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Nov. 22, 2016

U.S. Airstrike in Syria Kills Senior al-Qaida Leader

Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook confirmed that U.S. forces conducted a precision airstrike near Sarmada in northwest Syria Nov. 18 that killed Abu Ayyub al-Masri, a senior al-Qaida leader in Syria.

Nov. 16, 2016

OIR Spokesman: Top ISIL Operative Killed in Coalition Airstrike in Syria

Air Force Col. John Dorrian, spokesman for Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve, told reporters that a U.S.-led coalition airstrike in Raqqa, Syria, killed a senior leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.

Oct. 17, 2016

Dunford Hosts Chiefs of Defense to Discuss Counter-Extremism Strategy

The defense chiefs from 43 nations and the commanders of the U.S. combatant commands joined Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at Joint Base Andrews, Md., for a discussion on the global strategy to defeat violent extremism.

Oct. 12, 2016

Liberating Mosul Will Be Iraq’s Biggest Fight, OIR Spokesman Says

The size of Iraq’s second-largest city will make the liberation of Mosul from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant’s two-year grip the largest mission Iraqi security forces have undertaken against the enemy, the spokesman for Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve said.