Control of Terrain in Iraq: July 20, 2015
Jul 20, 2015 - Sinan Adnan
On July 16, 2015, the Interior Ministry (MoI) confirmed that Iraq closed the Trebil border crossing temporarily, but did not elaborate on when the crossing would be reopened.
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The Fall of Ramadi Was Avoidable
Jul 17, 2015 - Kimberly Kagan
The seizure of Ramadi on Sunday leaves President Obama’s strategy against the Islamic State in ruins not only in Iraq but also throughout the Muslim world.
Islamic State’s Global Ambitions
Jul 17, 2015 - Jessica D. Lewis
Last week’s Pentagon briefing outlined plans for Iraqi and Kurdish forces to retake Mosul from Islamic State, also known as ISIS. This strategy largely assumes that if ISIS is expelled from Mosul, Iraq’s second largest city, pushed out of Anbar province and degraded in Syria, the organization will collapse because its narrative of victory will be tarnished and its legitimacy as a “Caliphate” will end.
The Terrorist Army Marching on Baghdad
Jul 17, 2015 - Jessica D. Lewis
We're losing Iraq. Mosul, a great city in northern Iraq, now belongs to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS). The world has changed overnight as a former al Qaeda affiliate wrested a major city from a state by force—and without a fight. Within two days of taking Mosul, ISIS pushed south toward Baghdad, collapsing the Iraqi security forces like dominoes in cities from Mosul to Tikrit.
Iraq Situation Report: July 14 - 16, 2015
Jul 16, 2015 - Sinan Adnan
PM Abadi and the PM Office spokesperson praised the P5+1 nuclear agreement with Iran, explaining that decreased tension between the U.S. and Iran is in Iraq’s national interest.
Ukraine Crisis Update: July 15, 2015
Jul 15, 2015 - Hugo Spaulding
Separatists continued to target Ukrainian forces with heavy weapons and small reconnaissance units across the front line in Donbas as both Ukrainian and separatist leaders combatted new internal security threats.
ISIS's Global Strategy: A Wargame
ISIS is executing a sophisticated global strategy that involves simultaneous efforts in the Middle East and North Africa, as well as the wider world. ISW and the U.S. Army War College conducted a wargame early this year to discover the diplomatic and military opportunities and pitfalls likely to arise in the counter-ISIS fight.
Iraq Situation Report: July 11 - 13, 2015
Jul 13, 2015 - Sinan Adnan
The Iraqi Government officially announced the start of military operations to “recapture Anbar” in western Iraq from ISIS.
Iraq Situation Report: July 09 - 10, 2015
Jul 10, 2015 - Sinan Adnan
The Iraqi Security Forces (ISF), supported by the “Popular Mobilization” and tribal fighters, are pursuing multiple complementary lines of effort in eastern Anbar Province to encircle and isolate Fallujah and cut ISIS supply lines to Ramadi.
Ukraine Crisis Update: July 9, 2015
Jul 9, 2015 - Hugo Spaulding
Russian-backed separatists continued to launch indirect fire and small probing attacks along the front line in eastern Ukraine against the backdrop of a restart in ceasefire negotiations in Minsk, Belarus on July 7.