ISIS in the Southwest Baghdad Belts
November 25, 2014 - Institute for the Study of War![](https://understandingwar.org/sites/default/files/styles/thumb-wide/public/Ali_Dahlin_Backgrounder_Cover_300dpi_2.jpg?itok=9BWDS-Pw)
Throughout September and October 2014, the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) moved to consolidate its control of terrain in al-Anbar province, closing the gap in its Euphrates control between Haditha and Ramadi.