Control of Terrain in Iraq: December 19, 2014
December 19, 2014 - Institute for the Study of War
On December 18 and 19, the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) regained control of parts of Baiji in Salah ad-Din province in northern Iraq.
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Control of Terrain in Iraq: November 24, 2014
November 24, 2014 - Institute for the Study of War
Changes for November 24, 2014 Update: On November 23, Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga, Iraqi Security Forces (ISF), and Popular Mobilization Units (PMUs) that include Iraqi Shi’a militias cleared the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham from the areas of Jalula and Sadia in Diyala province in northeastern Iraq.
Control of Terrain in Iraq: November 20, 2014
November 20, 2014 - Institute for the Study of War
On November 14, Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) and the Popular Mobilization Units (PMUs) which include Iraqi Shi’a militias were able to achieve significant advances against the Islamic State of Iraq al-Sham (ISIS) in the strategic town of Baiji in Salah ad-Din province in northern Iraq. Baiji has been under the control of ISIS since June of this year and is also home to Iraq’s biggest oil refinery, the Baiji Refinery which has endured a five-month long ISIS siege.
Control of Terrain in Iraq: November 9, 2014
November 9, 2014 - Institute for the Study of War
The Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) and Popular Mobilization Units (PMUs) which include Iraqi Shi'a militias are continuing to challenge the presence and positions of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) in the Baiji area north of Tikrit in northern Iraq.
Control of Terrain in Iraq: October 26, 2014
October 26, 2014 - Institute for the Study of War
On October 24, Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) and Iraqi Shi'a militias cleared the Jurf al-Sakhar area in northern Babil. The Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) historically had a major stronghold in Jurf al-Sakhar and since the beginning of 2014 its presence was renewed and consolidated.
Control of Terrain in Iraq: October 5, 2014
October 5, 2014 - Institute for the Study of War
ISIS has taken the city of Hit in Anbar, as reported on October 2, and controls the town west of the Euphrates.
Control of Terrain in Iraq: October 2, 2014
October 2, 2014 - Institute for the Study of War
The Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) launched a complex attack on the city of Hit on the Euphrates River in Anbar province.
Control of Terrain in Iraq: October 1, 2014
October 1, 2014 - Institute for the Study of War
The Peshmerga and Iraqi Sunni tribes supported by U.S. airstrikes cleared the area of Rabia on the Iraq-Syria border.
Control of Terrain in Iraq: September 17, 2014
September 17, 2014 - Institute for the Study of War
Suleiman Beg is now under Iraqi government control and as a result, the Kirkuk-Baghdad highway is reported to be re-opened.
Control of Terrain in Iraq: September 2, 2014
September 2, 2014 - Institute for the Study of War
Between August 29-31 a combined force of the ISF, Iraqi Shi’a militias, and the Peshmerga, broke ISIS’s siege of Amerli in Salah ad-Din province.