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Coalition and partnered Syrian forces repair An Tanf water well
May 18, 2017 — SOUTHWEST ASIA – Coalition and partnered Vetted Syrian Opposition forces recently repaired a water well capable of producing more than 317,000 gallons of water a day in southern Syria... MORE

SAC and SDF Liberate Tabqah
May 11, 2017 — SOUTHWEST ASIA – The Syrian Arab Coalition and their Syrian Democratic Force partners completed the liberation of the Tabqah Dam, as well as the city of Tabqah and its nearby airfield May 10... MORE

Department of Defense Press Briefing by Col. Dorrian via teleconference from Baghdad, Iraq
May 3, 2017 — CJTF-OIR Spokesman U.S. Air Force Col. John Dorrian briefs the Pentagon Press Corps... MORE

Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve
April 30, 2017 — SOUTHWEST ASIA- During the month of March 2017, CJTF-OIR carried over 43 open reports of possible civilian casualties from previous months, received 27 new reports, and completed the assessment on 28 reports resulting from Coalition strikes in Iraq and Syria in the fight to defeat ISIS. Seventeen of these reports were assessed to be non-credible, nine were assessed to be credible, and two reports were assessed to be duplicates of previous reports. A total of 42 reports are still open and being assessed at the end of the month. Coalition strikes are defined as ground artillery or air strikes conducted as part of the Coalition Air Tasking Order... MORE

Department of Defense Press Briefing by Col. Dorrian via Teleconference from Baghdad, Iraq
April 26, 2017 — CJTF-OIR Spokesman U.S. Air Force Col. John Dorrian briefs the Pentagon Press Corps... MORE

Department of Defense Press Briefing by Major General Joseph Martin via teleconference from Baghdad, Iraq
April 19, 2017 — CJFLCC Commanding General U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Joseph Martin briefs the Pentagon Press Corps... MORE

Misdirected strike results in partnered force casualties
April 13, 2017 — SOUTHWEST ASIA- A Coalition air strike in support of partnered forces fighting ISIS south of Tabqah, Syria, resulted in 18 Syrian Democratic Forces personnel killed April 11... MORE

Department of Defense Press Briefing by Col. Dorrian via teleconference from Baghdad, Iraq
April 12, 2017 — CJTF-OIR Spokesman U.S. Air Force Col. John Dorrian briefs the Pentagon Press Corps... MORE

Coalition and Vetted Syrian Opposition Forces Repel ISIS Attack
April 10, 2017 — SOUTHWEST ASIA – Coalition Forces and partnered Vetted Syrian Opposition forces repelled an ISIS attack targeting a partnered military base in southern Syria April 8... MORE

CJTF – OIR Monthly Civilian Casualty Report
April 1, 2017 — SOUTHWEST ASIA- During the month of February 2017, CJTF-OIR carried over 19 open reports of possible civilian casualties from previous months, received 41 new reports, and completed the assessment on 17 reports resulting from Coalition strikes in Iraq and Syria in the fight to defeat ISIS. Twelve of these reports were assessed to be non-credible and five were assessed to be credible. A total of 43 reports are still open and being assessed at the end of the month. Coalition strikes are defined as ground artillery or air strikes conducted as part of the Coalition Air Tasking Order... MORE