U.S. and coalition aircraft released 153 munitions in Afghanistan in August, the most since October 2020, as the U.S. and the now-defunct Islamic Republic of Afghanistan desperately tried to beat back the advance of the Taliban ahead of the withdrawal of U.S. troops.
Operation Inherent Resolve recently posted pictures of U.S. soldiers near Manbij, Syria, conducting what the captions called “presence patrols.” But after Military Times reached out to U.S. officials, the photos were quickly removed.
The coalition in Iraq is working to transition the U.S. Air Force into a less-kinetic role, but Islamic State holdouts across a still-fragile Iraq require attention.
The U.S. Army’s 1st Armored Division handed off control of Operation Inherent Resolve’s land component to the 10th Mountain Division at a ceremony in Baghdad, Iraq.