Name: Operation Inherent Resolve
Start: 2014-08-08
Location: Iraq

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 5 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.

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Memorial photograph of Villotcarrasco, Yeshabel

Combatant

United States

Villotcarrasco, Yeshabel

Female Age 23 Verified

Yeshabel Villotcarrasco, 23, of Parma, Ohio, was a Seaman in the U.S. Navy assigned to the USS James E. Williams (DDG 95). She died on June 19, 2014, in the Iraq-Syria region during Operation Inherent Resolve.

Jun 19, 2014 Remember

Memorial photograph of Spears, Jordan Lee

Combatant

United States

Spears, Jordan Lee

Male Age 21 Verified

Corporal Jordan Lee Spears, 21, of Memphis, Indiana, was a U.S. Marine with VMM-163. He died on October 1, 2014, in the Arabian Gulf during Operation Inherent Resolve.

Oct 1, 2014 Remember

Memorial photograph of Walker, Jonathan Doyle

Combatant

United States

Walker, Jonathan Doyle

Male Age 44 Verified

U.S. Army Major Jonathan Doyle Walker, 44, of Merriam, Kansas, was killed on October 1, 2014, at Camp As Sayliyah, Qatar. He was assigned to the 4th Military Information Support Group (Airborne) from Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Oct 1, 2014 Remember

Memorial photograph of Neal, Sean Patrick

Combatant

United States

Neal, Sean Patrick

Male Age 19 Verified

Lance Cpl. Sean Patrick Neal, 19, of Riverside, California, was a U.S. Marine killed in action in Baghdad, Iraq, on October 23, 2014.

Oct 23, 2014 Remember

Memorial photograph of Dubois, William Hamner Jr

Combatant

United States

Dubois, William Hamner Jr

Male Age 30 Verified

Capt. William Hamner Dubois Jr., 30, of New Castle, Colorado, was a U.S. Air Force F-16 pilot with the 77th Fighter Squadron. He was killed in a non-combat incident near Muwaffaq Salti Air Base, Jordan, on December 1, 2014.

Dec 1, 2014 Remember