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Iowa Soldiers make history in U.S. Army air defense mission
January 19, 2022 — In the very early morning hours of June 5, 2021, Soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 194th Field Artillery did what they’d done for several months – 24 hours a day, 7 days a week – they manned their Counter-Rocket, Artillery, Mortar guns. The Soldiers, deployed to Al Asad Air Base in western Iraq, came from small towns, mostly in northwest and north central Iowa. Members of the Iowa National Guard, and mostly field artillerymen and maintainers, they found themselves deployed to the Middle East to do a completely foreign mission: air defense... MORE

U.S. Army Spc. Corbin Doll, a forward observer with 1st Battalion, 194th Field Artillery, mans a Counter-Rocket, Artillery, Mortar gun at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, on June 7, 2021. As a forward observer, Doll has been trained to help direct artillery and mortar fire. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Christie R. Smith)

التحالف: إنّ هجمات الميليشيات المدعومة من إيران تُمثّل خطرًا يلهينا عن إداء المهمة
January 5, 2022 — بغـداد – تم إستهداف قوات التحالف صباح هذا اليوم بثماني قذائف صاروخية على القرية الخضراء ، وهي قاعدة... MORE

Coalition forces, acting on credible and actionable intelligence, responded swiftly and fired six rounds of artillery towards the point of origin of an attack just outside Mayadin, Syria, Jan 5, 2022. The Iran-supported malign actors fired on the Coalition and SDF from within civilian infrastructure with no regard for civilian safety. (courtesy photo)

Coalition: Iran-backed militia attacks a dangerous distraction from mission
January 5, 2022 — Coalition forces were targeted this morning by eight rounds of indirect fire at Green Village, a Syrian Democratic Forces base with a small Coalition advisory presence, in northeast Syria. According to Coalition forces, the attack did not cause any casualties, but several rounds impacted inside the Coalition base and caused minor damage... MORE

Four-suspects-captured-after-attack-shaddadi
January 4, 2022 — Officials from Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve announced last night that Coalition forces were targeted by indirect fire in areas of northeast Syria. According to the Coalition, rounds did not damage any Coalition areas, but impacted civilian areas near Al Shaddadi... MORE

Iraqi delegation takes a first-hand look at new advise, assist, enable mission
January 4, 2022 — Less than two weeks after the Governments of Iraq and the United States announced the successful transition from combat to an advise, assist and enable role, key Iraqi government and military officials visited two Iraqi bases where Coalition forces are invited guests to observe the new mission first-hand... MORE

Mr. Qasim al-Araji, National Security Advisor of Iraq and Iraqi Staff Lt. Gen. Abdul Amir al-Shammari, deputy commander, Joint Operations Command for Iraq inspect body armor plates at an equipment staging area at Al Asad Air Base on Dec. 18, 2021. Millions of dollars of equipment, supplies, weapons and ammunition are transferred to Iraq forces to assist and enable their continuing mission to defeat Daesh. (U.S. Army photo Maj. Alexa Carlo-Hickman)

Combat role in Iraq complete; invitation from Iraq reaffirmed to advise, assist, enable
December 9, 2021 — Combined Joint Task Force – Inherent Resolve, the international force charged with maintaining the enduring defeat of Daesh, announced today that it has completed its transition to a non-combat mission before year’s end as agreed. The new mission is to advise, assist, and enable Iraqi forces... MORE

Coalition Welcomes New Deputy Commanding General, Continues Mission
December 6, 2021 — Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve conducted a change of responsibility for the coalition’s Deputy Commanding General position in Baghdad, Nov. 26, 2021... MORE

Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve conducted a change of responsibility for the coalition’s Deputy Commanding General position in Baghdad, Nov. 26, 2021.

نقل المقر الرئيسي على مستوى قيادة برتبة عقيد من العراق إلى الكويت
November 30, 2021 — قاعدة الأسد الجوية ، العراق - تم الأسبوع الماضي نقل المقر الرئيسي اللوجستي على مستوى قيادة برتبة... MORE

Lt. Col. Nathan Adkins, 329th Regional Support Group commander, speaks at a transfer of authority ceremony Nov. 23, 2021, at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq. AAAB, an Iraqi-run installation, conducts operations in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve, a multi-national coalition charged with advising, assisting and enabling Iraqi partners to maintain the enduring defeat of Daesh.(U.S. Army photo by Maj. Alexa Carlo-Hickman)

Colonel-level HQ moves from Iraq to Kuwait
November 30, 2021 — A Colonel-level logistics headquarters moved from Iraq to Kuwait last week, a demonstrative step towards the conclusion of the transformation of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve to the advise, assist, and enable role that will be achieved in the coming weeks, according to Coalition officials... MORE

مجموعة المستشارين العسكريين التابعة الى قوة المهام المشتركة - عملية العزم الصلب تعمل على تمكين قوات الأمن العراقية (القوات الإتحادية وقوات البيشمركة) للقيام بعمليات مستقلة دون دعم خارجي
November 23, 2021 — ... MORE