Sentences with phrase «iraqi coalition forces»

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The Iraqi military, with support from the US - led coalition, Kurdish forces, and Iranian - backed Shiite militia units, have been slowly closing in on Mosul since the start of an offensive on October 16.

A U.S. - led coalition has been launching airstrikes on Islamic State militants and facilities in Iraq and Syria for months as part of an effort to give Iraqi forces the time and space to mount a more effective offensive.

«The degree to which they were able to form their own coalition, both inside of Syria and inside of northwestern Iraq, the military capability they exhibited, the collapse of the Iraqi Security Forces... In those initial days, there were a few surprises.»

With ISIS near defeat and cornered in a tiny section of Mosul, the coalition is hashing out plans to shift from military operations with Iraqi forces to what Anderson called «true - blue policing» across the liberated areas of the country.

Coalition forces have moved their bases closer to the front, relaxed their rules of engagement and during the push on Mosul airport coalition advisors were embedded with forward Iraqi rapid response and special forcCoalition forces have moved their bases closer to the front, relaxed their rules of engagement and during the push on Mosul airport coalition advisors were embedded with forward Iraqi rapid response and special forccoalition advisors were embedded with forward Iraqi rapid response and special forces units.

As Iraqi forces push into western Mosul coalition troops are closer to frontline fighting than ever before.

A US - led coalition has been launching air strikes on Isis militants and facilities in Iraq and Syria for months as part of an effort to give Iraqi forces the time and space to mount a more effective offensive.

But an Iraqi special forces officer told the Times that there has been a «noticeable relaxing of the coalition's rules of engagement since President Trump took office.»

Also congratulated PM on Iraqi Sec Forces success against ISIS & highlighted the partnership [between] them & US military & coalition partners,» he tweeted.

As Iraqi «Chemical» Ali was constantly on television lying about the imminent defeat of Iraq by the Western Coalition Forces, telling Iraqis that the forces of Saddam Hussein were fending off the Coalition Forces whereas the opposite was actually occurring on the ground, so is President «Comical» Mahama doing to GhanForces, telling Iraqis that the forces of Saddam Hussein were fending off the Coalition Forces whereas the opposite was actually occurring on the ground, so is President «Comical» Mahama doing to Ghanforces of Saddam Hussein were fending off the Coalition Forces whereas the opposite was actually occurring on the ground, so is President «Comical» Mahama doing to GhanForces whereas the opposite was actually occurring on the ground, so is President «Comical» Mahama doing to Ghanaians.

Having met with Iraqi prime minister Nouri al - Maliki in Baghdad the day before Mr Hutton travelled to the country's second city, Basra, where British troops have been stationed since coalition forces ousted Saddam Hussein in 2003.

The statement said that «An accompanying U.S. helicopter immediately reported the crash and a quick reaction force comprised of Iraqi Security Forces and Coalition members secured the scene.»

In the summer of 2003, four months after a U.S. - led coalition of armed forces occupied the country, masked Iraqi men woke up Kerrar and his family in the middle of the night in their home in Baghdad.

Shortly after, a coalition of 34 nations removed Iraqi forces from Kuwait in four days, but chose not to topple Hussein's government.

Sir Anthony Clarke MR (giving the judgment of the court): The facts found by the judge were that the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq (following the ousting of the government of Saddam Hussain) had issued an order whereby the multinational force (of which British troops formed a pArt) should be «immune from Iraqi legal process» and that all personnel should be «subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of their sending States».

As Billeting Coordinator that assisted in Operation Iraqi Freedom with military troops in Iraq, monitored temporary or permanent living quarters for U.S. Military troops, Coalition forces and other civilian contractors.

Maintained the official database of over 250 mine - like contacts identified by U.S. and Coalition Forces during Operation Enduring Freedom / Iraqi Conflict