http://isis.liveuamap.com/en/2016/6-april-...shamat-military

Wie es aussieht, hat der IS im Süd Westen Syriens in den letzten 24 Stunden mehrere Angriffe gegen die SAA ausgeführt und Territorium und militärische Einrichtungen erobert. Der IS ist jetzt nur noch weniger als 10 Kilometer vom Damaskus Flughafen entfernt.

Auch das Tishrin Kraftwerk und die Airbase bei Dumayr sind unmittelbar von der Einnahme bedroht.

KEINE Diskussion über COIN-Turboprop hier!

Ob "normaler" IS Kämpfer oder "spezial" IS Kämpfer, spielt wohl kaum eine Rolle. Wenn die YPG oder Konsorten, von einem Sniper/MG niedergehalten werden, der sich auf dem Dach von einer Lehmhütte befindet, dann wird er mit samt der Lehmhütte durch einen Bombenabwurf ausgeschaltet. Hinter der Front erwisscht es dann die hochwert Ziele wie Omar Al Shishani und co.

Die russischen Hubschrauber-Besatzungen scheinen wohl noch nicht sehr geübt zu sein. Ein sich bewegendes Ziel wird manuell verfolgt, während still stehende und eigentlich "einfache" Ziele nicht besonders präzise mit einem Autotracker erfasst werden.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHP-DPrg4hs

Das bei der direkten Unterstützung der verbündeten Truppen im Kampf im Irak und Syrien auch die Stellung eines einzelnen IS Kämpfers mal angegriffen wird, ist normal und ist definitive nicht das, was ich aussagen wollte, die klammere ich hiermit ganz klar aus. Um diese Fälle geht es nicht.

Ein Großteil der IS Streitkräfte sind einfach z.B. Syrer und Iraker, die für den IS kämpfen, weil der IS früher immer seine Kämpfer sehr gut bezahlt hat oder es sind halt Angehörige von mit dem IS verbündeten Sunnitischen Gruppierungen/Stämme, die für den IS als Bündnispartner kämpfen, deren Loyalität aber immer noch primär der verbündeten Gruppe gehören. Wenn die weglaufen und irgendwo hinter den feindlichen Linien umherirren, dann verschwendet da keine F-16 eine Bombe für.

Was ganz anderes sind halt die Angehörigen von den "IS Special Forces" Einheiten, also die Truppen, die eine deutlich längere Grundausbildungszeit von 6 Monaten (gegenüber 6 Wochen bis 3 Monaten) haben und die primär aus den ausländischen Mitgliedern und z.B. auch zum Teil aus zwangsrekrutierten ehemaligen FSA Mitgliedern (z.B. aus DEZ) nach deren Kapitulation bestehen. Wenn diese Gruppe auftaucht, wird die bis zur Vernichtung wenn möglich gejagt, und wenn da noch einzelne Kämpfer von denen am Ende durch die Wüste rennen, kriegt wenn irgend möglich auch jeder von denen noch einen Bombe auf den Kopf. Diese Fälle sind nun mehrfach vorgekommen. In solchen Fällen scheut die Koalition anscheinend keine Kosten. Und seit Al Hasakah tauchen diese Special Forces Einheiten aus den Fremdkämpfern anscheinend auch nicht mehr im Kampf gegen die SDF/YPG kontrollierten Bereiche mit Großangriffen auf, die meiden den von der Koalition beanspruchten Luftraum. Die waren bei DEZ, bei Aleppo, bei Damaskus, südlich von Aleppo beim Durchbruch zur Strasse etc im Kampf gegen die FSA, Al Nusra und SAA + Verbündete....

und auf die Lehmhütte schreibt man dann groß Headquarter drauf? Also ich tu mich schwer bei der Vorstellung, das eine, wenn auch vergleichsweise kostengünstige F-16 selbst aus taktischen Gründen für sowas bomben wirft.
Und sollten die Ziele wirklich IS-Specials sein dann muss man die sehr präzise Aufklärung loben. (Hochrangige Ziele ausgenommen, die fallen schon eher auf)

Im englischen Sprachgebrauch entsprechen Headquarters durchaus dem deutschen Begriff Gefechtsstand oder Befehlsstelle (respektive allgemein Führungsstelle). Das ist lediglich eine sprachliche Unterscheidung.

