Operation IMPACT – Airstrike History
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Under Operation IMPACT, the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) carried out airstrikes* on targets in Iraq and Syria from October 30, 2014 to February 15, 2016. Operation IMPACT is the CAF’s role as part of the Global Coalition against Daesh.
CAF fighter aircraft (CF-188 Hornets) flew a total of 1378 sorties**. They made 251 airstrikes—246 in Iraq and 5 in Syria—and spent 606 munitions. The sorties affected:
- 267 Daesh fighting positions;
- 102 Daesh equipment and vehicles; and
- 30 Daesh Improvised Explosive Device (IED) factories and Daesh storage facilities.
The CAF ceased airstrikes in Iraq and Syria on February 15, 2016. This direction came from the Canadian government.
The following is a list of Operation IMPACT airstrikes.
*An airstrike is an attack from the air. It is intended to damage or destroy a target.
**A sortie is an operational flight by one aircraft. It starts when an aircraft takes off and ends when it lands.
2016
February 2016
February 2016
| Date | Location | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| February 14, 2016 | near Fallujah | an ISIL fighting position |
| February 10, 2016 | near Al Habbaniyah | an ISIL weapons cache |
| February 10, 2016 | north of Ramadi | an ISIL fighting position |
| February 6, 2016 | near Ramadi | an ISIL heavy engineering equipment |
| February 6, 2016 | north of Ramandi | an ISIL fighting position |
| February 5, 2016 | near Ramadi | an ISIL staging area and weapons cache |
| February 4, 2016 | southeast of Mosul | two ISIL fighting positions |
| February 4, 2016 | west of Fallujah | an ISIL fighting position |
| February 3, 2016 | south of Mosul | an ISIL fighting position, an ISIL ammunition cache, an ISIL vehicle |
January 2016
January 2016
| Date | Location | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| January 30, 2016 | northeast of Ramadi | an ISIL fighting position |
| January 28, 2016 | northwest of Fallujah | an ISIL fighting position |
| January 27, 2016 | east of Palmyra, Syria | an ISIL Improvised Explosive Device (IED) production factory |
| January 26, 2016 | west of Fallujah | an ISIL fighting position and an ISIL compound used as a staging area |
| January 19, 2016 | northwest of Mosul | an ISIL fighting position |
| January 15, 2016 | east of Mosul | an ISIL fighting position |
| January 14, 2016 | northeast of Tikrit | an ISIL fighting position |
| January 8, 2016 | southeast of Ramadi | an ISIL fighting position |
| January 7, 2016 | Ramadi | an ISIL facility used as a staging area and for vehicle-borne Improvised Explosive Device (IED) storage |
| January 7, 2016 | southeast of Haditha | two ISIL fighting positions |
| January 6, 2016 | southeast of Haditha | three ISIL vehicle-borne Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) and one ISIL vehicle |
| January 3, 2016 | in the vicinity of Al-Baghdadi | an ISIL rocket emplacement |
| January 3, 2016 | northwest of Al-Baghdadi | two ISIL vehicle-borne IEDs |
| January 2, 2016 | southwest of Sinjar | two ISIL fighting positions |
| January 2, 2016 | near Bartallah, (east of Mosul) | an ISIL compound |
| January 2, 2016 | near Kudilah, (southeast of Mosul) | an ISIL compound |
| January 1, 2016 | Ramadi | four ISIL fighting positions |
2015
December 2015
December 2015
| Date | Location | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2015 | northwest of Mosul | an ISIL fighting position |
| December 31, 2015 | near Kisik | an ISIL fighting position |
| December 30, 2015 | southeast of Sinjar | an ISIL fighting position |
| December 27, 2015 | southeast of Sinjar | an ISIL fighting position |
| December 25, 2015 | west of Makhmur | an ISIL fighting position |
| December 24, 2015 | east of Mosul | an ISIL fighting position |
