and successfully engaged with a Brimstone missile.

Over northern Iraq, a Reaper was meanwhile supporting Kurdish troops, and it used a Hellfire missile to destroy a terrorist vehicle.

On Dec. 6, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted nine strikes using attack, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 11 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using fighter, bomber, and attack aircraft against ISIL targets. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted against ISIL since the last press release:

Syria

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

* Near Dayr Ar Zawr, four strikes [1 British] struck four ISIL oil well-heads.

* Near Mar’a, one strike damaged an ISIL artillery piece.

Iraq

* Near Kisik, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position and suppressed an ISIL heavy machine gun.

* Near Mosul, one strike destroyed two ISIL fighting positions.

* Near Ramadi, seven strikes struck four separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed 13 ISIL buildings, nine ISIL fighting positions, six ISIL heavy machine guns, three ISIL staging areas, two ISIL house borne IEDs, an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL tunnel, an ISIL IED, an ISIL assembly area, wounded five ISIL fighters, and denied ISIL access to terrain.

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