Under the Lead Inspector General framework, the Inspectors General for the Department of Defense, Department of State, and the U.S. Agency for International Development conduct oversight of and report on the overseas contingency operation "Operation Inherent Resolve" (OIR). The mission of OIR is to advise, assist, and enable partner forces until they can independently defeat ISIS in designated areas of Iraq and Syria, in order to set conditions for long-term security cooperation frameworks. The broader counter-ISIS campaign includes supporting the Iraqi government and local Syrian partners with civilian-led stabilization activities. This report also discusses the planned, ongoing, and completed oversight work conducted by the Lead IG agencies and our partner oversight agencies during the quarter.
The United States continued to deliver foreign assistance to people in Syria and Iraq, where conflict, displacement, and severe weather continued to drive humanitarian needs. These programs include those that were transferred from USAID to State management on July 1, 2025. Several programs that were scheduled to end in 2025 were extended into 2026. State’s Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs continued to manage awards that originated at USAID to provide food provisions at al-Amal Center through the World Food Program.
On July 1, 2025, five USAID-funded foreign assistance programs, totaling $27 million, were transferred to State. At the end of the quarter, two of the programs had expired and two of the programs were extended and received additional funding to provide lifesaving food assistance, health, shelter, and protection activities. In addition to the 3 remaining programs transferred from USAID.