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Military Strikes Continue Against ISIL Terrorists in Syria and Iraq
February 28, 2016 — On Feb. 27, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 12 strikes using ground-attack, attack, and fighter aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 12 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using fighter aircraft against ISIL targets... MORE

Military Strikes Continue Against ISIL Terrorists in Syria and Iraq
February 27, 2016 — On Feb. 26, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted eight strikes using ground-attack, attack, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 14 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using attack, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets... MORE

Cease-Fire to Begin in Syria, OIR Spokesman Says
February 26, 2016 — The cease-fire agreement between government and rebel forces in Syria’s civil war is set to take effect tomorrow at midnight Damascus time -- 5 p.m. EST, the public affairs officer for Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve told reporters in a teleconference from Baghdad today... MORE

Counter-ISIL Campaign Continues, President Says
February 26, 2016 — Even if there is a cessation of hostilities to get food and medical aid to besieged civilians in Syria, there will be no letup against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, President Barack Obama said yesterday evening at the State Department following a meeting of the National Security Council... MORE

President Barack Obama, at lectern, delivers remarks on the global campaign to defeat with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and other issues while joined by, from left, Brett McGurk, special presidential envoy for the global coalition to counter ISIL; Attorney General Loretta Lynch; Secretary of State John Kerry; Defense Secretary Ash Carter; and Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Joseph Dunford, at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., Feb. 25, 2016.

Military Strikes Continue Against ISIL Terrorists in Syria and Iraq
February 26, 2016 — On Feb. 25, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 14 strikes using ground-attack, attack, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 16 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using fighter and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets... MORE

Military Strikes Continue Against ISIL Terrorists in Syria and Iraq
February 25, 2016 — On Feb. 24, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted seven strikes using attack, fighter, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted 15 strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using fighter and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets... MORE

Shadadi in Syria Expected to Be Liberated Soon, DoD Spokesman Says
February 24, 2016 — The Syrian town of Shadadi is expected to be liberated soon from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, a Pentagon spokesman said... MORE

Military Strikes Continue Against ISIL Terrorists in Syria and Iraq
February 24, 2016 — On Feb. 23, coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, coalition military forces conducted 14 strikes using ground-attack, attack, and fighter aircraft against ISIL targets. Additionally in Iraq, coalition military forces conducted four strikes coordinated with and in support of the Government of Iraq using fighter aircraft against ISIL targets... MORE

Department of Defense Press Briefing by Maj. Gen. Clarke
February 23, 2016 — Department of Defense Press Briefing by Maj. Gen. Clarke via teleconference from Baghdad, Iraq... MORE

U.S. General Reports Iraqi Forces’ Successes, Progress
February 23, 2016 — Over the past nine months, Iraqi security forces have had significant successes and have made noticeable progress that will lead to the eventual defeat of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, the commanding general of the Combined Joint Forces Land Component Command for Operation Inherent Resolve said today... MORE

Peshmerga soldiers rehearse urban tactical movement at a training base near Erbil, Iraq, Jan. 26, 2016. Peshmerga soldiers attend a six-week infantry basic course that will help improve their tactical knowledge to aid in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). Training at the building partner capacity sites is an integral part of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve’s multinational effort to train Iraqi Security Force personnel to defeat the Daesh (an Arabic acronym for ISIL) in Iraq and Syria.