Iraq Situation Report: June 22-23, 2014
June 23, 2014 -
ISIS has not culminated. ISIS has shifted its efforts toward western Iraq, and the fall of border crossings in Anbar to ISIS is a sign of the further collapse of the Iraqi state.
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Control of Terrain in Iraq: June 23, 2014
June 23, 2014 -
Tal Afar, in Ninewa province, is under ISIS control. Sadia, in Diyala province, is currently contested with ISIS involved in separate engagements with both the Peshmerga and other armed groups. The Trebil border crossing in Anbar is out of government control and now likely under the control of tribal elements or ISIS. Alam, in Salah ad-Din province, is contested between ISIS and anti-ISIS tribal elements.
Iraq Situation Report: June 21, 2014
June 21, 2014 -
ISIS took control of Rawa and Ana to block the ISF's freedom of movement in Anbar. The ISF will likely deploy Iraqi Shi'a militias to slow ISIS' advance. The Sadrist parade is a major show of force as the Sadrists position themselves as defenders of the Iraqi Shi’a. ISIS and JRTN have violently clashed in pockets of terrain in northern Iraq.
Control of Terrain in Iraq: June 21, 2014
June 21, 2014 -
The towns of Rawa and Ana are under ISIS control. Khanaqin is now controlled by the Peshmerga.
Control of Terrain in Iraq: June 20, 2014
June 20, 2014 -
The situation in Qaim is fluid. As of 2000 Iraq time, ISW assesses that Qaim remains contested between ISIS and the IA.
Iraq Situation Report: June 20, 2014
June 20, 2014 -
ISIS aims to take control of the Al Qaim border crossing in Anbar. Tal Afar, Baiji, and Muqdadiyah remain key front lines against ISIS' advance.
Control of Terrain in Iraq: June 19, 2014
June 19, 2014 -
Sunni insurgents and JRTN are also claiming offensives in the contested zones. Shi’a militias are active in Samarra, Diyala, and the southern Baghdad Belts.
Iraq Situation Report: June 18, 2014
June 18, 2014 -
The elite Counter Terrorism Service of the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) have continued to try to protect the Baiji oil renery as gunmen, likely a combination of ISIS, JRTN and local tribes, attempt to take control of it.
ISIS’s Second Front in Syria
June 18, 2014 - Valerie Szybala
ISIS has sustained its campaign in the countryside of Deir ez-Zour province throughout its escalation in Iraq, indicating its continued prioritization of this military effort inside of Syria despite increased pressure from the regime.
Situation Report: June 17, 2014
June 17, 2014 -
The Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) attacked Baquba, Diyala Province, the third major urban center it has targeted since the fall of Mosul. Diyala contains ethnic and sectarian fault-lines and borders Iran.