April 26: Military airstrikes continue against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq
 
  April 26, 2016Release # 20160426-01FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE **SOUTHWEST
 ASIA** **—** On April 25, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL 
terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces 
conducted seven strikes using attack, fighter, and remotely piloted 
aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, Coalition military 
forces conducted 18 strikes coordinated with and in support of the 
Government of Iraq using bomber, ground-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 Manbij, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions and an ISIL vehicle.* 
 Near Mar'a, six strikes struck four separate ISIL tactical units and 
destroyed two ISIL fighting positions and two ISIL vehicles.**Iraq***  Near Al Baghdadi, one strike destroyed an ISIL mortar position. *  Near Ar Rutbah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit.*  Near Bayji, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit.* 
 Near Fallujah, six strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and 
destroyed 11 ISIL fighting positions, two ISIL-used bridges, an ISIL 
bunker, and two ISIL heavy machine guns and damaged a separate ISIL 
fighting position.*  Near Habbaniyah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit.* 
 Near Hit, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and 
destroyed four ISIL fighting positions and an ISIL heavy machine gun.* 
 Near Kirkuk, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and 
destroyed an ISIL command and control node, an ISIL assembly area, and 
an ISIL fighting position.*  Near Kisik, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and an ISIL assembly area.* 
 Near Mosul, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and an ISIL 
weapons storage facility and destroyed an ISIL supply cache.*  Near Sinjar, one strike destroyed an ISIL fighting position and an ISIL vehicle.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.