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Coalition reflects on 100 years of sacrifice
November 11, 2018 — This Veterans Day, Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve commemorated the centennial anniversary of the end of World War I with a ceremony in Baghdad, Iraq...

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...

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...

Distribution of Humanitarian Relief in Rukban Successful
November 8, 2018 — Thousands of tons of United Nations humanitarian aid have been safely delivered to the Rukban internally displaced persons camp near At Tanf, Syria. The Maghaweir al-Thowra, a partner of Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve, provided security to ensure the safe delivery of the UN convoy...

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...

U.S. and Turkish Military Begin Joint Patrols
November 1, 2018 — UPDATESOUTHWEST ASIA—U.S. and Turkish military forces initiated combined patrols northwest of Manbij this morning.The combined patrols allow U.S. and Turkish military forces to complement the local security structure for security and stability in Manbij. Maintaining security and stability in Manbij is imperative to sustaining momentum during the...

Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve Monthly Civilian Casualty Report
October 26, 2018 — 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 approximately one percent of what it previously held.We continue to employ thorough and deliberate...

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...

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...

Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve Monthly Civilian Casualty Report
September 27, 2018 — 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 approximately one percent of what it previously held...