From a Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve News Release
SOUTHWEST ASIA, June 10, 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
Bomber and fighter aircraft conducted five airstrikes in
Syria:
-- Near Hasakah, one airstrike struck an ISIL staging area.
-- Near Raqqah, three airstrikes struck two ISIL tactical
units, destroying three ISIL fighting positions and an ISIL armored vehicle.
-- Near Dayr Az Zawr, one airstrike struck an ISIL crude oil
collection point.
Airstrikes in Iraq
Attack, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft conducted 16
airstrikes in Iraq, approved by the Iraqi Ministry of Defense:
-- Near Baghdadi, one airstrike struck an ISIL resupply
vehicle.
-- Near Beiji, five airstrikes struck four ISIL tactical
units, destroying three ISIL vehicles, an ISIL building and an ISIL
vehicle-borne improvised explosive device.
-- Near Kirkuk, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit,
destroying an ISIL building.
-- Near Makhmur, two airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit
and an ISIL mortar system, destroying an ISIL building and an ISIL heavy
machine gun.
-- Near Mosul, two airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit
and an ISIL mortar system, destroying an ISIL building, an ISIL fighting
position and an ISIL heavy machine gun.
-- Near Sinjar, one airstrike truck an ISIL large tactical
unit, an ISIL mortar firing position and an ISIL building, destroying five ISIL
buildings, an ISIL vehicle-borne improvised explosive device, an ISIL heavy
machine gun and an ISIL rocket propelled grenade cache.
-- Near Tal Afar, four airstrikes struck two ISIL tactical
units, two ISIL mortar systems, an ISIL heavy machine gun and an ISIL rocket
firing position, destroying three ISIL buildings, an ISIL rocket and an ISIL
tunnel system.
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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