Die USAF verlegt auch B-52 nach Katar: http://augengeradeaus.net/2016/04/usa-verl...sis/#more-23729

PzF 3 vs. (stehenden) VBIED.

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=5ea_1460313091

Pzf 3 hat übrigens gewonnen.

Wie sollen sie denn auch, wenn sie kaum richtig ausgebildet werden?

Iraq Military Situation Report
[...] Many have been asking what happened to the Iraqi Security Forces that brought them from the successes of 2007-2008 to the collapse of their units in northern Iraq last week. Obviously, a definitive answer to that question will only be provided by historians at some future date, but a number of factors have been known about the ISF for some time and these undoubtedly caused the collapse in part or whole.

First, it is important to recognize that the ISF built by the U.S. military in 2006-2009 had only very modest military capabilities (primarily in counterinsurgency/counterterrorism/population control operations). Throughout the modern era, Arab militaries have never achieved more than middling levels of military effectiveness and on most occasions, their performances were dreadful. Iraq was no exception. (Those looking for additional information on this may want to read the chapter on modern Iraqi military history in my book, Arabs at War.) This was largely a product of factors inherent in Arab culture, education and economics. With enormous exertions, a small number of Arab militaries overcame these problems to perform at a mediocre level. However, whenever Arab regimes politicized their armed forces to try to prevent a military coup against themselves, the performance of their armies dropped from bad to abysmal.

American military trainers and advisors were able to marginally improve the military effectiveness of the ISF by introducing rigorous, Western-style training programs and partnering closely with Iraqi forces in ways that allowed U.S. personnel to get to know their Iraqi counterparts. As a result of this familiarity, over the course of many months, the Americans figured out who were the good Iraqi soldiers and who were the bad, who was connected to the terrorists or militias, who was connected to organized crime, who was smart and brave, and who was lazy or cowardly. And the U.S. military then went about systematically promoting the best Iraqis, and pushing out the bad ones.

The greatest impact of these American efforts with the ISF in 2006-2009 were to depoliticize it, both to modestly increase its combat effectiveness and to make it professional, apolitical and therefore accepted as a stabilizing force by all Iraqis. Again, this was largely performed by promoting professional, patriotic Iraqi officers and removing the sectarian chauvinists. The U.S. also pressed Baghdad to accept more and more Sunni and Kurdish officers and enlisted personnel into the ranks. As a result, the ISF became a far more integrated force than it had been, led by a far more apolitical and nationalistic officer corps than it had been before. Indeed, in 2008, when Prime Minister Maliki sent heavily Sunni brigades from Anbar down to Basra to fight the Shia militia, Jaysh al-Mahdi, the Shia of Basra welcomed the ISF brigades and fought against the Shia militiamen.

Unfortunately, despite the boost it gave him, Prime Minister Maliki saw this largely apolitical and professional military as a threat to himself. He feared that it was overrun by Ba’thists (he sees far too many Sunnis as closet Ba’thists), unwilling to follow his orders (despite the fact that it had always done so), and looking to oust him at the first excuse. So, beginning in 2009-2010, he began to remove the capable, apolitical officers that the United States had painstakingly put in place throughout the Iraqi command structure. Instead, he put in men loyal to himself, often because they had been the ones passed over or removed by the Americans. The result was a heavily politicized and far less competent officer corps.

Perhaps not surprisingly, Maliki’s officers saw little need for the rigorous training programs the Americans had put in place. They closed many of the training facilities we built and allowed training to fall by the wayside. Not surprisingly, when these formations got into action again—both in some skirmishes with the Kurds and more bloody fights against Sunni militants—they did very poorly, undercutting morale.

Finally, beginning in 2011 immediately after the departure of the last American soldiers, Maliki began to use his new, politicized ISF to go after his political rivals, many of them leading (moderate) Sunni leaders. This was a critical element in his alienation of Iraq’s Sunni community, and further demoralized the Sunni Arab, Kurdish, and other minority personnel in the ISF. It also disappointed many of the Shia soldiers and officers who preferred to be part of an apolitical, national military and had never wanted to become part of “Maliki’s militia.”

