On Monday 21 September, another Reaper, operating over north-west Iraq, identified two vehicles carrying ISIL terrorists which were successfully tracked and destroyed with Hellfire missiles.

On Sept. 20, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted five airstrikes using fighter and bomber aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 22 airstrikes coordinated with the government of Iraq using, bomber, fighter, 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 airstrike destroyed an ISIL armored personnel carrier.

• Near Al Hawl, two airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL building and an ISIL rocket launcher.

• Near Dayr Az Zawr, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL checkpoints.

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

Iraq

• Near Al Huawayjah, two airstrikes struck two ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL vehicle.

• Near Bayji, one airstrike struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL buildings.

• Near Habbaniya, two airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit, destroyed two ISIL buildings, an ISIL mortar system, an ISIL anti-aircraft artillery piece, and an ISIL technical vehicle.

• Near Kisik, four airstrikes struck four ISIL tactical units and destroyed three ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL light machine gun and an ISIL vehicle.

• Near Mosul, nine airstrikes struck a large ISIL tactical unit, three ISIL tactical units and destroyed five ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL VBIED facility, an ISIL bunker, an ISIL heavy machine gun, an ISIL building, an ISIL C2 node and wounded an ISIL fighter.

• Near Qayyarah, one airstrike destroyed an ISIL vehicle.

• Near Ramadi, two airstrikes [1 British?] destroyed an ISIL homemade explosive chache, an ISIL vehicle and ISIL mortar system.

• Near Sinjar, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position.

• Near Tal Afar, one airstrike destroyed eight ISIL bunkers and suppressed two ISIL mortar positions.

The next day [September 20th 2015], an RAF Reaper remotely piloted aircraft on patrol over western Iraq launched a Hellfire missile which destroyed a stockpile of explosives.

On Sept. 19, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Iraq. Coalition military forces conducted 11 airstrikes coordinated with the government of Iraq using, strike, fighter-attack, bomber, 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 Bayji, one airstrike resulted in terrain denied to ISIL fighters.

• Near Hit, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit, and destroyed an ISIL vehicle.

• Near Kirkuk, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit, and destroyed an ISIL vehicle.

• Near Kisik, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit, and destroyed an ISIL bunker.

• Near Mosul, two airstrikes [1 British] struck an ISIL tactical unit, and destroyed an ISIL fighting position and suppressed an ISIL mortar position.

• Near Ramadi, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL buildings.

• Near Sinjar, three airstrikes [1 British] struck two ISIL tactical units, destroyed an ISIL heavy machine gun fighting position, an ISIL vehicle, and five ISIL bunkers.

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

Tornado GR4s, supported by a Voyager air-to-air refuelling tanker, provided close air support on Saturday 19 September to Kurdish peshmerga as they conducted offensive operations. Near Sinjar, the peshmerga came under fire from a heavy machine-gun positioned in a building. This was destroyed by our aircraft using a Paveway IV precision guided bomb.

The GR4s then flew east to the area around Mosul, where another Kurdish unit was being engaged by a terrorist mortar team; this too was neutralised by a Paveway IV.

On Sep. 18, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted five airstrike using fighter and ground-attack aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 12 airstrikes coordinated with the government of Iraq using, fighter, fighter-attack, 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 Tal Abyad, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed three ISIL fighting positions.

• Near Al Hasakah, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position.

• Near Al Hawl, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL bunkers.

• Near Dayr Az Zawr, one airstrike destroyed an ISIL check point.

• Near Mar’a, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit.

Iraq

• Near Al Baghdadi, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit.

• Near Bayji, two airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed one vehicle.

• Near Haditha, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit, and destroyed an ISIL sniper position and two ISIL buildings.

• Near Kirkuk, one airstrike suppressed ISIL mortar fire.

• Near Kisik, two airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit, and destroyed ISIL mortars, an ISIL cache, an ISIL fighting position, and two ISIL vehicles.

• Near Mosul, two airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit, and destroyed an ISIL heavy machine gun, an ISIL fighting position and suppressed ISIL rocket fire.

• Near Ramadi, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL motorcycle

• Near Sinjar, two airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit, destroyed an ISIL light machine gun and four ISIL fighting positions and suppressed light machine gun fire.

On Sep. 17, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted five airstrike using fighter and remotely piloted aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted nine airstrikes coordinated with the government of Iraq using, fighter, 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 Ar Hasakah, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL cache, three ISIL fighting positions and one ISIL motorcycle.

