Iraq Situation Report: September 18 - 21, 2015
September 21, 2015 - Sinan Adnan
ISF operations to recapture Ramadi remain stalled, but remain the ISF’s main effort.
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Iraq Situation Report: September 15 - 17, 2015
September 17, 2015 - Sinan Adnan
Challenges are mounting against PM Abadi’s government and the ISF in Baghdad. Following the kidnapping of the 18 Turkish workers last week, likely by Iranian-backed Shi'a militias, this week witnessed the kidnapping of a former Sunni advisor from Anbar.
Iraq Situation Report: September 15 - 17, 2015
September 17, 2015 - Sinan Adnan
Challenges are mounting against PM Abadi’s government and the ISF in Baghdad. Following the kidnapping of the 18 Turkish workers last week, likely by Iranian-backed Shi'a militias, this week witnessed the kidnapping of a former Sunni advisor from Anbar.
Forecasting the Syrian Civil War
September 17, 2015 - Institute for the Study of War
The trajectory of the Syrian Civil War may fundamentally shift within the 90 day timeframe. Russia escalated its military assistance on behalf of the Syrian regime in early September 2015, deploying armored vehicles and hundreds of personnel to the Syrian Coast in preparation for the establishment of at least one forward air operations base.
ISW President Kimberly Kagan Testimony to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
September 17, 2015 -
ISW President Dr. Kimberly Kagan testified to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee yesterday September 16, 2015. The committee discussed the United States role in the Middle East focusing on Iraq, Syria, and the fight against ISIS.
Russian Deployment in Syria: Putin’s Middle East Game Changer
September 17, 2015 - Institute for the Study of War
Satellite imagery provided by AllSourceAnalysis confirms the recent arrival of Russian main battle tanks, armored personnel carriers, helicopters, and other military equipment at an airbase in Syria’s coastal Latakia province, indicating that Russia has deployed troops inside Syria. Concurrent military exercises inside Russia suggest that Russia may intend to deploy additional forces, possibly further inside Syria.
Syria 90-Day Forecast: ISIS
September 15, 2015 - Jennifer Cafarella
ISIS Grand Strategic Objectives include: rule all Muslims under an Islamic Caliphate; and provoke and win an apocalyptic war with the West.
Syria 90-Day Forecast: ISIS
September 15, 2015 - Chris Kozak
ISIS Grand Strategic Objectives include: rule all Muslims under an Islamic Caliphate; and provoke and win an apocalyptic war with the West.
Syria 90-Day Forecast: ISIS
September 15, 2015 - Genevieve Casagrande
ISIS Grand Strategic Objectives include: rule all Muslims under an Islamic Caliphate; and provoke and win an apocalyptic war with the West.
ISIS Sanctuary Map: September 15, 2015
September 15, 2015 - Institute for the Study of War
ISW’s updated ISIS sanctuary map includes a new attack zone in Deraa, southwestern Syria and an expanded sanctuary zone in Idlib, northwestern Syria. ISIS claimed an attack against the Syrian al-Qaeda affiliate Jabhat al-Nusra (JN) in Deraa on August 18, and also may be responsible for an ongoing assassination campaign against JN in Idlib.