May 30: Military airstrikes continue against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq
 
  May 30, 2016Release # 2016030-01FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE **SOUTHWEST
 ASIA** **—** On May 29, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL 
terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces 
conducted five strikes using attack and fighter aircraft against ISIL 
targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 19 
strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using 
rocket artillery and bomber, ground-attack, attack, fighter, and 
remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. The following is a summary of the strikes conducted against ISIL since the last press release:**Syria***  Near Dayr Az Zawr, one strike destroyed six ISIL cranes and two ISIL road graders.* 
 Near Manbij, four strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and
 destroyed 13 ISIL fighting positions, two ISIL mortar systems, an ISIL 
vehicle, an ISIL command and control node, and three ISIL boats. **Iraq***  Near Al Baghdadi, one strike struck a large ISIL tactical unit.*  Near Al Huwayjah, one strike suppressed an ISIL tactical unit.*  Near Bashir, one strike destroyed two ISIL fighting positions.* 
 Near Fallujah, three strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units 
and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL vehicle, two ISIL 
tactical vehicles, an ISIL front end loader, an ISIL improvised 
explosive device (IED), two ISIL tunnel entrances, three ISIL-used foot 
bridges, and damaged a separate ISIL fighting position and denied ISIL 
access to terrain.*  Near Habbaniyah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position.* 
 Near Hit, one strike struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed 
two ISIL fighting positions, two ISIL heavy machine guns, two ISIL 
boats, and an ISIL vehicle.*  Near Kisik, one strike suppressed an ISIL mortar position.* 
 Near Mosul, eight strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and
 an ISIL weapons storage center and destroyed three ISIL fighting 
positions, six ISIL assembly areas, an ISIL tunnel entrance, seven ISIL 
weapons caches, five ISIL vehicles, five ISIL command and control nodes,
 11 ISIL mortar positions, six ISIL artillery pieces, two ISIL rocket 
rails, seven ISIL vehicle borne IED, and damaged an ISIL anti-air 
artillery piece and suppressed an ISIL rocket position and an ISIL 
tactical unit and denied ISIL access to terrain.*  Near Sultan 
Abdallah, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL
 fighting position, an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL headquarters, and an ISIL 
mortar position and suppressed an ISIL machine gun position. Additionally, on May 28, one strike was not reported due to an administrative error: **Iraq*** 
 Near Hit, one strike struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed 
two ISIL heavy machine guns, two ISIL fighting positions, and an ISIL 
boat.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.