• Near Ar Raqqah, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL checkpoint.

• Near Manbij, two airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle and an ISIL mortar tube.

• Near Mar’a, one airstrike struck a large ISIL tactical unit.

Iraq

• Near Al Huwayjah, one airstrike with inconclusive results.

• Near Baji, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed one ISIL vehicle.

• Near Kirkuk, one airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit.

• Near Mosul, two airstrikes struck two ISIL tactical units, and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions, one ISIL heavy machine gun.

• Near Ramadi, one airstrike destroyed an ISIL vehicle.

• Near Rawah, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit.

• Near Sinjar, two airstrikes struck two ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions and one ISIL excavator.

Depuis le 8 septembre 2015, la zone d’opérations des forces armées françaises engagées dans la région du Levant, s’est étendue jusqu’à la Syrie, avec le survol de zones contrôlées par le groupe terroriste Daech.

Il s’agit de missions de reconnaissance (ISR – Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance) dont l’objectif est d’acquérir du renseignement sur Daech et de compléter les informations sur des points d’intérêts militaires. Cette semaine a été marquée par la poursuite de ces missions de renseignement au-dessus de la Syrie, ainsi que par les frappes au-dessus de l’Irak. 6 missions ISR ont été réalisées au-dessus des zones contrôlées par Daech en Syrie. Au total, la force Chammal a conduit cette semaine 14 missions aériennes dont 9 missions de reconnaissance armée ayant abouti à 3 frappes en Irak, dans les régions de Mossoul et Baïji.

Lancée depuis le 19 septembre 2014, l’opération Chammal mobilise 700 militaires. Elle vise, à la demande du gouvernement irakien et en coordination avec les alliés de la France présents dans la région, à assurer un appui (aérien et formation) aux forces irakiennes dans la lutte contre le groupe terroriste autoproclamé Daech. Le dispositif complet est actuellement structuré autour de douze avions de chasse de l’armée de l’Air (six Rafale, trois Mirage 2000D et trois Mirage 2000N) et d’un avion de patrouille maritime Atlantique 2.

On Sep. 16, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted one airstrike using remotely piloted aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 21 airstrikes coordinated with the government of Iraq using attack, bomber, fighter, 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 Ar Raqqah, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit.

Iraq

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

* Near Bayji, four airstrikes struck one large and one small ISIL tactical units, an ISIL backhoe, an ISIL tunnel and destroyed 14 ISIL vehicles, three ISIL support positions, and an ISIL armored bulldozer.

* Near Fallujah, one airstrike destroyed an ISIL rocket rail.

* Near Kirkuk, two airstrikes struck two ISIL mortar firing positions.

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

* Near Mosul, eight airstrikes struck five ISIL tactical units and destroyed 35 ISIL fighting positions, three ISIL heavy machine guns and an ISIL armored vehicle.

* Near Ramadi, one airstrike destroyed an ISIL VBIED and an ISIL vehicle.

* Near Sinjar, three airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and struck two ISIL mortar firing positions and destroyed an ISIL fighting position.

GR4s bombed two terrorist positions, including a heavy-machine gun, which were firing on Kurdish troops on Wednesday 16 September, and in western Iraq a Reaper destroyed an engineering vehicle and a large car-bomb which ISIL were positioning to attempt to hold up Iraqi advances.

On Sep. 15, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted three airstrikes using fighter-attack and remotely piloted aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 11 airstrikes coordinated with the government of Iraq using attack, bomber, fighter, 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 Mar’a, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit.

• Near Abu Kamal, two airstrikes struck two ISIL oil field wellheads.

Iraq

• Near Al Baghdadi, one airstrike destroyed three ISIL rocket rails.

• Near Bayji, two airstrikes struck one large and one small ISIL tactical units, and destroyed three ISIL vehicles.

• Near Fallujah, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed three ISIL rockets.

• Near Hit, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit.

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

• Near Mosul, two airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL heavy machine gun and 12 ISIL fighting positions.

• Near Sinjar, two airstrikes struck two ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL motor tube and three ISIL fighting positions.

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

On Tuesday 15 September, a Reaper assisted coalition strikes on ISIL rocket launchers in western Iraq, then used Hellfires to attack an ISIL team as they attempted to arm a “daisy-chain” of linked improvised explosive devices and a GBU-12 guided bomb against a hostile fighting position.

Since my last Defence Force operations update to the Parliament, we’ve seen further atrocities and terrorist attacks either conducted, or inspired by, the terrorist movement known as Daesh.

