Peter Cook

The Pentagon said on Sept. 16 that a U.S.-led coalition airstrike on Sept. 7 killed an Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) leader who oversaw the extremist militant group's propaganda.

Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook said that the airstrike took place near Raqqa and targeted and killed Wa'il Adil Hasan Salman al-Fayad, also known as Dr. Wa'il.

The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant's (ISIL) battle-tested equivalent of a defense minister is believed to have been killed in a US air strike in northeastern Syria, a US official said March 8.

The Pentagon has asked Russia to stay away from parts of northern Syria where US special operations forces are training local fighters to combat the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)  group, military officials said on Feb. 18.

Three U.S. citizens who were kidnapped in Baghdad last month have been released with the help of the Iraqi government, the State Department said on Feb. 16. 

U.S. President Barack Obama directed his national security advisers on Jan. 28 to counter efforts by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) to expand into Libya and other countries, the White House said.

ISIL militants have taken advantage of chaos in Libya to establish themselves in the city of Sirte, and they have carried out several attacks on oil installations this month. 

The United Sates is weighing potential military options in Libya as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) jihadists expand their influence in the north African nation roiled by political instability, a Pentagon official said Jan. 27.

U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter used a personal email account for some work-related business earlier this year at the Pentagon, although he has since stopped such use of his personal email, the Pentagon said on Dec. 17.

The Pentagon has announced that the U.S. sent six F-15 E multi-role fighters to ?ncirlik Air Base in Turkey's southern Adana province, increasing the number of F-15 fighter jets to 12. 

The first six of 12 U.S. Air Force F-15 jet fighters have arrived at Adana's ?ncirlik Air Base to conduct combat air patrols in Turkish airspace at the request of its government, Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook has said.

U.S. and Russian military officials signed a memorandum of understanding on Octç 20 that includes steps their pilots should take to avoid an inadvertent clash over Syria as they carry out separate air strikes against militant groups, the Pentagon said.