ISIS Sanctuary Map: May 25, 2016
May 25, 2016 - Harleen Gambhir![](https://understandingwar.org/sites/default/files/styles/square_thumbnail/public/ISIS%20Sanctuary%20May%202016-01_2.png?itok=XOUeE6Jo)
ISIS lost terrain in Iraq but claimed an attack from a new governorate, Wilayat Sahel, on the northwestern coast of Syria deep in regime territory. ISIS militants launched complex suicide attacks in core regime territory in Tartus City and Jableh on May 23, 2016. ISIS will likely escalate attacks against Alawite communities on the Syrian Coast in order to exacerbate sectarian tensions during Ramadan.