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Hundreds of Syrians Killed Daily,  3,700 Killed by Turkish Forces Alone in Six Months, Millions Without Running Water

February 24, 2017 

Editor's Note:

The coalition which fights the Islamic State and other Sunni groups in Syria consists of US-led NATO forces, Russian forces, Syrian Alewite government forces, Iranian-backed Shi'i militias, and Kurdish peshmerga forces. The coalition's continuous attacks have resulted in the killing of thousands of Iraqi and Syrian Sunni Muslim Arabs and the eviction of millions of them as a result of the destruction of their cities and villages.

The end outcome is going to be the weakening and possible dismantling of Iraqi and Syrian states as well as the eviction (ethnic cleansing of) Sunni Muslim Arabs, particularly from the upper Euphrates region of northwestern Iraq and northeastern Syria. 

The larger context for understanding the Syrian war (and other wars in the Middle East) is that it contributes to the implementation of the Zionist-Israeli plan of destroying the Arab Middle Eastern states in preparation for the establishment of the greater Israeli empire, from the Nile of Egypt to the Euphrates of Iraq.  

For a background, read: 

Zionist Creative Destruction of the Middle East for the Benefit of the Apartheid Israeli Regime

 

Site of an Islamic State car bomb explosion in Sousian village near Al-Bab, Syria, Social Media, February 24, 2017	Site of neighborhoods target by the Syrian regime forces in Aleppo countryside areas of Teshreen, Qabun, and Kafr Car, February 24, 2017

 

Islamic State car bomb targeting Turkey-backed Syrian rebels kills dozens in northwest Syria

Fri Feb 24, 2017 | 7:32am EST

By Angus McDowall and Humeyra Pamuk

Reuters, BEIRUT/ISTANBUL --

An Islamic State car bomb killed more than 40 people on Friday in a Syrian village held by rebels, a war monitor said, a day after the jihadist group was driven from its last stronghold in the area.

The Turkey-backed rebels drove Islamic State from the town of al-Bab on Thursday, following weeks of street battles near where Ankara wants to establish a safe zone for civilians.

The blast in the village of Sousian hit a security checkpoint controlled by rebels fighting under the Free Syrian Army (FSA) banner.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a monitor of the war based in Britain, said 42 people were killed, and two rebels contacted by Reuters put the death toll at least 40.

One of the two, a fighter with the Sultan Murad Brigade near al-Bab, said: "It was done on a checkpoint but there were a lot of families there gathered and waiting to get back to al-Bab. Therefore we have many civilian casualties."

Sousian is behind rebel lines about 8 km (5 miles) northwest of al-Bab, around which Ankara has long supported the formation of a security zone it says would help to stem a wave of migration via Turkey into Europe.

Islamic State said in a social media posting that it was behind the attack, having acknowledged on Thursday it had lost control of al-Bab.

Syria's main conflict pits President Bashar al-Assad, backed by Russia, Iran and Shi'ite militias, against rebels that include groups supported by Turkey, the United States and Gulf monarchies.

However, both those sides, as well as a group of militias led by Kurdish forces and supported by the U.S., are also fighting Islamic State, which holds large parts of northern and eastern Syria.

As mines laid in and around al-Bab claimed lives for a second day, the Sultan Murad Brigade fighter said many IS cells were still operating there.

"It is very dangerous. Our search and clear operation is still under way," he said.

Two Turkish soldiers were killed on Friday while clearing mines in the town of Tadef south of al-Bab, Turkey's military said in a statement. On Thursday, several Turkey-backed rebels were killed by a mine in al-Bab, the Observatory said.

Turkey directly intervened in Syria in August in support of rebel factions under the FSA banner to drive Islamic State from its border. It also wants to stop Kurdish groups gaining control of the region.

After taking al-Bab on Thursday, Turkish forces shelled Islamic State in Tadef, the Observatory reported.

The area immediately to the south of Tadef is held by the Syrian army and its allies, which have in recent weeks pushed into Islamic State territory in that area from Aleppo and advanced towards the Euphrates river.

Further east, the Syrian Democratic Forces, Kurdish-led militias backed by the United States, have in recent weeks taken dozens of villages from Islamic State as they close in on the group's Syrian capital of Raqqa.

