US air war has a name: 'Operation Inherent Resolve'

October 15, 2014 22:57

After more than two months of air strikes, American commanders have finally decided on a name for the US-led war on Islamic State jihadists -- "Operation Inherent Resolve."

The decision was taken "a few days ago" by the chiefs of all the armed services, said Colonel Ed Thomas, spokesman for the US military's top officer, General Martin Dempsey. "The operation is called 'Operation Inherent Resolve,'" Thomas told reporters.

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