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Counter-ISIL Campaign Shows Strong Progress, Admiral Says
April 6, 2016 — The U.S.-led coalition is making significant progress in the campaign to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, despite facing a long road ahead, the Joint Staff’s senior official who oversees the U.S. military’s daily global operations told Pentagon reporters today... MORE

Coalition Airstrike Destroys ISIL Headquarters Compound in Mosul
April 5, 2016 — A U.S.-led coalition airstrike took out an Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant headquarters compound in Mosul, Iraq, yesterday morning, a Pentagon spokesman said today. ... MORE

Department of Defense Press Briefing by Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook in the Pentagon Briefing Room
April 4, 2016 — Department of Defense Press Briefing by Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook in the Pentagon Briefing Room... MORE

Austin Reflects on Centcom’s Achievements During ‘Tumultuous Times’
April 4, 2016 — U.S. Central Command has responsibility for American military interests in the most volatile area of the world: the Middle East and Central and South Asia... MORE

Inherent Resolve Official: Brussels Attacks Heighten Need to Defeat ISIL
April 1, 2016 — The cowardly terror attacks the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claims it leveled on Brussels, Belgium, earlier this month highlight the critical need to defeat the extremists, the strategy and sustainment deputy commander of Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve said today. ... MORE

Coalition Targets ISIL Leaders, Continues Hunt for Baghdadi
April 1, 2016 — Coalition efforts against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant’s leadership have severely limited the terror group’s operations, the Operation Inherent Resolve spokesman said today... MORE

Department of Defense Press Briefing by Colonel Warren via Teleconference from Baghdad, Iraq
April 1, 2016 — Department of Defense Press Briefing by Colonel Warren via Teleconference from Baghdad, Iraq... MORE

Department of Defense Press Briefing by Maj. Gen. Chalmers via teleconference in the Pentagon Press Briefing Room
March 31, 2016 — Department of Defense Press Briefing by Maj. Gen. Chalmers via teleconference in the Pentagon Press Briefing Room... MORE

Inherent Resolve Official: Brussels Attacks Heighten Need to Defeat ISIL
March 31, 2016 — The cowardly terror attacks the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claims it leveled on Brussels, Belgium, earlier this month highlight the critical need to defeat the extremists, the strategy and sustainment deputy commander of Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve said today. ... MORE

Media Availability With Secretary Carter, Gen. Dunford, Gen. Votel and Gen. Thomas at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida
March 30, 2016 — Media Availability With Secretary Carter, Gen. Dunford, Gen. Votel and Gen. Thomas at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida... MORE