Britain is at war: RAF Tornados are in the air over Iraq with orders to strike ISIS - and SAS are on the ground to guide in the bombs

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[h=1]Counter-ISIS Strikes Target Terrorists in Syria, Iraq[/h][FONT=&quot]From a Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve News Release[/FONT]

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[FONT=&quot]SOUTHWEST ASIA, May 13, 2017 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria yesterday, conducting 22 strikes consisting of 80 engagements, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today.
Officials reported details of yesterday’s strikes, noting that assessments of results are based on initial reports.
Strikes in Syria
In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 15 strikes consisting of 19 engagements against ISIS targets:
-- Near Abu Kamal, a strike destroyed an ISIS wellhead.
-- Near Hawl, a strike engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed a vehicle and a vehicle bomb.
-- Near Dayr Az Zawr, six strikes engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed 16 ISIS oil tankers, two pieces of ISIS oil processing equipment, two fighting positions and a vehicle.
-- Near Raqqa, five strikes engaged two ISIS tactical units and destroyed two fighting positions, a front-end loader, an ISIS crane, and a house-born improvised explosive device.
-- Near Tabqah, two strikes engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed a tactical vehicle and a vehicle.
Strikes in Iraq
In Iraq, coalition military forces conducted seven strikes consisting of 61 engagements against ISIS targets:
-- Near Mosul, six strikes engaged three ISIS tactical units; destroyed six fighting positions, five mortar systems, a tactical vehicle, a house-borne improvised explosive device, a recoilless rifle, a medium machine gun, a command-and-control node, a weapons cache; damaged 27 ISIS supply routes and a fighting position; and suppressed eight mortar teams an artillery system.
-- Near Tal Afar, a strike engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed a tactical vehicle and a weapons cache.
Additionally, six strikes were conducted in Syria on May 11 that closed within the last 24 hours:
-- Near Hawl, a strike engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed three fighting positions.
-- Near Raqqa, five strikes engaged an ISIS tactical unit; destroyed two vehicle bombs, a fighting position, a weapons cache, a vehicle; and damaged two ISIS supply routes and a bridge.
Part of Operation Inherent Resolve
These strikes were conducted as part of Operation Inherent Resolve, the operation to destroy ISIS in Iraq and Syria. The destruction of ISIS targets in Iraq and Syria also further limits the group's ability to project terror and conduct external operations throughout the region and the rest of the world, task force officials said.
The list above contains all strikes conducted by fighter, attack, bomber, rotary-wing or remotely piloted aircraft; rocket-propelled artillery; and some ground-based tactical artillery when fired on planned targets, officials noted.
Ground-based artillery fired in counterfire or in fire support to maneuver roles is not classified as a strike, they added. A strike, as defined by the coalition, refers to one or more kinetic engagements that occur in roughly the same geographic location to produce a single or cumulative effect. For example, task force officials explained, a single aircraft delivering a single weapon against a lone ISIS vehicle is one strike, but so is multiple aircraft delivering dozens of weapons against a group of ISIS-held buildings and weapon systems in a compound, having the cumulative effect of making that facility harder or impossible to use. Strike assessments are based on initial reports and may be refined, officials said.
The task force does not report the number or type of aircraft employed in a strike, the number of munitions dropped in each strike, or the number of individual munition impact points against a target.[/FONT]

 

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[h=1]Military Strikes Hit ISIS Terrorists in Syria, Iraq[/h][FONT=&quot]From a Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve News Release[/FONT]

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[FONT=&quot]SOUTHWEST ASIA, May 14, 2017 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria yesterday, conducting 36 strikes consisting of 70 engagements, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today.
Officials reported details of yesterday’s strikes, noting that assessments of results are based on initial reports.
Strikes in Syria
In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 22 strikes consisting of 34 engagements against ISIS targets:
-- Near Abu Kamal, two strikes engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed an ISIS pump jack and an ISIS vehicle.
-- Near Dayr Az Zawr, three strikes destroyed three ISIS oil tankers and a command-and-control node.
-- Near Raqqa, 13 strikes engaged seven ISIS tactical units and destroyed five vehicles, four fighting positions, two front-end loaders, an ISIS crane, an artillery system, a mortar system and an ISIS headquarters.
-- Near Tabqah, four strikes engaged two ISIS tactical units and destroyed two fighting positions, a tactical vehicle, an ISIS headquarters and a vehicle bomb factory.
Strikes in Iraq
In Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 14 strikes consisting of 43 engagements against ISIS targets:
-- Near Qaim, a strike destroyed a tactical vehicle.
-- Near Mosul, five strikes engaged four ISIS tactical units; destroyed a mortar system, a vehicle bomb factory, a rocket cache, a command-and-control node, a medium machine gun; damaged 19 ISIS supply routes, a front-end loader, a fighting position; and suppressed mortar team.
-- Near Rawah, three strikes engaged two ISIS tactical units and destroyed three tactical vehicles and two staging areas.
-- Near Sinjar, four strikes destroyed four tactical vehicles, two ISIS staging areas and a vehicle.
-- Near Tal Afar, a strike engaged an ISIS tactical unit.
Additionally, four strikes were conducted in Syria on May 12 that closed within the last 24 hours:
-- Near Raqqa, four strikes destroyed an ISIS vehicle and a fighting position and damaged two ISIS bridges and an ISIS supply route.
Part of Operation Inherent Resolve
These strikes were conducted as part of Operation Inherent Resolve, the operation to destroy ISIS in Iraq and Syria. The destruction of ISIS targets in Iraq and Syria also further limits the group's ability to project terror and conduct external operations throughout the region and the rest of the world, task force officials said.
The list above contains all strikes conducted by fighter, attack, bomber, rotary-wing or remotely piloted aircraft; rocket-propelled artillery; and some ground-based tactical artillery when fired on planned targets, officials noted.
Ground-based artillery fired in counterfire or in fire support to maneuver roles is not classified as a strike, they added. A strike, as defined by the coalition, refers to one or more kinetic engagements that occur in roughly the same geographic location to produce a single or cumulative effect. For example, task force officials explained, a single aircraft delivering a single weapon against a lone ISIS vehicle is one strike, but so is multiple aircraft delivering dozens of weapons against a group of ISIS-held buildings and weapon systems in a compound, having the cumulative effect of making that facility harder or impossible to use. Strike assessments are based on initial reports and may be refined, officials said.
The task force does not report the number or type of aircraft employed in a strike, the number of munitions dropped in each strike, or the number of individual munition impact points against a target.[/FONT]

 

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[h=1]Syria's Tabqa City Liberated, Key Development for Raqqa[/h][FONT=&quot]By Lisa FerdinandoDoD News, Defense Media Activity[/FONT]

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[FONT=&quot]WASHINGTON, May 12, 2017 — Partnered forces in Syria have liberated the Syrian city of Tabqa, a key development in the eventual defeat of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria in Raqqa, Syria, the Pentagon's director of press operations said today.


An Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle pops a flare while departing after refueling with a KC-10 Extender tanker over Southwest Asia in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, Aug. 30, 2015. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sandra Welch

The Syrian Democratic Forces and Syrian Arab Coalition liberated Tabqa, which is southwest of Raqqa, Syria, as well as the Tabqa Dam and a nearby airfield May 10, Navy Capt. Jeff Davis told reporters today at the Pentagon.
"The multi-ethnic SDF forced the surrender of Tabqa Dam and the remainder of Tabqa city, continuing the trend of ISIS's diminished control of territory and people," Davis said.
Putting Pressure on ISIS
The SDF's increased pressure on ISIS from each flank allowed the partnered forces to accelerate the pace of the fight, clear the final neighborhoods of Tabqa and isolate the dam, he said.
"The SDF now has further isolated ISIS in Raqqa, which is the group's stronghold, and will continue to pursue the military defeat of ISIS throughout Syria," he said.
About 70 ISIS fighters conceded to SDF terms for Tabqa, which included dismantling improvised explosive devices around the dam, surrendering all heavy weapons and forcing the withdraw of all remaining fighters from the city, according to Davis.
"The SDF accepted ISIS's surrender of the city to protect innocent civilians and to protect the Tabqa Dam infrastructure, which hundreds of thousands of Syrians rely on for water, agriculture and electricity," he said.
Davis added, "The coalition tracked fleeing fighters and targeted those that could be safely hit without harming civilians."
Isolating Raqqa
Raqqa is nearly isolated, Davis said, noting the bridges that cross the Euphrates River have been disabled. An ISIS-controlled dam farther up river is essentially the terrorists' only way across the river, he explained.
"They are now pinched from the north, the east and the west otherwise, as well as just [from] the natural geography of the river," he said.
Coalition strikes in Syria continue, he said, noting strikes yesterday around Abu Kamal, Raqqa and Tabqa.
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[h=1]Military Strikes Continue Against ISIS Terrorists in Syria, Iraq[/h]From a Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve News Release

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SOUTHWEST ASIA, May 15, 2017 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria yesterday, conducting 23 strikes consisting of 84 engagements, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today.



Officials reported details of yesterday’s strikes, noting that assessments of results are based on initial reports.
Strikes in Syria
In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 17 strikes consisting of 20 engagements against ISIS targets:
-- Near Abu Kamal, two strikes destroyed an ISIS pump jack and an ISIS wellhead.
-- Near Dayr Az Zawr, five strikes engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed three ISIS fuel trucks, two ISIS wellheads, and an ISIS pump jack.
-- Near Raqqa, nine strikes engaged seven ISIS tactical units and destroyed three vehicles, two fighting positions and an artillery system.
-- Near Tabqah, a strike engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed a fighting position.
Strikes in Iraq
In Iraq, coalition military forces conducted six strikes consisting of 64 engagements against ISIS targets:
-- Near Haditha, a strike engaged an ISIS tactical unit.
-- Near Mosul, four strikes engaged five ISIS tactical units and a sniper; destroyed 12 fighting positions, five vehicles, two mortar systems, two rocket-propelled grenade systems, two heavy machine guns, two anti-air artillery systems, two vehicle bombs, and a weapons storage facility; damaged ten ISIS supply routes, a fighting position, and a vehicle bomb facility; and suppressed two ISIS tactical units.
-- Near Rawah, a strike destroyed an ISIS command-and-control node.
Part of Operation Inherent Resolve
These strikes were conducted as part of Operation Inherent Resolve, the operation to destroy ISIS in Iraq and Syria. The destruction of ISIS targets in Iraq and Syria also further limits the group's ability to project terror and conduct external operations throughout the region and the rest of the world, task force officials said.
The list above contains all strikes conducted by fighter, attack, bomber, rotary-wing or remotely piloted aircraft; rocket-propelled artillery; and some ground-based tactical artillery when fired on planned targets, officials noted.
Ground-based artillery fired in counterfire or in fire support to maneuver roles is not classified as a strike, they added. A strike, as defined by the coalition, refers to one or more kinetic engagements that occur in roughly the same geographic location to produce a single or cumulative effect. For example, task force officials explained, a single aircraft delivering a single weapon against a lone ISIS vehicle is one strike, but so is multiple aircraft delivering dozens of weapons against a group of ISIS-held buildings and weapon systems in a compound, having the cumulative effect of making that facility harder or impossible to use. Strike assessments are based on initial reports and may be refined, officials said.
The task force does not report the number or type of aircraft employed in a strike, the number of munitions dropped in each strike, or the number of individual munition impact points against a target.








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[FONT=&quot][h=1]RAF drone strike disrupted public killing staged by Isis, says MoD[/h]

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[FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot]Isis sentry killed by missile in Abu Kamal, eastern Syria, after RAF realised that crowd were gathering for killing of two prisoners



[FONT=&quot]An RAF drone strike disrupted a public killing being staged by Islamic State in Syria last week, according to the Ministry of Defence.

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[FONT=&quot]A sentry from Isis was killed by a Hellfire missile fired from a Reaper drone, the MoD said.

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[FONT=&quot]The MoD issues regular updates of airstrikes against Isis targets in Syria and Iraq but this incident stands out from the routine list of snipers, trucks and other targets, not least in offering up details.

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[FONT=&quot]An RAF crew monitoring events on the ground at Abu Kamal, in eastern Syria, homed in on a large crowd gathering in one of the town’s main streets on Tuesday 9 May.

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[FONT=&quot]A statement by the MoD, which refers to Isis as Daesh, said: “When a van then unloaded two shackled prisoners in front of the crowd, it became clear that Daesh were organising a public execution. Given the large number of civilians present, the Reaper’s crew could not target directly the Daesh fighters about to carry out the murders.

