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OIR Official: Captured Info Describes ISIL Operations in Manbij
July 27, 2016 — As the U.S.-led coalition and Syrian fighters continue the battle to retake the city of Manbij in Syria, captured information reveals the Islamic State of Iraq and The Levant’s thought processes and plans, Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve spokesman Army Col. Christopher Garver told Pentagon reporters today... MORE

Two F/A-18E Super Hornets undergo preliminary checks on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Arabian Gulf, July 26, 2016. The USS Eisenhower and its Carrier Strike Group are deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Theodore Quintana

Department of Defense Press Briefing by Colonel Garver via teleconference from Baghdad, Iraq
July 27, 2016 — Department of Defense Press Briefing by Colonel Garver via teleconference from Baghdad, Iraq... MORE

Dunford Lists Ways to Measure Counter-ISIL Success
July 25, 2016 — Territory, resources and foreign fighters are the measurements the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff will use to measure progress against the “physical caliphate” that the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant has declared in Iraq and Syria... MORE

Secretary of Defense Ash Carter and U.S. Marine Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, hold a press conference at the Pentagon, July 25, 2016. During the press conference Carter and Dunford discussed the DoD Photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dominique A. Pineiro

Counter-ISIL Meetings Came At Critical Time, Carter Says
July 25, 2016 — Important initiatives to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant that evolved from last week’s counter-ISIL coalition meetings came at a critical time in light of recent events, Defense Secretary Ash Carter told reporters today... MORE

Defense Secretary Ash Carter, left, and Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speak with reporters at the Pentagon, July 25, 2016. DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Tim D. Godbee

Coalition Continues Strikes to Defeat ISIL, OIR Spokesman Says
July 22, 2016 — Coalition forces continue strikes against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, to support local forces fighting to reclaim areas including Mosul in Iraq, and Manbij in Syria, the spokesman for Operation Inherent Resolve said today... MORE

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker from the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron refuels a USAF A-10 Thunderbolt II over Turkey in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, Jan. 6, 2016. OIR is the coalition intervention against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Corey Hook/Released)

Department of Defense Press Briefing by Colonel Garver via teleconference from Baghdad, Iraq
July 22, 2016 — Department of Defense Press Briefing by Colonel Garver via teleconference from Baghdad, Iraq... MORE

Carter Praises Momentum in the Counter-ISIL Fight, Results on the Ground
July 21, 2016 — Defeating the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant is more than a one-country, one-military or one-ministry job, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said in remarks this morning just before the first meeting of diplomatic, defense and civilian leaders whose nations are involved in the counter-ISIL coalition... MORE

Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Secretary of State John Kerry speak during a joint session of counter-ISIL foreign and defense ministers at the State Department in Washington, D.C., July 21, 2016. DoD photo by Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brigitte N. Brantley

Carter Convenes Counter-ISIL Coalition Meeting at Andrews
July 20, 2016 — Coalition partners are looking for ways to build on the momentum of the counter-Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant campaign as they meet at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, today... MORE

Secretary of Defense Ash Carter meets French Minister of Defense Jean-Yves Le Drian during a meeting of defense ministers of the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL July 20, 2016, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. (DoD photo by Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brigitte N. Brantley/Released)

Dunford: Military Pressure, Intelligence Sharing Key to ISIL’s Defeat
July 20, 2016 — Military pressure and intelligence sharing are two key elements in defeating the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a recent interview... MORE

160603-N-PE636-070 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (June 3, 2016) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Raimon Hubbard directs an F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to the "Fist of the Fleet" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 25, on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Harry S. Truman and its Carrier Strike Group are deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Anthony Flynn/Released)

Carter: Defense Ministers Agree on Next Steps in Counter-ISIL Fight
July 20, 2016 — Defense ministers and other senior leaders of the counter-Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant coalition have agreed on next steps in the accelerated fight against the terrorist army in Iraq and Syria, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said today... MORE

Secretary of Defense Ash Carter listens to remarks from French Minister of Defense Jean-Yves Le Drian during a meeting of defense ministers of the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL July 20, 2016, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. The meeting was scheduled to include detailed discussion of priorities for the Coalition’s multiple lines of effort, including its working groups on political-military coordination, combatting foreign terrorist fighters, counterterrorist financing, counter-messaging, and stabilization of liberated areas, to increase the momentum of the campaign. (DoD photo by Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brigitte N. Brantley/Released)