March 25: Military airstrikes continue against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq
 
  March 25, 2016Release # 20160325-01FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE **SOUTHWEST
 ASIA** **—** On March 24, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL 
terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces 
conducted two strikes using attack aircraft against ISIL targets. 
Additionally in Iraq, Coalition military forces conducted 11 strikes 
coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using attack 
and fighter aircraft against ISIL targets.The following is a summary of the strikes conducted against ISIL since the last press release:**Syria***  Near Al Hawl, one strike destroyed two ISIL fighting positions.*  Near Mar'a, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position.**Iraq***  Near Habbaniyah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL tunnel entrances. *  Near Haditha, one strike struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed three ISIL staging areas. *  Near Hit, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL rocket rail.*  Near Mosul, one strike destroyed two ISIL assembly areas.* 
 Near Qayyarah, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed 
two ISIL mortar positions, an ISIL supply cache, an ISIL vehicle, an 
ISIL fighting position, and denied ISIL access to terrain.*  Near 
Sultan Abdallah, three strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and 
destroyed an ISIL mortar position and two ISIL assembly areas and denied
 ISIL access to terrain.*  Near Tal Afar, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle.*  Near Waleed, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed 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.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.