Beyond Iraq and Syria, Australia’s thoughts and condolences are with the people of France, Kuwait, Tunisia, Turkey and, most recently, Saudi Arabia whose countries have suffered at the hands of Daesh terrorists.

These attacks reaffirm that Daesh is a threat not only to the Middle East, but to all countries, including Australia.

It is for this reason that the Australian Government remains committed to the international effort to disrupt, degrade and ultimately defeat Daesh.

This commitment is underscored by the Government’s decision to extend Australian Defence Force air strikes against Daesh into eastern Syria. This is a logical extension of our existing commitment in the Middle East.

As the Government announced last week, this marks the next phase of Australia’s contribution to our important campaign against Daesh.

Daesh does not respect borders and threatens the security of Iraq and the international community from its safe havens and command centres in Syria.

It controls a large amount of territory in eastern Syria that serves as a source of recruitment and oil revenues. From Syria, Daesh has been able to operate its training bases, conduct planning and preparation for attacks, and move fighters and equipment into, and out of, Iraq.

Royal Australian Air Force efforts in eastern Syria will are being directed solely at Daesh – we will not be engaging in the broader conflict in Syria.

The legal basis for Australia’s air operations in Syria remains the collective self-defence of Iraq. We strongly believe Iraq should not be left to face this horrendous threat alone.

This is why Australia is continuing its Advise and Assist and Building Partner Capacity missions to develop the capacity of the Iraqi Security Forces, and continues to contribute an Air Task Group, at the request of, and to support, the Iraqi Government….

Australia’s Air Task Group remains a leading contributor of platforms, support personnel and missions flown in the coalition air campaign against Daesh.

As at 13 September, the Air Task Group had completed a total of 408 ADF airstrike missions over Iraq.

Specifically,

• Our F/A-18 Super Hornet aircraft have completed 209 missions, releasing 278 weapons;
• The F/A-18 Hornet aircraft have completed 199 missions, releasing 237 weapons;
• The KC-30A air-to-air refuelling aircraft has conducted 394 missions, offloading nearly 32 million pounds of fuel to Australian and coalition aircraft; and
• The E-7A Wedgetail airborne early warning and control aircraft has conducted 135 command and control missions.

As has been reported, the Air Task Group has completed its first strike against a Daesh target in eastern Syria, destroying an Armoured Personnel Carrier. Two of our F/A-18 Hornets identified the Personnel Carrier, hidden in a Daesh compound.

The information was reported back to the Combined Air Operations Centre via the RAAF E-7A Wedgetail. Upon receiving authorisation to proceed, one of the Hornets employed a precision guided weapon to destroy the target.

De danske F-16-fly, der er udsendt som bidrag til Operation Inherent Resolve, har siden seneste opdatering 8. september fløjet 9 missioner og anvendt 3 bomber.

Missionerne, som de danske fly har deltaget i, har været offensive, og de danske fly har i den forløbne periode deltaget i missioner i Ninawa og Al Anbar provinserne. Målene for bomberne har været fjendtlige våbenstillinger og bygninger anvendt af ISIL.

De danske fly har fløjet Close Air Support-missioner (CAS), hvor flyene er indsat som luftstøtte til styrker på landjorden. Her vil flyene patruljere over et bestemt område, hvorefter de vil kunne blive indsat af koalitionen, når der er behov for støtte. Luftstøtten vil variere afhængig af, hvad der er behov for. Det kan både dreje sig om overvågningsopgaver og bombninger af mål.

De danske fly har også gennemført en Air Interdiction-mission. Her gennemføres et specifikt angreb mod et på forhånd defineret mål, hvor flyene flyver direkte til målet, anvender bomber og flyver retur. I denne uge har målene for bomberne været bygninger anvendt af ISIL.

På de missioner, hvor de danske F-16 ikke har anvendt våben, har de bidraget med overvågning og indhentning af efterretninger. På sådanne overvågningsmissioner er flyene dog altid klar til at anvende våben, hvis der er behov for det.

Siden første mission den 16. oktober 2014, har det danske bidrag i alt fløjet 517 missioner og anvendt 472 bomber. Alle de danske bomber er præcisionsstyrede, hvilket vil sige, at de styres mod deres mål ved hjælp af enten laser eller GPS.

