Photographs of the IS group's Syrian stronghold of Raqqa today from the activist group Raqqa Is Being Slaughtered Silently.
Army Colonel Steve Warren, the spokesman for Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR), the U.S.-led military operation against IS in Syria and Iraq, is about to give a press briefing.
Army Colonel Steve Warren, the spokesman for Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR), the U.S.-led military operation against IS in Syria and Iraq, is giving a press briefing from Baghdad.
Here are some of the main points:
Today's assault by Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) on Ramadi, Iraq:
-- today ISF forces bridged the Euphrates river, the Tharthar canal using an improved ribbon bridge, moving forces north into central Ramadi.
Army Colonel Steve Warren, the spokesman for Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR), the U.S.-led military operation against IS in Syria and Iraq, is giving a press briefing from Baghdad.
Here are some of the main points:
Today's assault by Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) on Ramadi, Iraq:
-- Tough fighting ahead in Ramadi's dense urban terrain.
-- Buildings in this terrain can be booby trapped
-- Still a long way to go before we can declare Ramadi is clear
Army Colonel Steve Warren, the spokesman for Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR), the U.S.-led military operation against IS in Syria and Iraq, is giving a press briefing from Baghdad.
Here are some of the main points:
-- Coalition strikes supported ISF north of Baiji in Iraq at the Makhoul mountains
Army Colonel Steve Warren, the spokesman for Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR), the U.S.-led military operation against IS in Syria and Iraq, is giving a press briefing from Baghdad.
Here are some of the main points:
-- In eastern Syrian deserts, continuing with Operation Tidal Wave 2, tackling IS's illicit oil revenue network.
-- Serves as a good reminder that we are continuing to apply pressure to IS across their so-called caliphate
Army Colonel Steve Warren, the spokesman for Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR), the U.S.-led military operation against IS in Syria and Iraq, is giving a press briefing.
Here are some of the main points:
-- Warren showed a document that comprises IS instructions to militants on withdrawal from Fallujah, including dressing as ISF fighters and blowing up mosques, killing and torturing civilians.
-- A second document was an IS ban on people living inside IS territory from watching TV or buying or repairing satellites. This illustrates where IS is right now, we are starting to see a change in behavior which could be sign of weakness.
Army Colonel Steve Warren, the spokesman for Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR), the U.S.-led military operation against IS in Syria and Iraq, is giving a press briefing.
Here are some of the main answers to questions:
Warren was asked how many IS troops are inside Ramadi.
-- Most important point is that this is a continuation of the progress we have seen over past couple of weeks.
-- What they are finding now is what they found over past several weeks -- booby trapped, IEDs, enemy fighters who are fighting fairly hard
-- Numbers are not particularly hard but in restricted terrain it's hard to maneuver
-- Dropped leaflets to help civilians including with routes out of city
-- No reports of ISF casualties
Army Colonel Steve Warren, the spokesman for Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR), the U.S.-led military operation against IS in Syria and Iraq, is giving a press briefing.
Here are some of the main answers to questions:
Question about leaflet found regarding how IS should behave if they have to retreat from Fallujah.
-- Easy to believe that this is a legitimate document.
-- No examples of IS posing as ISF and committing atrocities yet.
Army Colonel Steve Warren, the spokesman for Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR), the U.S.-led military operation against IS in Syria and Iraq, is giving a press briefing.
Here are some of the main answers to questions:
Among ISF forces in Ramadi, are there any Shi'ite militias? Did that come after a request from U.S. government not to include them?
-- There are not any Shi'ite forces participating but this is decision that Iraqi government makes.