Humanitarian law in the fight against ISIS
U.S. Nave Lt. Cmdr. Erin M. Baxter-Haynes, a Judge Advocate from Naval Special Warfare Command, assigned as the Legal Special Projects Officer for a special operations command under Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve, conducts a special Law of Armed Conflict (LOAC) and rules of engagement (ROE) training for the first graduating company of a unique, multi-tribe Iraqi force, the A'ali Al Furat Brigade, at a training ground in Western Iraq, Jan 4, 2017. The A'ali Al Furat Brigade, which has nearly 200 fighters from more than 20 tribes - the first multi-tribe unit formed in Iraq, is the first recorded tribal unit to receive LOAC and ROE training specifically from a U.S. military Judge Advocate General through coordination with Coalition partners. CJTF-OIR is the global Coalition to defeat ISIS in Iraq and Syria.

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Photo by: Petty Officer 2nd Class John Fis |  VIRIN: 170314-M-LM779-002.JPG