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Operation Inherent Resolve
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Operation Inherent Resolve

Operation Inherent Resolve is a U.S.-led international military coalition that began on August 8, 2014. Its stated objective was to support local forces in Iraq and Syria against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). The conflict has reportedly resulted in tens of thousands of civilian deaths, according to monitoring groups.

Began August 8, 2014 Ongoing 113 documented
113
Documented
113
Combatants
10
Women
113
Verified
2014–2024
Years Active

About Operation Inherent Resolve

Operation Inherent Resolve is a U.S.-led international military coalition that began on August 8, 2014. Its stated objective was to support local forces in Iraq and Syria against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). The conflict has reportedly resulted in tens of thousands of civilian deaths, according to monitoring groups.

This memorial has documented 113 people who died between August 8, 2014 and the present. 113 were military or combatant personnel. Each name on this page represents a life that ended violently, abruptly, and irreversibly — a family shattered, a community bereaved.

Deaths recorded in this conflict span the years 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. Browse by year using the sidebar filter to examine how casualties shifted over the course of the conflict.

This conflict is interconnected with other documented war zones — Journalist Deaths - Iraq, US Forces - Iraq & Syria Theater, Operation Freedom's Sentinel. Each of those pages maintains its own independent roster of the fallen.

Filtered: 113 people

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Reidy, Paul Joseph

Male Age 50 Verified

Chief Warrant Officer 4 Paul Joseph Reidy, 50, of Austin, Texas, was a U.S. Army soldier serving in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He died there on September 6, 2018, during Operation Inherent Resolve.

Sep 6, 2018 Remember

Stearney, Scott Andrew

Male Age 58 Verified

Vice Admiral Scott Andrew Stearney, 58, of Chicago, Illinois, was a U.S. Navy officer serving as commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command. He was found dead in his residence in Hamala, Bahrain, on December 1, 2018.

Dec 1, 2018 Remember

Kent, Shannon Mary

Female Age 35 Verified

Senior Chief Petty Officer Shannon Mary Kent, 35, of Plattsburgh, New York, was a U.S. Navy cryptologic technician assigned to Cryptologic Warfare Activity 66. She was killed by a suicide bomb in Manbij, Syria, on January 16, 2019.

Jan 16, 2019 Remember

Bolinski, Holli Rose

Female Age 37 Verified

Sgt. Holli Rose Bolinski, 37, of Pinckneyville, Illinois, was a U.S. Army soldier serving with the 657th Transportation Company. She was killed in action at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, on March 5, 2019.

Mar 5, 2019 Remember

Pongo, Diego Daniel

Male Age 34 Verified

Gunnery Sergeant Diego Daniel Pongo, 34, of Simi Valley, California, was a U.S. Marine assigned to the 2nd Marine Raider Battalion. He was killed during a mission in Qarah Chawq, Iraq, on March 8, 2020.

Mar 8, 2020 Remember

Roberts, Marshal Dakota

Male Age 28 Verified

Technical Sergeant Marshal Dakota Roberts, 28, of Claremore, Oklahoma, was a member of the U.S. Air Force's 219th Engineering Installation Squadron. He died on March 11, 2020, in Al Taji, Iraq, during Operation Inherent Resolve.

Mar 11, 2020 Remember

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