Jan.27: Military airstrikes continue against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq
 
  January 27, 2016
Release # 20160127-01
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE **SOUTHWEST ASIA —** On Jan. 26, coalition military forces
continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition
military forces conducted four strikes using attack and fighter aircraft.
Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 10 strikes coordinated
with and in support of the Government of Iraq using rocket artillery and
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 Al Hasakah, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and
destroyed an ISIL fighting position. 
* Near Raqqah, one strike destroyed six ISIL workover rigs. 
* Near Mar'a, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL fighting
positions.**Iraq**
* Near Al Baghdadi, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two
ISIL weapons caches, an ISIL bunker, and damaged an ISIL vehicle. 
* Near Al Huwayjah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit. 
* Near Kirkuk, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL
fighting position and an ISIL excavator.
* Near Ramadi, five strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and
destroyed an ISIL sniper position, two ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL fuel
truck, damaged a separate ISIL vehicle, and denied ISIL access to terrain. 
* Near Sinjar, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL
fighting position and an ISIL heavy machine gun.
Additionally, one strike from Jan. 25 was not included on the Jan. 26 strike
release:
* Near Sinjar, one strike suppressed ISIL mortar fire.
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, Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Coalition
nations which have conducted strikes in Syria include Australia, Bahrain,
Canada, France, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, the United
Kingdom, and the United States.