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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 12 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 12 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: 12 people

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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

Phan, Jason Khai

Male Age 26 Verified

Senior Airman Jason Khai Phan, 26, of Anaheim, California, was killed in a non-combat vehicle incident at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, on September 12, 2020, while supporting Operation Inherent Resolve.

Sep 12, 2020 Remember

Ouellette, Ronald Jones

Male Age 23 Verified

Staff Sergeant Ronald Jones Ouellette, 23, of Merrimack, New Hampshire, was a U.S. Air Force Reserve airman with the 42nd Aerial Port Squadron. He was killed in a non-combat incident at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, on September 14, 2020.

Sep 14, 2020 Remember

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