Editing 82nd Airborne Division (section)

===Operation Inherent Resolve===
On 19 December 2014, ''[[Stars and Stripes (newspaper)|Stars & Stripes]],'' a daily military newspaper, announced 1,000 soldiers from the 82nd Airborne's 3rd Brigade Combat Team would deploy to Iraq to train, advise, and assist Iraq's Security Forces.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.stripes.com/news/us/1-000-soldiers-from-the-82nd-airborne-headed-to-iraq-1.320194|title = 1,000 soldiers from the 82nd Airborne headed to Iraq|website=Stripes.com}}</ref>

On 3 November 2016, it was reported that 1,700 soldiers from the 2d Brigade Combat Team will deploy to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in Iraq, to take part in [[Operation Inherent Resolve]]. They will replace the 2d Brigade Combat Team, [[101st Airborne Division]] and will advise and assist Iraqi Security Forces currently trying to [[Battle of Mosul (2016)|retake Mosul]] from [[ISIS]] fighters.<ref name="Army to Deploy 1,700 Paratroopers to Iraq | Military.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.military.com/daily-news/2016/11/03/army-to-deploy-1700-paratroopers-to-iraq.html|title=Army to Deploy 1,700 Paratroopers to Iraq|publisher=military.com|date=3 November 2016}}</ref>

On 27 March 2017, it was reported that 300 paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne's 2nd Brigade Combat Team will temporarily deploy to northern Iraq to provide additional advise-and-assist combating [[Islamic State|ISIS]], particularly to speed up the [[Battle of Mosul (2016–2017)|offensive against ISIS in Mosul]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.armytimes.com/articles/army-announces-new-iraq-afghanistan-deployments-for-600-soldiers|title=Army announces new Iraq, Afghanistan deployments for 600 soldiers|work=Army Times|date=29 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.military.com/daily-news/2017/03/29/new-details-surprise-deployment-more-soldiers-head-war.html|title=New Details on Surprise Deployment as More Soldiers Head to War|website=Military.com|date=29 March 2017}}</ref>

On 31 December 2019, approximately 750 soldiers from the 82nd Airborne's Immediate Response Force were authorized to be deployed to Iraq in response to events which saw the [[Attack on the United States embassy in Baghdad|United States' embassy in the country stormed]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://abc11.com/politics/82nd-airborne-division-preparing-for-deployment-amid-unrest-in-baghdad/5803067/|title=82nd Airborne Division preparing for deployment amid unrest in Baghdad|work=ABC News|date=31 December 2019}}</ref>

From the start of January 2017 to September 2017, the division suffered the loss of five paratroopers killed in action.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thefallen.militarytimes.com/1st-lt-weston-c-lee/6568703|title=1st Lt. Weston C. Lee&#124; Military Times|website=Thefallen.militarytimes.com|access-date=17 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thefallen.militarytimes.com/army-spc-allen-levi-stigler-jr/6568718|title = Army SPC. Allen Levi Stigler Jr.|website=Thefallen.militarytimes.com|access-date=17 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thefallen.militarytimes.com/army-sgt-roshain-euvince-brooks/6568717|title=Army Sgt. Roshain Euvince Brooks&#124; Military Times|website=Thefallen.militarytimes.com|access-date=17 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thefallen.militarytimes.com/spc-christopher-michael-harris/6568716|title = SPC. Christopher Michael Harris|website=Thefallen.militarytimes.com|access-date=17 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thefallen.militarytimes.com/sgt-jonathon-michael-hunter/6568715|title = SGT. Jonathon Michael Hunter|website=Thefallen.militarytimes.com|access-date=17 February 2022}}</ref>

====Syria intervention====
It was confirmed in July 2020 that the 82nd Airborne Division did in fact have combat deployments in Syria.<ref name=paratroopercombat>{{cite news|url=https://www.ksl.com/article/50000388/paratrooper-from-st-george-dies-in-syria-authorities-confirm|title=Paratrooper from St. George dies in Syria, authorities confirm|first=Jacob|last=Klopfenstein|publisher=KSL|date=23 July 2020|access-date=23 July 2020}}</ref><ref name=combatsyria>{{cite web| url = https://www.facebook.com/82ndAirborneDivision/photos/a.287904200386/10164174764885387/?type=3&theater |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/287901225386/10164174764885387 |archive-date=2022-02-26 |url-access=limited| title = Facebook| website = [[Facebook]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref>