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CJTF-OIR supports Iraqi Police Force’s professional development
February 13, 2019 — Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve supports the Government of Iraq through the progress of their professional development schools, including the Iraqi Police Forces, to advance stabilization efforts in Iraq, Jan. 30 – Feb. 1, 2019... MORE

Specialists of the TF Monsabert within the Iraqi 6th Division
February 12, 2019 — BAGDAD – French soldiers of Task Force (TF) Monsabert are in charge of setting up appropriate training to support the soldiers of the 6th Iraqi Division. At the age of 47, Captain Didier has spent seven weeks coaching the shooting courses that the division has requested to improve the level of the Iraqi soldiers in combat. He is immersed with the... MORE

ISIS deliberately, repeatedly misuses mosques as command and control centers
February 11, 2019 — SOUTHWEST ASIA - Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve launched a precision strike in support of Syrian Democratic Forces against an ISIS command and control facility, formerly used as a mosque in Baghouz Fawqani, Syria, on Feb. 11, 2019.ISIS used the former mosque to direct attacks and employ vehicle-borne improvised explosive... MORE

CJTF-OIR, partner forces bring ISIS to justice
February 7, 2019 — Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve continues to support partner forces efforts to defeat ISIS in designated areas of Iraq and Syria, and is setting conditions for the enduring defeat of ISIS in the Middle Euphrates River Valley, Syria, Jan. 20 - 27, 2019... MORE

Fuel delivered at any time
February 6, 2019 — Fuel for aircrafts at the French forward air base in the Middle East is provided by the service of gasolines of the armies. It is mission essential for the operations. On the tarmac of the French forward air base in the Middle East, the tanker has just finished refueling one Rafale. 10,000 liters have just been transferred into the tank of the... MORE

Specialists from Task Force Monsabert advise Iraqi sappers
February 6, 2019 — Warrant Officer Eric is an EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) team leader in Iraq, within the Task Force (TF) Monsabert. Deployed as part of Operation Chammal, he is specialized in the neutralization of explosive devices of all types: conventional, hand-craft, French or foreign. This expertise is the fruit of a long and demanding professional... MORE

1500th Airstrike to help takeover Hajin
February 6, 2019 — At the end of 2018, the Syrian democratic forces progressed to Hajin. Fighters from ISIS were within a few hundred meters. Syrian forces were under fire, the coalition asked for an air support. Coordinated with the combined air operation center based in Al-Udeid, Qatar, crews got the fire authorization. A few minutes later, a Rafale launched a... MORE

Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve Monthly Civilian Casualty Report
January 31, 2019 — SOUTHWEST ASIA-- The Coalition has worked by, with and through partners since 2014 to defeat ISIS in designated parts of Iraq and Syria, liberating nearly 8 million Iraqis and Syrians from ISIS’s brutal rule and reducing its control of territory to less than one percent of what it had previously held... MORE

Close Combat Training at French Task Force Narvik
January 28, 2019 — During four weeks, French Task Force Narvik instructors conducted a High Intensity Close Combat Training (C4) course at the Iraqi Counter-Terrorism School. The objective is to train Iraqi instructors in close combat, enabling them to train their own soldiers. This training was set up to respond to a need expressed by the Iraqi counterterrorism... MORE

Task Force Wagram in the heart of the battle of Hajin
January 28, 2019 — Engaged within the international coalition since September 2016 as part of Operation Chammal, Task Force Wagram carries on with its action in supporting Syrian Democratic Forces ground troops in the Middle Euphrates River Valley, the last territory occupied by the ISIS terrorist group. Task Force Wagram gunners played a decisive role in the fight... MORE