April 21, 2015

Inside the coalition to defeat ISIL

Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve is the coalition response to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, the terrorist group often referred to as Daesh.

April 21, 2015

US, UAE defense leaders discuss bilateral relationship

Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates discussed the U.S.-UAE bilateral defense relationship and other issues during a meeting here Monday, according to a Defense Department statement.

April 21, 2015

US warships help ensure maritime security in Arabian Sea

The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt and the guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy are now operating in the Arabian Sea in response to the deteriorating security situation in Yemen.

April 20, 2015

US, Qatari security forces train together

Airmen from the 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron conducted joint interoperability training with members from the Qatar Emiri Air Force, or QEAF, here earlier this month.

April 20, 2015

Anti-ISIL forces make progress in Iraq, Syria

Iraqi security forces and coalition partners are making progress in Operation Inherent Resolve's fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, a U.S. Central Command official told reporters here Friday.

April 20, 2015

April 20: Military Airstrikes Continue Against ISIL in Syria and Iraq

Coalition military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq

April 20, 2015

Iraqi forces regain control of oil refinery, seize terrain from ISIL

In the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, Iraqi forces this weekend regained full control of the Beiji Oil Refinery and seized dozens of square miles in northern Iraq that had previously been occupied by the terrorist group, according to news releases from the Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve.

April 20, 2015

USS Theodore Roosevelt operating in the Arabian Sea

The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), escorted by the guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60), transited the Strait of Hormuz from its station in the Arabian Gulf to the Arabian Sea Sunday.

April 20, 2015

Eager Lion exercise scheduled for May in Jordan

U.S. forces will join Jordan and other international partner forces in Exercise Eager Lion.

April 19, 2015

Peshmerga forces seize more ISIL held terrain

Kurdish Security Forces supported by the CJTF-OIR coalition, continue to degrade and dismantle the influence and effectiveness of ISIL in the area of operations.