Publications
Iraq Control of Terrain Map: November 25, 2015
November 25, 2015 - Patrick MartinKurdish forces recaptured the Yazidi-majority district of Sinjar, west of Mosul from ISIS on November 13. Confrontations between the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) will grow increasingly likely as both seek to control Sinjar, while Kurdish control over the mixed-demographic district is already leading to heightened tensions between Yazidis and Sunni Arabs.
Russian Airstrikes in Syria: October 29 - November 8, 2015
November 9, 2015 - Jennifer CafarellaRussian Airstrikes in Syria: October 27 - November 5th, 2015
November 6, 2015 - Genevieve CasagrandeISIS-Linked Regional Activity: October 2015
November 3, 2015 - Harleen GambhirRussian Airstrikes in Syria: October 23 - November 1, 2015
November 2, 2015 - Genevieve CasagrandeThe Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) discontinued the release of daily airstrike reports from October 28 – November 1 amidst multilateral talks on the Syrian Civil War held in Vienna on October 30 and continued reports of civilian casualties. Nevertheless, credible local sources continued to report airstrikes in Dera’a, Damascus, Homs, Hama, Idlib, and Aleppo from October 31 – November 1.
Russian Airstrikes in Syria: September 30 - October 28, 2015
October 30, 2015 - Genevieve CasagrandeThe Fight for Aleppo: October 21-28, 2015
October 30, 2015 - Chris KozakIraq Control of Terrain Map: October 30, 2015
October 30, 2015 - Patrick MartinIraqi Security Forces (ISF) and "Popular Mobilization" recaptured the Baiji Oil Refinery on October 21 following operations to recapture Baiji city on October 14. Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi then visited Baiji city on October 23, marking the city's full recapture. ISW is thus upgrading Baiji and the Baiji Oil Refinery from Contested to ISF-held locations. PUK Peshmerga have also maintained limited gains in villages in southern Kirkuk near Taza and Daquq as part of anti-ISIS operations that began on September 12.