From a Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve
News Release
SOUTHWEST ASIA, June 2, 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, four airstrikes struck three large and one
small ISIL tactical units, destroying two ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL
command and control facility, an ISIL mortar system, an ISIL truck and an ISIL
weapons cache.
-- Near Kobani, an airstrike destroyed an ISIL fighting
position.
Airstrikes in Iraq
Attack, fighter and bomber aircraft conducted 10 airstrikes
in Iraq, approved by the Iraqi Ministry of Defense:
-- Near Huwayjah, an airstrike had inconclusive results.
-- Near Beiji, two airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit
and land features denying ISIL a tactical advantage, destroying an ISIL
fighting position.
-- Near Fallujah, an airstrike struck land features denying
ISIL a tactical advantage.
-- Near Makhmur, two airstrikes struck three ISIL fighting
positions.
-- Near Mosul, an airstrike struck an ISIL staging area.
-- Near Sinjar, two airstrikes struck two ISIL tactical
units, destroying four ISIL buildings and three ISIL heavy machine guns.
-- Near Tal Afar, an airstrike struck an ISIL heavy machine
gun and an ISIL mortar 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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