SOUTHWEST ASIA —
Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve and its partners continued to strike Islamic State of Iraq and Syria targets in designated parts of Syria and Iraq between May 11-17, conducting 66 strikes consisting of 80 engagements, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today.
Strikes in Syria
On May 17, near Abu Kamal, coalition military forces conducted eight strikes consisting of nine engagements against ISIS targets, destroying an ISIS-held building, an ISIS weapons storage facility and an ISIS supply route.
On May 16, coalition military forces conducted 11 strikes consisting of 12 engagements against ISIS targets. Near Abu Kamal, 10 strikes engaged one ISIS tactical unit, destroying an ISIS vehicle and an ISIS fighting position. Near Shadaddi, a strike destroyed an ISIS machinery piece.
On May 15, coalition military forces conducted nine strikes consisting of nine engagements against ISIS targets. Near Abu Kamal, eight strikes engaged an ISIS tactical unit, destroying an ISIS command-and-control center, an ISIS vehicle, an ISIS-held building and an ISIS improvised explosive device facility. Near Shadaddi, a strike destroyed four ISIS command-and-control centers.
On May 14, coalition military forces conducted 11 strikes consisting of 11 engagements against ISIS targets….
