Control of Terrain in Iraq: August 19, 2014
August 19, 2014 - Institute for the Study of War
President Obama stated that the Mosul Dam was retaken and cleared by Iraqi forces with U.S. air support.
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Control of Terrain in Iraq: August 18, 2014
August 18, 2014 - Institute for the Study of War
Iraqi Kurdish officials announced that the Peshmerga cleared ISIS from the Mosul Dam but added that ISIS rigged some buildings with explosives.
Control of Terrain in Iraq: August 13, 2014
August 13, 2014 - Institute for the Study of War
The sub-district of Jalula was reported to be taken by ISIS after launching a major assault that pushed the Peshmerga out of the area.
Control of Terrain in Iraq: August 10, 2014
August 10, 2014 - Institute for the Study of War
Peshmerga forces clashed heavily with ISIS in the area of Gwer, located 30 miles southwest of Arbil city.
Control of Terrain in Iraq: August 7, 2014
August 7, 2014 - Institute for the Study of War
Changes for August 7 update: ISIS gunmen deployed to the Ninewa Plains, an area that includes many villages that are historically home to a large Iraqi Christian population.
Control of Terrain in Iraq: August 4, 2014
August 4, 2014 -
There were unconfirmed reports that ISIS took Mosul Dam yesterday. It is unlikely that the Peshmerga would surrender this critical piece of infrastructure, hence the deployment of Peshmerga reinforcements to the dam that was reported today.
Control of Terrain in Iraq: July 29, 2014
July 29, 2014 -
On June 24, ISW assessed that the area of Udhaim was cleared by the ISF and Iraqi Shi’a militias. On July 28, however, the Defense Ministry announced the start of an operation that has thus far cleared three villages and remains ongoing. The operation appears to be prompted by an increasing number of clashes and IEDs emplaced in the city, which indicates a level of ISIS access to the area that challenges full ISF control. ISW is therefore changing the status of Udhaim from ISF controlled to contested.
Control of Terrain in Iraq: July 27, 2014
July 27, 2014 -
ISW is placing a watch on Hit as an area that ISIS likely desires to control.
Control of Terrain in Iraq: July 23, 2014
July 23, 2014 -
On July 23, ISIS took control of the Badush dam (under construction) and nearby facilities northwest of Mosul after Peshmerga forces withdrew from the area.
Control of Terrain in Iraq: July 21, 2014
July 21, 2014 -
Daquq in Kirkuk province is home to the Imam Zain al-Abdin shrine and is a mixed area. On July 20, Iraqi Shi’a volunteers were reportedly flown in from the south in order to provide protection from possible ISIS advances in the area.