Control of Terrain in Iraq: July 27, 2014
July 27, 2014 -
ISW is placing a watch on Hit as an area that ISIS likely desires to control.
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Publications
Iraq Situation Report: July 26, 2014
July 26, 2014 -
ISIS efforts to control critical infrastructural like the Hamrin Dam is worrisome, as ISIS has previously utilized control over the Fallujah dam to counter the ISF and prevent water supplies from reaching southern Iraq.
Iraq Situation Report: July 25, 2014
July 25, 2014 -
Hundreds of members of Iraqi Shi’a militias and their supporters gathered in central Baghdad to participate in parades celebrating Quds Day, an Iranian-backed annual event expressing solidarity with Palestine.
Iraq Situation Report: July 24, 2014
July 24, 2014 -
ISIS continued to deploy VBIEDs in hardened areas in Baghdad, this time in Karrada, central Baghdad, indicating both the capability and the intent to focus efforts on the Iraqi capital.
Iraq Situation Report: July 23, 2014
July 23, 2014 -
ISIS continued its campaign against Peshmerga-controlled terrain and infrastructure, gaining control of the Badush Dam, 20 km northwest of Mosul.
Control of Terrain in Iraq: July 23, 2014
July 23, 2014 -
On July 23, ISIS took control of the Badush dam (under construction) and nearby facilities northwest of Mosul after Peshmerga forces withdrew from the area.
Iraq Situation Report: July 22, 2014
July 22, 2014 -
Iraqi Shi’a militias continue to escalate their campaign. The attacks in Basra are reminiscent of the killing of Iraqi Sunni tribal leaders in the city in November 2013 that ISW assessed to have been carried out by Iraqi Shi’a militias.
Iraq Situation Report: July 21, 2014
July 21, 2014 -
The Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) continues to consolidate its governance presence in Mosul and western Iraq.
Control of Terrain in Iraq: July 21, 2014
July 21, 2014 -
Daquq in Kirkuk province is home to the Imam Zain al-Abdin shrine and is a mixed area. On July 20, Iraqi Shi’a volunteers were reportedly flown in from the south in order to provide protection from possible ISIS advances in the area.
Iraq Situation Report: July 20, 2014
July 20, 2014 -
The situation in the vicinity of Baghdad continues to intensify. ISIS has emplaced IEDs in the southern belts of Baghdad, areas that it has previously targeted with IED or suicide attacks.