11/09/2015 Capitaine Candice Thomassin  - DICOD

11.09.2015 source SHD

11 septembre 1611 : naissance du maréchal de Turenne (Sedan).

11 septembre 1697 : bataille de Zenta (actuelle Serbie). Eugène de Savoie, frustré de n'avoir reçu aucun commandement militaire de la part de Louis XIV, se met au service des Habsbourg et devient l'un des plus grands chefs de guerre de son temps. A Zenta, il inflige une défaite écrasante aux Ottomans du sultan Moustafa II. Alors que ceux-ci traversent la rivière Tisza pour prendre leurs quartiers d'hiver, Eugène parfaitement renseigné sur leurs déplacements, décide d'attaquer. Il parvient à surprendre l'ennemi en plein franchissement ce qui lui permet d'inverser le rapport de forces. Pris au dépourvus, les Ottomans perdent 20 000 hommes et 10 000 prisonniers. Deux ans plus tard, les Ottomans signeront la paix et évacueront quasiment toute l'Europe.

11 septembre 1709 : bataille de Malplaquet (vers Mons). Tactiquement indécise, cette bataille est en fait une victoire stratégique française. Alors que le royaume de France est sur le point d'être envahi, la "saignée" en hommes que représente Malplaquet compromet les projets d'invasion du duc de Marlborough et ... d'Eugène de Savoie. Le maréchal Villars perd 40 000 soldats français soit 15 000  de moins que la coalition.

11 septembre 1814 : création du 3^ème régiment du génie (Grenoble). Le plus ancien régiment du génie fête aujourd’hui ses 201 ans. Basé à Charleville-Mézières depuis 1947, le régiment a récemment (mai 2014) été décoré de la croix de la valeur militaire pour son action notamment en Afghanistan. Son drapeau outre 9 batailles inscrites, possède déjà la fourragère 1914-1918 et la Croix de Guerre 1939-1945. « Ardennes, tiens ferme !» compte 900 hommes et appartient à la 1^ère brigade mécanisée.

11 septembre 1917 : mort du capitaine Georges Guynemer (Poelkapelle - Belgique). Fils d'un Saint-Cyrien, Guynemer veut s'engager dans l’armée de Terre lorsqu’éclate la guerre. L'armée de Terre le refuse, le jugeant physiquement trop fragile, alors il postule pour un poste de mécanicien avion. En persévérant, il devient pilote et acquiert bientôt une belle maîtrise du vol. Remarqué pour son courage, son sang-froid et surtout ses qualités chevaleresques en combat aérien, il est promu lieutenant en février 1916. Nommé capitaine début 1917, il prend le commandement de la prestigieuse escadrille des Cigognes. Le jour de sa mort, il totalise 53 victoires aériennes homologuées. Nombreux sont les ennemis qu’il a épargnés lors de duels aériens, à lui rendre les honneurs lorsqu'ils apprennent sa mort (dont les circonstances demeurent obscures).

11 septembre 1973 : coup d’Etat chilien. Le président Salvador Allende est renversé par la Junte militaire chilienne. Des chasseurs-bombardiers tirent au canon de 30 mm contre le palais de la Moneda où vient de se suicider Allende. Le général Pinochet ne quitte le pouvoir qu’en 1990.

11 septembre 1978 : coup du parapluie bulgare (Londres). Georgi Markov, dissident bulgare, décède à l’hôpital de Westminster des suites d’un violent empoisonnement. Le 7 septembre Markov a été bousculé par un passant dans la rue qui lui a donné « par mégarde » un coup de parapluie. Cet ustensile inoffensif était en fait une arme conçue par les services secrets de l’Est et le passant maladroit, l’un des leurs.

Note RP Defense : voir Le mystère du "parapluie bulgare" restera entier

11 septembre 2001 : attentats du World Trade Center (New York et Washington)

10/09/2015 Sources : État-major des armées

La semaine a été marquée par l’extension de la zone d’opérations des forces armées françaises engagées au Levant jusqu’à la Syrie, avec le survol des zones contrôlées par Daech. Le 8 septembre 2015, au lendemain de l’annonce du Président de la République, une patrouille de Rafale a conduit une première mission de reconnaissance (missions ISR – Intelligence, surveillance et reconnaissance) depuis le golfe arabo-persique. Une deuxième a été réalisée le 9 septembre par un avion de patrouille maritime Atlantique2 de la Marine nationale.

