26-566: Operation Inherent Resolve The AN/PRC-150(C) Falcon II Manpack Radio , is a tactical HF - SSB / VHF - FM manpack radio manufactured by Harris Corporation . It holds an NSA certification for Type 1 encryption . The PRC-150 is the manpack HF radio for the Harris Falcon II family of radios, introduced in the early 2000s. The designation AN/PRC translates to Army/Navy Portable Radio Communications, according to Joint Electronics Type Designation System guidelines. The AN/PRC-150(C) radio
52-556: A US Air Force spokesman stated it remains unlikely they will invest in reactivating the OV-10 on a regular basis because of the overhead cost of operating an additional aircraft type. By 9 March 2016, nearly 11,000 airstrikes had been launched on IS (and occasionally Al-Nusra ), killing over 27,000 fighters and striking over 22,000 targets, including 139 tanks, 371 Humvees, and 1,216 pieces of oil infrastructure. Approximately 80% of these airstrikes have been conducted by American forces, with
78-1911: A recon unit. It is being phased out in favor of the newer AN/PRC-160 , the manpack HF radio for the Harris Falcon III family of radios. The PRC-160 is lighter and smaller than the PRC-150, and is capable of 4th Generation Automatic Link Establishment (4G ALE) and up to 10x faster data speeds. ANDVT / KY-99 , ANDVT/ KY-100 , KG-84 C, KY-57 VINSON (VHF), CITADEL ( NSA approved exportable COMSEC ) Operation Inherent Resolve Ongoing [REDACTED] United States [REDACTED] Islamic State [REDACTED] al-Qaeda [REDACTED] Turkistan Islamic Party [REDACTED] Islamic Front (2013-15) [REDACTED] Syrian Salvation Government (2017-present) [REDACTED] Abu Hafs al-Hashimi al-Qurashi (leader of IS) [REDACTED] Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurashi † [REDACTED] Abu al-Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi † [REDACTED] Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi † [REDACTED] Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi † [REDACTED] Abu Alaa Afri † (Deputy Leader of IS) [REDACTED] Abu Mohammad al-Adnani † (Spokesperson) [REDACTED] Abu Ayman al-Iraqi † (Head of Military Shura) [REDACTED] Abu Muslim al-Turkmani † (Deputy Leader, Iraq) [REDACTED] Abu Ali al-Anbari † (Deputy Leader, Syria) [REDACTED] Abu Omar al-Shishani † (Field commander in Syria) [REDACTED] Abu Khayr al-Masri † (al-Qaeda deputy leader) [REDACTED] Abu Mohammad al-Julani (Leader of
104-510: A shepherd, and his deputies are the dogs who herd the sheep (ISIL members); the strength of the shepherd comes from his dogs." said Hisham al-Hashimi , a security analyst who had access to documents discovered which provided details on al-Hiyali. In a June 2015 article in The New York Times , al-Turkmani was said to have been the head of ISIL’s military council. He reportedly led the council of six to nine military commanders who directed
130-581: Is currently in use with the United States Army, United States Special Operations Command as well as within the US Marine Corps and United States Air Force . The PRC-150 is particularly popular for use in dismounted reconnaissance units, such as the US Army's Long Range Surveillance units (now deactivated), IBCT Dismounted Reconnaissance Troops (DRT) and IBCT Infantry battalion scout platoons. This
156-415: Is due to the fact that the PRC-150 can achieve Beyond Line-Of-Sight (BLOS) communications over 1500 km away in a radio/antenna package that can fit inside an assault pack. When used with a tactical laptop, such as a Panasonic Toughbook, the PRC-150 can be used as an HF IP data modem for text messaging, email, and multimedia file sharing, important for transmitting reports and photographic imagery collected by
182-655: Is the United States military's operational name for the international war against the Islamic State (IS or ISIL), including both a campaign in Iraq and a campaign in Syria , with a closely related campaign in Libya . Through 18 September 2018, the U.S. Army 's III Armored Corps was responsible for Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF—OIR) and were replaced by
208-675: The Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal . By 4 December 2014, three U.S. service members had died from accidents or non-combat injuries. In November of 2015, Commodore Captain Augustus Bennett commanding the USS Kearsarge (LHD-3) Amphibious Ready Group entered the 5th Fleet AOR in conjunction with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit under the command of Colonel Robert Fulford, consisting of the, USS Arlington (LPD-24) and USS Oak Hill (LSD-51) to commence airstrikes on IS. Prior to this,
234-415: The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) news release announcing the name noted that: According to CENTCOM officials, the name INHERENT RESOLVE is intended to reflect the unwavering resolve and deep commitment of the U.S. and partner nations in the region and around the globe to eliminate the terrorist group ISIL and the threat they pose to Iraq, the region and the wider international community. It also symbolizes
260-569: The XVIII Airborne Corps . The campaign is primarily waged by American and British forces in support of local allies, most prominently the Iraqi security forces and Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). Combat ground troops, mostly special forces, infantry, and artillery have also been deployed, especially in Iraq. Of the airstrikes, 70% have been conducted by the military of the United States, 20% by
286-664: The ARG rendezvoused with the Turkish Navy for Egemen 2015. They concluded their OIR mission on March 10 with a total of 130 sorties and 60 strikes. On 22 October 2015, a U.S. Master Sergeant , Joshua Wheeler , was killed in action when he, with about 30 other U.S. special operations soldiers and a Peshmerga unit, conducted a prison break near Hawija in the disputed territories of Northern Iraq , in which about 70 hostages were rescued, five IS members were captured and "a number" were killed or wounded. Sergeant First Class Thomas Payne
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#1732845475613312-721: The Iraqi Army after US forces arrived, and later joined Sunni insurgents to fight the Americans. He was later made the deputy leader of ISIL in Iraq on 8 April 2013. Like other ISIL leaders, al-Turkmani spent time in a US prison in Iraq, specifically Camp Bucca . During Ba'ath rule, he practiced a Sufi -leaning form of moderate Islam before being radicalised. However, according to an obituary for deputy leader Abu Ali al-Anbari published by ISIS after his death, al-Hiyali had actually been radicalized and recruited by al-Anbari who had been preaching Islamic extremism in and around Tel Afar in
338-1049: The Levant: al-Qaeda: Islamic Front Syrian Salvation Government [REDACTED] United States [REDACTED] Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant: (per coalition) [REDACTED] al-Qaeda: [REDACTED] Islamic Front 3 killed [REDACTED] Syrian Salvation Government : Tens of thousands of civilians killed by IS (per Iraqi Body Count and SOHR) Between 8,214 and 13,125 civilians killed by Coalition airstrikes in Syria and Iraq (per Airwars) 1,335 civilians killed by Coalition Operations (per AirWars) Islamist conflict with Libyan National Army ISIL and anti-ISIL operations Factional fighting LNA vs GNA Terror attacks Foreign involvement Peace Process Major insurgent attacks Foreign interventions IS genocide of minorities IS war crimes Timeline Foreign intervention in behalf of Syrian rebels U.S.-led intervention against ISIL Operation Inherent Resolve ( OIR )
364-647: The United Kingdom and the remaining 10% being carried out by France, Turkey, Canada, the Netherlands, Denmark, Belgium, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Australia and Jordan. According to the Pentagon , by March 2019, the day of the territorial defeat in Syria of IS, CJTF-OIR and its partner forces had liberated nearly 110,000 square kilometers (42,471 square miles) of land and 7.7 million people from IS,
390-636: The al-Nusra Front)) [REDACTED] Abu Humam al-Shami † (al-Nusra Military Chief and Leader of Hurras al-Din) [REDACTED] Mohammed Islambouli (Leader of Khorasan) [REDACTED] Muhsin al-Fadhli † (Leader of Khorasan) [REDACTED] David Drugeon † (chief bombmaker) [REDACTED] Abu Yahia al-Hamawi (Emir of Ahrar al-Sham (2015–2017)) [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Abu Jaber Shaykh (Emir of Ahrar al-Sham (2014-2015); Emir of Tahrir al-Sham (2017)) Elements of: [REDACTED] Military of IS Islamic State of Iraq and
416-559: The continuing ambiguous nature of the continuing U.S. involvement in Iraq. However, on 30 March 2016, U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter announced the creation of a new medal, named " Inherent Resolve Campaign Medal ". Abu Muslim al-Turkmani [REDACTED] Al-Qaeda (2004–2006) [REDACTED] Islamic State of Iraq (2006–2013) Fadel Ahmed Abdullah al-Hiyali (died 18 August 2015), better known by his noms de guerre Abu Muslim al-Turkmani ( Arabic : أبو مسلم التركماني ), Haji Mutazz , or Abu Mutaz al-Qurashi ,
442-530: The ground (the SDF alone claimed to have killed 25,336 IS fighters by the end of 2017). Unlike their coalition partners, and unlike previous combat operations, no name was initially given to the conflict against IS by the U.S. government. The decision to keep the conflict nameless drew considerable media criticism. The U.S. decided in October 2014 to name its military efforts against IS as "Operation Inherent Resolve";
468-1066: The mid to late 1990s. The biography states that al-Hiyali had renounced his loyalty to Saddam Hussein and rejected Ba'athism and left the Iraqi army to join Abu Ali al-Anbari in pledging allegiance to Ansar al-Islam , providing important logistical aid and training to jihadist networks. This would mean that al-Hiyali was a jihadist long before the US-led invasion of Iraq. This close association between Abu Ali al-Anbari and al-Hiyali would endure during their jihadist career, with Abu Muslim eventually leaving Ansar al-Islam and joining Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad (which subsequently became Al-Qaeda in Iraq ) around 2003 when Al-Qaduli ( Abu Ali al-Anbari ) did so after spending time with Zarqawi . He oversaw ISIL-designated governors in various cities and regions of Iraq, including identified shadow governors in areas that ISIL did not control, but had aspirations over. "I describe Baghdadi as
494-450: The remaining 20% being launched by other members of the coalition, such as the United Kingdom and Australia. 7,268 strikes hit targets in Iraq, while 3,602 hit targets in Syria. On 12 June 2016, it was reported that 120 IS leaders, commanders, propagandists, recruiters and other high-value individuals were killed so far this year. Until March 2016, U.S. military members were ineligible for Campaign Medals and other service decorations due to
520-715: The terrorist group's military strategy, according to Laith Alkhouri, a senior analyst at Flashpoint Global Partners. Al-Hiyali, despite being a Turkmen, did nothing to stop the Iraqi Turkmen genocide in which even Sunni Turkmen were targeted. He also was at the forefront of the genocide against the Yezidi people including the enslavement of the women and girls , personally raping captives and executing prisoners despite pleas for mercy. There were erroneous reports of his death in airstrikes on 7 November 2014 and again in December 2014. This
546-423: The vast majority of the self-proclaimed caliphate's territory and subjects. By October 2017, around the time of IS's territorial defeat in Iraq , CJTF-OIR claimed that around 80,000 IS militants had been killed by it and its allies (excluding those targeted by Russian and Syrian Air Force strikes). By the end of August 2019, it had conducted 34,573 strikes. Tens of thousands more were killed by partner forces on
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#1732845475613572-409: The willingness and dedication of coalition members to work closely with our friends in the region and apply all available dimensions of national power necessary—diplomatic, informational, military, economic—to degrade and ultimately destroy ISIL. The US Defense Department announced at the end of October 2014 that troops operating in support of Operation Inherent Resolve after 15 June were eligible for
598-547: Was an Iraqi Army Colonel under Saddam Hussein . According to documents discovered in Iraq, al-Hiyali was a lieutenant colonel in the Iraqi military's intelligence unit Istikhbarat (Directorate of General Military Intelligence), who also spent time as a Special Forces officer in the Special Republican Guard right up until the US-led 2003 invasion of Iraq . He also fought in the Gulf War prior to his dismissal from
624-486: Was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during the operation. The Kurdistan Regional Government said after the raid that none of the 15 prisoners it was intended to rescue were found. From May, North American Rockwell OV-10 Broncos joined the operation, flying more than 120 combat sorties over 82 days. It is speculated they provided close air support for special forces missions. The experiment ended satisfactorily, but
650-400: Was believed to have been due to a case of mistaken identity and his death was not confirmed by ISIL. Al-Turkmani was killed by a US drone strike while travelling in a car near Mosul, Iraq on 18 August 2015. His death was confirmed by ISIL official spokesman and senior leader Abu Mohammad al-Adnani in an audio recording posted on jihadist websites in October 2015. He was succeeded as
676-778: Was the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) governor for territories held by the organization in Iraq . He was considered the ISIL second-in-command (along with his counterpart Abu Ali al-Anbari , who held a similar position in Syria ); he played a political role of overseeing the local councils and a military role that includes directing operations against opponents of ISIL. His names were also spelt Fadhil Ahmad al-Hayali , and Hajji Mutazz . An ethnic Turkmen born in Tal Afar , Nineveh Governorate , al-Hiyali
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