Iraq Situation Report: December 3 - 7, 2015
December 7, 2015 - Patrick Martin
Turkey deployed “hundreds” of troops with armored vehicles northeast of Mosul on December 4, drawing outrage from the Iraqi government and Shi’a political parties.
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Publications
ISIS's Campaign for Europe
December 4, 2015 - Harleen Gambhir
ISIS is executing a campaign to terrorize and polarize Europe. The organization has inspired, resourced, and directed attempted and successful attacks in the United Kingdom, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Spain, Bosnia, Kosovo, and Turkey since January 2014. ISIS aims to punish countries acting against it in Iraq and Syria.
ISIS's Campaign for Europe
December 4, 2015 - Jessica D. Lewis
ISIS is executing a campaign to terrorize and polarize Europe. The organization has inspired, resourced, and directed attempted and successful attacks in the United Kingdom, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Spain, Bosnia, Kosovo, and Turkey since January 2014. ISIS aims to punish countries acting against it in Iraq and Syria.
Russian Airstrikes in Syria: November 25 - December 2, 2015
December 4, 2015 - Genevieve Casagrande
Russian air operations in Syria continue to pursue the preservation of the Assad regime.
San Bernardino Shooting a Terrorist Attack with al-Qaeda and ISIS Footprints
December 4, 2015 - Institute for the Study of War
The San Bernardino shooting of December 2, 2015 was a terrorist attack conducted by perpetrators inspired by the Islamic State of Iraq and al Sham (ISIS) and possibly linked with and inspired by al Qaeda. The attack displays some of the sophistication and signatures of past al Qaeda attacks.
A Political Settlement in Syria?
December 4, 2015 - Jennifer Cafarella
ISW's Syria Analyst and Evans Hanson Fellow Jennifer Cafarella makes the case that "The framework for a political settlement in Syria, recently negotiated by the United States, will fail to end the Syria Civil War." arguing that "The diplomatic track must be a partner and beneficiary of a sound military effort. It cannot be a substitute." Read her full op-ed in the Cipher Brief here.
Control Map of Ramadi: December 3, 2015
December 3, 2015 - Patrick Martin
Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) and the Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) recaptured the Palestine Bridge that spans the Euphrates River northwest of Ramadi on November 25.
ISIS in Afghanistan: December 3, 2015
December 3, 2015 - Harleen Gambhir
The Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS)’s affiliate in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region is effective, operational, and positioned to expand. The affiliate, Wilayat Khorasan, controls populated areas in Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar Province and has launched attacks on Jalalabad and Kabul.
Russian Airstrikes in Syria: December 3 - 12, 2015
December 3, 2015 - Genevieve Casagrande
Russia and the Syrian regime faced significant setbacks in Syria this week as ISIS recaptured the towns of Maheen and Hawareen in the southeastern countryside of Homs on December 9.