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July 23, 2024

Readout of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr.’s Meeting with Chief of the General Staff of the Iraqi Armed Forces Staff Gen. Abdul Amir Yarallah

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., yesterday met with Chief of the General Staff of the Iraqi Armed Forces Staff Gen. Abdul Amir Yarallah at the Pentagon. This was Gen. Brown’s first meeting with his Iraqi counterpart.

June 17, 2020

Readout of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Milley's Phone Call with Iraqi Joint Headquarters Chief of Staff, Staff Lt. Gen. Abdul Amir Rasheed Yarallah

Joint Staff Spokesperson Col. DeDe S. Halfhill provided the following readout: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley spoke with Iraqi Joint Headquarters Chief of Staff, Staff Lt. Gen. Abdul Amir Rasheed Yarallah today by phone.

Jan. 2, 2020

Esper: Kataeb Hezbollah Will 'Likely Regret' Further Provocative Behavior

U.S. forces in Iraq were attacked Dec. 27 near Kirkuk by Kataeb Hezbollah, a group with links to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard's Quds Force. The attack, which involved 31 rockets fired, killed one American civilian contractor and injured four American service members as well as two partners in the Iraqi security forces, Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper said.

Nov. 27, 2019

Readout of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Milley’s Meeting with Iraqi Joint Headquarters Chief of Staff Gen. Othman Al-Ghanimi

Joint Staff Spokesperson Col. DeDe S. Halfhill provided the following readout: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley met with Iraqi Joint Headquarters Chief of Staff Gen. Othman Al-Ghanimi today in Baghdad, Iraq.

Oct. 15, 2019

Readout of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Milley's Phone Call with Iraqi Joint Headquarters Chief of Staff Gen. Othman Al-Ghanimi

Joint Staff Spokesperson Col. DeDe S. Halfhill provided the following Readout: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley spoke with Iraqi Joint Headquarters Chief of Staff Gen. Othman Al-Ghanimi by telephone on Tuesday, 15 October.

Syrian Democratic Forces troops assault through a target objective during a react-to-contact training event in Deir el-Zour province, Syria.

Feb. 15, 2019

Acting Secretary Pleased With Progress of Coalition to Defeat ISIS

WASHINGTON — Acting Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan said he is pleased with the progress of the coalition to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, and he reiterated America’s steadfast support for the effort.

Chief Pentagon spokesperson Dana W. White and Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr. brief Pentagon reporters on various topics, including the progress made to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.

Jan. 11, 2018

Pentagon Officials Say Coalition Aims to Defeat ISIS’ Brand

WASHINGTON — Pentagon officials said the physical caliphate of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria is in pieces and operations against ISIS continue in the Euphrates River valley, but the ISIS “brand” remains to be defeated.

An Air Force C-17 Globemaster III sits on a ramp at Al Udeid Airbase, Qatar, before conducting combat airlift operations for U.S. and coalition forces in Syria in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, Oct. 27, 2017. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Gregory Brook

Jan. 8, 2018

Pentagon Spokesman Details Progress in Defeating ISIS

WASHINGTON — Coalition and partnered forces are building on progress in Iraq and Syria to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, the director of press operations at the Pentagon told reporters.

A U.S. soldier deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve waits while a CH-47 Chinook is refueled at Qayyarah West Airfield, Iraq, May 29, 2017. Army photo by Cpl. Rachel Diehm

Dec. 29, 2017

Mattis Says Operations Against ISIS Will Change in 2018

WASHINGTON — The destruction of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria’s physical caliphate will change the way the coalition will go after the terror group, Defense Secretary James N. Mattis told reporters at the Pentagon.

Members of the Iraqi special forces provide security during a final air mobility operations exercise at Camp Taji, Iraq.

Dec. 11, 2017

Iraqi, Syrian Democratic Forces Destroy ISIS’ ‘Caliphate’

WASHINGTON — While Iraqi security forces and Syrian Democratic Forces have destroyed the idea of an Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ‘Caliphate,’ much work remains to be done against the terror group, a Pentagon spokesman said.