De Nederlandse F-16’s, actief in de strijd tegen ISIS in het Midden-Oosten, voerden meer dan 10 missies uit. Daarbij werden wapens ingezet tegen voertuigen, gebouwen en vuurposities van ISIS-strijders. In Bagdad ronden Iraakse troepen een scherpschuttersopleiding af.

On Sep. 14, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted three airstrikes using fighter aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 15 airstrikes coordinated with the government of Iraq using attack, bomber, fighter, 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, two airstrikes [1 Australian] struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL armored personnel carrier.
• Near Dayr Az Zawr, one airstrike struck an ISIL crude oil collection point.

Iraq

• Near Al Baghdadi, one airstrike struck an ISIL large tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL building.
• Near Al Huwayjah, two airstrikes struck two ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL tunnels and an ISIL vehicle.
• Near Bayji, three airstrikes struck three ISIL tactical units and destroyed eight ISIL buildings, an ISIL IED and an ISIL carport.
• Near Habbaniyah, one airstrike destroyed three ISIL rocket rails.
• Near Kirkuk, one airstrike struck an ISIL mortar firing position.
• Near Mosul, three airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit, two ISIL rocket firing positions and an ISIL mortar firing position and destroyed three ISIL berms and 14 ISIL fighting positions.
• Near Ramadi, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL house-borne IED, an ISIL VBIED, five ISIL buildings, an ISIL vehicle and an ISIL motorcycle.
• Near Sinjar, three airstrikes struck two ISIL tactical units and destroyed six ISIL fighting position, an ISIL heavy machine gun and an ISIL cache.

Airstrike assessments are based on initial reports. All aircraft returned to base safely. The strikes were conducted as part of Operation Inherent Resolve, the operation to eliminate the ISIL terrorist group and the threat they pose to Iraq, Syria and the wider international community.

The destruction of ISIL targets in Syria and Iraq further limits the group’s ability to project terror and conduct operations. Coalition nations which have conducted airstrikes in Iraq include Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, Jordan, Netherlands, United Kingdom and United States. Coalition nations which have conducted airstrikes in Syria include Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates and the U.S.

Monday [September 14th 2015] saw the Tornado GR4s patrolling near Mosul, where they attacked a rocket-firing position, while a Reaper operating over Anbar province, struck a pair of terrorists who had been spotted preparing a booby-trap, then supported two further coalition air strikes in the area.

On Sep. 13, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted four airstrikes using fighter and remotely piloted aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 18 airstrikes coordinated with the government of Iraq using attack, bomber, fighter, 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 Dayr Ar Zawr, two airstrikes struck an ISIL crude oil collection point and destroyed an ISIL excavator.

• Near Kobani, one airstrike destroyed an ISIL artillery piece.

• Near Mar’a, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit.

Iraq

• Near Al Huwayjah, one airstrike destroyed three ISIL trenches.

• Near Bayji, four airstrikes struck one large and two small ISIL tactical units and destroyed six ISIL buildings, three ISIL vehicles, an ISIL ant-aircraft artillery piece and an ISIL structure.

• Near Fallujah, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL bunker.

• Near Haditha, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL motorcycle.

• Near Kisik, four airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and an ISIL staging area and destroyed an ISIL excavator and an ISIL fighting position.

• Near Mosul, three airstrikes destroyed two ISIL trenches, an ISIL bulldozer and an ISIL vehicle.

• Near Ramadi, two airstrikes destroyed four ISIL weapons caches, an ISIL armored personnel carrier and an ISIL VBIED.

• Near Sultan Abdallah, one airstrike struck an ISIL sniper firing position.

• Near Tuz, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position.

On Sunday 13 September, again in northern Iraq, near to Sinjar, a Paveway from a Tornado mission destroyed a terrorist group, armed with rocket-propelled grenades.

On Sep. 12, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted seven airstrikes using attack, bomber, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 18 airstrikes coordinated with the government of Iraq using attack, bomber, fighter, 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 airstrikes destroyed seven ISIL fighting positions and an ISIL tank.

• Near Ar Raqqah, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit.

• Near Kobani, one airstrike destroyed an ISIL artillery piece.

• Near Mar’a, three airstrikes struck an ISIL staging facility and destroyed four ISIL buildings an ISIL artillery piece and an ISIL weapons cache.

Iraq

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

• Near Fallujah, six airstrikes struck two ISIL VBIED facilities, two ISIL weapons caches, an ISIL command and control facility and an ISIL staging area.

• Near Kisik, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and an ISIL truck.