(Reporting By Angus McDowall and Humeyra Pamuk, editing by Ralph Boulton and John Stonestreet)

 

The following are news stories from the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) website (http://www.syriahr.com/en/):

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42 killed by IS suicide attack in Swesan area near al-Bab city

SOHR, 24/02/2017 

The number of the dead is rising after IS suicide attack targeted Swesan area near al-Bab city, 42 killed so far including fighters in al-Furat shield and the security institution, in the details, a suicide vehicle targeted the security institution in Swesan 8km from alBab city, after the IS pulled back from the area in the past 24 hours, the number of the dead is likely to rise due to the serious injuries.

Explosion rocks Tartous and regime forces target Daraa countryside

SOHR, 24/02/2017

Tartour province: A massive explosion has been heard in southern Tartous, likely caused by a sound grenade exploded on a bridge in the area, no reports of injuries.

Daraa province: Regime forces bombarded areas of Ibtaa town in the middle countryside, no reports of losses. A number of soldiers were killed during clashes against rebels in Daraa city.

Continued clashes in Hama and Damascus

SOHR, 24/02/2017

Damascus province: Clashes took place around Jobar between regime forces and rebels amid mutual bombardment from both sides, no reports of injuries.

Hama province: Clashes took place between regime forces and rebels around Herbanafsa amid mutual bombardment from both sides, reports of casualties. 

1.5 millions suffering the lack of water since over 40 days

SOHR, 24/02/2017

Continued, the thirst in Aleppo, with continuous water outage on hundreds of thousands of city dwellers, this continued thirst for the 40th consecutive day, pushed tens of thousands of citizens to search for alternative resources, through purchase or transfer of water from wells dug in the streets and specific places in the city, and other means of swimming pools and wells pious citizens of thirst, while dealers and sellers of water are rising the prices of  drinking water. 

Continuous water outage of about one and a half million inhabitants, for the 40th consecutive day came against a background of IS planning ‘ pieces of water from the Euphrates River, where the water of the great Goblin station management cut to filter water and processed in Eastern rural Aleppo, which created resentment among the citizens in the city of Aleppo, after government officials in the city gave execuses for cutting the water regulation, attributed it to the power station and other nutritious water treatment plants in the rural East of Aleppo, civilians charged the regime invoked powers For these reasons, not to arouse public opinion and create new resentment among the citizens in the city, after public discontent in the city of Aleppo, and still in operations ‘ al-Taafish’ streak by militants loyal to the regime,of houses and shops in the city and its outskirts. 

Water outage process, which had paralleled the great Goblin station about Aleppo, with a military operation launched by security forces in the East and Northeast, it actually happened to Aleppo, 17th of January 2017, during which the regime was able to achieve progress in dozens of villages and farms at the expense of organizing the ‘ Islamic State ‘, and reached the southern town of Tadif at the south of al-Bab city northeast of Aleppo, about 5 km north of Der Hafir, in parallel with the Euphrates ‘ shield ‘ process and the Turkish troops toward the city gate and its control Today the city and the towns of Bazaa and Qabasin. 

Breaches in the truce areas escalate with the end of the 55th day in a row

SOHR, 24/02/2017

The Russian –Turkish ceasefire in Syria has completed the 55th day in Syria, it was start on the 30th of December 2016, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights documented more violations in several areas, where more than 14 missile believed to be ground-to-ground launched by the regime forces on areas in the neighborhoods of Teshreen and Qaboun, injuring 10 persons, also the regime forces shelled areas in the village Kafrkar in the southern countryside of Aleppo, while shells launched by the factions and landed on areas in Jam’eyyat Teshreen and al-Riyadah in Hamdania neighborhood, which is under the control of the regime forces west of Aleppo.

Violent clashes are taking place in the western outskirts of Aleppo city and its western suburbs, and the areas of Tabari School, Ismant Square in Jam’eyyat al-Zahra’a neighborhood and in the area around Ard al-Jabas west of Aleppo, between the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them against the rebel and Islamic Factions, in an attempt by the regime forces to advance in the area, amid advancement by the last mentioned in the Scientific Research area and controlling points in the area, while 32 fighters of the rebel and Islamic factions and fighters of Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham were killed in the intense raids carried out by warplanes on places at al-Rashedin area and the western outskirts of Aleppo, which coincided with violent artillery and missile shelling by the regime forces on the same places, and the death toll is expected to rise because there are some people in critical situation, also the regime forces shelled places in al-Mallah area north of Aleppo.