| December 24, 2015 | west of Tal Afar | two ISIL fighting positions |
| December 23, 2015 | in the vicinity of Ramadi | an ISIL vehicle-borne Improvised Explosive Device (IED) |
| December 18, 2015 | northwest of Mosul | three ISIL fighting positions |
| December 17, 2015 | northwest of Mosul | an ISIL fighting position |
| December 13, 2015 | northwest of Mosul | an ISIL fighting position |
| December 11, 2015 | north of Al Kuwayr | an ISIL fighting position |
| December 9, 2015 | in the vicinity of Ramadi | two ISIL fighting position |
| December 8, 2015 | west of Makhmur | two ISIL compounds used as staging areas and weapons caches during two separate airstrikes |
| December 5, 2015 | southwest of Sinjar | two ISIL fighting positions |
| December 4, 2015 | northeast of Mosul | an ISIL fighting position |
| December 3, 2015 | northwest of Mosul | an ISIL fighting position |
| December 1, 2015 | southwest of Sinjar | an ISIL fighting position |
November 2015
November 2015
| Date | Location | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| November 25, 2015 | in the vicinity of Ramadi | an ISIL fighting position |
| November 19, 2015 | in the vicinity of Mosul | an ISIL weapons production facility |
| November 18, 2015 | northwest of Mosul | two separate ISIL fighting positions |
| November 17, 2015 | in the vicinity of Ramadi | three ISIL fighting positions during two separate airstrikes |
| November 15, 2015 | southeast of Haditha | an ISIL fighting position |
| November 13, 2015 | in the vicinity of Ramadi | an ISIL compound and two separate ISIL fighting positions |
| November 12, 2015 | in the vicinity of Sinjar | an ISIL ammunition cache |
| November 12, 2015 | in the vicinity of Tal Afar | an ISIL fighting position |
| November 7, 2015 | southeast of Mosul | an ISIL fighting position |
| November 7, 2015 | south of Sinjar | an ISIL fighting position |
| November 6, 2015 | in the vicinity of Ramadi | an ISIL fighting position |
| November 6, 2015 | north of Fallujah | two ISIL fighting positions |
| November 5, 2015 | southwest of Sinjar | two ISIL compounds |
October 2015
October 2015
| Date | Location | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| October 30, 2015 | northeast of Tal Afar | an ISIL fighting position |
| October 23, 2015 | northwest of Ramadi | an ISIL fighting position and an ISIL ammunitions cache |
| October 21, 2015 | west of Ramadi | an ISIL fighting position |
| October 20, 2015 | northeast of Tal Afar | an ISIL staging area |
| October 17, 2015 | northeast of Tal Afar | an ISIL fighting position |
| October 11, 2015 | northeast of Tal Afar | an ISIL fighting position |
| October 10, 2015 | northeast of Ramadi | two vehicle-borne Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) |
| October 10, 2015 | northeast of Tal Afar | an ISIL fighting position |
| October 7, 2015 | in Sinjar | two ISIL fighting positions |
| October 7, 2015 | south-southeast of Mosul | an ISIL fighting position |
| October 4, 2015 | west of Kirkuk | an ISIL fighting position |
| October 4, 2015 | west of Sinjar | an ISIL fighting position |
| October 3, 2015 | west of Kirkuk | an ISIL fighting position |
| October 2, 2015 | in the vicinity of Sinjar | two ISIL fighting positions |
September 2015
September 2015
| Date | Location | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2015 | in Sinjar | an ISIL fighting position |
| September 26, 2015 | in Hit | an Improvised Explosive Device factory |
| September 26, 2015 | in the vicinity of Mosul | an ISIL fighting position |
| September 23, 2015 | in Mosul | an ISIL Improvised Explosive Device (IED) factory |
| September 10, 2015 | northeast of Mosul | an ISIL fighting position |
| September 9, 2015 | in Sinjar | two ISIL fighting positions |
| September 4, 2015 | in the vicinity of Ramadi | an ISIL fighting position |
| September 3, 2015 | in the vicinity of Sinjar | an ISIL fighting position |
| September 2, 2015 | in the vicinity of Sinjar | an ISIL fighting position |
| September 1, 2015 | in the vicinity of Sinjar | an ISIL fighting position |
August 2015
August 2015
| Date | Location | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| August 28, 2015 | vicinity of Al-Baghdadi | an ISIL ammunition cache and ISIL boats used for transporting ammunition |
| August 25, 2015 | south of Kirkuk | an ISIL fighting position |
| August 21, 2015 | east of Tal Afar | an ISIL staging area |
| August 20, 2015 | one west of Kirkuk and another west of Mosul | two separate ISIL fighting positions |
| August 15, 2015 | in Sinjar | an ISIL fighting position |
| August 8, 2015 | in Sinjar | an ISIL fighting position |
| August 8, 2015 | north of Mosul | an ISIL fighting position |
| August 5, 2015 | south of Kirkuk | an ISIL staging area |
| August 5, 2015 | west of Makhmur | an ISIL fighting position |
| August 2, 2015 | north of Tal Afar | an ISIL fighting position |
| August 1, 2015 | northwest of Mosul | an ISIL fighting position |
July 2015
July 2015
| Date | Location | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| July 30, 2015 | Al Qa’im, Iraq, and north of Al Bukamal, Syria | ISIL compounds |
| July 30, 2015 | northwest of Haditha | ISIL compounds and an ISIL fighting position |
| July 29, 2015 | northwest of Haditha | ISIL fighting position |
| July 26, 2015 | Sinjar and Tal Afar | ISIL fighting positions |
| July 25, 2015 | Kirkuk | ISIL staging area |
| July 24, 2015 | northwest of Mosul | ISIL fighting position |
| July 23, 2015 | east of Mosul | ISIL fighting position |
| July 22, 2015 | southeast of Mosul | ISIL fighting position |
| July 21, 2015 | southeast of Haditha | ISIL fighting position |
| July 19, 2015 | northwest of Tal Afar | ISIL transport vehicle |
| July 18, 2015 | northeast of Sinjar | ISIL fighting position |
| July 18, 2015 | vicinity of Ramadi | ISIL fighting position |
| July 17, 2015 | northwest of Tal Afar | ISIL fighting position |
| July 16, 2015 | northeast of Mosul | ISIL staging area |
| July 16, 2015 | northwest of Mosul | ISIL fighting position |
| July 15, 2015 | northwest of Tal Afar | ISIL fighting position |
| July 12, 2015 | vicinity of Ramadi | ISIL fighting position |
| July 11, 2015 | northeast of Fallujah and southeast of Fallujah | ISIL fighting positions |
| July 10, 2015 | northeast of Fallujah | ISIL fighting position |
| July 5, 2015 | southeast of Fallujah | ISIL fighting position |
| July 4, 2015 | southeast of Fallujah | ISIL fighting position |
| July 3, 2015 | northwest of Mosul | ISIL staging area |
| July 3, 2015 | vicinity of Sinjar and southeast of Mosul | ISIL fighting positions |
| July 2, 2015 | vicinity of Sinjar and northeast of Tal Afar | ISIL fighting positions |
| July 2, 2015 | northwest of Tal Afar | ISIL fighting position |
June 2015
June 2015
| Date | Location | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| June 28, 2015 | west of Fallujah | ISIL staging area and an ISIL compound |
| June 23, 2015 | vicinity of Sinjar | ISIL staging area |
| June 21, 2015 | west of Fallujah | ISIL fighting position |
| June 20, 2015 | southeast of Mosul | ISIL fighting position |
| June 19, 2015 | northwest of Mosul | ISIL fighting position |
| June 19, 2015 | vicinity of Sinjar | ISIL fighting position |
| June 16, 2015 | northeast of Mosul | ISIL fighting position |
| June 14, 2015 | west of Kirkuk | ISIL fighting position |
| June 14, 2015 | northwest of Tal Afar | ISIL fighting position |
| June 14, 2015 | northwest of Mosul | ISIL fighting position |
| June 12, 2015 | vicinity of Mosul | ISIL fighting position |
| June 11, 2015 | northwest of Tal Afar | ISIL fighting position |
