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Artillery Marines returning home
November 30, 2017 — SOUTHWEST ASIA - Some battle-tested Marines are heading home soon. 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment arrived here Sept. 15 this year, replacing a previous unit. The Marines supported Coalition partner forces with precise artillery strikes in the fight against ISIS in Raqqah, Syria. With the city liberated and ISIS on the run, the unit has been...

CJTF-OIR Monthly Civilian Casualty Report
November 30, 2017 — SOUTHWEST ASIA – The Coalition is constantly improving its visibility on and accountability for allegations. From October through early November, the Coalition Civilian Casualty Assessment Team traveled throughout the region and reviewed procedures and processes to increase efficiency of assessments. The team also trained approximately 30 members...

Death of a Coalition Service Member
November 25, 2017 — SOUTHWEST ASIA – A Coalition service member died today in a non-combat-related incident...

Raqqah Internal Security Forces assume security of three neighborhoods
November 21, 2017 — SOUTHWEST ASIA – The Raqqah Internal Security Forces assumed security of three neighborhoods: Mishlib, al-Jazrah and al-Tayar in Raqqah, Nov. 20...

Nine Daesh terrorists killed in southern Syria
November 20, 2017 — SOUTHWEST ASIA – Coalition partner forces near At Tanf Garrison, Syria killed nine Daesh fighters and destroyed several Daesh vehicles Nov. 16. The Maghaweir al Thowra, a fighting force native to southern Syria, engaged and defeated an attempted terrorist attack in the de-confliction zone near At Tanf. MaT has been fighting Daesh and maintaining...

Coalition removes ISIS leaders from battlefield
November 14, 2017 — SOUTHWEST ASIA – Coalition airstrikes killed four senior ISIS leaders in Iraq and Syria in the past three weeks. The removal of these key terrorists disrupts ISIS' weapons engineering activities and their ability to recruit and train terrorists. It also reduces their ability to plan and conduct terrorist attacks both within Syria and Iraq, and abroad...

Death of a Service Member
November 11, 2017 — SOUTHWEST ASIA – A service member with Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve was found dead Nov. 11 in what appears to be a non-combat-related incident...

Iraqi Security Forces liberate Al Qaim
November 4, 2017 — BAGHDAD – The Coalition congratulates the Government of Iraq and the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) on their significant victory against ISIS in Al Qaim, western Anbar province Nov. 3. The liberation of Al Qaim district and the key border crossing with Syria is a significant milestone in the ongoing campaign against ISIS. The ISF, with the support of...

Coalition removes ISIS leaders from battlefield
October 31, 2017 — SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Coalition airstrikes in the past two months have killed several senior Daesh leaders and facilitators in Iraq and Syria. The removal of these key terrorists disrupts Daesh's command and control network, unmanned aerial system, or UAS, research and development, as well as funding of their terrorist activities...

CJTF-OIR Monthly Civilian Casualty Report
October 27, 2017 — SOUTHWEST ASIA – Since Coalition operations to free the people of Syria and Iraq from ISIS control began in 2014, Coalition partners have returned more than 95% of ISIS-held land to local populations and governance. The effort has liberated 6.9 million Syrians and Iraqis...