Iraq Situation Report: March 1-20, 2017
Mar 24, 2017 - Emily Anagnostos
Regional actors are vying to dominate the post-ISIS security structure and political order in northern Iraq.
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ISW Daily Update March 24, 2017
Mar 24, 2017 - ISW PressThe major events from March 24, 2017 in the theaters and from the trans-national groups that ISW monitors: Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Egypt, Russia, Ukraine, and ISIS.
Russian Airstrikes in Syria: February 8 - March 19, 2017
Mar 23, 2017 - ISW Press
This update highlights why Russia remains an unfit partner to fight ISIS and al Qaeda in Syria.
ISW Daily Update March 23, 2017
Mar 23, 2017 - ISW PressThe major events from March 23, 2017 in the theaters and from the trans-national groups that ISW monitors: Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Egypt, Russia, Ukraine, and ISIS.
Russia Moves to Supplant U.S. Role
Mar 22, 2017 - Genevieve Casagrande
Russian President Vladimir Putin is leveraging Russia’s position in Syria to further diminish U.S. influence in the broader Middle East and North Africa. Russia will increasingly constrain U.S. freedom of maneuver in the broader region by expanding its military footprint and its anti-access and area denial zone. Putin advanced his regional strategy from February 27 to March 20, 2017 in three ways. First, he promoted economic relationships with key U.S.
ISW Daily Update March 22, 2017
Mar 22, 2017 - ISW PressThe major events from March 22, 2017 in the theaters and from the trans-national groups that ISW monitors: Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Egypt, Russia, Ukraine, and ISIS.
ISW Daily Update March 21, 2017
Mar 21, 2017 - ISW PressThe major events from March 21, 2017 in the theaters and from the trans-national groups that ISW monitors: Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Egypt, Russia, Ukraine, and ISIS.
Afghanistan Partial Threat Assessment: Nowruz Update
Mar 20, 2017 - Caitlin Forrest
The U.S. faces pressure from Russia as well as militant groups that seek to undermine the U.S. and NATO missions in Afghanistan during spring and summer 2017. The ANSF faces readiness gaps that will expose multiple provincial capitals to recurrent attacks by the Taliban and escalating attacks in Kabul by multiple groups, including ISIS.
Putin's Real Syria Agenda
Mar 20, 2017 - Genevieve Casagrande
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s primary objective in Syria is to constrain U.S. freedom of action – not fight ISIS and al Qaeda. Russia’s military deployments at current levels will not enable the Iranian-penetrated Assad regime to secure Syria. Moscow’s deepening footprint in Syria threatens America’s ability to defend its interests across the Middle East and in the Mediterranean Sea. The next U.S.
ISW Daily Update March 20, 2017
Mar 20, 2017 - ISW PressThe major events from March 20, 2017 in the theaters and from the trans-national groups that ISW monitors: Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Egypt, Russia, Ukraine, and ISIS.