Iraq Situation Report: August 3, 2014
August 3, 2014 -
ISIS has launched a new offensive in northern Iraq to take control of Sinjar and other critical terrain in Kurdish areas north and west of Mosul.
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Iraq Situation Report: August 2, 2014
August 2, 2014 -
Clashes between ISIS and Peshmerga forces in Zammar and Jalula indicate an attempt by ISIS to secure the areas that it is contesting against Kurdish troops.
Iraq Situation Report: August 1, 2014
August 1, 2014 -
ISIS continues to attack the Baiji oil refinery with the intent to complete its control of Baiji city.
Iraq Situation Report: July 31, 2014
July 31, 2014 -
Although ISIS has had experience in governing urban centers in Syria and Iraq before, the City of Mosul is the largest and most developed area now under ISIS control now.
Iraq Situation Report: July 30, 2014
July 30, 2014 -
ISIS is aiming to establish normalcy in areas where it has control in Iraq. Hosting fairs and Eid celebrations represents an attempt to show the “friendly” side of ISIS, publicizing recreational activities rather than an oppressive state.
Iraq Situation Report: July 29, 2014
July 29, 2014 -
ISIS continued to challenge the Peshmerga near Sinjar, although these are not major operations and do not demonstrate a desire to control Sinjar.
Iraq Situation Report: July 28, 2014
July 28, 2014 -
Reports that ISIS is sending reinforcements to the vicinity of the Hamrin Dam indicate that ISIS is seeking to control the dam as a military objective rather than pursuing it as a feint to divert ISF resources away from other targets.
Iraq Situation Report: July 27, 2014
July 27, 2014 -
Significant ISIS attacks occurred in the north, west, and east of Iraq.
Iraq Situation Report: July 26, 2014
July 26, 2014 -
ISIS efforts to control critical infrastructural like the Hamrin Dam is worrisome, as ISIS has previously utilized control over the Fallujah dam to counter the ISF and prevent water supplies from reaching southern Iraq.
Iraq Situation Report: July 25, 2014
July 25, 2014 -
Hundreds of members of Iraqi Shi’a militias and their supporters gathered in central Baghdad to participate in parades celebrating Quds Day, an Iranian-backed annual event expressing solidarity with Palestine.