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[FONT=&quot]“However, two armed extremists were stationed as sentries on the roof of a building overlooking the scene. A Hellfire missile was fired immediately, and scored a direct hit which not only killed one of the sentries but also brought the execution to an immediate halt, as the Daesh fighters fled the scene, and the crowd of civilians dispersed.”[/FONT]


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[h=1]Counter-ISIS Strikes Continue in Syria, Iraq[/h][FONT=&quot]From a Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve News Release[/FONT]

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[FONT=&quot]SOUTHWEST ASIA, May 16, 2017 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria yesterday, conducting 28 strikes consisting of 91 engagements, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today.



Officials reported details of yesterday’s strikes, noting that assessments of results are based on initial reports.
Strikes in Syria
In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 17 strikes consisting of 21 engagements against ISIS targets:
-- Near Abu Kamal, two strikes destroyed three ISIS wellheads.
-- Near Dayr Az Zawr, four strikes destroyed four ISIS wellheads and three ISIS pump jacks.
-- Near Raqqa, eight strikes engaged seven ISIS tactical units; destroyed four vehicles, two fighting positions, two vehicle bombs, a front-end loader and a supply cache; and damaged an ISIS supply route.
-- Near Tabqah, three strikes engaged three ISIS tactical units and destroyed two fighting positions and a tactical vehicle.
Strikes in Iraq
In Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 11 strikes consisting of 70 engagements against ISIS targets:
-- Near Hawayjah, a strike destroyed a supply cache and a tunnel.
-- Near Qaim, a strike engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed an ISIS staging area and an ISIS storage area.
-- Near Beiji, a strike destroyed a tactical vehicle.
-- Near Mosul, five strikes engaged four ISIS tactical units; destroyed nine fighting positions, two mortar systems, to medium machine guns, two vehicle bombs, two ISIS-held buildings, two vehicle bomb-making facilities, and a supply cache; damaged 13 ISIS supply routes and nine fighting positions; and suppressed three ISIS tactical units and two mortar teams.
-- Near Sinjar, three strikes engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed a tactical vehicle.
Part of Operation Inherent Resolve
These strikes were conducted as part of Operation Inherent Resolve, the operation to destroy ISIS in Iraq and Syria. The destruction of ISIS targets in Iraq and Syria also further limits the group's ability to project terror and conduct external operations throughout the region and the rest of the world, task force officials said.
The list above contains all strikes conducted by fighter, attack, bomber, rotary-wing or remotely piloted aircraft; rocket-propelled artillery; and some ground-based tactical artillery when fired on planned targets, officials noted.
Ground-based artillery fired in counterfire or in fire support to maneuver roles is not classified as a strike, they added. A strike, as defined by the coalition, refers to one or more kinetic engagements that occur in roughly the same geographic location to produce a single or cumulative effect. For example, task force officials explained, a single aircraft delivering a single weapon against a lone ISIS vehicle is one strike, but so is multiple aircraft delivering dozens of weapons against a group of ISIS-held buildings and weapon systems in a compound, having the cumulative effect of making that facility harder or impossible to use. Strike assessments are based on initial reports and may be refined, officials said.
The task force does not report the number or type of aircraft employed in a strike, the number of munitions dropped in each strike, or the number of individual munition impact points against a target.[/FONT]

 

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[h=1]Military Strikes Continue Against ISIS Terrorists in Syria, Iraq[/h][FONT=&quot]From a Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve News Release[/FONT]

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[FONT=&quot]SOUTHWEST ASIA, May 17, 2017 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria yesterday, conducting 29 strikes consisting of 87 engagements, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today.



Officials reported details of yesterday’s strikes, noting that assessments of results are based on initial reports.
Strikes in Syria
In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 18 strikes consisting of 24 engagements against ISIS targets:
-- Near Abu Kamal, a strike destroyed an ISIS wellhead.
-- Near Hawl, a strike engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed a fighting position.
-- Near At Tanf, a strike destroyed a storage facility.
-- Near Dayr Az Zawr, three strikes engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed a four oil processing equipment items, two ISIS oil storage tanks, a vehicle and a fighting position.
-- Near Palmyra, a strike destroyed a front-end loader.
-- Near Raqqa, six strikes engaged five ISIS tactical units; destroyed five vehicles, two vehicle bombs, two mortar systems and an ISIS storage facility; and damaged an ISIS bridge.
-- Near Tabqah, five strikes engaged four ISIS tactical units and destroyed three vehicles and two fighting positions.
Strikes in Iraq
In Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 11 strikes consisting of 58 engagements against ISIS targets:
-- Near Qaim, a strike destroyed a bunker and a tactical vehicle.
-- Near Rutbah, a strike destroyed a bunker.
-- Near Mosul, six strikes engaged four ISIS tactical units; destroyed 10 fighting positions, three medium machine guns, two rocket-propelled grenade systems, an unmanned aircraft system, an ISIS-held building, an artillery system, a heavy machine gun, a mortar system, a vehicle bomb, a command-and-control node, a vehicle and a vehicle bomb-making facility; damaged 16 ISIS supply routes and a fighting position; and suppressed an ISIS tactical unit and a mortar team.
-- Near Sinjar, two strikes engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed a vehicle, an ISIS staging area and an improvised explosive device cache.
-- Near Tal Afar, a strike engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed a vehicle.
Additionally, a strike was conducted in Syria on May 15 that closed within the last 24 hours:
-- Near Raqqa, a strike destroyed an ISIS headquarters.
Part of Operation Inherent Resolve
These strikes were conducted as part of Operation Inherent Resolve, the operation to destroy ISIS in Iraq and Syria. The destruction of ISIS targets in Iraq and Syria also further limits the group's ability to project terror and conduct external operations throughout the region and the rest of the world, task force officials said.
The list above contains all strikes conducted by fighter, attack, bomber, rotary-wing or remotely piloted aircraft; rocket-propelled artillery; and some ground-based tactical artillery when fired on planned targets, officials noted.
Ground-based artillery fired in counterfire or in fire support to maneuver roles is not classified as a strike, they added. A strike, as defined by the coalition, refers to one or more kinetic engagements that occur in roughly the same geographic location to produce a single or cumulative effect. For example, task force officials explained, a single aircraft delivering a single weapon against a lone ISIS vehicle is one strike, but so is multiple aircraft delivering dozens of weapons against a group of ISIS-held buildings and weapon systems in a compound, having the cumulative effect of making that facility harder or impossible to use. Strike assessments are based on initial reports and may be refined, officials said.
The task force does not report the number or type of aircraft employed in a strike, the number of munitions dropped in each strike, or the number of individual munition impact points against a target.[/FONT]

 

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[h=1]Inherent Resolve Strikes Target ISIS in Syria, Iraq[/h][FONT=&quot]From a Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve News Release[/FONT]

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[FONT=&quot]SOUTHWEST ASIA, May 18, 2017 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria yesterday, conducting 32 strikes consisting of 101 engagements, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today.



