News Articles

News

Tag: CJTF-OIR

CJTF-OIR, SDF uncover ISIS atrocities against civilians
February 14, 2019 — SOUTHWEST ASIA – Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve and the Syrian Democratic Forces continue to clear ISIS fighters, and liberate villages in the Middle Euphrates River Valley, Syria, Jan. 27 - Feb. 9, 2019.Following the liberation of Al-Marashidah on Jan. 26, the SDF began clearance operations in the villages of Ash Shajalah... MORE

CJTF-OIR supports Iraqi Police Force’s professional development
February 13, 2019 — Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve supports the Government of Iraq through the progress of their professional development schools, including the Iraqi Police Forces, to advance stabilization efforts in Iraq, Jan. 30 – Feb. 1, 2019... MORE

ISIS deliberately, repeatedly misuses mosques as command and control centers
February 11, 2019 — SOUTHWEST ASIA - Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve launched a precision strike in support of Syrian Democratic Forces against an ISIS command and control facility, formerly used as a mosque in Baghouz Fawqani, Syria, on Feb. 11, 2019.ISIS used the former mosque to direct attacks and employ vehicle-borne improvised explosive... MORE

CJTF-OIR, partner forces bring ISIS to justice
February 7, 2019 — Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve continues to support partner forces efforts to defeat ISIS in designated areas of Iraq and Syria, and is setting conditions for the enduring defeat of ISIS in the Middle Euphrates River Valley, Syria, Jan. 20 - 27, 2019... MORE

Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve Monthly Civilian Casualty Report
January 31, 2019 — SOUTHWEST ASIA-- The Coalition has worked by, with and through partners since 2014 to defeat ISIS in designated parts of Iraq and Syria, liberating nearly 8 million Iraqis and Syrians from ISIS’s brutal rule and reducing its control of territory to less than one percent of what it had previously held... MORE

CJTF-OIR, partner forces safeguard civilians as they pursue ISIS
January 28, 2019 — SOUTHWEST, ASIA – Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve sheltered civilians as they continued supporting partner forces through coordinated airstrikes and ground offensive support in Iraq and in the Middle Euphrates River Valley, Syria, Jan. 13 – 21, 2019.On Jan. 16, partner forces liberated the town of As Susah, Syria. During the... MORE

CJTF-OIR, partner forces safeguard civilians as they pursue ISIS
January 27, 2019 — Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve sheltered civilians as they continued supporting partner forces through coordinated airstrikes and ground offensive support in Iraq and in the Middle Euphrates River Valley, Syria, Jan. 13 – 21, 2019... MORE

Potential Civilian Casualty Incident under Investigation
January 25, 2019 — SOUTHWEST ASIA – Through self-reporting, Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve is investigating a potential incident involving civilian casualties in the Middle Euphrates River Valley in Syria on Jan. 22, 2019.CJTF-OIR takes all allegations of civilian casualties seriously and investigates each incident reported through any... MORE

ISIS continues to attack from Protected Structures
January 25, 2019 — A Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve precision strike destroyed an ISIS command and control facility in a mosque in eastern Syria, Jan. 24, 2019. ISIS continues to violate the Law of Armed Conflict and misuse protected structures like hospitals and mosques, which causes a facility to lose its protected status... MORE

CJTF-OIR, partner forces liberate additional Syrian villages
January 19, 2019 — CJTF-OIR, partner forces liberate additional Syrian villages SOUTHWEST ASIA – Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve continued supporting partner forces with precision air strikes and coordinated fires to degrade ISIS capabilities as well as building partner capability in the fight against ISIS in the Middle Euphrates River Valley, Syria, and Iraq, between Jan. 7 – 13, 2019... MORE