L’objectif de ces missions aériennes consiste à acquérir du renseignement sur le groupe terroriste Daech et à renforcer notre capacité d’appréciation autonome de la situation dans les zones survolées. Elles sont conduites en coordination avec la coalition et en complément des actions déjà menées par cette dernière en Syrie. La coordination des vols est assurée depuis le centre des opérations aériennes (CAOC) de la coalition situé à Al Udeid, au Qatar. Ces missions aériennes s’inscrivent dans la continuité de celles menées depuis septembre 2014 dans le cadre de l’opération Chammal, sans entraîner de changement de la composition de la force.

L'activité aérienne hebdomadaire des avions de Chammal en Irak et en Syrie s'est traduite par 20 missions, dont 5 missions ISR. Cinq frappes ont abouti à la destruction de 7 objectifs dans les régions de Fallujah, Mossoul et Sinjar : des bâtiments, véhicules et barges fluviales du groupe terroriste Daech.

En Irak, dans le secteur de Bagdad, le détachement conseil et assistance a effectué des stages de topographie, lutte contre les engins explosifs improvisés et de secourisme au combat, tout en poursuivant la formation et l’accompagnement des officiers de l’état-major de la 6th Infantry Division. Le Détachement d’instruction opérationnel (DIO) 13 termine le 10 septembre 2015 une formation en techniques commando et un stage "formateur des formateurs", commencés fin juillet 2015, au profit des militaires de l’ICTS, l’Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service. Un stage de lutte contre les engins explosifs, commencé en août 2015, se termine en début de semaine prochaine.

Lancée depuis le 19 septembre 2014, l’opération Chammal mobilise 700 militaires. Elle vise, à la demande du gouvernement irakien et en coordination avec les alliés de la France présents dans la région, à assurer un soutien aérien aux forces irakiennes dans la lutte contre le groupe terroriste Daech. Le dispositif complet est actuellement structuré autour de douze avions de chasse de l’armée de l’Air (six Rafale, trois Mirage 2000D et trois Mirage 2000N) et d’un avion de patrouille maritime Atlantique2. Il comprend également des militaires projetés à Bagdad et Erbil pour la formation et le conseil des militaires irakiens.

September 9, 2015 by CJTF-OIR Release # 20150909

Military Airstrikes Continue Against ISIL Terrorists in Syria and Iraq

SOUTHWEST ASIA – On Sep. 8, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted three airstrikes using attack, bomber fighter and remotely piloted aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 14 airstrikes coordinated with the government of Iraq using attack, bomber, fighter, fighter-attack and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets.

In coordination with the Government of Iraq, the Coalition conducted airstrikes against an ISIL operating base located near Ramadi.

“Coalition strikes targeted and destroyed a large Daesh staging facility that housed weapons caches, combat equipment and included a multitude of prepared defensive positions” said Col. Michael Indovina, spokesman, CJTF-OIR. “This facility was a key Daesh command and supply hub in the Ramadi region and was being used to store large amounts of homemade explosives, as well as VBIED components. Destroying this facility enables Iraqi security forces activities in and around Ramadi while degrading Daesh command and control capability throughout the area.”

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

Syria

• Near Al Hawl, one airstrike destroyed three ISIL bunkers.

• Near Ar Raqqah, one airstrike struck an ISIL large tactical unit and an ISIL training camp and destroyed five ISIL fighting positions and an ISIL motorcycle.

• Near Mar’a, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL front end loader.

Iraq

• Near Al Huwayjah, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit.

• Near Bayji, one airstrike destroyed an ISIL VBIED.

• Near Fallujah, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL building.

• Near Habbaniyah, two airstrikes destroyed an ISIL homemade explosives cache and an ISIL rocket rail.

• Near Kirkuk, one airstrike struck two ISIL heavy machine gun firing positions and an ISIL mortar firing position.

• Near Kisik, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and an ISIL heavy machine gun firing position and destroyed an ISIL fighting position.

• Near Ramadi, three airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit, an ISIL operating base and an ISIL staging area and destroyed five ISIL homemade explosives caches, two ISIL boats, an ISIL motorcycle and an ISIL vehicle.

• Near Sinjar, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions and two ISIL heavy machine guns.

• Near Tal Afar, two airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and an ISIL mortar firing position and destroyed an ISIL bunker, an ISIL excavator, an ISIL fighting position, an ISIL trench and an ISIL weapons cache.

