Nov. 27, 2018

U.S. setting up observation posts in Syria to keep ISIS from entering Turkey

WASHINGTON — U.S. forces are establishing observation posts in Northeast Syria to further deny escape routes to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, the spokesman for Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve told Pentagon reporters.

Sept. 18, 2018

Coalition effort aims at stability in Iraq, Syria

WASHINGTON — The coalition continues to help forces in both Iraq and Syria establish security and stability in areas that have known nothing but oppression since the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria reared its head five years ago, the spokesman for Operation Inherent Resolve said.

Sept. 8, 2018

Russian-Led Idlib Offensive Would Be Humanitarian Disaster, Dunford Says

NEW DELHI — The consequences of a Russian-Syrian regime offensive into Idlib, Syria, against terrorists hiding there would almost certainly be a humanitarian disaster, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said.

Aug. 14, 2018

Defeat-ISIS forces make progress, require continued coalition support

WASHINGTON — Ongoing security operations by coalition forces continue to protect Iraqi and Syrian citizens, but the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria is far from over, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials said.

July 31, 2018

Security forces continue pursuit of ISIS remnants, OIR deputy commander says

WASHINGTON — Iraqi security forces continue to pursue Islamic State of Iraq and Syria remnants, destroying tunnels, weapons caches and explosives stockpiles, and arresting suspected ISIS fighters, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve's deputy commander for strategy said.

July 24, 2018

Progress continues in defeating ISIS, coalition official says

WASHINGTON — Iraqi security forces continue to secure Iraq to advance efforts to stabilize the country and prevent a resurgence of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, a Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve official said.

June 29, 2018

Iraqi, U.S. guns bring ‘steel rain’ to ISIS

SOUTHWEST ASIA — Iraqi security forces, working alongside troopers from the 3rd Cavalry Regiment “Brave Rifles” and Marines and sailors from other units of Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve, arrived weeks ago to establish the temporary fire support base in northwestern Iraq along the Syrian border.

June 19, 2018

Coalition, partners continue progress against ISIS in Iraq, Syria

WASHINGTON — A coalition strike in Syria killed an Islamic State of Iraq and Syria leader, further dismantling the group's access to reliable funding, and Iraqi forces captured suspected terrorists and seized a weapons and explosives cache in northern Iraq, an Operation Inherent Resolve spokesman said.

June 5, 2018

Operation Roundup in Syria Continues to Target ISIS Terrorists

WASHINGTON — Coalition members continue to accelerate the defeat of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria remnants, and a high-level ISIS operative has been removed from the battlefield, an Operation Inherent Resolve spokesman said.

May 21, 2018

Operation Roundup Targets ISIS Remnants in Syria

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon’s director of press operations said that in Operation Roundup, Syrian Democratic Forces continue to defeat remnants of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria fighters in Syria’s Middle Euphrates River Valley.