From a Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve
News Release
SOUTHWEST ASIA, June 27, 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 14 airstrikes in Syria:
-- Near Hasakah, two airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical
unit, destroying two ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL tank and an ISIL weapons
cache.
-- Near Aleppo, an airstrike struck an ISIL assembly area.
-- Near Raqqah, five airstrikes struck three ISIL tactical
units, destroying five ISIL excavators, an ISIL vehicle and an ISIL remotely
piloted aircraft.
-- Near Kobani, four airstrikes struck three ISIL tactical
units, destroying two ISIL boats, an ISIL fighting position and an ISIL
vehicle.
-- Near Tal Abyad, two airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical
unit, destroying an ISIL vehicle.
Airstrikes in Iraq
Attack, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft conducted
seven airstrikes in Iraq, approved by the Iraqi Ministry of Defense:
-- Near Baghdadi, an airstrike destroyed an ISIL excavator.
-- Near Huwayjah, two airstrikes struck two ISIL tactical
units, destroying two ISIL buildings, an ISIL cache, an ISIL heavy machine gun
and an ISIL vehicle.
-- Near Beiji, an airstrike struck an ISIL vehicle.
-- Near Habbaniyah, an airstrike destroyed an ISIL mortar
tube.
-- Near Tal Afar, two airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical
unit and an ISIL heavy machine gun firing position, destroying an ISIL
building.
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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