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

The strikes were conducted as part of Operation Inherent Resolve, the operation to eliminate the ISIL terrorist group and the threat they pose to Iraq, Syria and the wider international community.

The destruction of ISIL targets in Syria and Iraq further limits the group's ability to project terror and conduct operations. Coalition nations which have conducted airstrikes in Iraq include Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, Jordan, Netherlands, United Kingdom and United States. Coalition nations which have conducted airstrikes in Syria include Bahrain, Canada, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates and the U.S.

8 sept. 2015 Defence HQ

September 5, 2015: Strategy Page

A power struggle in the government has finally gone public with the August 27 arrest of Abdelkader Ait Ouarab. This is a big deal because this is the guy who led the counter-terror campaign in the 1990s that defeated the Islamic terrorists. Ouarab continued serving until he retired (apparently under pressure) in late 2013. All this internal strife has been going on, quietly, for over a decade. Things heated up in early 2013 when president Abdelaziz Bouteflika had a stroke and was disabled. Pro-reform members of the senior leadership pushed for Bouteflika to resign followed by free elections The Bouteflika family and corrupt officials who had benefitted from Bouteflika rule got organized and resisted. No one wanted a civil war, but the two sides were sharply divided and compromise was not possible. By late 2013 it was clear that most Algerians wanted the government to clean up the rampant corruption and that there was support for that on the inside led by several senior Intelligence officers. Most of the corrupt officials and their civilian allies belong to the extended family of the elderly (nearly 80) president Bouteflika. Then there were the clans of several other families that led the country after freedom was achieved in the 1960s and have dominated government and the economy ever since. The Bouteflikas were apparently slow to realize that their most dangerous political enemies were the senior people in the intelligence and security agencies who were keen on cleaning up the corruption. There were also a lot of military officers who favored anti-corruption reforms. Fortunately for Bouteflika many senior military commanders were corrupt, some because they felt refusing the economic perks offered when they achieved high rank would be seen as disloyal. Bouteflika always believed the loyalty of the military was essential to keeping his corrupt crew in power. Yet by late 2013 many Bouteflika loyalists noted the split within the military and began moving more of their assets out of the country, just in case. That’s because if there’s another large-scale uprising and the military refuses to suppress it (or, worse, splits or falls apart because of disagreements among officers) the current government is done. Bouteflika also realizes that most of the troops are keen on anti-corruption efforts. In short, it’s a dangerous time in Algeria and now it’s out in the open.

There have been hints of trouble recently. In late July local media revealed that the government had unexpectedly replaced three of the most powerful generals in the military (the heads of counter-intelligence, the Republican Guard and presidential security). This was immediately linked with two other odd events. First there was the large number of troops showing up at the presidential residence on July 16th. Whatever was going on there was never made public. Finally there is the fact that president Bouteflika has not spoken or appeared in public for months and many Algerians believe he is dying or at the very least not getting any better.

Since early 2014 the government has denied that there was a feud raging between the intelligence services and the corrupt senior politicians. For over a year there have been rumors of senior people in the intelligence and security agencies who are keen on cleaning up the corruption and pressuring the government to support this effort. There were also a lot of military officers who favor the anti-corruption drive and the government responded by accusing the reformers of being disloyal and plotting a coup. That’s a possibility now, despite efforts to persuade the Bouteflika clan to do the right thing and let the people decide. Right now Algerians are finding out that the key men in the counter-terror forces are being forced out. Not just the older ones who are eligible for retirement but younger ones who are not. This provides leaders for any future rebellion against the corrupt government and the Bouteflikas are running out of options.

Meanwhile the fight against Islamic terrorists continues with over 60 of them killed so far this year compared to about a hundred in all of 2014. Many Algerians fear that dismissing many key counter-terrorism leaders will eventually reduce the effectiveness of operations against Islamic terrorists. The national leadership seems more concerned about maintaining their power and ability to plunder the national wealth for personal benefit. The government also appears incapable of dealing with the financial crises. Oil and gas income has fallen by nearly half since 2011. That’s about $30 billion less each year. Oil and gas are nearly all (97 percent) of the country's export revenues, and 40 percent of GDP. The 2015 budget keeps spending levels largely the same and to do that over $30 billion has to come out of the reserves. This cannot continue for long as Algeria only has $158 billion in reserves and not much in the way of credit for big loans to cover budget deficits. These shortages make the corruption more of an issue. For example, corrupt officials enable over $40 billion in untaxed goods to be smuggled in each year. While the army and police concentrate on the small operators bringing goods in overland in the south or from Morocco, the big money is in bribed officials allowing shiploads to come in untaxed. The government is going through the motions of cracking down but most Algerians believe this is all for show. 

