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Iraq Situation Report: June 14 - 20, 2016
Jun 20, 2016 - Patrick Martin
The Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) made significant gains in recapturing Fallujah from ISIS, but areas recaptured in the future face the risk of instability.
Fallujah Control of Terrain Map: June 17, 2016
Jun 17, 2016 - Emily Anagnostos
Even as the ISF operation is on the verge of military success in Fallujah, it is poised to be a political failure.
Syria Situation Report: June 10 - 17, 2016
Jun 17, 2016 - Chris Kozak
The Syrian Civil War continued to escalate despite continued international pressure to enforce a diplomatic solution to the conflict. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry called for the start of a new nationwide ‘cessation of hostilities’ within the “next week or two” but warned that U.S. patience was wearing thin. Meanwhile, Russia intensified its own air campaign on behalf of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad despite claims of continued support for a wider ceasefire.
Russia in Europe: May 1 - June 14, 2016
Jun 14, 2016 - Kathleen Weinberger
Russia heightened its military posture in Europe by projecting its land, air and naval capabilities. The Russian Ministry of Defense announced on May 4 that it would create three new combined-arms divisions in the Western and Southern military districts, with a second announcement on June 3 specifying that these would include moving two motorized infantry brigades to its Western borders with Belarus and Ukraine.
Iraq Situation Report: June 8-13, 2016
Jun 13, 2016 - Patrick Martin
Intra-Shi’a tensions reached a boiling point in Iraq when Sadrist demonstrators defaced headquarters buildings of both rival Shi’a political parties and at least one Iranian proxy militia in Baghdad and southern Iraq.