From a Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve
News Release
SOUTHWEST ASIA, April 30, 2015 – U.S. and coalition military
forces have continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists
in Syria and Iraq, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve
officials reported today.
Officials reported details of the latest strikes, which took
place between 8 a.m. yesterday and 8 a.m. today, local time, noting that
assessments of results are based on initial reports.
Airstrikes in Syria
Attack, bomber and fighter aircraft conducted six airstrikes
in Syria:
-- Near Hasakah, an airstrike struck an ISIL staging area.
-- Near Raqqah, two airstrikes struck an ISIL fighting
position, destroying an ISIL building and an ISIL trench system.
-- Near Kobani, three airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical
unit, destroying four ISIL fighting positions and an ISIL armored vehicle.
Airstrikes in Iraq
Attack, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft conducted 15
airstrikes in Iraq, approved by the Iraqi Ministry of Defense:
-- Near Asad, an airstrike destroyed an ISIL weapon system.
-- Near Beiji, four airstrikes struck one large and three
small tactical units, destroying three ISIL vehicles and an ISIL fighting
position.
-- Near Fallujah, an airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit,
destroying three ISIL fighting positions.
-- Near Mosul, three airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit
and an ISIL staging area, destroying an ISIL building and an ISIL heavy machine
gun.
-- Near Ramadi, two airstrikes struck two ISIL tactical
units, destroying an ISIL fighting position and an ISIL structure.
-- Near Sinjar, an airstrike destroyed an ISIL building and
an ISIL fighting position.
-- Near Tal Afar, three airstrikes struck three ISIL
tactical units, destroying two ISIL excavators, an ISIL building and an ISIL
fighting position.
Part of Operation Inherent Resolve
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, the region, and the wider international community.
The destruction of ISIL targets in Syria and Iraq further limits the terrorist
group's ability to project terror and conduct operations, officials said.
Coalition nations conducting airstrikes in Iraq include the
United States, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Jordan, the
Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Coalition nations conducting airstrikes in
Syria include the United States, Bahrain, Canada, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and the
United Arab Emirates.