August 31, 2015: In Jijel Province (365 kilometers east of the capital) soldiers have lately been capturing more smugglers with weapons, lots of ammo and even rifle cartridge reloading equipment. Many of these smugglers are bringing in people in addition to the usual cheap fuel and food. In the west, on the Moroccan border, soldiers shot a smuggler crossing the border illegally.

August 28, 2015: West of the capital soldiers ambushed Islamic terrorists and killed one. Weapons and documents were seized.

August 27, 2015: The government arrested former (until late 2013) counter-terrorism chief Abdelkader Ait Ouarab. Also known as “General Hassan” he ran the DRS (main intelligence agency). Ouarab was charged with possessing illegal firearms, withholding information and insubordination. East of the capital troops found an Islamic terrorist hideout that was used to store and build bombs. Several bombs were seized along with weapons and ammo. This was part of a week-long operation that has so far left five Islamic terrorists dead and large quantities of weapons, ammo and equipment seized.

August 25, 2015: In the last three days troops on the Mali and Niger borders have killed or arrested over 120 smugglers and seized large quantities of weapons, ammunition and other goods.

August 23, 2015: Tunisian border guards were ambushed by Islamic terrorists near the Algerian border. One border guard was killed and three wounded. This appears to be part of an effort by one of the major Islamic terror groups in Tunisia to get the security forces to back off. That has not been working so far and the Islamic terrorists have suffered heavy losses recently.

August 22, 2015: In the northeast (Skikda province, 500 kilometers east of the capital) troops clashed with a group of Islamic terrorists and killed two of them. The army has a major search operation going on in the province because of reports that a group of armed Islamic terrorists (as many as 30) were in the area.

August 18, 2015:  In the east, across the border in Tunisia, Islamic terrorist landmines killed two Tunisian soldiers.

August 14, 2015: In the northeast (Skikda province) Islamic terrorists ambushed an army patrol and killed two soldiers.

September 7, 2015:  Strategy Page

The military continues to chase down remaining Boko Haram groups in the northeast, especially northern Borno State and its huge Sambisa Forest. The northeast in general is a thinly populated area with many places to hide. Aerial reconnaissance has proved to be a key tool in finding Boko Haram, along with tips from civilians (often local self-defense groups). For example air force bombers recently hit a Boko Haram camp that was using solar panels (seen from the air) for electricity. Boko Haram is at a disadvantage here because they need electricity to keep their communications working. Batteries alone will not get it done and any electricity producing device (generators, solar panels) are easy to spot (especially when using heat sensors) from the air. The military prefers air strikes because getting ground troops to a remote site can take hours and the element of surprise is lost. Moreover the Islamic terrorists are using more landmines and booby traps around their camps, even the temporary ones. These kill troops every week and will be a long term problem in these remote areas as civilians hunt and forage in these areas. 

Several large (often over a hundred gunmen) Boko Haram groups have become, in effect, nomads. They are constantly on the move, staying in one place a few days and moving on. They live by raiding and looting and the army keeps chasing after them, occasionally catching up. That results in a brief battle as the Islamic terrorists flee, scattering if need be. These groups still try to occupy towns and use the place as a base but that is getting more difficult because the military regularly patrols remote towns and villages to make sure the Islamic terrorists have not shown up and taken over.

Since 2009 Boko Haram violence has left nearly 20,000 dead mainly in three majority Moslem states in the northeast. A thousand of those deaths have occurred in the hundred days since president Buhari (who said he would crush Boko Haram) took power. Accompanying those deaths have been at least 75,000 new refugees forced to flee their homes. Over two million Nigerians have been driven from their homes by the violence so far and over 50,000 have fled to neighboring countries. Boko Haram has tried using neighboring countries for more secure bases but Boko Haram violence there has caused over 100,000 people in Niger, Chad and Cameroon to flee their homes and that triggered a very violent and largely effective counter-terrorism effort. 

President Buhari, being a retired army officer, ordered a number of military reforms as soon as he took office four months ago. One of these involved the punishment given out to thousands of soldiers who “mutinied” in 2014 in response to the corruption and incompetence of many officers. Buhari ordered the review of 5,000 trials (courts martial) of soldiers in late 2014 and early 2015 that resulted in the accused being dismissed from the military. As suspected some 60 percent of these prosecutions involved soldiers protesting bad leadership. These soldiers had their convictions reversed and were offered the jobs back. Most appear of have accepted and rejoined the army.

