Syria Situation Report: April 7-14, 2015
April 14, 2015 - Chris Kozak
ISIS Expansion into Southwestern Syria Threatens Previously-Stable Zones of Regime Control as Prominent Southern Rebel Factions Claim Opposition to JN
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Publications
Iraq Situation Report: April 11-13, 2015
April 13, 2015 - Sinan Adnan
Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi is on his way to visit Washington to meet President Obama likely to request more U.S. support for Iraq's war against ISIS.
Iraq Situation Report: April 9-10, 2015
April 10, 2015 - Sinan Adnan
ISIS responded to Iraqi-government led operations in Anbar by launching two major attacks on Ramadi and areas between Balad and Baghdad.
Ukraine Crisis Update: April 9, 2015
April 9, 2015 - Hugo Spaulding
Ukraine took steps to integrate the remaining independent Ukrainian paramilitary units in accordance with the February 12 Minsk ceasefire agreement, while avoiding an armed confrontation between regular and irregular forces.
Syria Situation Report: April 1-8
April 8, 2015 - Jennifer Cafarella
The ISIS push into the Yarmouk refugee camp signifies ISIS intent to reclaim areas of Southern Damascus with a history of ISIS control.
Iraq Situation Report: April 7-8, 2015
April 8, 2015 - Sinan Adnan
The Government of PM Abadi and the local Anbari Government are embarking on a major undertaking to recapture areas of Anbar Province that fell out of government control in early 2014.
Iraq Situation Report: April 4-6, 2015
April 6, 2015 - Sinan Adnan
The contest to reverse ISIS’s territorial gains in Iraq is escalating.
Control of Terrain in Iraq: April 3, 2015
April 3, 2015 - Sinan Adnan
The city center of Tikrit has been recaptured by the ISF and allied forces with the support of coalition airstrikes.
ISIS Sanctuary: April 3, 2015
April 3, 2015 - Jessica D. Lewis
ISIS lost control over central Tikrit following an offensive by the ISF and allied forces with the support of coalition airstrikes. Tikrit was announced captured by the government on April 1, 2015, and PM Abadi, ISF commanders, and local government officials have toured the city center. Since that time, clashes have not been reported in the city and reports that looting of homes is taking place further indicates that combat operations in Tikrit have ceased. The areas immediately surrounding Tikrit likely remain an ISIS attack zone, however.
Iraq Situation Report: April 2-3, 2015
April 3, 2015 - Sinan Adnan
The recent capture of Tikrit with U.S. air support and the absence of Iraqi Shi'a militias has undermined Iranian-backed Iraqi Shi’a militias’ reputation as indispensable allies to the ISF and the government.