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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 19 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 19 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: 19 people

Showing 1–19 of 19

Illi, Nikkolas Seijin

Male Age 31 Verified

Petty Officer Second Class Nikkolas Seijin Illi, a 31-year-old American sailor from Honolulu, Hawaii, died in Juffair, Bahrain on March 13, 2018. The Department of Defense confirmed his death as a non-combat incident while he was supporting

Mar 13, 2018 Remember

Briggs, Dashan Jamar

Male Age 30 Verified

Technical Sergeant Dashan Jamar Briggs, 30, of Port Jefferson Station, New York, was a U.S. Air Force pararescueman with the 101st Rescue Squadron. He was killed in a helicopter crash near Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, on March 15, 2018.

Mar 15, 2018 Remember

Enis, Carl Philippe

Male Age 31 Verified

Staff Sgt. Carl Philippe Enis, 31, of Tallahassee, Florida, was a U.S. Air Force pararescueman assigned to the 308th Rescue Squadron. He was killed in action on March 15, 2018, near Al Asad Air Base, Iraq.

Mar 15, 2018 Remember

Posch, William Ryan

Male Age 36 Verified

Master Sergeant William Ryan Posch, 36, was a U.S. Air Force Reserve combat controller assigned to the 308th Rescue Squadron. He was killed in action on March 15, 2018, near Al Asad Air Base in Iraq.

Mar 15, 2018 Remember

Raguso, Christopher Joseph

Male Age 39 Verified

Master Sergeant Christopher Joseph Raguso, 39, of Commack, New York, was a member of the U.S. Air Force's 106th Operations Support Squadron. He was killed in a helicopter crash near Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, on March 15, 2018.

Mar 15, 2018 Remember

Weber, Mark Kenneth

Male Age 29 Verified

Capt. Mark Kenneth Weber, 29, of Bartonville, Texas, was a U.S. Air Force pilot with the 38th Rescue Squadron. He was killed in a helicopter crash near Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, on March 15, 2018.

Mar 15, 2018 Remember

Mitchell, Sarah Joy

Female Age 23 Verified

U.S. Navy Lieutenant (junior grade) Sarah Joy Mitchell, 23, of Oakford, Pennsylvania, was killed in action in Aqaba, Jordan, on July 8, 2018, while serving aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109).

Jul 8, 2018 Remember

Galvin, Taylor James

Male Age 34 Verified

Chief Warrant Officer 3 Taylor James Galvin, 34, of Spokane, Washington, was a U.S. Army helicopter pilot assigned to the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment. He was killed in action in Baghdad, Iraq, on August 20, 2018.

Aug 20, 2018 Remember

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

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