CJTF - OPERATION INHERENT RESOLVE AND OPERATION ROUNDUP

B-1 STRIKE ON ISIS CAVE IN ATSHANAN MOUNTAINS, IRAQ ON 15-DEC-2018

Last "Strike" release was for week of Dec. 9 - Dec. 15. Now that President Trump has ordered withdrawal from Syria, are air operations in support of Operation Inherent Resolve coming to an end? (JKS)

STRIKE:

A strike, as defined in the coalition release, refers to one or more kinetic engagements that occur in roughly the same geographic location to produce a single, sometimes cumulative effect in that location.  For example, a single aircraft delivering a single weapon against a lone ISIS vehicle is one strike, but so is multiple aircraft delivering dozens of weapons against a group of ISIS-held buildings and weapon systems in a compound, having the cumulative effect of making that facility harder or impossible to use. Strike assessments are based on initial reports and may be refined.

ENGAGEMENT:

An engagement is a separate item that has been destroyed.