| June 10, 2015 | the vicinity of Bayji | ISIL fighting position |
| June 9, 2015 | near Al Hasakah, Syria | ISIL compound |
| June 7, 2015 | the vicinity of Mosul | ISIL staging area |
| June 8, 2015 | north of Bayji | ISIL fighting position |
| June 4, 2015 | northwest of Tal Afar | ISIL fighting position |
| June 4, 2015 | the vicinity of Sinjar | ISIL fighting position |
| June 3, 2015 | south of Haditha | ISIL fighting position |
| June 2, 2015 | the vicinity of Mosul | two ISIL fighting positions |
May 2015
May 2015
| Date | Location | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2015 | vicinity of Bayji | ISIL fighting position |
| May 30, 2015 | vicinity of Sinjar | ISIL fighting position |
| May 30, 2015 | southeast of Mosul | ISIL fighting position |
| May 29, 2015 | northwest of Tal Afar | two ISIL fighting positions |
| May 29, 2015 | northwest of Mosul | ISIL fighting position |
| May 27, 2015 | south of Mosul | ISIL fighting position |
| May 26, 2015 | north of Bayji | ISIL fighting position |
| May 26, 2015 | west of Mosul | two ISIL fighting positions |
| May 23, 2015 | east of Mosul | ISIL fighting position |
| May 22, 2015 | southeast of Mosul | ISIL fighting position |
| May 20, 2015 | north of Ar-Raqqah, Syria | ISIL staging area |
| May 15, 2015 | east of Mosul | ISIL fighting position |
| May 13, 2015 | east of Al-Baghdadi | ISIL infiltration route |
| May 13, 2015 | northeast of Mosul | ISIL fighting position |
| May 12, 2015 | southeast of Mosul | ISIL heavy engineering equipment |
| May 12, 2015 | southeast of Mosul | ISIL fighting position |
| May 12, 2015 | northwest of Tal Afar | two ISIL fighting positions |
| May 9, 2015 | north of Bayji | ISIL fighting position |
| May 8, 2015 | southeast of Haditha | ISIL target during roadside bomb installation |
| May 6, 2015 | north of Bayji | ISIL fighting position |
April 2015
April 2015
| Date | Location | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| April 29, 2015 | vicinity of Sinjar | ISIL fighting position |
| April 26, 2015 | west of Fallujah | ISIL fighting position |
| April 26, 2015 | east of Fallujah | ISIL fighting position |
| April 25, 2015 | Kharbani | ISIL staging areas |
| April 22, 2015 | near Bayji | ISIL vehicle |
| April 20, 2015 | Ramadi | ISIL fighting positions |
| April 19, 2015 | vicinity of Ramadi | ISIL fighting positions |
| April 18, 2015 | north of Al Karmah | ISIL fighting positions |
| April 18, 2015 | south of Kirkuk | ISIL staging area and a compound used as a staging area |
| April 11, 2015 | vicinity of Bayji | ISIL vehicle-borne Improvised Explosive Device (IED) |
| April 11, 2015 | southeast of Mosul | ISIL fighting position |
| April 9, 2015 | vicinity of Sinjar | three ISIL fighting positions |
| April 8, 2015 | near Ar Raqqah, Syria | ISIL garrison |
| April 8, 2015 | southeast of Mosul | ISIL fighting position |
| April 4, 2015 | west of Mosul | ISIL Improvised Explosives Device (IED) factory |
March 2015
March 2015
| Date | Location | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2015 | west of Mosul | an ISIL fighting position |
| March 30, 2015 | vicinity of Ramadi | two ISIL fighting positions |
| March 27, 2015 | southwest of Fallujah | ISIL fighting positions |
| March 25, 2015 | northeast of Mosul | ISIL compound |
| March 24, 2015 | north of Fallujah | ISIL vehicle-borne improvised explosive device and heavy engineering equipment |
| March 22, 2015 | Sinjar | ISIL staging area |
| March 19, 2015 | west of Kirkuk | ISIL Improvised Explosives Device factory |
| March 19, 2015 | northeast of Mosul | ISIL equipment and fighting positions |
| March 9, 2015 | west of Kirkuk | a series of ISIL staging areas and fighting positions |
| March 8, 2015 | southeast of Haditha | two ISIL ammunition caches |
