Iraq Now Capable of Conducting Independent Airstrikes: US Centcom

The Pentagon said earlier that the United States and its coalition partners would be reducing their military mission in Iraq.

A French Rafale jet fighter lands in Al Dhafra base, UAE, after a strike in Iraq on Sept. 19, 2014. Jean-Luc Brunet, ECPAD/AP Photo

U.S. Central Command (Centcom) said on Nov. 4 that the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) is now capable of conducting its own independent airstrikes on enemy forces.

The announcement marks “a major milestone in Iraq’s transition to assuming a leading role in regional operations,” Centcom said in a statement.