ISIS Sanctuary Map: March 9, 2017
Mar 9, 2017 - Alexandra Gutowski![](https://understandingwar.org/sites/default/files/styles/square_thumbnail/public/Sanctuary%20Map%209%20MAR%20UP_Map%20Only_1.png?itok=uU7zUPBt)
ISIS incurred territorial losses in Iraq and Syria between February 27 and March 9, 2017. Pro-regime forces recaptured Palmyra with the assistance of Iran, Russia, and Lebanese Hezbollah on March 2. Pro-regime forces seized additional villages from ISIS in northeast Aleppo province on March 7 and March 9, recapturing critical infrastructure.