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Operation Inherent Resolve casualty
July 21, 2020 — A service member with Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve died in Syria, July 21. Initial reports indicate the incident was not due to enemy contact. ... MORE

Life After Daesh - July 11, 2020
July 11, 2020 — The Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve and its partners remain united in a long-term, international mission to create enduring security in Iraq and Northeast Syria to enable stabilization activities and humanitarian assistance... MORE

Coalition Task Force-Iraq transitions to Military Advisor Group
July 4, 2020 — Task Force-Iraq, of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve, marked a new phase in its advising mission to Iraqi Security Forces, July 2, 2020. A brief ceremony recognized the transition to Military Advisor Group, as TF-I reduces its number of personnel and reorganizes as part of a new approach to support ISF defeat Deash operations... MORE

U.S. Marine Brig. Gen. Bill Seely (right), the departing commander of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve’s Task Force Iraq, passes the ceremonial “swagger stick” to U.S. Marine Brig. Gen. Ryan Rideout, incoming Military Advisory Group director, signifying the transition of Task Force Iraq into the Military Advisory Group.

Life After Daesh - June 26, 2020
June 26, 2020 — The Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve and its partners remain united in a long-term, international mission to create enduring security in Iraq and Northeast Syria to enable stabilization activities and humanitarian assistance. ... MORE

U.S. Air Force C-130H overruns runway, four injured
June 9, 2020 — On June 8, at approximately 10:10 p.m. (Iraq time), a U.S. Air Force C-130H Hercules landing at Camp Taji Air Base, Iraq overran the runway and struck a wall resulting in structural damage to the plane and a small fire... MORE

Two ISIS regional leaders killed during Syrian Democratic Forces, Coalition raid
May 22, 2020 — On May 17, the Syrian Democratic Forces, partnered with the Coalition, raided an ISIS position in Deir Ezzor Province, Syria. Two ISIS leaders, Ahmad ‘Isa Ismail al-Zawi and Ahmad ‘Abd Muhammad Hasan al-Jughayfi, were killed during this operation. ... MORE

Coalition Defense Attachés Briefing
May 20, 2020 — Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve conducted a telephonic conference call with the Coalition Troop Contributing Nations Defense Attachés on Tuesday May 19, 2020... MORE

Operation Inherent Resolve non-combat related casualty
May 5, 2020 — A service member with Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve died in a non-combat related incident in Erbil, Iraq, May 4... MORE

French fighter jets use new camera configuration to zoom in on ISIS
May 3, 2020 — As of March 2020, the French fighter detachment with “Operation Chammal,” French military support to Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve, now flies with enhanced capabilities in the fight to defeat Daesh remnants in Iraq and Syria... MORE

Bombs away! Coalition airpower demolishes Daesh cave complex
May 2, 2020 — Coalition forces conducted airstrikes on Daesh fighters hiding in 10 caves across the Hamrin Mountains, Iraq, April 29, 2020... MORE