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===Operation Inherent Resolve=== {{Main|Operation Inherent Resolve}} As part of [[US-led intervention in Iraq (2014β2021)|Operation Inherent Resolve's Iraq Campaign]], there are at least 100 SEALs as part of a Special Operations advise and assist mission to [[Peshmerga]] and [[Iraqi Security Forces]] in combating [[ISIS]]. The Navy SEAL operation in northern Iraq is called Task Force Trident.<ref name="CNN">{{cite web |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2016/06/20/politics/navy-seal-iraq-syria-keating/ |title=Revelation of March ISIS battle highlights risks for U.S. troops |publisher=CNN |date=20 June 2016}}</ref> On 3 May 2016, Petty Officer 1st Class [[Charles Keating IV]] was killed by ISIS small arms fire near the town of [[Tel Skuf]] during an ISIS assault on a Peshmerga position. He was a member of a 20-man Quick Reaction Force (QRF)<ref name="CNN"/> sent to rescue a dozen U.S. advisors at the position and temporarily assist the Peshmerga. Keating IV was awarded the [[Navy Cross]], posthumously, for his actions.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/enemy-fire-kills-us-troop-in-northern-iraq/ |title=U.S. Navy SEAL killed in Iraq battle vs. ISIS |publisher=CBS News |date=3 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2016/05/03/politics/us-service-member-killed-iraq-mosul/ |title=Navy SEAL Charles Keating IV gave life rescuing others from ISIS |date=3 May 2016 |publisher=CNN}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/inside-battle-isis-killed-us-navy-seal/story?id=38876899 |title=Inside the Battle With ISIS that Killed a US Navy SEAL |website=ABC News |date=4 May 2016}}</ref>
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