News Articles

News

Tag: CJTF-OIR

Death of a Coalition Service Member
January 9, 2018 — SOUTHWEST ASIA – A service member with Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve died Jan. 8, 2018 in a non-combat-related incident. The service member’s name and the circumstances surrounding the death will be released at the discretion of the pertinent national authorities. The incident is under investigation. MORE

Iraqi Army Day
January 6, 2018 — SOUTHWEST ASIA - Combined Joint Forces Land Component Command - Operation Inherent Resolve joins Iraqi leaders and citizens in recognizing their 97th Iraqi Army Day... MORE

Coalition engineers erect steel bridge in Raqqah
January 4, 2018 — SOUTHWEST ASIA – A Coalition team working with Syrian partners erected a steel bridge in only 16 hours on Dec. 27, 2017, near the village of Hawi al-Hawa west of Raqqah province, Syria. Engineers attached to the Special Operations Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve led the effort, which allows the Raqqah Internal Security Force to... MORE

CJTF-OIR reflects on 2017 and looks forward to 2018
January 1, 2018 — CJTF-OIR reflects on 2017 and looks forward to 2018 Today, the 70 nations and four organizations that comprise the Global Coalition reflect on 2017 as we look forward to 2018... MORE

Coalition trains, equips Iraqi Border Guard Force
December 31, 2017 — SOUTHWEST ASIA - The first group of Iraqi Border Guard Force members graduated today from a 12-day program conducted by members of the Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve in Iraq... MORE

CJTF-OIR Monthly Civilian Casualty Report
December 28, 2017 — SOUTHWEST ASIA - Over the past month, Iraqi Security Forces conducted multiple operations to ensure the security of their people, land and borders. These operations included clearance of desert areas where Daesh was hiding after fleeing ISF operations in populated areas. ISF also conducted successful clearing and security operations in Mosul, Tal... MORE

Coalition partner forces clear Daesh caves in southern Syria
December 27, 2017 — SOUTHWEST ASIA— In unison with Coalition counter-Daesh forces, the Maghawir al-Thawra (MaT) conducted a series of ground clearance operations Dec. 23 to drive Daesh out of the Hamad Desert in southern Syria. Ongoing successful operations follow previous engagements earlier this month, in which the MaT killed several Daesh terrorists in the 55km... MORE

Death of a Coalition Service Member
December 20, 2017 — SOUTHWEST ASIA – A service member with Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve died Dec. 20 in what appears to be a non-combat-related incident... MORE

Coalition removes Daesh leaders from battlefield
December 19, 2017 — SOUTHWEST ASIA – Coalition airstrikes killed three senior Daesh leaders in Iraq and Syria in the past three weeks. The removal of these key terrorists disrupts Daesh’s leadership and information dissemination activities, reducing the terrorist group’s ability to plan and conduct terrorist attacks both within Syria and Iraq, and abroad... MORE

More than twenty Daesh terrorists killed in southern Syria
December 14, 2017 — SOUTHWEST ASIA—Coalition-partnered forces in southern Syria killed more than 20 Daesh terrorists near at-Tanf on Dec. 13. A number of Daesh terrorists were detained in the engagement, including foreign terrorists... MORE