• Near Mosul, three airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit, an ISIL mortar firing position an ISIL rocket firing position and destroyed an ISIL heavy machine gun and an ISIL fighting position.

• Near Ramadi, three airstrikes struck three ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions, two ISIL buildings and an ISIL homemade explosives cache.

• Near Sinjar, two airstrikes struck two ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions.

• Near Tuz, two airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL vehicles and an ISIL bunker.

On Sep. 11, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted three airstrikes using fighter and remotely piloted aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 22 airstrikes coordinated with the government of Iraq using attack, bomber, fighter, 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 Abu Kamal, two airstrikes struck two ISIL crude oil collection points.

• Near Al Hasakah, one airstrike destroyed an ISIL VBIED.

Iraq

• Near Bayji, two airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL VBIED and an ISIL vehicle.

• Near Hit, two airstrikes struck an ISIL large tactical unit and destroyed three ISIL vehicles, an ISIL anti-aircraft artillery piece and an ISIL building.

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

• Near Kisik, two airstrikes struck an ISIL heavy machine gun firing position and an ISIL rocket firing position and destroyed an ISIL fighting position.

• Near Mosul, two airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and an ISIL armored personnel carrier and destroyed an ISIL fighting position and an ISIL heavy machine gun.

• Near Ramadi, three airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL heavy machine gun and an ISIL IED.

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

• Near Sultan Abdallah, one airstrike struck an ISIL rocket firing position.

• Near Tuz, eight airstrikes struck six ISIL tactical units and destroyed 22 ISIL fighting positions, four ISIL vehicles, one ISIL heavy machine guns, an ISIL ammunition cache, an ISIL light machine gun and an ISIL motorcycle.

RAF support to the peshmerga continued into Friday 11 September; a Reaper supported a Kurdish offensive operation to clear an ISIL-held village, in the course of which it engaged a defensive position with a Hellfire.

The Australian Air Task Group (ATG) completed its first operational mission in Syria overnight, retuning to base in the Middle East without incident. No weapons were released during the mission.
The mission provided on-call interdiction and dynamic targeting support as part of the international coalition’s effort to disrupt and degrade Daesh.
Two Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18A Hornets, a KC-30A air-to-air refuelling aircraft and E-7A Airborne Early Warning and Control aircraft combined during the mission.
ATG Commander, Air Commodore Stu Bellingham said the Hornets searched points of interest for enemy activity in eastern Syria, reporting to the international coalition’s Combined Air Operations Centre through the E-7A aircraft.
“Daesh controls a large amount of territory in eastern Syria that serves as a source of recruitment and oil revenues, and as a base from which it continues to launch attacks into Iraq”, Air Commodore Bellingham said.
“The Hornets were also prepared for any short notice high priority tasking which could include surveillance and weapons release,” Air Commodore Bellingham said. The KC-30A provided air-to-air refuelling support to the F/A-18A Hornets throughout the mission.
The ATG is part of Operation OKRA, the Australian Defence Force’s contribution to the international effort to combat the Daesh terrorist threat in Iraq and Syria. The Australian ATG will continue to plan and conduct air strikes against Daesh in Iraq and Syria as part of coalition strike operations aimed at disrupting and degrading Daesh strongholds.

On Sep. 10, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted three airstrikes using fighter and remotely piloted aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 27 airstrikes coordinated with the government of Iraq using attack, bomber, fighter, 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 airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL excavator and an ISIL fighting position.
• Near Palmyra, one airstrike destroyed two ISIL excavators.

Iraq

• Near Al Huwayjah, three airstrikes struck two ISIL weapons caches and an ISIL vehicle storage facility.
• Near Bayji, two airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and an ISIL fighting position and destroyed an ISIL mortar system and an ISIL vehicle.
• Near Fallujah, one airstrike destroyed two ISIL mortar systems and an ISIL rocket rail.
• Near Hit, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit.
• Near Kisik, three airstrikes struck three ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions and an ISIL vehicle.
• Near Mosul, four airstrikes struck four ISIL tactical units and destroyed six ISIL fighting positions and an ISIL heavy machine gun.
• Near Ramadi, one airstrike struck an ISIL large tactical unit and destroyed three ISIL fighting positions, two ISIL vehicles and a building.
• Near Sinjar, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions and an ISIL heavy machine gun.
• Near Tal Afar, one airstrike struck an ISIL heavy machine gun firing position. [see video below]
• Near Tuz, ten airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and four ISIL staging areas and destroyed 20 ISIL fighting positions, two ISIL vehicles and an ISIL trench.

