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U.S. Military Pays Tribute to Fallen Marine
March 21, 2016 — The death of a U.S. Marine over the weekend in northern Iraq underscores the dangers faced by service members in the country, the spokesman for Operation Inherent Resolve said today... MORE

Progress Continues in ISIL Fight, Inherent Resolve Spokesman Says
March 21, 2016 — Coalition forces and their partners on the ground are making sustained progress in the fight in Iraq and Syria against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, the Operation Inherent Resolve spokesman said today... MORE

Department of Defense Press Briefing by Colonel Warren via teleconference from Baghdad, Iraq
March 21, 2016 — Department of Defense Press Briefing by Colonel Warren via teleconference from Baghdad, Iraq... MORE

26th Marine Expeditionary Unit Forces on the Ground in Iraq
March 20, 2016 — In consultation with the Government of Iraq, Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR) has assigned a detachment of U.S. Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit to the support of Iraqi Security Force and Coalition ground operations... MORE

Counter-ISIL Fight Enters Second Phase to Dismantle Terrorist Group
March 18, 2016 — As U.S-led coalition forces enter the second phase in Iraq and Syria to degrade and ultimately defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, a spokesman for U.S. Central Command today discussed operations to dismantle the extremist group... MORE

Iraqi Forces Capture ISIL Fighters Blending In With Fleeing Villagers
March 17, 2016 — Iraqi security forces detained 149 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant fighters last week as the terrorists tried to blend in with 35,000 civilians fleeing numerous small villages along the Euphrates River Valley, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve spokesman Army Col. Steve Warren said today... MORE

Department of Defense Press Briefing by Colonel Warren via Teleconference from Baghdad, Iraq
March 16, 2016 — Department of Defense Press Briefing by Colonel Warren via Teleconference from Baghdad, Iraq... MORE

Department of Defense Press Briefing by Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook in the Pentagon Press Briefing Room
March 15, 2016 — Department of Defense Press Briefing by Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook in the Pentagon Press Briefing Room... MORE

Department of Defense Press Briefing by Colonel Warren
March 11, 2016 — Department of Defense Press Briefing by Colonel Warren via teleconference from Baghdad, Iraq... MORE

OIR Spokesman: 82nd Airborne Division Completes Iraq Mission
March 11, 2016 — The 82nd Airborne Division relinquished command of the Combined Joint Forces Land Component Command – Iraq, to the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) March 8 in Baghdad, Combined Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve spokesman Army Col. Steve Warren told reporters here today... MORE

Iraqi security forces with U.S.-led coalition airdrop support delivered tens of thousands of leaflets over the city of Mosul to contact residents in the past week, to let them know they have not been forgotten, and that Iraqi forces will liberated them, Combined Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve spokesman Army Col. Steve Warren said in a March 11, 2016, press briefing from Baghdad. Warren said the leaflets listed towns and cities Iraqi forces have taken back from ISIL control. DoD photo