A young man was killed and several others were injured by shelling by the regime forces on areas in Hor town in the western countryside of Aleppo after midnight yesterday, also warplanes bombed areas in the village of Om Sharshuh in the northern countryside of Homs, also the regime forces renewed the shelling on areas in the besieged neighborhood of al-Wa’er in the city of Homs, also warplanes carried out two raids on areas in the village of Ghernata in the northern countryside of Homs, amid clashes between the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them against the rebel and Islamic Factions in Teir Maalah village area in the northern countryside of Homs, while warplanes bombed areas in Kisin village in the northern countryside of Homs, while a fighter from Teir Maalah village was killed by a sniper shot in the northern countryside of Homs by the regime forces who are positioned on the outskirts of the village, also warplanes carried out several raids on areas in the village of Teir Maalah in the northern countryside of Homs, while the regime forces shelled areas in Al-Ghantu town in the northern countryside of Homs.

In a related context the regime forces targeted using heavy machine guns areas in the vicinity of Hodr town in the northern countryside of Quneitra, also the regime forces targeted using several shells places in Tal al-Hamriya area in the south of Hodr town in the northern countryside of Quneitra, while several Grad missiles launched by the rebel factions and landed on areas in the town of Salhab in the western countryside of Hama, also the factions targeted using medium and heavy machineguns positions of the regime forces in Mharda town and the Power Plant in the northern countryside of Hama, while two citizens were killed and several persons were wounded when the helicopters dropped barrel bombs on areas in the village of al-Humayrat in the northwestern countryside of Hama.

Warplanes bombed areas in Kafr Zita town and al-Arba’ein village in the northern countryside of Hama, also the helicopters dropped barrel bombs on areas in the village of Sheikh Idris in the northwestern countryside of Hama, also the Islamic movement of Ahrar al-Sham targeted using the fire of their snipers 2 members of the regime forces on Hirbnafsah front in the southern countryside of Hama, and information about killing them, while warplanes carried out airstrikes on areas in the town of Kafr Zita and other places in the villages of Zakat and al-Arba’ein in the northern countryside of Hama, the regime forces also shelled areas in the village of Qastun in Sahl al-Ghab at the northwestern countryside of Hama.

Several shells launched by the factions and landed on areas in the village of Baka which is under the control of the regime forces in the eastern countryside al-Suwaidaa east, which killed a child and injured her sister, also 3 persons were killed in the fall of more than 10 mortar shells on areas in Al-Assad Suburb which are under the control of the regime forces near Harasta city in the eastern Ghouta, also the regime forces shelled areas in Saqba city, also warplanes carried out 5 raids on areas in Harasta city in the Eastern Ghouta, in conjunction with launching ten shells by the regime forces on areas in the city, while a shell launched by the regime forces and landed on area on the outskirts of al-Ash’ari in the Eastern Ghouta, also clashes took place between the regime forces supported by the gunmen loyal to them against the Islamic factions in areas at the vicinity of Jesrin area and Muhammadiyah front in the Eastern Ghouta, accompanied by exchange of targeting between both parties.

Also several fighters of the factions were killed and wounded by targeting by the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them in Kabani area in Jabal al-Akrad in the northern countryside of Latakia, while a person of Kefraya (which is inhabited by Shiite citizens in the northeastern countryside of Idlib) was died by injuries he had by a sniper shot by the factions positioned at the outskirts of the town a few days ago, while 3 persons were killed to bombardment by warplanes on areas in Jisr al-Shughur city and its western countryside, also 2 citizen women were killed when helicopters dropped barrel bombs on areas in the town of Jiza in the countryside of Daraa, also warplanes carried out 8 raids on areas in Bosra Sham city in the eastern countryside of Daraa, accompanied by renewed shelling by the regime forces for areas in the city, which killed 4 citizens, including a citizen woman until the moment.