In the south the navy has been ordered to respond more quickly to complaints of oil pollution caused by gangs that steal and refine oi. For decades gangs have punched holes into pipelines and gathered oil for use in crude illegal refineries that produce low grade kerosene. This has become more popular and the process causes a lot of pollution for people living in the Niger River Delta. The hole punched in the pipeline to take oil ends up letting more oil into the water. The refining process puts more pollutants into the waterways. In response to the order from the new president the navy has increased the use of air patrols and quick reaction teams. When a crude (and portable) refinery is spotted the nearest quick reaction force is alerted, given the GPS coordinates and speeds to the refinery (via thousands of kilometers of waterways in the Delta) before it can be moved. Oil companies believe over 100,000 barrels of oil a day are being stolen by thieves who tap into oil pipelines. That’s several billion dollars a year in lost oil revenue. In the past much of what the government did receive from oil production was stolen by politicians and civil servants. While many people in the Delta only get benefit from all the oil via oil thieves (who hire locals and spend a lot of the cash locally), far more Delta residents suffer from the pollution and generally lawless behavior of all those gangs.

The impact of some new anti-corruption measures are still unclear. Such is the case with the traditional influence of senior state officials in the appointment of the federal cabinet ministers. In the past this was how a new president developed widespread support at the state level. Buhari, as promised, is doing it differently and apparently ignoring the candidates favored by state officials. While this will produce less corrupt federal officials it will also antagonize elected officials and political party leaders in the states. This could get ugly, even though most states have considerable popular support for eliminating corruption.

Buhari still remains very popular, in large part because he has quickly produced some results that everyone can experience. Since taking office a hundred days ago electricity production has nearly doubled. Buhari did this by quickly eliminating corrupt practices (and officials) who were crippling efforts to eliminate chronic and growing electricity shortages (which provided many lucrative opportunities for corrupt officials and businesses). Keeping it up will prove more difficult as the corruption is extensive and a lot of very powerful people are determined to preserve their illegal privileges. As far as the corrupt crowd are concerned Buhari has won a few battles at the beginning of a long war.

September 4, 2015: In the northeast (Borno) a Boko Haram suicide bomber attacked a rural market and killed thirty people. This happened in Gwoza, a town the army had recently chased Boko Haram out of.

September 1, 2015: In the northeast (Borno State) Boko Haram attacked two villages and left at least 26 dead. The Islamic terrorists were seeking supplies and this is how they go about it. Across the Borno State border in Cameroon two Boko Haram suicide bombers (apparently female) attacked a crowded market and killed at least twenty people. Meanwhile Cameroon has forced some 12,000 Nigerian refugees to return home. This is a process begun in July. In part this is because Boko Haram has supporters (not all of them voluntary) among the refugees and these refugees assist Boko Haram in carrying out terror attacks in Cameroon.

August 31, 2015: In the northeast (Borno) a group of Boko Haram gunmen on horseback killed about 80 civilians over the weekend while raiding three villages.

August 29, 2015: In the northeast (Borno) troops found and seized a Boko Haram bomb making workshop. Also taken were two well-known and wanted Boko Haram leaders. In neighboring Chad ten Boko Haram men were executed by firing squad a day after they were convicted of carrying out an attack that killed 38 people in the Chad capital. This is to send a warning to Boko Haram that operating in Chad is very dangerous. Many Boko Haram appear to have figured that out already and fewer of these Islamic terrorists are being encountered inside Chad.

August 26, 2015: In the northeast (Borno) two Boko Haram suicide bombers attacked a checkpoint outside the state capital (Maiduguri). One soldier died, along with the two suicide bombers. Further north in Borno two Boko Haram suicide bombers attacked an army camp just across the border in Chad. The attack failed to harm any of the soldiers. Chad has been working hard to shot down Boko Haram operations along the Nigeria border and to prevent Boko Haram from getting any further into Chad.

August 25, 2015: In the northeast (Borno) a Boko Haram group killed 28 people while raiding two villages. Elsewhere in the northeast (the Yobe State capital Damaturu) a Boko Haram suicide bomber (a 14 year old girl) was stopped at a check point where she detonated her explosives and killed six people. 

