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False Accusations of Civilian Casualties
November 17, 2018 — Multiple open source reports today falsely claimed that Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve strikes near Hajin, Syria, resulted in the deaths of civilians... MORE

ISOF Shows Resolve to Defeat ISIS
November 11, 2018 — SOUTHWEST ASIA –A combined operation involving Iraqi Special Operations Forces with assistance of Coalition Forces killed approximately 20 ISIS fighters on Oct. 31, 2018 in the Makmuhr Mountains in Northern Iraq.The operation consisted of air strikes followed by a ground attack by Iraqi Special Operations Forces, and demonstrates ISOF’s resolve to... MORE

Iraqi Security Forces Kill Senior Daesh Leaders in Salah ad Din
November 11, 2018 — BAGHDAD –Iraqi Security Forces and Iraqi Counter Terrorism Services, supported by Coalition forces, conducted multiple strikes against Daesh targets on Khanukah Mountain in Salah ad Din Province, Oct. 30, 2018, resulting in the death of 5 senior Daesh leaders and more than 30 other militants.The Daesh leaders killed in the strike were responsible... MORE

CJTF-OIR partner ensures first humanitarian aid delivery to Rukban since January
November 4, 2018 — Maghaweir al-Thowra, a partner of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve, provided security to ensure the safe delivery of thousands of tons of U.N. humanitarian aid to the Rukban internally displaced persons camp near At Tanf, Syria, today... MORE

Coalition strikes facilities used by Daesh
October 22, 2018 — On Oct. 22 a Coalition strike destroyed several buildings used by Daesh to launch attacks against Syrian Democratic Force partners in As Susah, Syria. One of those facilities used by Daesh was a mosque that was being used as a defensive fighting position and command center. The strike killed several Daesh as they were actively firing on coalition partner forces, which eliminated another Daesh capability from the battlefield... MORE

Senior ISIS facilitators arrested in Iraq
October 11, 2018 — UPDATESouthwest Asia--A joint operation involving Iraqi Special Operations Forces and Kurdish Counter Terrorism Forces with the assistance of Coalition Forces arrested members of the al-Rawi financial network, a key ISIS financial facilitation group based out of Iraq, during operations conducted in Baghdad and Erbil, Iraq, from Oct. 7-9, 2018.The... MORE

Death of a Coalition Service Member
August 20, 2018 — SOUTHWEST ASIA – One Coalition service member was killed and several injured when their aircraft crashed at approximately 10 p.m. GMT Aug. 19 in Iraq... MORE

Maghawir al-Thowra Captures Eleven Daesh Fighters in Southern Syria
July 13, 2018 — SOUTHWEST ASIA – The Maghawir al-Thowra, an Operation Inherent Resolve partner force in Syria, detained 11 Daesh fighters inside the 55-kilometer deconfliction zone in southern Syria, July 10, 2018... MORE

Explosion injures peaceful protestors east of Manbij, Syria
July 6, 2018 — SOUTHWEST ASIA -- An explosion in al-Hayyah village, Syria injured more than two dozen people July 5... MORE

Coalition condemns terrorists' murder of Iraqi hostages
June 28, 2018 — SOUTHWEST ASIA -- The Coalition strongly condemns terrorists' murder of hostages recently found on the Kirkuk-Diyala road... MORE