Officials reported details of yesterday’s strikes, noting that assessments of results are based on initial reports.
Strikes in Syria
In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 22 strikes consisting of 32 engagements against ISIS targets:
-- Near Abu Kamal, seven strikes destroyed seven ISIS wellheads, four fighting positions, a front-end loader and a mortar system.
-- Near Hawl, a strike destroyed a mortar system and a fighting position.
-- Near Dayr Az Zawr, two strikes destroyed four ISIS fuel trucks and a vehicle.
-- Near Raqqa, 11 strikes engaged eight ISIS tactical units; destroyed five fighting positions, three mortar systems, three vehicles, two ISIS fuel trucks and an ISIS headquarters; and damaged an ISIS supply route.
Additionally, two strikes were conducted May 16 in Syria for which details were not finalized in time for yesterday's report on that day's strikes:
-- Near Abu Kamal, a strike destroyed four items of oil processing equipment.
-- Near Raqqa, a strike damaged an ISIS supply route.
-- Near Tabqah, a strike engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed a fighting position.
Strikes in Iraq
In Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 10 strikes consisting of 69 engagements against ISIS targets:
-- Near Mosul, six strikes engaged five ISIS tactical units; destroyed eight fighting positions, four medium machine guns, four mortar systems, four vehicle-borne bombs, four rocket systems, three vehicles, three rocket-propelled-grenade systems, two ISIS-held buildings, two heavy machine guns, two ISIS staging areas, a supply cache, an anti-air artillery system, an ISIS fuel truck, a vehicle-borne-bomb facility and a fighting position; damaged 16 supply routes and four rocket systems; and suppressed two mortar teams and an ISIS tactical unit.
-- Near Sinjar, a strike destroyed a tank.
-- Near Tal Afar, three strikes engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed an unmanned-aircraft-system factory, an improvised-explosive device factory and an ISIS staging area.
Part of Operation Inherent Resolve
These strikes were conducted as part of Operation Inherent Resolve, the operation to destroy ISIS in Iraq and Syria. The destruction of ISIS targets in Iraq and Syria also further limits the group's ability to project terror and conduct external operations throughout the region and the rest of the world, task force officials said.
The list above contains all strikes conducted by fighter, attack, bomber, rotary-wing or remotely piloted aircraft; rocket-propelled artillery; and some ground-based tactical artillery when fired on planned targets, officials noted.
Ground-based artillery fired in counterfire or in fire support to maneuver roles is not classified as a strike, they added. A strike, as defined by the coalition, refers to one or more kinetic engagements that occur in roughly the same geographic location to produce a single or cumulative effect. For example, task force officials explained, a single aircraft delivering a single weapon against a lone ISIS vehicle is one strike, but so is multiple aircraft delivering dozens of weapons against a group of ISIS-held buildings and weapon systems in a compound, having the cumulative effect of making that facility harder or impossible to use. Strike assessments are based on initial reports and may be refined, officials said.
The task force does not report the number or type of aircraft employed in a strike, the number of munitions dropped in each strike, or the number of individual munition impact points against a target.[/FONT]

 

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[h=1]U.S. strikes Syria militia threatening U.S.-backed forces: U.S. official[/h]

The U.S. military carried out an air strike on Thursday against militia supported by the Syrian government who had moved against U.S.-backed fighters in the country's south, a U.S. official told Reuters on Thursday.
The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the strikes took place near the town of At Tanf and followed warning shots by U.S. aircraft meant to dissuade the fighters.

 

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[h=1]U.S. aircraft conduct strike on Syrian army convoy[/h]

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BEIRUT -- The U.S. sent aircraft to strike Syrian regime vehicles on Thursday that violated a deconfliction zone set up around al-Tanf, an army base where special forces are training Syrian militias, CBS News national security correspondent David Martin reports.



The Syrian regime has violated the zone two times in the past few days, Martin reports.


In one incident, 27 regime vehicles drove within 18 miles of al-Tanf, which breached the 34 mile radius of the army convoy. U.S. aircraft attempted to buzz the regime, but when the convoy didn't turn around, they conducted a strike against some of the vehicles.


In the second incident, an unarmed Syrian SU-22 fighter-bomber entered the deconfliction zone and was intercepted by a pair of F-22 fighter aircraft.
It remains unclear as to why the Syrians violated the zone. Martin reports that Syrian forces are pushing eastward towards the Euphrates River Valley, which hints to the idea that the regime may have been doing reconnaissance on their flank.



The base was attacked by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in April. Last summer, Syrian fighters trained by the U.S. who operated out of al-Tanf were bombed by Russian jets.

 

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[FONT=&quot]SOUTHWEST ASIA, May 19, 2017 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria yesterday, conducting 27 strikes consisting of 65 engagements, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today.