August 24, 2015: A part of the new anti-corruption campaign the president (a retired general) has ordered all military weapons purchases since 2007 to be reviewed and prosecutions started if any were found to be corrupt. Some certainly were because officers and soldiers have long complained about not being able to get needed weapons or ammo of finding the stuff they were given defective. The previous president was unhappy with the American refusal to provide high tech weapons because of the corruption in the Nigerian military. The new president wants to eliminate that problem and prosecuting past misbehavior will discourage more such bad behavior.

August 23, 2015: In the northeast (Borno) Boko Haram ambushed an army convoy that included the army chief-of-staff. One soldier was killed along with ten Islamic terrorists. Another five Boko Haram gunmen were captured.

August 22, 2015: Senior military officers from Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Benin met in Chad and made the final arrangements for the new force of 8,700 troops that is being assembled for another major international operation against Boko Haram. The neighboring countries want to end the Islamic terrorist threat coming out of Nigeria and this coalition force has been expanded (with 800 troops from Benin) since it first went into action earlier in the year. The new force is supposed to go into action by the end of September.

August 21, 2015: President Buhari suspended the head of the immigration department after it was discovered that a wanted (by Lebanon) Sunni Islamic terrorist cleric (Ahmad al Assir) had been issued a Nigerian visa. This was discovered when the cleric was arrested in Lebanon on the 15th while trying to fly to Nigeria on a fake Palestinian passport containing a valid Nigerian visa. It is suspected that some corrupt immigration officials have been selling a lot of visas to criminals.

August 19, 2015: Nigeria arrested another 22 suspected Boko Haram members among the 12,000 Nigerian refugees being sent back by Cameroon. It was not disclosed how many Boko Haram members have been found so far among these refugees.

September 4, 2015 SOFREP

According to a September 1, 2015, story in the Washington Post that should surprise no one with even a passing knowledge of U.S. counterterrorism efforts over the last fifteen years, it appears the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the military’s Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) are using unmanned aerial vehicles to target and kill Syrian-based leaders of the Islamic terrorist group Islamic State (ISIS, also known as ISIL and IS).

08/09/2015 Sources : État-major des armées

Les premiers vols de reconnaissance au-dessus de la Syrie ont débuté le 8 septembre 2015.

C’est une patrouille de Rafale qui a décollé depuis son terrain de stationnement dans le golfe arabo-persique pour effectuer la première mission « ISR » au-dessus du territoire syrien. La mission du 8 septembre a duré plus de 6h30 ce qui a été rendu possible grâce au concours d’un avion ravitailleur C 135. Avec leurs pods "RECO NG" accrochés sous l'appareil et permettant la prise de vue à grande vitesse de jour comme de nuit et la surveillance vidéo, les Rafale ont pu acquérir du renseignement sur le groupe terroriste Daech et renforcer la capacité d’appréciation autonome de la situation de la France. Ces missions aériennes sont réalisées dans le cadre de l’opération de la coalition contre DAECH qui mène la mission Inherent Resolve. Elles viennent en complément des vols de l'opération française Chammal sur l'Irak. A l’instar des vols conduits en Irak, les vols français sont intégrés dans l'Air Task Order, le plan de vol de tous les avions de la coalition, élaboré au CAOC (1) d'Al Udeid au Qatar, où sont déployés des militaires français de l'opération Chammal.

Suite de l’article

(1) CAOC : Combined Air Operation Centre, centre interalliés des opérations aériennes

5 septembre 2015 par Nicolas Laffont - 45eNord.ca

Un avion de ravitaillement canadien en pleine mission contre le groupe armé État islamique durant l’Opération IMPACT a transmis sa position en vol durant plusieurs heures, selon des données du site de suivi de vols Flightradar24.

Les avions civils et militaires du monde entier utilisent un système appelé Automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B), qui permet à un avion de déterminer sa position par un système de positionnement par satellite et envoie périodiquement cette position et d’autres informations aux stations sol et aux autres appareils équipés de l’ADS-B évoluant dans la zone.

Or, durant une mission, un des avions de la Force opérationnelle aérienne en Irak n’a pas éteint son système ADS-B, révélant ainsi sa position durant plusieurs heures.

Ainsi, le vol nommé HOSER 15 est apparu sur le site Flightradar24, identifiant l’avion comme étant un A310-CC-150 de l’Aviation royale canadienne dans le ciel de l’Irak au-dessus de territoires contrôlés par l’EI.