Not surprisingly, when this force came under tremendous stress, it fractured. As noted above, it is now being rebuilt, but not as a national army: as a Shia militia. And the U.S. should only be providing it with aid if we are given the right and the ability to turn it back into an apolitical, national army.

Brookings

Over the past 48 hours, ISIS has launched an astonishing counter-offensive in northern Aleppo, thus recapturing all villages lost to rebels in the past week. Despite facing Turkish artillery units, US airstrikes and hostile rebel fighters, ISIS militants were able to sweep through about a dozen rebel-held villages in a remarkable 2-day blitz offensive near the Turkish-Syrian border. This has now put the Islamic State back in control of the villages of Tathimus, Qantarah, Mulla Yaqoob, Adabat, Wuquf, Mazra’at Shahin, Kasajik, Tall Shair, Tall al-Ahmar, Tall Sufayr, Qassajiq and most remarkably, the border-town of Al-Rai itself. The advances were reportedly enabled through the use of some 11 ISIS suicide VBIED drivers, who completely overwhelmed whatever rebel defences and barricades that were set up in the region. - See more at: http://m.liveleak.com/view?i=4c5_146038186...h.yMZ9g1zK.dpuf

Es zeigt sich immer wieder wie Widerstandsfähig und nach wie vor motiviert die Kämpfer des IS sind. Entgegen aller Umstände gelingt es ihnen immer wieder zumindest auf taktischer Ebene die Initiative zu erlangen und das Momentum zu behalten.

April 6: Military airstrikes continue against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq

SOUTHWEST ASIA — On April 5, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted four strikes using attack, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, Coalition military forces conducted 19 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using attack, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets.

The following is a summary of the strikes conducted against ISIL since the last press release:

Syria
* Near Al Hawl, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL mortar system.
* Near Idlib, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle.
* Near Manbij, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit.
* Near Mar'a, one strike destroyed an ISIL fighting position and an ISIL vehicle.

Iraq
* Near Hit, two strikes struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed six ISIL fighting positions, six ISIL boats, two ISIL vehicles, an ISIL supply cache, an ISIL medium machine gun, and three ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive devices (VBIED) and denied ISIL access to terrain.
* Near Kirkuk, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL command and control node, an ISIL bed down location, three ISIL assembly areas, an ISIL VBIED, and an ISIL machine gun.
* Near Kisik, one strike destroyed an ISIL fighting position.
* Near Mosul, seven strikes struck five separate ISIL tactical units, an ISIL financial storage center, and an ISIL headquarters and destroyed two ISIL supply caches, two ISIL vehicles, an ISIL command and control node, and three ISIL assembly areas.
* Near Qayyarah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit.
* Near Sinjar, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL supply cache and three ISIL assembly areas.
* Near Sultan Abdallah, three strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL VBIED, two ISIL fighting positions, six ISIL assembly areas, an ISIL vehicle, two ISIL mortar systems, and an ISIL tunnel system.
* Near Tal Afar, one strike suppressed an ISIL tactical unit.

Strike assessments are based on initial reports. All aircraft returned to base safely.

April 7: Military airstrikes continue against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq

SOUTHWEST ASIA — On April 6, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted eight strikes using attack, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, Coalition military forces conducted 19 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using rocket artillery and attack, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets.

The following is a summary of the strikes conducted against ISIL since the last press release:

Syria
* Near Ar Raqqah, two strikes destroyed an ISIL front-end loader, disabled seven ISIL well-heads and neutralized an ISIL pump-jack.
* Near Ayn Isa, one strike destroyed four ISIL fighting positions.
* Near Manbij, three strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL mortar systems, an ISIL rocket system, four ISIL vehicles, three ISIL excavators, and three ISIL fighting positions.
* Near Mar'a, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL fighting position.