Violent clashes continue between the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them against the rebel and Islamic Factions and members of Fateh al-Sham Front in Manshiya neighborhood in the city of Daraa, while helicopters dropped several barrel bombs on areas in Jiza town in the countryside of Dara resulting in material damage, while a child was died affected by injuries he had by shelling by the regime forces on areas in the town of Western al-Gharya in the countryside of Daraa, also a man was killed by bombing by warplanes on areas at Daraa al-Balad in the city of Daraa, while it rose to about 35, the number of airstrikes carried out by warplanes and helicopter on areas in Daraa city since the morning of the 23rd of February 2017, in conjunction with the fall of more ground-to-ground missiles launched by the regime forces on areas in the city, also the helicopters dropped barrel bombs on areas in the city of Bosra Sham in the eastern countryside of Daraa which killed a child, warplanes also bombed areas in the areas of Kabani, al-Kinda, Mar’aand and al-Khadr in  Jabal al-Akrad in the northern countryside of Latakia. 

Turkey ends the Federal in Syria after 6 months of entering the Syrian lands and leaving 3700 casualties between civilians

SOHR, 24/02/2017  

Six months have elapsed from the Turkish shelling, which accompanied with operation named the "Euphrates shield," starting on the 24th of August 2016, with control of the border city of Jarablis at the Western sides of the Euphrates River, continuing until the 24th of February, with the first day of the 'Euphrates shield ‘ advanced in city gates and the towns of Bazaa and Qabasin, after less than 24 hours of pulling back from the city by the IS.

Turkish forces that lead the operation with rebels in the 'Euphrates shield ‘, extending their control to about 2400 km from rural northeast of Aleppo, and managed to reach the main objective of the operation, ending the dream of forming a federal in Syria ‘ by cutting the area that SDF was planning to take to connect Kobane-Jazera-Afrin, Turkish forces moved  after a Russian green light in the wake of the displacement of over 27 thousand civilians And a fighters of Aleppo.

The regime forces were able to take control on entire city except for areas in the Western outskirts of the city and its suburbs, West and areas controlled by SDF in Shekh Maqsod and its surroundings, and moved towards the city of al-Bab, in parallel to the Turkish military operations that reached the outskirts of Tadif town after taking control of the village of Abu taltal to deviate then forces backed by Russian artillery battalions and Hezbollah elites, towards alBab and Tabaqa, moving towards Der Hafid, the Turkish forces and rebels started to the on the 7th of February  2017 the attack on the city of al-Bab, as it took control on the area 24 hours ago, with control over Bazaa and Qabasin after the withdrawal of IS to the rural southeast of al-Bab using the roads that left by the mentioned parties for the IS to leave the area.

Reliable sources confirmed to the Syrian Observatory for human rights that Turkish troops had spread in the majority of areas under the control of the Euphrates ‘ shield ‘ forces in rural northeast of Aleppo, in most areas, the sources said that the Turkish pursuit being about reaching consensus with America about the involvement of supporters of Turkey in the city of Menbej, in order to not collide with the US led coalition, also to prevent Menbej military council from taking control on the city in Northern rural Aleppo East, where it witnessed earlier violent clashes between Turkish forces and Menbej military council.

Sources also talking about military operation against SDF in rural North of Aleppo, where would the military Council of Tal Refaat, process with local militants from Northern rural Aleppo, attacks aimed to help rebels re-gain control in the area, that was taken over by SDF, sources confirmed that Turkey take advantage of having a SDF in Northern and North-Western rural Aleppo without supply lines to arrive with the rest of the control Kobane and Jazeera, pushing the rebels to start a real battle with SDF in order to expand their control and reduced the areas of SDF.

Six months ago, brought death for Syrian people and increased their misery with rising numbers of civilian martyrs and wounded, children and youths, men and citizens and the elderly, by Turkish artillery and airstrikes, with more devastating spaces, houses and shelters until it left them to stave off the evil of homelessness and displacement.

The Syrian Observatory for human rights documented the numbers  of civilians martyred by Turkish shelling, artillery and aircraft, on several stages included in the overall total of civilian martyrs, 497 civilians including 122 children under the age of 18 and 79 citizen over the age of 18, shelling by Turkish troops and airstrikes on alBab city, since Turkish troops entered and the Euphrates ‘ shield ‘ forces into Syria on 24th August 2016 ,the number contains at least 444 Including 96 children under the age of 18, and 59 women over the age of 18, killed by bombardment targeted al-Bab, Bazaa and Tadif, since the 13th of November 2016, the date of arrival of the Euphrates ‘ shield ‘ to the edge of the city.

