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Declared strikes by US President in Iraq and Syria

The United States and its 13 kinetic allies – part of an international alliance usually known as the Coalition – began an extensive campaign against so-called Islamic State in August 2014, after the terror group had occupied large parts of of Iraq and Syria. By the end of President Trump’s term in office in 2021, the Coalition had publicly declared over the entirety of the war more than 34,000 air and artillery strikes against ISIS.

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US-led Coalition in Iraq
US-led Coalition in Syria

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