June 26: Military airstrikes continue against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq
 
  June 26, 2016Release # 20160626-01FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE **SOUTHWEST
 ASIA —** On June 25, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL 
terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces 
conducted 14 strikes using bomber, 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 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 Ar Raqqah, three strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle and two ISIL tactical vehicles.*  Near Dayr Az Zawr, two strikes struck an ISIL gas and oil separation plant and destroyed two ISIL oil well heads.* 
 Near Manbij, eight strikes struck seven separate ISIL tactical units 
and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL 
vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED), and an ISIL 
improvised explosive device (IED) and denied ISIL access to terrain.*  Near Mar'a, one strike destroyed an ISIL tactical vehicle.**Iraq***  Near Al Baghdadi, one strike struck an ISIL staging facility.*  Near Ar Rutbah, one strike struck two ISIL VBIED facilities. * 
 Near Fallujah, three strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units 
and destroyed 10 ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL boat, eight ISIL light
 machine guns, an ISIL heavy machine gun, an ISIL staging area, an ISIL 
VBIED, and two ISIL rocket propelled grenade systems and denied ISIL 
access to terrain.*  Near Mosul, four strikes struck two separate 
ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL VBIED storage facility and 
five bed down locations.*  Near Qayyarah, five strikes struck 
three ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL boats, an ISIL assembly
 area, three ISIL vehicles, an ISIL weapons cache, an ISIL VBIED, and an
 ISIL front-end loader and denied ISIL access to terrain.*  Near Ramadi, two strikes destroyed two ISIL boats and an ISIL front-end loader and an ISIL supply cache.* 
 Near Sinjar, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and 
destroyed an ISIL vehicle and two ISIL assembly areas and damaged 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.