The number includes  353 martyrs ( 87 civilians including a child under the age of 18 ,and 55 women ) Syrian Observatory for human rights documented their martyrdom in shelling by Turkish forces and the Turkish warplanes on areas in the City of al-Bab and other areas in the towns of Tadif and Bazaa, since the first defeat of Turkish troops on 21st of December 2016.

The number of the dead included 124 civilians including 38 children and 27 women killed since the last attack in the 7th of February by the Turkish bombardment and airstrikes on the city.

These airstrikes and artillery bombardment and shelling wounded and seriously wounded more than 3250 civilians, in addition to massive material damages in the city buildings, which used to be inhabited by dozens of thousands of civilians, who have been left to live in IS controlled areas under Turkish bombardment

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The following are news stories from the US Department of Defense website (http://www.defense.gov/News) :

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US-Led Air Strikes Against ISIS in Syria and Iraq

SOUTHWEST ASIA, Feb. 23, 2017 —

Strikes in Syria

Coalition military forces conducted 24 strikes consisting of 32 engagements against ISIS targets in Syria:

-- Near Abu Kamal, three strikes engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed four oil refinement stills and a vehicle.

-- Near Bab, four strikes engaged three ISIS tactical units and destroyed a vehicle-borne bomb.

-- Near Shadaddi, three strikes engaged two ISIS tactical units and destroyed four fighting positions and an ISIS headquarters.

-- Near Raqqa, seven strikes engaged three ISIS tactical units and an ISIS staging area and destroyed three pump jacks, a command-and-control node, a fighting position and a tactical vehicle.

-- Near Tanf, a strike engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed two tactical vehicles.

-- Near Dayr Az Zawr, three strikes destroyed seven oil separation tanks, and oil wellhead, an oil tanker truck and an oil inlet manifold.

-- Near Palmyra, two strikes engaged two ISIS tactical units and destroyed four tactical vehicles.

-- Near Tamakh, a strike engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed a tactical vehicle.

Strikes in Iraq

Coalition military forces conducted 14 strikes consisting of 62 engagements against ISIS targets in Iraq, coordinated with and in support of Iraq’s government:

-- Near Beiji, three strikes engaged three ISIS tactical units; destroyed a tactical vehicle and a heavy machine gun; and suppressed a mortar team.

-- Near Mosul, five strikes engaged four ISIS tactical units; destroyed three mortar systems, two ISIS-held buildings, two vehicle-bomb factories, a supply cache, a fighting position, a front-end loader, an excavator, a dump truck, a generator trailer, a weapons cache and a vehicle; damaged 15 supply routes and three tunnels; and suppressed 17 mortar teams and an artillery team.

-- Near Qayyarah, a strike destroyed a weapons cache.

-- Near Rawah, a strike engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed three ISIS-held building and a vehicle.

-- Near Tal Afar, four strikes engaged an ISIS tactical unit and an ISIS staging area and destroyed two weapons caches, a vehicle-borne bomb, a front-end loader, an improvised-bomb factory and an ISIS-held building.

US-Led Air Strikes Against ISIS in Syria and Iraq

SOUTHWEST ASIA, Feb. 22, 2017 —

Strikes in Syria

Coalition military forces conducted 23 strikes consisting of 36 engagements in Syria:

-- Near Raqqa, 10 strikes engaged seven ISIS tactical units; destroyed three fighting positions and three tactical vehicles; and damaged two bridges.

-- Near Dayr Az Zawr, nine strikes destroyed seven modular oil refineries, two workover oil rigs and a pump jack.

-- Near Palmyra, four strikes destroyed a tactical vehicle, a heavy machine gun and a pump jack and damaged a tank.

Strikes in Iraq

Coalition military forces conducted nine strikes consisting of 57 engagements in Iraq, coordinated with and in support of Iraq’s government:

-- Near Baghdad, a strike engaged an ISIS tactical unit.

-- Near Beiji, a strike engaged an ISIS tactical unit; destroyed 11 vehicles, a front-end loader and a weapons cache; and damaged a bridge.

-- Near Mosul, four strikes engaged two ISIS tactical units; destroyed three mortar systems, three vehicles, two improvised bombs, two command-and-control nodes, a supply cache, an artillery system, a front-end loader, an excavator, a tactical vehicle and a medium machine gun; damaged 13 supply routes and a tunnel; and suppressed 13 mortar teams and an artillery team.

