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Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve conducted 133 strikes this week, 110 strikes in Iraq and 23 strikes in Syria from Mar. 26 - Apr. 01, 2016.

 - This week's strikes supported Iraqi Security Forces moving near the outskirts of Hit. 

 - ISF supported by the Coalition have kicked off a new offensive in the Tigris River Valley called Operation Valley Wolf. It is a shaping operation that will help set the conditions for the eventual ground assault to retake Mosul. 

 - In Syria, 13 Coalition strikes near Mar'a supported opposition forces continuing to engage ISIL along the Mar'a line.
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The U.S.-led coalition is making significant progress in the campaign to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, despite facing a long road ahead, the Joint Staff’s senior official who oversees the U.S. military’s daily global operations told Pentagon reporters.

 Focusing on the Operation #InherentResolve mission in Iraq and Syria, Navy Rear Adm. Andrew L. Lewis, the vice director of operations for the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the coalition of more than 60 nations has degraded the enemy’s ability to move freely on the battlefield while regaining significant amounts of territory and degrading ISIL’s leadership and resources.
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In Syria, the coalition aided the recapture of Shaddadi and nearly 3,800 square miles of territory from ISIL control in the Iraq-neighboring nation, Lewis said. 

“[The coalition also] continues to target senior ISIL leadership and our successes are degrading their ability to govern and control their forces and territory,” he said.
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A snapshot of Daesh targets destroyed or damaged by coalition strikes from April 5 - April 11.
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Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve conducted 140 strikes this week, 115 strikes in Iraq and 25 strikes in Syria from Apr. 9 - Apr. 15, 2016.

 - On April 9th near Ar Raqqah, Syria, one strike destroyed two ISIL oil pump jacks. 

 - On April 12th near near Mosul, Iraq, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed four ISIL assembly areas and an ISIL fighting position. 

- And on April 15th, near Mar’a, Syria, three strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions.
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“With attacks like these, ISIL hopes to weaken our collective resolve,” said President Barack Obama. “Once again, they have failed. Their barbarism only stiffens our unity and determination to wipe this vile terrorist organization off the face of the Earth.”
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Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve conducted 140 strikes this week, 115 strikes in Iraq and 25 strikes in Syria from Apr. 9 - Apr. 15, 2016.

- On April 9th near Ar Raqqah, Syria, one strike destroyed two ISIL oil pump jacks. 

- On April 12th near near Mosul, Iraq, two strikes struck two separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed four ISIL assembly areas and an ISIL fighting position. 

- And on April 15th, near Mar’a, Syria, three strikes struck three separate ISIL tactical units and destroyed two ISIL fighting positions.
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Iraqi soldiers with the 4th Battalion, 23rd Iraqi Army Brigade, practice disassembling their AK-47 assault rifles for a skills evaluation at Camp Taji, Iraq, March 28, 2016. Task Group Taji conducted the skills evaluation to gauge the soldiers’ proficiency in basic combat tasks. Through advise and assist, and building partner capacity missions, the Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve’s multinational coalition has trained more than 19.9K personnel to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.
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Female Peshmerga soldiers conduct a live fire exercise under the supervision and instruction of British and Dutch soldiers near Erbil, Iraq, March 7, 2016. Female Peshmerga soldiers attend a three-week basic infantry course intended to improve their tactical knowledge to aid in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and allow Peshmerga to work in an environment where a female presence is needed. Erbil is one of five Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve building partner capacity locations dedicated to training Iraqi Security Forces.
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The Netherlands is involved in training Iraqi and Kurdish Peshmerga forces. They coordinate with their German and Norwegian training partners in Erbil, Iraq and the United States in Baghdad. In addition, the Netherlands provides aircraft and personnel to the aerial combat mission in Iraq.

The Netherlands is part of a ‪#‎Coalition‬ of more than 60 international partners that has united to assist and support the Iraqi Security Forces to degrade and defeat Daesh. This unity between coalition partners has contributed to Iraq’s significant progress in halting Daesh's momentum and in some places reversing it.
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A Coalition of more than 60 international partners has united to assist and support the Iraqi Security Forces to degrade and defeat Daesh. This unity between coalition partners has contributed to Iraq’s significant progress in halting Daesh's momentum and in some places reversing it.
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A Coalition of more than 60 international partners has united to assist and support the Iraqi Security Forces to degrade and defeat Daesh. This unity between coalition partners has contributed to Iraq’s significant progress in halting Daesh's momentum and in some places reversing it.
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A Coalition of more than 60 international partners has united to assist and support the Iraqi Security Forces to degrade and defeat Daesh. This unity between coalition partners has contributed to Iraq’s significant progress in halting Daesh's momentum and in some places reversing it.
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A Coalition of more than 60 international partners has united to assist and support the Iraqi Security Forces to degrade and defeat Daesh. This unity between coalition partners has contributed to Iraq’s significant progress in halting Daesh's momentum and in some places reversing it.
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A Coalition of more than 60 international partners has united to assist and support the Iraqi Security Forces to degrade and defeat Daesh. This unity between coalition partners has contributed to Iraq’s significant progress in halting Daesh's momentum and in some places reversing it.
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A Coalition of more than 60 international partners has united to assist and support the Iraqi Security Forces to degrade and defeat Daesh. This unity between coalition partners has contributed to Iraq’s significant progress in halting Daesh's momentum and in some places reversing it.
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A Coalition of more than 60 international partners has united to assist and support the Iraqi Security Forces to degrade and defeat Daesh. This unity between coalition partners has contributed to Iraq’s significant progress in halting Daesh's momentum and in some places reversing it.
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