June 28: Military airstrikes continue against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq
 
  June 28, 2016Release # 20160628-01FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE **SOUTHWEST
 ASIA —** On June 27, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL 
terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces 
conducted 12 strikes using attack, fighter, and remotely piloted 
aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military 
forces conducted 11 strikes coordinated with and in support of the 
Government of Iraq using rocket artillery and fighter and remotely 
piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Coalition military forces also 
conducted one strike in Iraq in support of Coalition operations using 
fighter aircraft.The following is a summary of the strikes conducted against ISIL since the last press release:**Syria***  Near Ar Raqqah, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and an ISIL-used bridge.*  Near Dayr Az Zawr, one strike struck an ISIL gas and oil separation plant. * 
 Near Manbij, seven strikes struck six separate ISIL tactical units and 
destroyed three ISIL fighting positions, and an ISIL anti-tank guided 
weapon and damaged three ISIL fighting positions.*  Near Mar'a, 
two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an 
ISIL vehicle and two ISIL fighting positions. **Iraq***  Near Bashir, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL weapons cache.*  Near Bayji, one strike destroyed an ISIL mortar system, an ISIL vehicle, and an ISIL tunnel system.* 
 Near Fallujah, two strikes struck a large ISIL tactical unit and 
destroyed an ISIL tactical vehicle, an ISIL front-end loader, seven ISIL
 vehicles, two ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL vehicle borne improvised
 explosive device (VBIED), and an ISIL staging area and damaged two ISIL
 fighting positions.*  Near Hit, one strike destroyed an ISIL anti-aircraft gun and an ISIL weapons cache. *  Near Kisik, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit.  *  Near Mosul, one strike suppressed an ISIL mortar position.  * 
 Near Qayyarah, three strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units 
and destroyed three ISIL assembly areas, an ISIL vehicle, eight ISIL 
rocket rails, an ISIL headquarters, and an ISIL weapons cache. *  Near Tal Afar, one strike suppressed an ISIL mortar system.Coalition military forces conducted one strike in Iraq in support of Coalition operations using fighter aircraft:*  Near Bayji, one strike struck inoperable Coalition equipment denying ISIL access in support of Coalition operations.Strike assessments are based on initial reports. All aircraft returned to base safely.A
 strike, as defined in the CJTF releases, means one or more kinetic 
events that occur in roughly the same geographic location to produce a 
single, sometimes cumulative effect for that location. So having a 
single aircraft deliver a single weapon against a lone ISIL vehicle is 
one strike, but so is multiple aircraft delivering dozens of weapons 
against a group of buildings and vehicles and weapon systems in a 
compound, for example, having the cumulative effect of making that 
facility (or facilities) harder or impossible to use. Accordingly, 
CJTF-OIR does not report the number or type of aircraft employed in a 
strike, the number of munitions dropped in each strike, or the number of
 individual munition impact points against a target.Ground-based
 artillery fired in counter-fire or in fire support to maneuver roles 
are not classified as a strike as defined by CJTF-OIR.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 strikes in Iraq include Australia, Belgium, Canada,
 Denmark, France, Jordan, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the 
United States. Coalition nations which have conducted strikes in Syria 
include Australia, Bahrain, Canada, France, Jordan, the Netherlands, 
Saudi Arabia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the 
United States.