Syria Situation Report: January 20-26, 2015
January 27, 2015 - Jennifer Cafarella
ISIS Forces Defeated in Ayn al-Arab/Kobane: YPG advances in Ayn al-Arab appear to have defeated ISIS forces in the town.
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Publications
Iraq Situation Report: January 24-26, 2015
January 26, 2015 - Institute for the Study of War
The Iraqi Security Forces and the Peshmerga on one side and ISIS on the other side are all setting conditions for a future operation that aims to dislodge ISIS from Mosul.
Iraq Situation Report January 22-23, 2015
January 23, 2015 - Institute for the Study of War
A joint force of Iraqi Police, Iraqi Army, and Popular Mobilization Units containing Iraqi Shi’a militias reportedly launched an operation to retake villages in the Mansuriyah sub-district, north of Muqdadiyah.
Iraq Situation Report January 20-21, 2015
January 21, 2015 - Institute for the Study of War
Peshmerga forces resumed their offensive posture in northern Iraq following a recent lull in anti-ISIS operations.
Syria Update: January 13-19, 2015
January 20, 2015 - Jennifer Cafarella
The report of an ISIS deployment of reinforcements to northern Hasaka province follows recent reports of ISIS fighters withdrawing into the area following a Peshmerga and Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) operation to clear the adjacent Sinjar district in Ninewa Province, Iraq.
Syria Update: January 13-19, 2015
January 20, 2015 - Chris Kozak
The report of an ISIS deployment of reinforcements to northern Hasaka province follows recent reports of ISIS fighters withdrawing into the area following a Peshmerga and Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) operation to clear the adjacent Sinjar district in Ninewa Province, Iraq.
Iraq Situation Report: January 17-18, 2015
January 18, 2015 - Institute for the Study of War
The attacks by ISIS on Peshmerga forces in the main area of Sinjar district, west of Mosul, highlight that the area remains contested between ISIS on one side and Peshmerga, Yazidi fighters, and most likely fighters from the Kurdish YPG on the other side.
Iraq Situation Report: January 16, 2015
January 16, 2015 - Institute for the Study of War
ISIS has escalated its attacks on Baquba, the capital city of Diyala Province, at a time when Iraqi Shi’a militias and Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) are preparing to launch an assault to clear ISIS from the last area under its control in Diyala province.
Iraq Situation Report: January 12-15, 2015
January 15, 2015 - Institute for the Study of War
The last three days have witnessed a prioritization of Anbari areas where the Iraqi Government has largely not committed resources since the fall of Mosul in June 2014. The district of Rutba fell to ISIS on June 25, 2014 and has been under uncontested control by the organization ever since.
ISIS Sanctuary Map: January 15, 2015
January 15, 2015 - Institute for the Study of War
ISW has updated its ISIS Sanctuary map! This map, covering both Iraq and Syria, shows the extent of ISIS zones of control, attack, and support throughout both countries.