Control of Terrain in Iraq: April 3, 2015
April 3, 2015 - Sinan Adnan
The city center of Tikrit has been recaptured by the ISF and allied forces with the support of coalition airstrikes.
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Publications
ISIS Sanctuary: April 3, 2015
April 3, 2015 - Jessica D. Lewis
ISIS lost control over central Tikrit following an offensive by the ISF and allied forces with the support of coalition airstrikes. Tikrit was announced captured by the government on April 1, 2015, and PM Abadi, ISF commanders, and local government officials have toured the city center. Since that time, clashes have not been reported in the city and reports that looting of homes is taking place further indicates that combat operations in Tikrit have ceased. The areas immediately surrounding Tikrit likely remain an ISIS attack zone, however.
Iraq Situation Report: April 2-3, 2015
April 3, 2015 - Sinan Adnan
The recent capture of Tikrit with U.S. air support and the absence of Iraqi Shi'a militias has undermined Iranian-backed Iraqi Shi’a militias’ reputation as indispensable allies to the ISF and the government.
Ukraine Crisis Update: April 2, 2015
April 2, 2015 - Hugo Spaulding
Pro-Russian forces may be positioning themselves to launch surprise offensive maneuvers. An indication from international monitors that Ukrainian forces no longer occupy the southern village of Shyrokyne suggests that the Russian-backed separatists have made gains in the Mariupol area despite the ceasefire.
Iraq Situation Report: March 31- April 1, 2015
April 1, 2015 - Sinan Adnan
The ISF and allied forces have reached and cleared the areas of Tikrit where ISIS was believed to be the most thoroughly entrenched.
Syria Situation Report: March 24-31, 2015
March 31, 2015 - Jennifer Cafarella
JN and Rebel Forces Seize Provincial Capital in Idlib, Militia Headquarters in Dera’a: JN and rebel forces made two crucial gains against regime forces that threaten the continued viability of the regime’s Syria-wide war effort in 2015.
Control of Terrain in Syria: March 31, 2015
March 31, 2015 - Institute for the Study of War
Rebel forces participating in the “Jaysh al-Fatah Operations Room” led by al-Qaeda affiliate Jabhat al-Nusra (JN) seized the city of Idlib on March 28, 2015, following a four day offensive.
Assad Regime Loses Idlib to Jabhat al-Nusra and Rebel Offensive
March 31, 2015 - Jennifer Cafarella
Rebel forces led by al-Qaeda affiliate Jabhat al-Nusra (JN) wrested control of Idlib City from the Assad regime on March 28, 2015. Removing the regime from a second provincial capital is arguably the biggest rebel victory since the fall of al-Raqqa to JN and rebel forces in March 2013. It represents a turning point in the Syrian civil war that is likely to alter the trajectory of the conflict in coming months, with implications for how rebels wage war in 2015.
Iraq Situation Report: March 28-30, 2015
March 30, 2015 - Sinan Adnan
The contest for Tikrit is escalating. The ground offensive to retake the city has resumed following U.S. airstrikes, although without the Iranian-backed militias that withdrew in opposition to coalition involvement.