The US and Iraqi militaries report that Al Asad Airbase came under rocket fire today. Colonel Wayne Marotto, spokesman for Operation Inherent Resolve, said that the base in Iraq’s Anbar… Continue reading "Rocket Attack On Al Asad Airbase Two Days Before Papal Visit To Iraq"
Operation Inherent Resolve spokesman Colonel Wayne Marotto stated earlier today that a civilian contractor killed in a rocket attack on Erbil Airport yesterday night was not a US national. The… Continue reading "Rocket Attack on Erbil Airport Kills Civilian Contractor"
The Iraqi security forces and Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve report that the “emir” of ISIS in Iraq, Abu Yasir, was killed in an airstrike near Kirkuk on January… Continue reading "ISIS’ Leader In Iraq Reported Killed In Coalition Airstrike"
We continue our in-depth interview with Col. Myles Caggins, former US spokesperson for Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve and is currently the spokesperson for III Corps and Fort Hood.… Continue reading "Winning the Information War: An Interview with Col. Myles Caggins – Former Spokesperson for the International Coalition Against ISIS Pt.2"
Between August 2019 and September 2020 Col. Myles Caggins served as spokesperson for the Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR), their mission – to destroy ISIS. His… Continue reading "Winning the Information War: An Interview with Col. Myles Caggins – Former Spokesperson for the International Coalition Against ISIS Pt.1"
On 18 September, the new Operation Inherent Resolve spokesman Col. Wayne Marotto announced that the Coalition was deploying M2A2 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicles back to north-eastern Syria. Last year, the… Continue reading "US Army M2A2 Bradleys Return to Syria As Regional Tensions Simmer"
On 17 August, the spokesperson for Operation Inherent Resolve confirmed reports earlier in the day of a exchange of fire between Coalition forces and Syrian regime forces at a checkpoint… Continue reading "Coalition Forces Fire On Syrian Army Checkpoint in Northeastern Syria"
An American service member was killed on Tuesday, 21 July, while serving in Syria as part of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve, the international military effort to… Continue reading "U.S. Service Person Killed in Syria"
On 12 February, a convoy of US Oshkosh MRAPs approached a checkpoint in the Syrian village of Qamishli. Civilians surround the MRAPs and began to quarrel with dismounted troops. Rocks… Continue reading "Attack on Coalition Forces in Qamishli"