Officials reported details of yesterday’s strikes, noting that assessments of results are based on initial reports.
Strikes in Syria
In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 19 strikes consisting of 27 engagements against ISIS targets:
-- Near Abu Kamal, five strikes destroyed 10 ISIS oil storage tanks, three ISIS wellheads and an ISIS oil tanker.
-- Near At Tanf, two strikes destroyed two front-end loaders, a piece of construction equipment, a tactical vehicle and a tank.
-- Near Dayr Az Zawr, a strike engaged and ISIS tactical unit and destroyed a vehicle.
-- Near Raqqa, eight strikes engaged four ISIS tactical units; destroyed four fighting positions, two tunnels, two vehicle bomb-making facilities, a mortar system, a vehicle, a supply cache, an ISIS headquarters, a weapons cache, and a tactical vehicle; and damaged three fighting positions.
-- Near Tabqah, three strikes engaged three ISIS tactical units and destroyed a vehicle, a fighting position and a tunnel entrance.
Strikes in Iraq
In Iraq, coalition military forces conducted eight strikes consisting of 38 engagements against ISIS targets:
-- Near Huwayjah, a strike engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed an ISIS warehouse.
-- Near Mosul, five strikes engaged five ISIS tactical units and a sniper; destroyed 13 fighting positions, three rocket systems, two heavy machine guns, two medium machine guns, a vehicle bomb, and a mortar system; and damaged seven fighting positions and three ISIS supply routes.
-- Near Sinjar, a strike destroyed four ISIS-held buildings.
-- Near Tal Afar, a strike engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed a tactical vehicle.
Additionally, five strikes were conducted in Iraq and Syria on May 16 and 17 that closed within the last 24 hours:
-- Near Raqqa, Syria, on May 16, one strike engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed six ISIS-held buildings, four ISIS tunnels, two fighting positons and one tactical vehicle.
-- Near Sinjar, Iraq, on May 17, a strike engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed three vehicles.
-- Near Raqqa, Syria, on May 17, three strikes engaged an ISIS tactical unit; destroyed two fighting positions and a supply cache; and damaged two ISIS supply routes and a fighting position.
Part of Operation Inherent Resolve
These strikes were conducted as part of Operation Inherent Resolve, the operation to destroy ISIS in Iraq and Syria. The destruction of ISIS targets in Iraq and Syria also further limits the group's ability to project terror and conduct external operations throughout the region and the rest of the world, task force officials said.
The list above contains all strikes conducted by fighter, attack, bomber, rotary-wing or remotely piloted aircraft; rocket-propelled artillery; and some ground-based tactical artillery when fired on planned targets, officials noted.
Ground-based artillery fired in counterfire or in fire support to maneuver roles is not classified as a strike, they added. A strike, as defined by the coalition, refers to one or more kinetic engagements that occur in roughly the same geographic location to produce a single or cumulative effect. For example, task force officials explained, a single aircraft delivering a single weapon against a lone ISIS vehicle is one strike, but so is multiple aircraft delivering dozens of weapons against a group of ISIS-held buildings and weapon systems in a compound, having the cumulative effect of making that facility harder or impossible to use. Strike assessments are based on initial reports and may be refined, officials said.
The task force does not report the number or type of aircraft employed in a strike, the number of munitions dropped in each strike, or the number of individual munition impact points against a target.[/FONT]

 

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[h=1]U.S., Coalition Continue Strikes Against ISIS[/h][FONT=&quot]From a Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve News Release[/FONT]

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[FONT=&quot]SOUTHWEST ASIA, May 20, 2017 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria yesterday, conducting eight strikes consisting of 61 engagements, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today.
Officials reported details of yesterday’s strikes, noting that assessments of results are based on initial reports.
Strikes in Syria
In Syria, coalition military forces conducted four strikes consisting of 56 engagements against ISIS targets:
-- Near Dayr Az Zawr, a strike destroyed three oil trucks.
-- Near Raqqa, three strikes engaged two ISIS tactical units and destroyed two fighting positions and a heavy machine gun.
In addition, officials reported that two May 18 strikes in Raqqa destroyed an ISIS headquarters, an ISIS-held building and an ISIS recruiting station. Details on those strikes had not yet been finalized when that day's strikes were reported yesterday.
Strikes in Iraq
In Iraq, coalition military forces conducted four strikes consisting of 56 engagements against ISIS targets near Mosul, engaging an ISIS tactical unit; destroying 23 fighting positions, 19 medium machine guns, eight rocket-propelled-grenade systems, five mortar systems, three heavy machine guns, two vehicle-borne bombs, two supply cache, and a vehicle; and damaging three fighting positions and three ISIS supply routes.
Part of Operation Inherent Resolve
These strikes were conducted as part of Operation Inherent Resolve, the operation to destroy ISIS in Iraq and Syria. The destruction of ISIS targets in Iraq and Syria also further limits the group's ability to project terror and conduct external operations throughout the region and the rest of the world, task force officials said.
The list above contains all strikes conducted by fighter, attack, bomber, rotary-wing or remotely piloted aircraft; rocket-propelled artillery; and some ground-based tactical artillery when fired on planned targets, officials noted.
Ground-based artillery fired in counterfire or in fire support to maneuver roles is not classified as a strike, they added. A strike, as defined by the coalition, refers to one or more kinetic engagements that occur in roughly the same geographic location to produce a single or cumulative effect. For example, task force officials explained, a single aircraft delivering a single weapon against a lone ISIS vehicle is one strike, but so is multiple aircraft delivering dozens of weapons against a group of ISIS-held buildings and weapon systems in a compound, having the cumulative effect of making that facility harder or impossible to use. Strike assessments are based on initial reports and may be refined, officials said.
The task force does not report the number or type of aircraft employed in a strike, the number of munitions dropped in each strike, or the number of individual munition impact points against a target.[/FONT]

 

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[FONT=&quot]SOUTHWEST ASIA, May 21, 2017 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria yesterday, conducting 23 strikes consisting of 74 engagements, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today.
Officials reported details of yesterday’s strikes, noting that assessments of results are based on initial reports.
Strikes in Syria
In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 16 strikes consisting of 29 engagements against ISIS targets:
-- Near Abu Kamal, seven strikes engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed six ISIS oil tanker trucks, five ISIS wellheads, three ISIS oil tanks, an ISIS oil storage tank and a fighting position.
-- Near Hawl, a strike destroyed seven fighting positions and a mortar site.
-- Near Dayr Az Zawr, three strikes destroyed three ISIS oil tanker trucks and two ISIS wellheads.
-- Near Raqqa, five strikes engaged three ISIS tactical units and destroyed six fighting positions, two vehicles, an ISIS staging area and a construction vehicle.
Officials also reported today that two May 19 strikes near Raqqa destroyed three fighting positions and a vehicle and damaged an ISIS supply route.
Strikes in Iraq
In Iraq, coalition military forces conducted seven strikes consisting of 45 engagements against ISIS targets:
-- Near Mosul, five strikes engaged five ISIS tactical units; destroyed 12 fighting positions, eight medium machine guns, four rocket-propelled-grenade systems, an ISIS fuel truck, a vehicle, an ISIS trailer, an ISIS staging area and an artillery system; and damaged 18 ISIS supply routes and a fighting position.
-- Near Sinjar, two strikes engaged two ISIS tactical units and destroyed two vehicles.
Part of Operation Inherent Resolve
These strikes were conducted as part of Operation Inherent Resolve, the operation to destroy ISIS in Iraq and Syria. The destruction of ISIS targets in Iraq and Syria also further limits the group's ability to project terror and conduct external operations throughout the region and the rest of the world, task force officials said.
The list above contains all strikes conducted by fighter, attack, bomber, rotary-wing or remotely piloted aircraft; rocket-propelled artillery; and some ground-based tactical artillery when fired on planned targets, officials noted.
Ground-based artillery fired in counterfire or in fire support to maneuver roles is not classified as a strike, they added. A strike, as defined by the coalition, refers to one or more kinetic engagements that occur in roughly the same geographic location to produce a single or cumulative effect. For example, task force officials explained, a single aircraft delivering a single weapon against a lone ISIS vehicle is one strike, but so is multiple aircraft delivering dozens of weapons against a group of ISIS-held buildings and weapon systems in a compound, having the cumulative effect of making that facility harder or impossible to use. Strike assessments are based on initial reports and may be refined, officials said.
The task force does not report the number or type of aircraft employed in a strike, the number of munitions dropped in each strike, or the number of individual munition impact points against a target.[/FONT]