-- Near Rawah, a strike engaged two ISIS staging areas and an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed an anti-air artillery system and a storage facility.

-- Near Tal Afar, two strikes destroyed an excavator and a vehicle-borne bomb.

US-Led Air Strikes Against ISIS in Syria and Iraq

SOUTHWEST ASIA, Feb. 21, 2017 —

Strikes in Syria

Coalition military forces conducted 17 strikes consisting of 28 engagements in Syria:

-- Near Bab, three strikes engaged two ISIS tactical units, destroyed four ISIS-held buildings and damaged an ISIS-held building.

-- Near Dayr Az Zawr, four strikes destroyed six oil wellheads.

-- Near Palmyra, three strikes destroyed 26 oil tanker trucks.

-- Near Raqqa, seven strikes engaged four ISIS tactical units; destroyed three fighting positions, a vehicle bomb, a garage, an improvised explosive device and a weapons facility; and damaged a bridge.

Strikes in Iraq

Coalition military forces conducted nine strikes consisting of 61 engagements in Iraq, coordinated with and in support of Iraq’s government:

-- Near Beiji, a strike engaged an ISIS tactical unit and an ISIS staging area and destroyed a weapons cache, a vehicle bomb and a vehicle bomb facility.

-- Near Kisik, a strike engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed two ISIS-held buildings, a vehicle bomb, a vehicle, a tactical vehicle and an unmanned aircraft.

-- Near Mosul, six strikes engaged two ISIS tactical units; destroyed 11 mortar systems, three ISIS headquarters, three ISIS-held buildings, two anti-air artillery systems, two tactical vehicles, two supply caches, a front-end loader, a fighting position, a weapons facility, a vehicle bomb and an improvised explosive device; damaged nine supply routes; and suppressed 14 mortar teams and an ISIS tactical unit.

-- Near Tal Afar, a strike destroyed a vehicle bomb facility.

US-Led Air Strikes Against ISIS in Syria and Iraq

SOUTHWEST ASIA, Feb. 20, 2017 —

Strikes in Syria

Coalition military forces conducted 16 strikes consisting of 29 engagements against ISIS targets in Syria:

-- Near Bab, a strike engaged an ISIS tactical unit.

-- Near Shadaddi, three strikes engaged three ISIS tactical units and destroyed two fighting positions and a vehicle.

-- Near Raqqa, eight strikes engaged five ISIS tactical units and destroyed two ISIS headquarters, a vehicle, a command and control node, a vehicle bomb, a vehicle bomb facility, an artillery system, and a tunnel.

-- Near Dayr Az Zawr, three strikes destroyed seven oil wellheads.

-- Near Palmyra, a strike destroyed an anti-air artillery system.

Strikes in Iraq

Coalition military forces conducted 13 strikes consisting of 63 engagements in Iraq, coordinated with and in support of the Iraqi government:

-- Near Haditha, a strike destroyed five connexes.

-- Near Huwayjah, a strike engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed a vehicle.

-- Near Mosul, six strikes engaged four ISIS tactical units and two ISIS staging areas; damaged 15 supply routes; suppressed nine mortar teams and an artillery team; and destroyed five mortar systems, four vehicles, three supply caches, three artillery systems, two command and control nodes, an ISIS headquarters, a bomb-making facility, a heavy machine gun, a logistics node and a fighting position.

-- Near Rawah, two strikes destroyed two vehicle bomb facilities and an ISIS-held building.

-- Near Taji, a strike engaged an ISIS tactical unit.

-- Near Tal Afar, two strikes engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed an ISIS-held building and an excavator.

US-Led Air Strikes Against ISIS in Syria and Iraq

SOUTHWEST ASIA, Feb. 19, 2017 — U

Strikes in Syria

Coalition military forces conducted 26 strikes consisting of 28 engagements against ISIS targets in Syria:

-- Near Abu Kamal, three strikes engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed two vehicles and a communications tower.

-- Near Bab, three strikes engaged three ISIS tactical units and destroyed a fighting position and a vehicle.

-- Near Raqqa, 10 strikes engaged seven ISIS tactical units and destroyed four oil storage tanks, three fighting positions, two ISIS-held buildings, two vehicles, a weapons cache, an oil refinement still and a communications station.

