SOUTHWEST ASIA, Sept. 9, 2017 — Combined Joint Task Force
Operation Inherent Resolve welcomes today’s announcement by the Syrian Arab
Coalition of the commencement of their offensive to defeat the Islamic State of
Iraq and Syria in the Khabur River Valley, dubbed “Operation Jazeera Storm,”
north of Dayr Az Zawr in eastern Syria.
The Syrian Arab Coalition is a multi-ethnic, battle-tested,
proven partner force in the coalition’s fight to defeat ISIS in northern Syria.
The operation will be run by the Dayr Az Zawr Military Coalition.
Army Lt. Gen Paul E. Funk II, commanding general of the CJTF
Operation Inherent Resolve, said that the fight for the Khabur River Valley is
a strategic axis of advance towards the Middle Euphrates River Valley, one of
the last holdouts of ISIS.
Defeating ISIS
“The very existence of ISIS poses a real threat to the
civilized world and our way of life,” Funk said. “Our collective effort will
defeat them.”
Coalition forces will support the SAC during the Khabur
River Valley offensive as part of their advise and assist mission, providing
equipment, training, intelligence and logistics support, precision fires and
battlefield advice.
Once the Khabur River Valley is cleared of ISIS, the SAC
states the region will be turned over to representative bodies of local
civilians who will then oversee security and governance as with Tabqa and
Manbij.
The SAC is operating along two corridors, and the local
citizens and non-combatants in those areas are evacuating northward to
SAC-controlled safe areas. The coalition takes every precaution to prevent
needless human suffering and casualties.
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