| March 7, 2015 | south of Kirkuk | ISIL fighting positions |
| March 5, 2015 | southeast of Mosul | ISIL transport vehicle carrying an artillery piece |
February 2015
February 2015
| Date | Location | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| February 24, 2015 | north of Mosul | three ISIL fighting positions |
| February 13, 2015 | near Hit | ISIL Improvised Explosive Device production factory |
| February 11, 2015 | east of Mosul | ISIL fighting position |
| February 7, 2015 | northeast of Mosul | two ISIL fighting positions |
| February 7, 2015 | Bayji | ISIL fighting position |
| February 6, 2015 | northwest of Mosul | ISIL fighting position |
| February 5, 2015 | southeast of Mosul | ISIL heavy engineering equipment |
| February 5, 2015 | northwest of Baghdad | ISIL compound used as a staging area |
| February 3, 2015 | southwest of Mosul | ISIL IED factory and storage facility |
January 2015
January 2015
| Date | Location | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| January 30, 2015 | northwest of Baghdad | ISIL mortar |
| January 29, 2015 | northwest of Mosul | two ISIL fighting positions and two ISIL vehicles |
| January 25, 2015 | northeast of Mosul | ISIL fighting position |
| January 24, 2015 | southeast of Mosul | ISIL fighting position |
| January 23, 2015 | northwest of Mosul | ISIL fighting positions |
| January 21, 2015 | northeast of Mosul | ISIL fighting positions on three different occasions |
| January 21, 2015 | northwest of Mosul | ISIL fighting position |
| January 21, 2015 | west of Mosul | ISIL fighting position |
| January 18, 2015 | northwest of Mosul | ISIL fighting position |
| January 16, 2015 | northeast of Mosul | ISIL fighting positions |
| January 16, 2015 | vicinity of Sinjar | ISIL fighting positions |
| January 15, 2015 | south of Mosul | ISIL fighting positions, including a mortar emplacement |
| January 12, 2015 | vicinity of Bayji | ISIL fighting positions |
| January 11, 2015 | south of Bayji | ISIL fighting position |
| January 10, 2015 | south of Haditha | ISIL strongpoint, consisting of staging and storage facilities |
| January 9, 2015 | vicinity of Ramadi | ISIL transport truck carrying an Armoured Personnel Carrier |
| January 9, 2015 | north of Bayji | ISIL positions |
| January 8, 2015 | vicinity of Haditha | ISIL position |
| January 1, 2015 | northwest of Baghdad | fighting positions |
| January 1, 2015 | vicinity of Al-Qa’im | ISIL storage facilities |
2014
December 2014
December 2014
| Date | Location | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2014 | west of Fallujah | fighting position |
| December 28, 2014 | vicinity of Sinjar | staging positions |
| December 24, 2014 | vicinity of Al Qa’im |
ISIL position |
| December 21, 2014 | Fallujah | ISIL Improvised Explosive Device (IED) production factory and a storage facility |
| December 20, 2014 | northwest of Mosul | vehicle-borne improvised explosive device |
| December 19, 2014 | vicinity of Tal Afar | vehicles, fortified rocket emplacement |
| December 17, 2014 | northwest of Mosul | two fighting positions |
| December 10, 2014 | Al Qa’im | fighting position (one bunker) |
| December 5, 2014 | northeast of Mosul | fighting positions (two bunkers and two heavy machine gun emplacements) |
November 2014
November 2014
| Date | Location | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| November 30, 2014 | south-southeast of Mosul | ISIL positions |
| November 28, 2014 | vicinity of Hit | ISIL position |
| November 19, 2014 | northwest of Kirkuk | fighting positions |
| November 17, 2014 | vicinity of Mosul | improvised explosive device warehouse facility |
| November 11, 2014 | Bayji | artillery piece |
| November 2, 2014 | west of Fallujah |
heavy engineering equipment and vehicles |
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