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Counter-ISIL Strikes Hit Terrorists in Syria, Iraq

Officials reported details of yesterday’s strikes, noting that assessments of results are based on initial reports.

Strikes in Syria

Attack, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft conducted 10 strikes in Syria:

-- Near Abu Kamal, a strike struck an ISIL weapons factory.

-- Near Al Hawl, a strike struck an ISIL tactical unit.

-- Near Ar Raqqah, a strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle.

-- Near Dayr Az Zawr, a strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL checkpoint.

-- Near Manbij, four strikes struck four separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed four ISIL vehicles.

-- Near Mar’a, a strike destroyed an ISIL staging area.

-- Near Washiyah, a strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position.

Strikes in Iraq

Rocket artillery and bomber, fighter, ground-attack, and remotely piloted aircraft conducted 20 strikes in Iraq, coordinated with and in support of Iraq’s government:

-- Near Baghdadi, eight strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit, two ISIL weapons storage facilities, and three ISIL bed down locations and destroyed three ISIL bunkers and denied ISIL access to terrain.

-- Near Qaim, a strike struck an ISIL bomb-making facility.

-- Near Beiji, a strike destroyed an ISIL fighting position and an ISIL bomb.

-- Near Fallujah, three strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL-used bridge, an ISIL fighting position, two ISIL heavy machine guns, an ISIL bunker, and an ISIL tunnel system.

-- Near Hit, a strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed four ISIL heavy machine guns and an ISIL recoilless rifle.

-- Near Kirkuk, a strike destroyed an ISIL command and control node and an ISIL-used bridge.

-- Near Mosul, three strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL weapons caches, an ISIL check point, two ISIL vehicles, and an ISIL bo

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Southwest Asia - Counter-ISIL Strikes Hit Terrorists in Syria, Iraq Officials reported details of yesterday’s strikes, noting that assessments of results are based on initial reports. Strikes in Syria Attack, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft conducted 10 strikes in Syria: -- Near Abu Kamal, a strike struck an ISIL weapons factory. -- Near Al Hawl, a strike struck an ISIL tactical unit. -- Near Ar Raqqah, a strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle. -- Near Dayr Az Zawr, a strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL checkpoint. -- Near Manbij, four strikes struck four separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed four ISIL vehicles. -- Near Mar’a, a strike destroyed an ISIL staging area. -- Near Washiyah, a strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position. Strikes in Iraq Rocket artillery and bomber, fighter, ground-attack, and remotely piloted aircraft conducted 20 strikes in Iraq, coordinated with and in support of Iraq’s government: -- Near Baghdadi, eight strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit, two ISIL weapons storage facilities, and three ISIL bed down locations and destroyed three ISIL bunkers and denied ISIL access to terrain. -- Near Qaim, a strike struck an ISIL bomb-making facility. -- Near Beiji, a strike destroyed an ISIL fighting position and an ISIL bomb. -- Near Fallujah, three strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL-used bridge, an ISIL fighting position, two ISIL heavy machine guns, an ISIL bunker, and an ISIL tunnel system. -- Near Hit, a strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed four ISIL heavy machine guns and an ISIL recoilless rifle. -- Near Kirkuk, a strike destroyed an ISIL command and control node and an ISIL-used bridge. -- Near Mosul, three strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL weapons caches, an ISIL check point, two ISIL vehicles, and an ISIL bo

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