 

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[FONT=&quot]SOUTHWEST ASIA, May 22, 2017 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria yesterday, conducting 22 strikes consisting of 72 engagements, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today.



Officials reported details of yesterday’s strikes, noting that assessments of results are based on initial reports.
Strikes in Syria
In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 18 strikes consisting of 29 engagements against ISIS targets:
-- Near Dayr Az Zawr, four strikes engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed three ISIS barges, two ISIS wellheads, a vehicle, an ISIS oil storage tank and an ISIS oil processing equipment item.
-- Near Raqqa, 13 strikes engaged 12 ISIS tactical units and destroyed 11 fighting positions, nine vehicles, two supply caches, a mortar system, an ISIS headquarters; and suppressed an ISIS tactical unit.
-- Near Tabqah, a strike engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed two fighting positions.
Strikes in Iraq
In Iraq, coalition military forces conducted four strikes consisting of 43 engagements against ISIS targets:
-- Near Kirkuk, a strike engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed two fighting positions.
-- Near Mosul, three strikes engaged three ISIS tactical units and a sniper; destroyed 18 fighting positions, nine medium machine guns, six vehicle bombs, four rocket systems, three rocket-propelled grenade systems, three heavy machine guns, a command-and-control node, a vehicle, a supply cache, a mortar system and a tunnel; damaged 15 ISIS supply roads, a fighting position; and suppressed an ISIS tactical unit.
Additionally, two strikes were conducted in Syria and Iraq on May 20 that closed within the last 24 hours:
-- Near Raqqa, Syria, a strike destroyed an ISIS headquarters and an ISIS staging area.
-- Near Mosul, Iraq, a strike engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed four vehicles, two heavy machine guns, two fighting positions and two vehicle bombs.
Part of Operation Inherent Resolve
These strikes were conducted as part of Operation Inherent Resolve, the operation to destroy ISIS in Iraq and Syria. The destruction of ISIS targets in Iraq and Syria also further limits the group's ability to project terror and conduct external operations throughout the region and the rest of the world, task force officials said.
The list above contains all strikes conducted by fighter, attack, bomber, rotary-wing or remotely piloted aircraft; rocket-propelled artillery; and some ground-based tactical artillery when fired on planned targets, officials noted.
Ground-based artillery fired in counterfire or in fire support to maneuver roles is not classified as a strike, they added. A strike, as defined by the coalition, refers to one or more kinetic engagements that occur in roughly the same geographic location to produce a single or cumulative effect. For example, task force officials explained, a single aircraft delivering a single weapon against a lone ISIS vehicle is one strike, but so is multiple aircraft delivering dozens of weapons against a group of ISIS-held buildings and weapon systems in a compound, having the cumulative effect of making that facility harder or impossible to use. Strike assessments are based on initial reports and may be refined, officials said.
The task force does not report the number or type of aircraft employed in a strike, the number of munitions dropped in each strike, or the number of individual munition impact points against a target.[/FONT]

 

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[FONT=&quot]SOUTHWEST ASIA, May 23, 2017 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria yesterday, conducting 27 strikes consisting of 99 engagements, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today.



Officials reported details of yesterday’s strikes, noting that assessments of results are based on initial reports.
Strikes in Syria
In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 18 strikes consisting of 37 engagements against ISIS targets:
-- Near Dayr Az Zawr, five strikes destroyed four ISIS oil trucks, three ISIS pump jacks, and an ISIS wellhead.
-- Near Raqqa, 13 strikes engaged 11 ISIS tactical units; destroyed 15 fighting positions, two vehicles and a weapons cache; and damaged an ISIS supply route.
Strikes in Iraq
In Iraq, coalition military forces conducted nine strikes consisting of 62 engagements against ISIS targets:
-- Near Abu Kamal, a strike destroyed an ISIS staging area.
-- Near Qaim, a strike destroyed an air artillery system.
-- Near Haditha, a strike engaged an ISIS tactical unit; destroyed two weapons caches, a fighting position, an ISIS staging area and a house-borne bomb.
-- Near Mosul, five strikes engaged five ISIS tactical units and a sniper; destroyed 20 fighting positions, seven vehicle bombs, six medium machine guns, five rocket-propelled grenade systems, three rocket systems, a weapons cache, a command-and-control node, a vehicle, a mortar system, a house-borne bomb; damaged 21 ISIS supply routes, a tunnel, a fighting position; and suppressed four ISIS tactical units.
-- Near Rawah, a strike destroyed a weapons storage site.
Additionally, a strike was conducted in Syria May 21 that closed within the last 24 hours:
-- Near Dayr Az Zawr, a strike destroyed seven ISIS oil barrels, two ISIS wellheads and one ISIS fuel truck.
Part of Operation Inherent Resolve
These strikes were conducted as part of Operation Inherent Resolve, the operation to destroy ISIS in Iraq and Syria. The destruction of ISIS targets in Iraq and Syria also further limits the group's ability to project terror and conduct external operations throughout the region and the rest of the world, task force officials said.
The list above contains all strikes conducted by fighter, attack, bomber, rotary-wing or remotely piloted aircraft; rocket-propelled artillery; and some ground-based tactical artillery when fired on planned targets, officials noted.
Ground-based artillery fired in counterfire or in fire support to maneuver roles is not classified as a strike, they added. A strike, as defined by the coalition, refers to one or more kinetic engagements that occur in roughly the same geographic location to produce a single or cumulative effect. For example, task force officials explained, a single aircraft delivering a single weapon against a lone ISIS vehicle is one strike, but so is multiple aircraft delivering dozens of weapons against a group of ISIS-held buildings and weapon systems in a compound, having the cumulative effect of making that facility harder or impossible to use. Strike assessments are based on initial reports and may be refined, officials said.
The task force does not report the number or type of aircraft employed in a strike, the number of munitions dropped in each strike, or the number of individual munition impact points against a target.[/FONT]

 

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[FONT=&quot]May 24, 2017 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria yesterday, conducting 12 strikes consisting of 32 engagements, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today.



