Operation Inherent Resolve Reports Uptick in Strikes on ISIS
Feb. 4, 2021 | By Brian W. Everstine
U.S. and coalition aircraft closed out 2020 with a slight increase in airstrikes against the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria, as the group lingers in the region and attempts to regain power.
Between Dec. 1 and Dec. 31, 2020, coalition aircraft conducted 25 strikes, consisting of 41 engagements. This included 10 strikes against ISIS in Iraq, consisting of 25 engagements killing 49 ISIS fighters and destroying one defensive fighting location, according to a Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve release. In Syria, the coalition conducted 15 strikes, totaling 16 engagements. This compares to 14 total airstrikes in Iraq and Syria in November, according to OIR data.
The coalition describes a strike as one or more engagements in about the same geographic location. For example, one aircraft dropping one bomb on a single target is a strike, and so is more than one aircraft dropping dozens of bombs on a compound or series of buildings at the same time, according to OIR.
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