From a Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve
News Release
SOUTHWEST ASIA, June 19, 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, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft
conducted 11 airstrikes in Syria:
-- Near Raqqah, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit,
destroying two ISIL vehicles.
-- Near Hasakah, one airstrike struck an ISIL weapons
manufacturing building.
-- Near Dayr Az Zawr, four airstrikes struck three ISIL
crude oil collection points.
-- Near Tal Abyad, five airstrikes struck four ISIL tactical
units, destroying two ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL vehicle, an ISIL heavy
machine gun and an ISIL mortar system.
Airstrikes in Iraq
Attack, bomber, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft
conducted 13 airstrikes in Iraq, approved by the Iraqi Ministry of Defense:
-- Near Huwayjah, two airstrikes struck land features
denying ISIL a tactical advantage, destroying an ISIL weapons cache.
-- Near Beiji, two airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit,
destroying three ISIL bunkers and an ISIL fighting position.
-- Near Fallujah, two airstrikes destroyed an ISIL fighting
position, an ISIL heavy machine gun and an ISIL vehicle.
-- Near Makhmur, one airstrike struck an ISIL staging area.
-- Near Mosul, five airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit,
an ISIL rocket firing position and an ISIL structure, destroying an ISIL
excavator, an ISIL fighting position, an ISIL rocket and an ISIL tank.
-- Near Sinjar, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit,
destroying three ISIL heavy machine guns and four ISIL structures.
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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