Iraqi Joint Operations Command

Force in Play

As of May 2026: Coordinates all Iraqi security operations against Islamic State remnants

Iraq declared victory over the Islamic State in December 2017 after recapturing Mosul and eliminating the group's territorial caliphate. Eight years later, Iraqi F-16s are still hunting militants in desert hideouts—a reminder that defeating an insurgency's territory is not the same as defeating its fighters.

Updated May 27