Iraq
* Near Al Baghdadi, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position and an ISIL home-made explosives (HME) cache.
* Near Ar Rutbah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit.
* Near Habbaniyah, one strike destroyed two ISIL-used bridges.
* Near Hit, two strikes struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed 10 ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL front end loader, an ISIL supply cache, and an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) and denied ISIL access to terrain.
* Near Kirkuk, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL supply cache, three ISIL assembly areas, and an ISIL fighting position.
* Near Kisik, one strike destroyed an ISIL tunnel system.
* Near Mosul, five strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed an ISIL tunnel system, an ISIL assembly area, an ISIL fighting position, and an ISIL vehicle.
* Near Qayyarah, one strike destroyed eight ISIL fighting positions.
* Near Sinjar, two strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL assembly areas, an ISIL vehicle, and an ISIL fighting position.
* Near Sultan Abdallah, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL assembly areas.

Strike assessments are based on initial reports. All aircraft returned to base safely.

April 8: Military airstrikes continue against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq

SOUTHWEST ASIA — On April 7, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted eight strikes using attack and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, Coalition military forces conducted 18 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using attack, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets.

The following is a summary of the strikes conducted against ISIL since the last press release:

Syria
* Near Al Hawl, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit.
* Near Mar'a, seven strikes struck seven separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed four ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL command and control node, and two ISIL vehicles.

Iraq
* Near Al Huwayjah, one strike destroyed an ISIL heavy machine gun.
* Near Fallujah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit.
* Near Hit, three strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed six ISIL fighting positions, two ISIL heavy machine guns, an ISIL recoilless rifle, an ISIL supply cache, an ISIL boat, two ISIL vehicles, and denied ISIL access to terrain.
* Near Kirkuk, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed four ISIL assembly areas, an ISIL bunker, two ISIL vehicles, seven ISIL rocket systems, and an ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED).
* Near Mosul, seven strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and an ISIL VBIED manufacturing facility and destroyed an ISIL tunnel system, four ISIL assembly areas, an ISIL supply cache, and an ISIL vehicle.
* Near Qayyarah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed eight ISIL fighting positions.
* Near Sinjar, one strike destroyed two ISIL assembly areas and two ISIL supply caches.
* Near Sultan Abdallah, two strikes destroyed an ISIL assembly area and an ISIL supply cache and denied ISIL access to terrain.

Strike assessments are based on initial reports. All aircraft returned to base safely.

April 9: Military airstrikes continue against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq

SOUTHWEST ASIA — On April 8, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted two strikes using attack aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, Coalition military forces conducted 21 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using rocket artillery and attack, ground-attack, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets.

The following is a summary of the strikes conducted against ISIL since the last press release:

Syria
* Near Dayr Az Zawr, one strike destroyed an ISIL oil separator.
* Near Manbij, one strike destroyed an ISIL rocket rail, seven ISIL rockets, and an ISIL mortar system.

Iraq
* Near Al Huwayjah, one strike destroyed an ISIL heavy machine gun.
* Near Albu Hayat, one strike destroyed two ISIL rocket rails and 22 rockets.
* Near Habbaniyah, one strike destroyed an ISIL vehicle and an ISIL mortar system and suppressed an ISIL tactical unit.
* Near Haditha, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions.
* Near Hit, four strikes struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed 10 ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL heavy machine gun, an ISIL artillery piece, an ISIL anti-air artillery piece, 30 ISIL boats, and an ISIL tactical vehicle.
* Near Kirkuk, one strike destroyed an ISIL fighting position.
* Near Kisik, two strikes destroyed an ISIL command and control node and an ISIL tunnel system.
* Near Mosul, three strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and an ISIL financial storage center and destroyed three ISIL rocket rails.
* Near Qayyarah, four strikes struck an ISIL weapons storage facility and destroyed two ISIL vehicle borne improvised explosive devices (VBIED) and denied ISIL access to terrain.
* Near Sinjar, one strike suppressed an ISIL tactical unit.
* Near Sultan Abdallah, one strike denied ISIL access to terrain.
* Near Tal Afar, one strike struck an ISIL headquarters.

Strike assessments are based on initial reports. All aircraft returned to base safely.

April 10: Military airstrikes continue against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq

SOUTHWEST ASIA — On April 9, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted one strike using attack aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, Coalition military forces conducted 24 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using rocket artillery and ground-attack, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets.

