Compiled from Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent
Resolve News Releases
SOUTHWEST ASIA, June 6, 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
-Near Al Hasakah, four airstrikes struck two large and two
small ISIL tactical units, destroying six ISIL fighting positions, two ISIL
vehicles, an ISIL armored vehicle and an ISIL armored personnel carrier.
-Near Kobani, three airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit,
destroying two ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL vehicle, two ISIL anti-tank
weapons and ISIL improvised explosive device manufacturing material.
Airstrikes in Iraq
-Near Baghdadi, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit,
destroying an ISIL motorcycle.
-Near Bayji, three airstrikes destroyed two ISIL vehicles,
an ISIL vehicle-borne improvised explosive device and an ISIL armored vehicle.
-Near Habbaniyah, one airstrike struck an ISIL large
tactical unit, destroying an ISIL vehicle and an ISIL vehicle-borne improvised
explosive device.
-Near Haditha, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit.
-Near Makhmur, one airstrike destroyed an ISIL armored
vehicle.
-Near Mosul, two airstrikes struck an ISIL heavy machine gun
and an ISIL mortar position, destroying an ISIL weapons cache.
-Near Sinjar, three airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit
and an ISIL staging area, destroying three ISIL buildings, an ISIL heavy
machine gun and an ISIL improvised explosive device.
-Near Tal Afar, two airstrikes struck an ISIL sniper
position, destroying an ISIL vehicle.
Airstrike assessments are based on initial reports. All
aircraft returned to base safely.
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 conducting airstrikes in Syria
include the United States, Bahrain, Canada, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and the United
Arab Emirates.
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