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Additional Troops, New Technology Enhance Counter-ISIL Battle
April 26, 2016 — The latest in military technology and the addition of up to 450 more U.S. troops announced yesterday will enhance the U.S.-led coalition’s efforts to enable ground forces in the campaign to defeat Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorism in Iraq and Syria, the deputy commander for operations and intelligence for Operation Inherent Resolve told Pentagon reporters today... MORE

The B-52 Stratofortress -- a long-range, heavy bomber that can perform a variety of missions -- has been added to the U.S.-led-coalition’s airstrike arsenal in the campaign to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in Iraq and Syria. Air Force Maj. Gen. Peter E. Gersten, deputy commander for operations and intelligence for Operation Inherent Resolve, briefed Pentagon reporters April 26, 2016, about the accelerated counter-ISIL campaign. Air Force photo

Department of Defense Press Briefing by Maj. Gen. Gersten via Teleconference from Baghdad, Iraq
April 26, 2016 — Department of Defense Press Briefing by Maj. Gen. Gersten via Teleconference from Baghdad, Iraq... MORE

Up to 250 More U.S. Forces to Deploy to Syria, Pentagon Spokesman Says
April 25, 2016 — Up to 250 additional U.S. personnel are being deployed to Syria to support local forces on the ground and build on successes of U.S. forces already deployed there in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, the Pentagon's press secretary said today... MORE

Dunford Awards 4 Purple Heart Medals at Fire Base Bell in Quiet Ceremony
April 24, 2016 — In a quiet, low-key ceremony March 22, 2016, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff awarded Purple Heart Medals to four Marines wounded during the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant attack on Fire Base Bell in March 2016... MORE

During his trip to Iraq on April 22, 2016, Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, awarded Purple Heart Medals to four Marines wounded during the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant attack on Fire Base Bell in March. DoD photo by Gerry J. Gilmore

Dunford: Iraqi Forces Must Maintain Pressure on ISIL
April 23, 2016 — Now is not the time to stop and regroup in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford said after leaving Baghdad. “The momentum has swung and … my experience tells me once you’ve got somebody in a headlock, you don’t let them go,” the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said today in an interview on his way to Cairo, Egypt’s capital city... MORE

Air Force Capt. Mike Elliott, aircraft commander, and Air Force Capt. Addison Schenk,co-pilot, fly a C-17 after Marine Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, departed Iraqi Kurdistan April 22nd, 2016. Dunford visited Iraq to assess the campaign against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.(DoD Photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro)

Centcom Releases Civilian Casualty Assessments
April 22, 2016 — U.S. Central Command officials said today that U.S. airstrikes targeting the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorist organization likely resulted in 20 civilian casualties and 11 civilian injuries in Iraq and Syria last year... MORE

Dunford: Narrative, Momentum in Anti-ISIL Fight Has Shifted to Iraqis
April 22, 2016 — The narrative and the momentum in Iraq has definitely shifted from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant to Iraq and its coalition allies, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said at the conclusion of his latest trip here... MORE

Combined Joint Operations Center Keeps Eyes on ISIL
April 21, 2016 — From the outside, the Baghdad Combined Joint Operations Center doesn’t look like much. The center is in a large room in a nondescript building at the headquarters of Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve... MORE

Dunford Observes Iraqi Armor Training Exercises
April 21, 2016 — Under a broiling sun, Iraqis of the 9th Armored Division await their turn to drop into the turrets of their T-72 training tanks and fire the coaxial machine guns... MORE

Iraqi Forces Liberate Hit, OIR Spokesman Says
April 20, 2016 — Iraqi forces regained control of the key city of Hit, while a "tough fight" remains in the Tigris River Valley, the spokesman for Operation Inherent Resolve said today... MORE