A Syria-based Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant leader and facilitator was struck and killed by a coalition precision airstrike Dec. 31, 2016, in Raqqa, Syria, officials reported Friday. Mahmud al-Isawi, was a long-standing ISIL member who supported the organization’s media and intelligence structure...

[Washington, D.C., Sept. 16] – A Sept. 7 coalition precision strike near Raqqah, Syria, targeted and killed “Dr. Wa’il,” also known as Wa’il Adil Hasan Salman al-Fayad, one of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant’s most-senior leaders, Pentagon Press Secretary...

From a Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve News Release SOUTHWEST ASIA, July 15, 2016 — The Syrian Arab Coalition, supported by coalition strikes, maneuvered toward the center of the city of Manbij in Syria, denying Da’esh, also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant,...

[DoD] – Coalition forces conducted an airstrike that killed two Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant senior military commanders June 25 near Mosul, Iraq, Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook said Friday. In a statement, Cook said the precision strike killed Basim Muhammad Ahmad Sultan al-Bajari,...

President Obama revealed more in his June 14 address to the nation than he intended. One thing is assured: Obama is incapable of ceding PC to embrace America first. He began his speech by claiming the meeting he had just attended with the National Security Council was planned ahead of the Orlando attack...

By Jim Garamone | DoD News, Defense Media Activity   An American service member and his family were caught up in the tragic attacks in Brussels Tuesady, U.S. European Command officials said. Officials cannot release their status. Belgian officials said more than 30 people were killed as a result...

By Cheryl Pellerin | DoD News, Defense Media Activity   Defense Secretary Ash Carter, left, greets NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg as they meet at NATO headquarters in Brussels. Photo: DoD The first face-to-face meeting of defense ministers from nations contributing to the fight against...

By Terri Moon Cronk DoD News, Defense Media Activity   WASHINGTON, Dec. 29, 2015 — A high-value Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant leader killed by U.S.-led coalition airstrikes Dec. 24 was just one of 10 ISIL leaders targeted and killed so far this month, Combined Joint Task Force Operation...

President Obama gives a whole new meaning to “altered reality.” The French president called it the first year President Obama was in office. After they met, he alluded to the fact that Obama might have some real character flaws. His actions protecting America (or not) throughout his terms in office...

By Army Staff Sgt. Bryan Dominique | Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve Public Affairs   [Southwest Asia, April 21] – Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve is the U.S.-led coalition’s response to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorist group, often...