Officials reported details of yesterday’s strikes, noting that assessments of results are based on initial reports.
Strikes in Syria
In Syria, coalition military forces conducted five strikes consisting of five engagements against ISIS targets:
-- Near Abu Kamal, a strike engaged an ISIS tactical unit and damaged a vehicle.
-- Near Dayr Az Zawr, a strike destroyed eight ISIS oil stills and destroyed two ISIS oil truck.
-- Near Raqqa, three strikes engaged two ISIS tactical units; destroyed three fighting positions and a mortar system.
Strikes in Iraq
In Iraq, coalition military forces conducted seven strikes consisting of 27 engagements against ISIS targets:
-- Near Mosul, five strikes engaged four ISIS tactical units; destroyed two vehicle bombs, two medium machine guns, two vehicles, a storage compound, a fighting position, a rocket- propelled grenade system, an ISIS staging area; damaged 21 ISIS supply routes and two vehicles; and suppressed a mortar team.
-- Near Rawah, a strike destroyed an anti-air artillery system.
-- Near Sinjar, a strike destroyed an ISIS staging area.
Additionally, three strikes were conducted in Syria May 22 that closed within the last 24 hours:
-- Near Raqqa, three strikes engaged two ISIS tactical units; destroyed a fighting position, a vehicle bomb and a front-end loader.
Part of Operation Inherent Resolve
These strikes were conducted as part of Operation Inherent Resolve, the operation to destroy ISIS in Iraq and Syria. The destruction of ISIS targets in Iraq and Syria also further limits the group's ability to project terror and conduct external operations throughout the region and the rest of the world, task force officials said.
The list above contains all strikes conducted by fighter, attack, bomber, rotary-wing or remotely piloted aircraft; rocket-propelled artillery; and some ground-based tactical artillery when fired on planned targets, officials noted.
Ground-based artillery fired in counterfire or in fire support to maneuver roles is not classified as a strike, they added. A strike, as defined by the coalition, refers to one or more kinetic engagements that occur in roughly the same geographic location to produce a single or cumulative effect. For example, task force officials explained, a single aircraft delivering a single weapon against a lone ISIS vehicle is one strike, but so is multiple aircraft delivering dozens of weapons against a group of ISIS-held buildings and weapon systems in a compound, having the cumulative effect of making that facility harder or impossible to use. Strike assessments are based on initial reports and may be refined, officials said.
The task force does not report the number or type of aircraft employed in a strike, the number of munitions dropped in each strike, or the number of individual munition impact points against a target.[/FONT]

 

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[FONT=&quot]SOUTHWEST ASIA, May 25, 2017 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria yesterday, conducting 34 strikes consisting of 78 engagements, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today.



Officials reported details of yesterday’s strikes, noting that assessments of results are based on initial reports.
Strikes in Syria
In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 21 strikes consisting of 29 engagements against ISIS targets:
-- Near Albu Kamal, four strikes destroyed three ISIS oil tanker trucks, two ISIS wellheads, two ISIS fuel tanks, a front-end loader, a crane and a bulldozer.
-- Near Hawl, a strike destroyed a vehicle bomb.
-- Near Dayr Az Zawr, a strike destroyed an ISIS barge.
-- Near Raqqa, 15 strikes engaged 12 ISIS tactical units; and destroyed five fighting positions, four ISIS dump trucks, four vehicles, two artillery systems, a front-end loader and a weapons cache.
Strikes in Iraq
In Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 13 strikes consisting of 49 engagements against ISIS targets:
-- Near Beiji, seven strikes destroyed 22 trenches, six bunkers, a tactical vehicle, a supply cache, an ISIS staging area, a front-end loader and a vehicle bomb.
-- Near Mosul, three strikes engaged two ISIS tactical units; destroyed five vehicles, four fighting positions, four medium machine guns, three heavy machine guns, three weapons caches, an improvised explosive device, a mortar system, an ISIS staging area, a rocket-propelled grenade system; damaged two ISIS supply routes; and suppressed two mortar teams.
-- Near Rawah, a strike destroyed an ISIS fuel point.
-- Near Tal Afar, a strike engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed a vehicle.
-- Near Tikrit, a strike destroyed an ISIS fuel tank.
Additionally, three strikes were conducted in Syria May 23 that closed within the last 24 hours:
-- Near Raqqa, three strikes destroyed eight command-and-control nodes and destroyed a vehicle bomb-making facility.
Part of Operation Inherent Resolve
These strikes were conducted as part of Operation Inherent Resolve, the operation to destroy ISIS in Iraq and Syria. The destruction of ISIS targets in Iraq and Syria also further limits the group's ability to project terror and conduct external operations throughout the region and the rest of the world, task force officials said.
The list above contains all strikes conducted by fighter, attack, bomber, rotary-wing or remotely piloted aircraft; rocket-propelled artillery; and some ground-based tactical artillery when fired on planned targets, officials noted.
Ground-based artillery fired in counterfire or in fire support to maneuver roles is not classified as a strike, they added. A strike, as defined by the coalition, refers to one or more kinetic engagements that occur in roughly the same geographic location to produce a single or cumulative effect. For example, task force officials explained, a single aircraft delivering a single weapon against a lone ISIS vehicle is one strike, but so is multiple aircraft delivering dozens of weapons against a group of ISIS-held buildings and weapon systems in a compound, having the cumulative effect of making that facility harder or impossible to use. Strike assessments are based on initial reports and may be refined, officials said.
The task force does not report the number or type of aircraft employed in a strike, the number of munitions dropped in each strike, or the number of individual munition impact points against a target.[/FONT]

 

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[h=2]'Love from Manchester': RAF crew write WW2-style message on side of Hellfire missile on its way to blast ISIS targets in Syria[/h]

RAF crew scrawled a message on a missile on its way to blast ISIS targets in Syria that read 'Love from Manchester.' The defiant note was initially believed to be a social media hoax but RAF bosses confirmed its veracity later today. It is understood it was the brainchild of a drone squadron based at a secret location in the Middle East, in response to Monday night's terror attack at Manchester Arena that claimed 22 innocent victims. The picture appeared on Twitter with the caption: 'RAF Armourer on a Reaper UAV squadron wrote this on a Hellfire missile before taking off on a Syria mission'. An RAF spokesman told MailOnline: 'The RAF can confirm the photo was genuine'. The missile was later confirmed to be a Paveway bomb. It follows a long tradition of airmen scrawling messages on bombs since World War Two (bottom right), with insults and declarations of revenge also written following the September 11 (centre right) and Paris (top right) terror attacks

 

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[FONT=&quot]SOUTHWEST ASIA, May 26, 2017 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria yesterday, conducting 30 strikes consisting of 88 engagements, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today.



