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Jeffrey Harrigian, U.S. Air Forces Central Command commander, in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.afcent.af.mil\/News\/Article\/1432167\/coalition-aviation-advisory-and-training-team-established-in-iraq\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">press release<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTogether with our Iraqi Security Forces partners, we will ensure the lasting defeat of ISIS in Iraq,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3607\" height=\"2437\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635569380297116917-f15syriajpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635569380297116917-f15syriajpg.jpg 3607w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635569380297116917-f15syriajpg.jpg?resize=300,203 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635569380297116917-f15syriajpg.jpg?resize=768,519 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635569380297116917-f15syriajpg.jpg?resize=1024,692 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635569380297116917-f15syriajpg.jpg?resize=1536,1038 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635569380297116917-f15syriajpg.jpg?resize=2048,1384 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3607px) 100vw, 3607px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A pair of U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles fly over northern Iraq early in the morning of Sept. 23, 2014, after conducting airstrikes in Syria. 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