-- Near Dayr Az Zawr, 10 strikes engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed eight oil wellheads, a weapons cache, a fighting position and an oil pump jack.

Strikes in Iraq

Coalition military forces conducted 14 strikes consisting of 43 engagements against ISIS targets in Iraq, coordinated with and in support of the Iraqi government:

-- Near Beiji, a strike engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed three tents, a vehicle and a tactical vehicle.

-- Near Kirkuk, a strike destroyed three front-end loaders and a bulldozer.

-- Near Kisik, two strikes engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed a weapons cache and an ISIS-held building.

-- Near Mosul, nine strikes engaged two ISIS tactical units and an ISIS staging area; damaged nine supply routes and three tunnels; suppressed 11 mortar teams and an artillery team; and destroyed four ISIS headquarters, four watercraft, three engineering equipment pieces, three command and control nodes, two artillery systems, a vehicle, an excavator, a fighting position, an ISIS-held building, and an ISIS support facility.

-- Near Taji, a strike destroyed an ISIS-held building.

US-Led Air Strikes Against ISIS in Syria and Iraq

SOUTHWEST ASIA, Feb. 18, 2017 —

Strikes in Syria

Coalition military forces conducted 15 strikes consisting of 19 engagements against ISIS targets in Syria:

-- Near Abu Kamal, a strike destroyed an oil wellhead.

-- Near Bab, a strike engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed a fighting position.

-- Near Shadaddi, two strikes engaged two ISIS tactical units and destroyed two fighting positions, a tactical vehicle and a weapons cache.

-- Near Raqqa, seven strikes engaged two ISIS tactical units; damaged a bridge , and destroyed 70 oil barrels, three oil storage tanks, three fighting positions, two oil refinement stills and a weapons storage area.

-- Near Dayr Az Zawr, four strikes destroyed five oil wellheads.

Strikes in Iraq

Coalition military forces conducted five strikes consisting of 35 engagements against ISIS targets in Iraq, coordinated with and in support of the Iraqi government:

-- Near Huwayjah, a strike destroyed an ISIS headquarters.

-- Near Kirkuk, a strike engaged an ISIS tactical unit and destroyed an ISIS-held building and a fighting position.

-- Near Mosul, three strikes engaged an ISIS tactical unit; damaged 11 supply routes; suppressed five mortar teams and an ISIS tactical unit; and destroyed eight front-end loaders, four excavators, three watercraft, an ISIS-held building and a barge.

US-Led Air Strikes Against ISIS in Syria and Iraq

SOUTHWEST ASIA, Feb. 17, 2017 —

Strikes in Syria

Coalition military forces conducted 34 strikes consisting of 35 engagements in Syria:

-- Near Abu Kamal, five strikes destroyed seven oil tanker trucks, three oil refinement stills and two oil wellheads.

-- Near Bab, a strike destroyed a decoy tactical vehicle.

-- Near Dayr Az Zawr, 11 strikes destroyed 20 oil tanker trucks, six oil wellheads, two artillery systems, an oil storage tank and a crane.

-- Near Raqqa, 17 strikes engaged two ISIS staging areas and an ISIS tactical unit; and destroyed four tunnels, three fighting positions, three ISIS-held buildings, two weapons storage areas, two ISIS headquarters, a vehicle bomb storage facility, a fuel station and a bridge.

Strikes in Iraq

Coalition military forces conducted seven strikes consisting of 27 engagements in Iraq, coordinated with and in support of Iraq’s government:

-- Near Kisik, a strike engaged an ISIS tactical unit.

-- Near Mosul, three strikes engaged two ISIS tactical units; destroyed four watercraft, three front-end loaders, two shipping containers, a mortar system, an artillery system, a vehicle bomb facility, a vehicle and an ISIS-held building; damaged 11 supply routes and a tunnel; and suppressed a mortar team and an artillery team.

-- Near Tal Afar, three strikes destroyed an improvised bomb facility, a weapons storage facility and a fuel storage area.

US-Led Air Strikes Against ISIS in Syria and Iraq

SOUTHWEST ASIA, Feb. 16, 2017 —

Strikes in Syria

Attack and fighter aircraft conducted 15 strikes consisting of 19 engagements in Syria:

-- Near Abu Kamal, two strikes destroyed four oil pumpjacks.