Officials reported details of yesterday’s strikes, noting that assessments of results are based on initial reports.
Strikes in Syria
In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 19 strikes consisting of 33 engagements against ISIS targets:
-- Near Abu Kamal, two strikes engaged an ISIS tactical unit; destroyed an ISIS wellhead and a vehicle.
-- Near Hawl, two strikes destroyed three vehicle bomb-making facilities.
-- Near Dayr Az Zawr, five strikes engaged an ISIS tactical unit; destroyed seven ISIS oil trucks, four ISIS barges, an ISIS wellhead, a command-and-control node and an ISIS headquarters.
-- Near Palmyra, a strike engaged an ISIS tactical unit.
-- Near Raqqa, nine strikes engaged five ISIS tactical units; destroyed six fighting positions, three vehicles, a tactical vehicle and a mortar system.
Strikes in Iraq
In Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 11 strikes consisting of 55 engagements against ISIS targets:
-- Near Beiji, four strikes destroyed eight trenches, four ISIS fuel trucks, three tactical vehicles, three fuel tanks and a storage container.
-- Near Mosul, five strikes engaged two ISIS tactical units; destroyed 42 vehicles, nine vehicle bombs, three fighting positions, two mortar systems, two mortar systems, a rocket-propelled grenade system, a tactical vehicle, an anti-air artillery system and a vehicle bomb-making facility; damaged 10 ISIS supply routes, a tunnel; and suppressed three ISIS tactical units and a mortar unit.
-- Near Samarra, a strike engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed a vehicle.
-- Near Tal Afar a strike destroyed an unmanned aircraft system launch site.
Additionally, six strikes were conducted in Syria from May 23-24 that closed within the last 24 hours:
-- Near Raqqa, May 23, two strikes destroyed three command-and-control nodes.
-- Near Raqqa, May 24, four strikes engaged an ISIS tactical unit; destroyed six fighting positions, a mortar system and a vehicle.
Part of Operation Inherent Resolve
These strikes were conducted as part of Operation Inherent Resolve, the operation to destroy ISIS in Iraq and Syria. The destruction of ISIS targets in Iraq and Syria also further limits the group's ability to project terror and conduct external operations throughout the region and the rest of the world, task force officials said.
The list above contains all strikes conducted by fighter, attack, bomber, rotary-wing or remotely piloted aircraft; rocket-propelled artillery; and some ground-based tactical artillery when fired on planned targets, officials noted.
Ground-based artillery fired in counterfire or in fire support to maneuver roles is not classified as a strike, they added. A strike, as defined by the coalition, refers to one or more kinetic engagements that occur in roughly the same geographic location to produce a single or cumulative effect. For example, task force officials explained, a single aircraft delivering a single weapon against a lone ISIS vehicle is one strike, but so is multiple aircraft delivering dozens of weapons against a group of ISIS-held buildings and weapon systems in a compound, having the cumulative effect of making that facility harder or impossible to use. Strike assessments are based on initial reports and may be refined, officials said.
The task force does not report the number or type of aircraft employed in a strike, the number of munitions dropped in each strike, or the number of individual munition impact points against a target.[/FONT]

 

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[FONT=&quot]SOUTHWEST ASIA, May 27, 2017 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria yesterday, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today.
Officials reported details of yesterday’s strikes, noting that assessments of results are based on initial reports.
Strikes in Syria
Coalition military forces conducted 18 strikes against ISIS targets in Syria:
-- Near Abu Kamal, a strike engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed a vehicle.
-- Near Dayr Az Zawr, four strikes destroyed four ISIS well heads and an ISIS boat.
-- Near Raqqa, 12 strikes engaged 11 ISIS tactical units and destroyed seven vehicles, five fighting positions, three tunnels, an ISIS headquarters and an ISIS staging area.
-- Near Abu Kamal, Syria, a strike destroyed an ISIS media center.
Also on May 23 near Raqqa, two strikes destroyed three command and control nodes. On May 24, also near Raqqa, four strikes engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed six fighting positions, a mortar system and a vehicle.
Strikes in Iraq
Coalition military forces conducted eight strikes against ISIS targets in Iraq, coordinated with and in support of the Iraqi government:
-- Near Rutbah, a strike destroyed a bunker.
-- Near Beiji, a strike destroyed a mortar system and an ISIS storage container.
-- Near Mosul, two strikes damaged 19 ISIS supply routes and destroyed a vehicle bomb.
-- Near Rawah, a strike engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed an observation post.
-- Near Huwayjah, a strike destroyed an ISIS media center.
-- Near Qaim, two strikes destroyed two ISIS media centers.
Part of Operation Inherent Resolve
These strikes were conducted as part of Operation Inherent Resolve, the operation to eliminate the ISIS terrorist group and the threat it poses to Iraq, Syria, the region and the wider international community. The destruction of targets in Syria and Iraq further limits ISIS' ability to project terror and conduct operations, officials said.
The list above contains all strikes conducted by fighter, attack, bomber, rotary-wing or remotely piloted aircraft; rocket-propelled artillery; and some ground-based tactical artillery when fired on planned targets, officials noted.
Ground-based artillery fired in counterfire or in fire support to maneuver roles is not classified as a strike, they added. A strike, as defined by the coalition, refers to one or more kinetic engagements that occur in roughly the same geographic location to produce a single or cumulative effect. For example, task force officials explained, a single aircraft delivering a single weapon against a lone ISIS vehicle is a strike, but so is multiple aircraft delivering dozens of weapons against a group of ISIS-held buildings and weapon systems in a compound, having the cumulative effect of making that facility harder or impossible to use. Strike assessments are based on initial reports and may be refined, officials said.
The task force does not report the number or type of aircraft employed in a strike, the number of munitions dropped in each strike, or the number of individual munition impact points against a target.[/FONT]