Control of Urban Terrain in Syria: May 22, 2015
May 22, 2015 - Institute for t...
ISIS seized the last regime-controlled border crossing between Syria and Iraq with the capture of the al-Tanf crossing on May 22 following a regime withdrawal.
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Control of Urban Terrain in Syria
Control of Urban Terrain in Syria: May 20, 2015
May 20, 2015 - Institute for t...
ISIS seized the regime-held town of al-Sukna west of Deir ez-Zour City on May 14, severing the regime’s ground line of communication from Palmyra in the central Homs Desert to Deir ez-Zour City and effectively isolating remaining regime positions in western Deir ez-Zour.
Jennifer Cafarella
Jennifer Cafarella is the Director of Strategic Initiatives and National Security Fellow at the Institute for the Study of War (ISW). Ms. Cafarella leads the Institute’s Geopolitical Risk Analysis, which builds upon the foundational work of ISW’s Russia/Ukraine, China, and Middle East research teams. She regularly advises senior military leaders as well as policymakers on the threats the US and its allies face. She also briefs financial services companies and investors regarding global risk and geopolitical forecasts.
Dr. Kimberly Kagan