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Lead Inspector General for Operation Inherent Resolve | Quarterly Report to the United States Congress | April 1, 2024 - June 30, 202408/01/2024 01:59 PM EDT This quarterly report describes the activities of the U.S. Government in support of OIR as well as the work of the Department of Defense (DoD), the Department of State (State), and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to further the U.S. Government’s policy goals in Iraq and Syria during the period of April 1 through June 30, 2024. OIR IN BRIEF 38th quarterly report submitted by the Lead Inspector General for Operation Inherent
Resolve (OIR) summarizes the quarter’s key events and oversight of the U.S. mission to
defeat ISIS and train, advise, and assist local partners—including the Iraqi Security Forces
(ISF) and Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)—to improve regional stability. ISIS Diminished but Continued
to Attack pp. 10–12 • ISIS appeared to be diminishing in personnel numbers but
was on track to more than double the total number of claimed
attacks in 2023. • ISIS continued to conduct mostly small arms attacks, IEDs,
and ambushes targeting security forces and civilians. Coalition Advising of Iraqi and Syrian
Partner Forces Continued pp. 13–33 • While Iran-aligned militias maintained a temporary pause in
attacks against U.S. and Coalition forces and facilities, force
protection remained a primary concern. • In Iraq, advisors focused on improving the ability of the Joint
Operations Command-Iraq to plan operations against ISIS. • In Syria, training remained paused for SDF guard forces at
detention facilities and security forces at displaced persons
camps. • Forces loyal to the Syrian regime blocked transport of
supplies to the zone around the At Tanf Garrison, creating a
humanitarian crisis. • Turkish airstrikes killed SDF personnel and strained the
SDF’s ability to maintain operations against ISIS. Repatriation from al-Hol
Continued pp. 34–36, 55–56, • Iraqis repatriated from the camp faced security screening
delays and barriers to acceptance into host communities
due to known or perceived affiliation with ISIS. • Security forces continued to conduct patrols and operations
at the al-Hol displaced persons camp but lacked sufficient
resources to curb ISIS smuggling. • While repatriation of residents from al-Hol continued,
about 41,000 people remained at the camp at the end of
the quarter U.S. and Iraq Discuss Future
Relationship pp. 14–15, 40–42
Iraqis and Syrians Continued to Suffer from Inadequate Public Services pp. 47–53 • In Iraq, electricity generation improved but is not enough to
meet summer demand; water for personal use and agriculture
is in short supply. • In Syria, Turkish airstrikes threatened energy, water, and oil
infrastructure in Hasakah governorate. • Elections in northeastern Syria were postponed due to
security threats. • State and USAID funded programs to strengthen public
services, civil society, education, and independent media. • Insecurity limited the ability of USAID’s third party monitors
to access certain parts of Syria to monitor humanitarian
assistance programming. Lead IG Oversight p. 69 • The DoD OIG issued two oversight reports related to OIR. The reports evaluated the combatant command military
deception planning and audited the Army’s management of
prepositioned stock-5 equipment. |
Lead Inspector General for Operation Inherent Resolve |
Quarterly Report to the United States Congress |
April 1, 2024 - June 30, 2024
Unclassified
This quarterly report describes the activities of the U.S. Government in support of OIR as well as the work of the Department of Defense (DoD), the Department of State (State), and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to further the U.S. Government’s policy goals in Iraq and Syria during the period of April 1 through June 30, 2024.
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