-- Near Dayr Az Zawr, four strikes destroyed four oil refinement stills, two oil tanker trucks, an oil wellhead and an ISIS headquarters.

-- Near Shadaddi, four strikes engaged an ISIS staging area, destroyed an ISIS headquarters and a weapons facility; and damaged four supply routes.

-- Near Raqqa, five strikes destroyed three tunnels, an oil pumpjack and an oil wellhead.

Strikes in Iraq

Artillery as well as attack, bomber, fighter aircraft conducted nine strikes consisting of 16 engagements in Iraq, coordinated with and in support of Iraq’s government:

-- Near Mosul, eight strikes destroyed four weapons caches, two vehicle-bomb facilities and an improvised bomb facility; and damaged three supply routes.

-- Near Rawah, a strike destroyed a bunker.

US-Led Air Strikes Against ISIS in Syria and Iraq

SOUTHWEST ASIA, Feb. 15, 2017 —

Strikes in Syria

Attack, bomber and fighter aircraft conducted 17 strikes in 21 engagements in Syria:

-- Near Abu Kamal, seven strikes destroyed seven oil refinement stills, five oil storage tanks and three oil wellheads.

-- Near Dayr Az Zawr, six strikes destroyed five oil pumpjacks, five oil wellheads, three oil storage tanks, two oil refinement stills and an oil tanker truck.

-- Near Raqqa, four strikes destroyed an ISIS headquarters and damaged two supply routes and a bridge.

Strikes in Iraq

Fighter aircraft and rocket artillery conducted five strikes in 21 engagements in Iraq, coordinated with and in support of Iraq’s government:

-- Near Kisik, two strikes damaged a tunnel.

-- Near Mosul, three strikes engaged an ISIS tactical unit; destroyed three vehicle bomb facilities, two improvised explosive device facilities, a weapons facility, an ISIS-held building, an excavator, a supply cache and a command-and-control node; damaged five supply routes and a supply cache; and suppressed three mortar teams.

 US-Led Air Strikes Against ISIS in Syria and Iraq

SOUTHWEST ASIA, Feb. 14, 2017 —

Strikes in Syria

Attack, bomber and fighter aircraft, as well as rocket artillery, conducted 18 strikes consisting of 21 engagements  in Syria:

-- Near Abu Kamal, a strike destroyed an oil pump jack.

-- Near Raqqa, 15 strikes engaged nine ISIS tactical units; destroyed 13 fighting positions, a tactical vehicle and an ISIS headquarters; damaged three supply routes and a bridge; and suppressed an ISIS tactical unit.

-- Near Dayr Az Zawr, two strikes destroyed nine oil tanker trucks and two oil pump jacks and damaged on oil wellhead.

Strikes in Iraq

Fighter and rotary aircraft, as well as artillery, conducted eight strikes consisting of 27 engagements in Iraq, coordinated with and in support of the Iraqi government:

-- Near Mosul, three strikes engaged two ISIS tactical units; destroyed four watercraft, three front-end loaders and a mortar system; damaged nine supply routes; and suppressed eight ISIS mortar teams.

-- Near Rawah, three strikes damaged three supply routes.

-- Near Sinjar, a strike destroyed an ISIS fighting position.

-- Near Tal Afar, a strike destroyed a front-end loader.

US-Led Air Strikes Against ISIS in Syria and Iraq

SOUTHWEST ASIA, Feb. 13, 2017 —

Strikes in Syria

Attack, bomber and fighter aircraft conducted 15 strikes consisting of 15 engagements in Syria:

-- Near Abu Kamal, a strike destroyed 27 oil barrels, 11 oil storage tanks and two oil tanker trucks.

-- Near Palmyra, a strike destroyed an anti-air artillery system.

-- Near Raqqa, 13 strikes engaged eight ISIS tactical units; destroyed eight fighting positions and a vehicle and damaged four supply routes.

Strikes in Iraq

Artillery as well as attack, fighter and rotary wing aircraft conducted two strikes consisting of 22 engagements in Iraq, coordinated with and in support of Iraq’s government:

-- Near Mosul, two strikes engaged an ISIS tactical unit and a staging area; destroyed eight watercraft, three barges, three vehicles, a tunnel entrance, a mortar system and a weapons facility; and suppressed four mortar teams.

 

 

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