From a Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve
News Release
SOUTHWEST ASIA, June 15, 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 three airstrikes in
Syria:
-- Near Hasakah, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit,
destroying two ISIL motorcycles, two ISIL fighting positions, two ISIL tunnel
systems and an ISIL communication tower.
-- Near Kobani, two airstrikes struck one large and one
small ISIL tactical unit, destroying an ISIL vehicle.
Airstrikes in Iraq
Attack, fighter, bomber and remotely piloted aircraft
conducted 16 airstrikes in Iraq, approved by the Iraqi Ministry of Defense:
-- Near Baghdadi, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical
unit, destroying an ISIL fighting position.
-- Near Huwayjah, two airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical
unit and an ISIL mortar firing position, destroying an ISIL tunnel entrance and
an ISIL vehicle.
-- Near Qaim, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit.
-- Near Beiji, one airstrike destroyed six ISIL bunkers.
-- Near Makhmur, four airstrikes struck one large and one
small ISIL tactical unit, two ISIL staging areas and an ISIL mortar firing
position, destroying three ISIL heavy machine guns, two ISIL structures and an
ISIL vehicle.
-- Near Mosul, two airstrikes struck two ISIL mortar firing
positions, an ISIL rocket firing positon and an ISIL rocket system.
-- Near Ramadi, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit,
destroying an ISIL vehicle.
-- Near Sinjar, one airstrike struck an ISIL large tactical
unit, destroying two ISIL buildings, two ISIL heavy machine guns, two ISIL
tunnel systems and an ISIL rocket-propelled grenade.
-- Near Tal Afar, three airstrikes struck two ISIL heavy
machine guns and an ISIL mortar firing position, destroying an ISIL building
and an ISIL vehicle.
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.
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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