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Iraqi Air Force Blasts ISIS Hideout
November 26, 2019 — SOUTHWEST ASIA – Two Iraqi Air Force 9th Fighter Squadron F-16s dropped two precision-guided munitions weighing 2,000 pounds each during an Iraqi-led operation to defeat Daesh fuel and vehicle storage facilities and bed-down locations near Tikrit Nov. 24... MORE

Coalition continues operations to defeat Daesh in Syria
November 23, 2019 — SOUTHWEST ASIA – Coalition forces resumed large-scale operations against Islamic State with a clearance mission in Deir ez-Zor province, Syria Nov. 22... MORE

TASK GROUP TAJI MARKS SIGNIFICANT CAPABILITY MILESTONE
November 21, 2019 — The Iraqi School of Infantry Non-Commissioned Officer II (SINCO II) has achieved a vital operational milestone by becoming the first military training establishment to reach full operational capability under the coalition Operation Inherent Resolve... MORE

Massive $3.5 million drug-bust at At Tanf by Coalition-partnered security force
November 14, 2019 — SOUTHWEST ASIA – The Maghaweir al-Thowra (MaT), a Coalition Aligned Security Force within the 55 km Deconfliction Zone (DCZ), seized illicit drugs worth an estimated $3.5 million in southern Syria Oct. 23, 2019... MORE

سلاح الجو العراقي ی دمِّ ر ملاذات داعش الصحراویة
October 12, 2019 — سلاح الجو العراقي ی دمِّ ر ملاذات داعش الصحراویة... MORE

Iraqi Air Force Destroys Daesh Desert Dwellings
October 12, 2019 — SOUTHWEST ASIA – Two Iraqi Air Force 9th Fighter Squadron F-16s dropped four precision-guided munitions weighing in at 2,000 pounds each in an Iraqi-led operation to defeat Daesh safe havens and weapons smuggling sites in the Diyala Province. This strike was Iraqi-briefed, led, executed and debriefed. All 9th Fighter Squadron F-16 pilots graduated... MORE

Highlights from Around the Coalition (Sept. 28 – Oct. 5, 2019)
October 6, 2019 — Across Iraq and Syria, the Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve works by, with, and through our partner forces to ensure an enduring defeat of Daesh (ISIS). Training, mentoring, advising, and assisting are key components for building our security partners’ capacity to defeat Daesh remnants and create regional stability. Highlights... MORE

قوات التحالف تدعو لتخفیف التوتر في العراق
October 3, 2019 — "يستمر التحالف بمتابعة تقارير الإحتجاجات. ندعو جميع الأطراف الى الحد من التوتر ونبذ العنف. إن الخسائر في الأرواح والإصابات - بين المدنيين وقوات الأمن العراقية - تبعث على بالغ القلق. نؤمن بأنّ التظاهرات العامة السلمية عنصر أساسي في جميع الديمقراطيات، ولا يوجد مكان للعنف فيها. نعتمد على الحماية من قوات الأمن العراقية. إنّ الإنفجارات هذا الصباح في... MORE

Coalition calls for reduced tensions in Iraq
October 3, 2019 — BAGHDAD, Iraq – “The Coalition is monitoring reports of protests. We call on all sides to reduce tensions and reject violence. The loss of life and injuries—among civilians and Iraqi Security Forces—is deeply concerning. We believe that peaceful, public rallies are a fundamental element of all democracies; there is no place for violence in those... MORE

Coalition Statement on Attack in Baghdad
September 24, 2019 — BAGHDAD, Iraq -- "The CJTF-OIR continues to work by, with, and through our Iraqi Security Forces partners to ensure the enduring defeat of Daesh (ISIS). There have been no claims of responsibility for the recent attack in Baghdad, and no Coalition or US-occupied facility was struck; but we take this incident seriously as do our Iraqi Security... MORE