Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve
Multinational military headquarters that commands the Coalition campaign against Islamic State
The headquarters moved to Jordan on 30 September 2026, the day the last American troops flew out of Erbil Air Base. It has commanded the Coalition fight against Islamic State since 2014, and its staff still work in Syria.
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Where does the anti-Islamic State command run the war from now?
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Moved its headquarters to Jordan and continued working in Syria
Iran Conflict 2026: US flies its last troops out of ErbilBackground
This is a command formation, not a campaign name. It has a commanding general, a multinational staff and a headquarters that can pick up and move, and it has run the Coalition fight against Islamic State since 2014. The campaign it prosecutes, Operation Inherent Resolve, has its own separate entry.
Combined means several nations contribute forces to it. Joint means several American services do. The task force reports through United States Central Command, which is why the move of its headquarters and the departure from Erbil Air Base were announced by the same command on the same day.
The distinction matters to anyone reading the withdrawal. A campaign can be wound down politically while the command that runs it stays standing, and that is what happened here: the formation relocated to Jordan rather than disbanding, and continues working in Syria. Jordan was itself drawn into kinetic fighting for the first time in June 2026, so the new posting carries exposure the Iraqi one did not.
What is the Combined Joint Task Force for Operation Inherent Resolve?
Where is the anti-Islamic State task force headquarters?
Did the Islamic State task force shut down when America left Iraq?
What does CJTF-OIR stand for?
