April 25: Military airstrikes continue against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq
 
  April 25, 2016Release # 20160425-01FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE **SOUTHWEST
 ASIA** **—** On April 24, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL 
terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces 
conducted three strikes using attack and ground-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, 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.* 
 Near Mar'a, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed four
 ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL supply cache, and an ISIL vehicle 
borne improvised explosive device (VBIED). **Iraq***  Near Al Baghdadi, one strike struck an ISIL staging area. *  Near Al Huwayjah, one strike destroyed an ISIL tunnel system.* 
 Near Fallujah, five strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units 
and an ISIL staging area and destroyed three ISIL fighting positions, 
two ISIL mortar positions, an ISIL bulldozer, an ISIL front end loader, 
an ISIL recoilless rifle, and three ISIL bed down locations.*  
Near Mosul, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed three
 ISIL anti-air artillery pieces and an ISIL vehicle.*  Near Sinjar, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position.*  Near Waleed, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit.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.