Office of Inspector General U.S. Department of State

This Lead Inspector General report to the United States Congress on Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR), the overseas contingency operation (OCO) to combat the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS).

This FY 2021 Comprehensive Oversight Plan for Overseas Contingency Operations report is the sixth annual joint strategic oversight plan submitted to Congress. It describes the Lead IG and partner agencies’ oversight of U.S. activities in support of the ongoing overseas contingency operations.

This is the eighth Lead Inspector General report to the United States Congress on these operations. The purpose of these operations is to degrade al Qaeda and ISIS affiliates, and other terrorist groups, in designated regions of Africa.