From a Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve
News Release
SOUTHWEST ASIA, April 28, 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 and fighter aircraft conducted four airstrikes in
Syria:
-- Near Hasakah, three airstrikes struck two ISIL fighting
positions, destroying an ISIL armored vehicle.
-- Near Kobani, an airstrike destroyed an ISIL fighting
position.
Airstrikes in Iraq
Attack, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft conducted 16
airstrikes in Iraq, approved by the Iraqi Ministry of Defense:
-- Near Huwayjah, two airstrikes struck two ISIL staging
areas.
-- Near Beiji, two airstrikes struck two ISIL tactical
units, destroying two ISIL fighting positions, two ISIL warehouses and an ISIL
motorcycle.
-- Near Fallujah, two airstrikes struck two ISIL tactical
units, destroying two ISIL fighting positions, two ISIL vehicle bombs, an ISIL
mortar system and an ISIL heavy machine gun.
-- Near Mosul, five airstrikes struck two ISIL tactical
units and two ISIL checkpoints, destroying two ISIL excavators, an ISIL
fighting position and an ISIL vehicle.
-- Near Ramadi, an airstrike destroyed an ISIL excavator.
-- Near Sinjar, an airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit,
destroying an ISIL building and an ISIL fighting position.
-- Near Tal Afar, three airstrikes struck three ISIL
tactical units, destroying an ISIL excavator, an ISIL building and an ISIL
machine gun.
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.
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