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Coalition engineers erect steel bridge in Raqqah
January 4, 2018 — SOUTHWEST ASIA – A Coalition team working with Syrian partners erected a steel bridge in only 16 hours on Dec. 27, 2017, near the village of Hawi al-Hawa west of Raqqah province, Syria. Engineers attached to the Special Operations Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve led the effort, which allows the Raqqah Internal Security Force to...

CJTF-OIR reflects on 2017 and looks forward to 2018
January 1, 2018 — CJTF-OIR reflects on 2017 and looks forward to 2018 Today, the 70 nations and four organizations that comprise the Global Coalition reflect on 2017 as we look forward to 2018...

Coalition trains, equips Iraqi Border Guard Force
December 31, 2017 — SOUTHWEST ASIA - The first group of Iraqi Border Guard Force members graduated today from a 12-day program conducted by members of the Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve in Iraq...

CJTF-OIR Monthly Civilian Casualty Report
December 28, 2017 — SOUTHWEST ASIA - Over the past month, Iraqi Security Forces conducted multiple operations to ensure the security of their people, land and borders. These operations included clearance of desert areas where Daesh was hiding after fleeing ISF operations in populated areas. ISF also conducted successful clearing and security operations in Mosul, Tal...

Coalition partner forces clear Daesh caves in southern Syria
December 27, 2017 — SOUTHWEST ASIA— In unison with Coalition counter-Daesh forces, the Maghawir al-Thawra (MaT) conducted a series of ground clearance operations Dec. 23 to drive Daesh out of the Hamad Desert in southern Syria. Ongoing successful operations follow previous engagements earlier this month, in which the MaT killed several Daesh terrorists in the 55km...

Death of a Coalition Service Member
December 20, 2017 — SOUTHWEST ASIA – A service member with Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve died Dec. 20 in what appears to be a non-combat-related incident...

Coalition removes Daesh leaders from battlefield
December 19, 2017 — SOUTHWEST ASIA – Coalition airstrikes killed three senior Daesh leaders in Iraq and Syria in the past three weeks. The removal of these key terrorists disrupts Daesh’s leadership and information dissemination activities, reducing the terrorist group’s ability to plan and conduct terrorist attacks both within Syria and Iraq, and abroad...

More than twenty Daesh terrorists killed in southern Syria
December 14, 2017 — SOUTHWEST ASIA—Coalition-partnered forces in southern Syria killed more than 20 Daesh terrorists near at-Tanf on Dec. 13. A number of Daesh terrorists were detained in the engagement, including foreign terrorists...

Coalition congratulates Iraqis
December 10, 2017 — SOUTHWEST ASIA - The Coalition congratulates the Government of Iraq on its announcement of the liberation of Iraq from Daesh...

Iraqi, Coalition High Level Committee meets
December 5, 2017 — SOUTHWEST ASIA – The High Level Committee of the Iraqi Ministry of Defense and the Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve met today in Baghdad to discuss the way forward for the Coalition's continued support of the Iraqi Security Forces...