The following is a summary of the strikes conducted against ISIL since the last press release:

Syria
* Near Ar Raqqah, one strike destroyed two ISIL oil pump jacks.

Iraq
* Near Albu Hayat, two strikes struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL tactical vehicle and three ISIL fighting positions.
* Near Fallujah, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit.
* Near Haditha, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position.
* Near Hit, two strikes struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed nine ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL heavy machine gun, and an ISIL mortar system and denied ISIL access to terrain.
* Near Kirkuk, four strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL heavy machine guns, an ISIL fighting position, five ISIL assembly areas, and an ISIL supply cache.
* Near Mosul, eight strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and five ISIL communication facilities and destroyed two ISIL vehicles and an ISIL boat.
* Near Qayyarah, three strikes destroyed two ISIL boats and an ISIL vehicle and denied ISIL access to terrain.
* Near Sinjar, one strike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL assembly area.
* Near Sultan Abdallah, two strikes destroyed an ISIL heavy machine gun.

Strike assessments are based on initial reports. All aircraft returned to base safely.

April 11: Military airstrikes continue against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq

SOUTHWEST ASIA — On April 10, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted five strikes using attack and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, Coalition military forces conducted 13 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using rocket artillery and ground-attack, fighter, and attack aircraft against ISIL targets.

The following is a summary of the strikes conducted against ISIL since the last press release:

Syria
* Near Manbij, one strike produced inconclusive results.
* Near Mar'a, four strikes struck four separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed six ISIL fighting positions, seven ISIL vehicles, two ISIL tactical vehicles, and an ISIL house borne improvised explosive device (HBIED).

Iraq
* Near Ar Rutbah, one strike destroyed an ISIL bed down location.
* Near Hit, three strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle, six ISIL fighting positions, and an ISIL heavy machine gun.
* Near Mosul, four strikes struck four separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed seven ISIL assembly areas, an ISIL supply cache, and an ISIL rocket rail.
* Near Qayyarah, one strike denied ISIL access to terrain.
* Near Sinjar, one strike destroyed three ISIL bed down locations, two ISIL supply caches, and an ISIL fighting position.
* Near Sultan Abdallah, three strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit, four ISIL fighting positions, three ISIL staging areas, and an ISIL vehicle borne IED.

Strike assessments are based on initial reports. All aircraft returned to base safely.

April 12: Military airstrikes continue against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq

SOUTHWEST ASIA — On April 11, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted four strikes using attack aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, Coalition military forces conducted nine strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using rocket artillery and fighter aircraft against ISIL targets.

The following is a summary of the strikes conducted against ISIL since the last press release:

Syria
* Near Manbij, one strike struck a large ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions and an ISIL mortar system.
* Near Mar'a, three strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL vehicles, an ISIL tunnel entrance, two ISIL fighting positions, and an ISIL improvised explosive device (IED).

Iraq
* Near Hit, two strikes struck two ISIL tactical units and destroyed 20 ISIL fighting positions, 16 ISIL heavy machine guns, four ISIL rocket propelled grenade systems, an ISIL anti-air artillery piece, two ISIL staging areas, and denied ISL access to terrain.
* Near Mosul, four strikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and two separate ISIL headquarters and destroyed an ISIL fighting position and an ISIL assembly area.
* Near Qayyarah, one strike destroyed three ISIL machine guns and denied ISIL access to terrain.
* Near Sinjar, two strikes destroyed an ISIL staging area and suppressed an ISIL mortar position.

Strike assessments are based on initial reports. All aircraft returned to base safely.

A strike, as defined in the CJTF releases, means one or more kinetic events that occur in roughly the same geographic location to produce a single, sometimes cumulative effect for that location. So having a single aircraft deliver a single weapon against a lone ISIL vehicle is one strike, but so is multiple aircraft delivering dozens of weapons against a group of buildings and vehicles and weapon systems in a compound, for example, having the cumulative effect of making that facility (or facilities) harder or impossible to use. Accordingly, CJTF-OIR 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.

Ground-based artillery fired in counter-fire or in fire support to maneuver roles are not classified as a strike as defined by CJTF-OIR.