Dans un courriel envoyé à 45eNord.ca, le ministère de la Défense nationale a confirmé l’incident, indiquant qu’il s’agissait d’une erreur des pilotes.

«Dans ce cas précis, l’équipage a choisi à tort le mauvais mode de transpondeur» précise la réponse du MDN. «Ils ont été mis au courant de cette situation et des mesures correctives ont été prises. Dans ce cas, il est estimé que l’avion et l’équipage n’ont pas été exposés à une menace supplémentaire».

On peut voir dans le tracé de l’avion que l’équipage a tourné en rond durant un long moment à l’ouest de Mossoul et de Baiji. Les ravitailleurs effectuent des cercles lorsqu’ils sont en train de ravitailler des appareils, tels des CF-18.

Le ministère précise que c’est une «procédure d’opération standard pour les aéronefs des Forces armées canadiennes dans l’espace aérien irakien d’utiliser les transpondeurs, [et]dans certaines circonstances, de se coordonner avec les avions de la coalition et les services de contrôle de la circulation aérienne irakiens. Pour assurer le succès de la mission et pour la sécurité du personnel des FAC, aucune information supplémentaire ne sera fournie pour le moment».

D’autres avions de la coalition ont commis la même erreur depuis le début de la lutte contre le groupe armé État islamique. On peut ainsi retrouver facilement des traces des vols de la Royal Air Force et de l’US Air Force. Certaines missions menées par les forces spéciales américaines à l’aide d’avions peuvent aussi être retracées.

05.09.2015 par GIGN

Jeudi 3 septembre 2015, l'Unité a reçu une délégation de diplomates du ministère des Affaires Etrangères.

Composée de personnels prochainement affectés en postes sensibles, une délégation de diplomates du Quai d'Orsay a pu rencontrer les gendarmes du GIGN.

A travers plusieurs démonstrations, les diplomates ont été sensibilisés à la sécurité à l'étranger et aux conduites à tenir en situation dégradée.

03/09/2015 Sources : État-major des armées

Contexte :

Le calme de la situation sécuritaire dans l’ensemble de la bande sahélo-saharienne perdure. Au Mali, le mois d’août 2015 a cependant été marqué par un regain de tension au  Sud de la boucle du Niger avec des actions terroristes conduites contre les forces maliennes et la MINUSMA. Cette situation n’a pas conduit à l’engagement de la force Barkhane, dont la zone d’effort reste concentrée dans la partie nord de la bande sahélo-saharienne.

Action de la force :

Dans l’ensemble de sa zone d’intervention, la force française et ses partenaires ont conservé un rythme élevé d’opérations. L’objectif reste de maintenir une pression sur les flux et la liberté de mouvement des groupes armés terroristes.

September 6, 2015 by CJTF-OIR Release # 20150906

Military Airstrikes Continue Against ISIL Terrorists in Syria and Iraq

SOUTHWEST ASIA – On Sep. 5, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted four airstrikes using bomber, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft. Separately in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 17 airstrikes coordinated with the government of Iraq using bomber, fighter, fighter-attack 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 Mar’a, three airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL bulldozer, an ISIL excavator, an ISIL front end loader and an ISIL VBIED.

• Near Tal Abyad, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL fighting position.

Iraq

• Near Bayji, two airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and terrain features denying ISIL a tactical advantage and destroyed four ISIL buildings.

• Near Fallujah, five airstrikes struck three ISIL staging areas and destroyed an ISIL building and an ISIL bunker.

• Near Hit, two airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL homemade explosives cache.

• Near Kisik, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed an ISIL vehicle.

• Near Mosul, three airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit, an ISIL training facility and an ISIL rocket firing position and destroyed an ISIL fighting position.

• Near Sinjar, one airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions and an ISIL heavy machine gun.

• Near Tuz, three airstrikes struck an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed 26 ISIL fighting positions, two ISIL weapons caches and an ISIL VBIED.

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

The strikes were conducted as part of Operation Inherent Resolve, the operation to eliminate the ISIL terrorist group and the threat they pose to Iraq, Syria and the wider international community.

The destruction of ISIL targets in Syria and Iraq further limits the group's ability to project terror and conduct operations. Coalition nations which have conducted airstrikes in Iraq include Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, Jordan, Netherlands, United Kingdom and United States. Coalition nations which have conducted airstrikes in Syria include Bahrain, Canada, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates and the U.S.