Finally, on Sept. 10, Coalition forces conducted a previously unreported airstrike near Tal Afar, Iraq, which struck an ISIL tactical unit and resulted in a destroyed vehicle and the death of a senior ISIL leader.

On 10 September 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 Mosul using precision guided munitions.

On Thursday 10 September, another Reaper patrol identified a group of heavily armed ISIL fighters gathering in a building. Both the building and a vehicle used by the terrorists were destroyed with Hellfires, and the Reaper also assisted coalition aircraft in 13 successful attacks on further terrorist positions nearby. Elsewhere in the country, a second Reaper conducted two attacks on extremists attempting to attack Iraqi troops, whilst in northern Iraq, a pair of Tornado GR4s used a Paveway IV precision guided bomb to destroy a building from which the terrorists had been firing a heavy weapon at the Kurdish peshmerga.

La semaine a été marquée par l’extension de la zone d’opérations des forces armées françaises engagées au Levant jusqu’à la Syrie, avec le survol des zones contrôlées par Daech. Le 8 septembre 2015, au lendemain de l’annonce du Président de la République, une patrouille de Rafale a conduit une première mission de reconnaissance (missions ISR – Intelligence, surveillance et reconnaissance) depuis le golfe arabo-persique. Une deuxième a été réalisée le 9 septembre par un avion de patrouille maritime Atlantique2 de la Marine nationale.

L’objectif de ces missions aériennes consiste à acquérir du renseignement sur le groupe terroriste Daech et à renforcer notre capacité d’appréciation autonome de la situation dans les zones survolées. Elles sont conduites en coordination avec la coalition et en complément des actions déjà menées par cette dernière en Syrie. La coordination des vols est assurée depuis le centre des opérations aériennes (CAOC) de la coalition situé à Al Udeid, au Qatar. Ces missions aériennes s’inscrivent dans la continuité de celles menées depuis septembre 2014 dans le cadre de l’opération Chammal, sans entraîner de changement de la composition de la force.

L’activité aérienne hebdomadaire des avions de Chammal en Irak et en Syrie s’est traduite par 20 missions, dont 5 missions ISR. Cinq frappes ont abouti à la destruction de 7 objectifs dans les régions de Fallujah, Mossoul et Sinjar : des bâtiments, véhicules et barges fluviales du groupe terroriste Daech.

En Irak, dans le secteur de Bagdad, le détachement conseil et assistance a effectué des stages de topographie, lutte contre les engins explosifs improvisés et de secourisme au combat, tout en poursuivant la formation et l’accompagnement des officiers de l’état-major de la 6th Infantry Division. Le Détachement d’instruction opérationnel (DIO) 13 termine le 10 septembre 2015 une formation en techniques commando et un stage “formateur des formateurs”, commencés fin juillet 2015, au profit des militaires de l’ICTS, l’Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service. Un stage de lutte contre les engins explosifs, commencé en août 2015, se termine en début de semaine prochaine.

Lancée depuis le 19 septembre 2014, l’opération Chammal mobilise 700 militaires. Elle vise, à la demande du gouvernement irakien et en coordination avec les alliés de la France présents dans la région, à assurer un soutien aérien aux forces irakiennes dans la lutte contre le groupe terroriste Daech. Le dispositif complet est actuellement structuré autour de douze avions de chasse de l’armée de l’Air (six Rafale, trois Mirage 2000D et trois Mirage 2000N) et d’un avion de patrouille maritime Atlantique2. Il comprend également des militaires projetés à Bagdad et Erbil pour la formation et le conseil des militaires irakiens.

Mulige civile tab i Irak

Irak: Koalitionens undersøgelse af mulige civile tab er endnu ikke afsluttet.

10-09-2015 – kl. 14:56

Af Værnsfælles Forsvarskommando

Forsvaret offentliggjorte den 3. september, at de danske F16 fly, der er indsat i kampen mod ISIL, under et angreb mod godkendte mål den 30. august, muligvis havde forårsaget civile tab. Den danske styrke videreformidlede denne vurdering til koalitionens lufthovedkvarter, der igangsatte en undersøgelse af hændelsen. Denne undersøgelse er endnu ikke afsluttet.

Forsvaret afventer således fortsat konklusionen af koalitionens undersøgelse og vil herefter orientere om resultatet når det foreligger.

Man kan læse mere om de processer der ligger til grund, når danske fly går på vingerne i Irak, ved at klikke her.