U.S. and coalition military forces — including jets from the San Diego-destined USS Theodore Roosevelt — continue daily attacks on Islamic terrorists in Iraq and Syria, with 23 airstrikes announced Sunday.
The strikes against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, also known as ISIL or ISIS, involved fighters, attack planes and drones. The Combined Joint Task Force for Operation Inherent Resolve detailed the following targets:
Airstrikes in Syria
Attack, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft conducted seven airstrikes in Syria:
- Near Hasakah, four airstrikes struck one large and one small ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL bunker, an ISIL vehicle and an ISIL recoilless rifle firing position.
- Near Aleppo, two airstrikes struck two ISIL tactical units and destroyed three ISIL vehicles and two ISIL anti-aircraft artillery pieces.
- Near Kobani, an airstrike struck an ISIL tank.
Airstrikes in Iraq
Attack, fighter, fighter-attack and remotely piloted aircraft conducted 16 airstrikes in Iraq, coordinated with the Iraqi government:
- Near Fallujah, an airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit.
- Near Habbaniyah, an airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle.
- Near Kirkuk, an airstrike struck an ISIL mortar firing position.
- Near Makhmur, an airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle.
- Near Mosul, five airstrikes destroyed three ISIL excavators and two ISIL fighting positions.
- Near Ramadi, three airstrikes struck one large and one small ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL structures, an ISIL heavy machine gun firing position, an ISIL recoilless rifle, an ISIL weapons cache and an ISIL heavy machine gun.
- Near Sinjar, three airstrikes struck one large and one small ISIL tactical unit and an ISIL staging area and destroyed seven ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL armored vehicle and an ISIL heavy machine gun.
- Near Tal Afar, an airstrike struck an ISIL sniper firing position.
The goal of Operation Inherent Resolve is to eliminate the terrorist group and the threat they pose to Iraq, Syria, the region, and the wider international community.
Coalition nations conducting airstrikes include the United States, Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, Jordan, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
