[F-18 US airstrikes]US Navy/REUTERS On Wednesday, the US, France, Germany, Britain, Italy, Australia and The Netherlands renewed pledges to support the US-led international coalition fight against ISIS. Established by US Central Command in October 2014, the Combined Joint Task Force's Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR) is responsible for executing 9,782 air strikes against ISIS in Iraq and Syria. In the slides below, see how nations around have come together to confront ISIS. THIS MAP MARKS IN BLUE COUNTRIES NATIONS INVOLVED IN OIR. ERAGON via Wikimedia Commons HERE ARE SOME OF THE NATIONS IN THE US-LED COALITION: Albania Arab League Australia Austria Kingdom of Bahrain Kingdom of Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Canada Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Arab Republic of Egypt Estonia European Union Finland France Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Republic of Iraq Ireland Italy Japan Jordan Republic of Korea Kosovo Kuwait Latvia Lebanon Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malaysia Moldova Montenegro Morocco Netherlands New Zealand Nigeria Norway Oman Panama Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Saudi Arabia Serbia Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Somalia Spain Sweden Taiwan Tunisia Turkey Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States _Source_ THE US ALONE HAS CARRIED OUT THE WIDE MAJORITY OF AIR STRIKES AGAINST ISIS WITH 7,390 STRIKES IN IRAQ (4,361) AND SYRIA (3,029). US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Alex King/Released _Source_ ACCORDING TO THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT, THE US SPENDS $11 MILLION PER DAY, A TOTAL OF $5.5 BILLION SINCE THE AIR WAR BEGAN IN AUGUST 2014. Airman 1st Class Cory W. Bush/USAF Source SEE THE REST OF THE STORY AT BUSINESS INSIDER
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