Iraq Situation Report: January 9-11, 2015
Jan 11, 2015 - Institute for t...![](https://understandingwar.org/sites/default/files/styles/square_thumbnail/public/2015-1-11%20Situation%20Report%20High-01_0.png?itok=XQ5udtdM)
The area of Gwer, southeast of Mosul was the closest ISIS gunmen came to Arbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan, in August of 2014 prompting U.S. airstrikes to target the organization in the area and prevent its advance.