Sec. 1225. REPORT ON LESSONS LEARNED FROM EFFORTS TO LIBERATE MOSUL AND RAQQAH FROM CONTROL OF THE ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND SYRIA

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## SEC. 1225 REPORT ON LESSONS LEARNED FROM EFFORTS TO LIBERATE MOSUL AND RAQQAH FROM CONTROL OF THE ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND SYRIA ###

(a)Report Required Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on lessons learned from coalition operations to liberate Mosul, Iraq, and Raqqah, Syria, from control of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). ###

(b)Elements The report required by subsection

(a)shall include a description of lessons learned in connection with each of the following: ####

(1)Combat in densely populated urban environments. ####

(2)Enablement of partner forces, including unique aspects of conducting combined operations with regular and irregular forces. ####

(3)Advise, assist, and accompany efforts, including such efforts conducted remotely. ####

(4)Integration of United States general purpose and special operations forces. ####

(5)Integration of United States and international forces. ####

(6)Irregular and unconventional warfare approaches, including the application of training and doctrine by special operations and general purpose forces. ####

(7)Use of command, control, communications, computer, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance systems and techniques. ####

(8)Logistics. ####

(9)Information operations. ####

(10)Targeting and weaponeering, including efforts to avoid civilian casualties and other collateral damage. ####

(11)Facilitation of flows of internally displaced people and humanitarian assistance. ####

(12)Such other matters as the Secretary considers appropriate and could benefit training, doctrine, and resourcing of future operations. ###

(c)Form The report required by subsection

(a)shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.