Special Online Briefing with Major General Matthew McFarlane, Commander, Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve, and Dana Stroul, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense

The following Special Briefing was published by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs on Feb. 28. It is reproduced in full below.

Major General Matthew McFarlane, the commanding general of the Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve, and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Dana Stroul provide an update on the ongoing D-ISIS mission, including the preceding month of Operation Inherent Resolve operations, the future of the mission, and the Syrian Democratic Forces partnership. They also take questions from participating journalists.

Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs