LAGHMAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan -- At first glance, the sight of the two U.S. Army infantry staff sergeants discussing upcoming operations around a map seems like just another common occurrence. With a closer look, however, a person might think his vision is playing tricks on him.

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WASHINGTON -- Iraqi forces continue to make steady progress in the effort to retake Mosul from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, the commander of Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve said today. "The Iraqi security forces had developed a lot of momentum over the past two years," Army Lt. Gen. Stephen Townsend told Pentagon reporters during a teleconference from Baghdad. "Now we're seeing that momentum continue against ISIL, our common enemy, in Mosul."

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WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Army Lt. Gen. Stephen J. Townsend, commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve, updated reporters Sunday on operations in Iraq and Syria during a news conference in Irbil, Iraq.

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BAGHDAD -- Combined Joint Task Force -- Inherent Resolve is assessing the potential risk to personnel at Camp Swift and Qayyarah West Airfield, located about 50 miles south of Mosul, as a result of nearby burning oil wells and a sulfur plant fire.

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"Fire in the hole!" a Soldier shouted from behind a sandy berm. A translator echoed the warning to the others, who also crouched. A moment of silence was followed by a deafening explosion that boomed through the mountains of Tajikistan. No one was hurt. This was just an exercise. It was part of the Humanitarian Mine Action (HMA) training course in Tajikistan, September 19 to 30, during which U.S. Soldiers instructed 39 service members and civilians from Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan and Armenia about proper demining procedures.

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U.S. Army mortar teams with Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, fire the M120 Battalion Mortar System at Aibano Training Area, Japan, Sept. 13, 2016 as part of Orient Shield 2016. Orient Shield is an annual bilateral training exercise held in Japan. (U.S. Photo by Spc. Patrick Kirby/released)

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Scout teams assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division were implemented and placed with the support by fire positions during the combine arms live fire exercise (CALFEX) at the Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, on July 28, 2016. U.S. and Singapore Armed Forces troops trained together during the bilateral exercise Tiger Balm 16. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Patrick Kirby, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division)

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WASHINGTON -- Iraqi forces have momentum in the fight to retake Mosul from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, the U.S. commander of Operation Inherent Resolve's ground troops said today. "I am confident that the Iraqis are up to this task," Army Maj. Gen. Gary J. Volesky, commander of Combined Joint Forces Land Component Command-Operation Inherent Resolve and the 101st Airborne Division, told reporters at the Pentagon today via teleconference from Baghdad.

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WASHINGTON -- Iraqi and Kurdish peshmerga security forces are working together as they advance along several axes to liberate Mosul, Iraq, from Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant control, Navy Capt. Jeff Davis, director of Pentagon press operations, told reporters Tuesday.

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