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Inherent Resolve Spokesman: Coalition Operations Deny ISIL’s Caliphate Dreams
May 13, 2016 — The U.S.-led coalition fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant is denying the terrorists’ ambition to act as a state by targeting their finances, revenue sources, recruiting efforts and leaders, the Operation Inherent Resolve spokesman said today... MORE

A French F-2 Rafale aircraft flies over Iraq in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, Jan. 8, 2016. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Nathan Lipscomb

Carter Lauds Belgium’s Decision to Expand Counter-ISIL Role
May 13, 2016 — Defense Secretary Ash Carter today lauded Belgium’s announcement that it will begin conducting airstrikes in Syria as part of the coalition air campaign against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant... MORE

Inherent Resolve Official Extends Condolences to Baghdad Attack Victims
May 11, 2016 — Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant fighters resort to desperate acts as the terrorist organization loses ground in Iraq, the commander of Operation Inherent Resolve’s Combined Joint Forces Land Component Command said, as he extended condolences to the people affected by today’s bombing in Baghdad... MORE

U.S. Army First Sgt. Gabriel Montgomery with 524th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 17th Sustainment Brigade, Task Force Battle Born, issues an M16 rifle to an Iraqi soldier assigned to Iraq’s 4th Battalion, 23rd Brigade, during an Iraqi Train and Equip Fund issuing point at Camp Taji, Iraq, April 16, 2016. This event is one of several where the United States provides weapons and other equipment to the Iraqi soldiers to assist them in defeating Daesh.

Pentagon Spokesman: Coalition Airstrike Kills Anbar Military Emir
May 9, 2016 — A U.S.-led coalition airstrike May 6 targeted and killed Abu Wahib, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant’s military emir for Iraq’s Anbar province, Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook said today... MORE

Operation Inherent Resolve Casualty
May 6, 2016 — On May 6, 2016, a Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve service member died as a result of a non-battle related injury in Iraq today. It is CJTF-OIR policy to defer casualty identification procedures to the relevant national authorities. ... MORE

Carter: Counter-ISIL Defense Ministers Recognize All Must Do More
May 5, 2016 — Defense ministers who represent core countries contributing to the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant all agreed that they will continue to do more to accelerate ISIL's lasting defeat, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said today in Stuttgart, Germany, after the group’s second meeting... MORE

Defense Secretary Ash Carter speaks with reporters following a meeting with defense ministers of countries making the most substantial contributions to the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, at U.S. European Command headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, May 4, 2016. DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Tim D. Godbee

Dunford: U.S. Working With Libya to Assess Possible Needs in Counter-ISIL Fight
May 4, 2016 — The United States is working with the interim Libyan government to see what help it might need in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said here today... MORE

Defense Secretary Ash Carter, Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; and Army Gen. Curtis M. Scaparrotti, commander of U.S. European Command, hold a press conference at Patch Barracks in Stuttgart, Germany, May 3, 2016. DoD photo by D. Myles Cullen

Operation Inherent Resolve Casualty
May 3, 2016 — On May 3, 2016, a Coalition service member was killed in northern Iraq as a result of enemy fire. Further information will be released as appropriate. It is CJTF-OIR policy to defer casualty identification procedures to the relevant national authorities... MORE

Carter Welcomes Norway’s Expansion of Counter-ISIL Role
May 2, 2016 — Defense Secretary Ash Carter welcomed the May 2, 2016 announcement by Prime Minister Erna Solberg that Norway will expand its role in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant... MORE

Defense Secretary Ash Carter is greeted by Norwegian Defense Minister Ine Eriksen Soreide as he arrives in Muenster, Germany, as part of a European trip June 22, 2015. In welcoming Norway’s May 2, 2016, announcement that Norway is increasing its role in the effort to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, Carter said he invited Soreide to participate in a meeting of defense ministers from countries leading the effort. DoD photo by Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz

Carter Details U.S. Strategy to Accelerate ISIL’s Defeat
April 29, 2016 — Moves made last year in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant have proved effective and U.S. officials have capitalized on that success to accelerate the counter-ISIL campaign, Defense Secretary Ash Carter told the Senate Armed Services Committee April 28, 2016... MORE

Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meets with trainers assigned to Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve at Besmaya Range Complex in Iraq, April 21, 2016. There are 3,782 Iraqi and peshmerga soldiers being trained at five sites across Iraq. Trainers come from the United States, Australia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom. DoD Photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro