Syria Situation Report: April 7-14, 2015
April 14, 2015 - Jennifer CafarellaISIS Expansion into Southwestern Syria Threatens Previously-Stable Zones of Regime Control as Prominent Southern Rebel Factions Claim Opposition to JN
ISIS Expansion into Southwestern Syria Threatens Previously-Stable Zones of Regime Control as Prominent Southern Rebel Factions Claim Opposition to JN
ISIS Expansion into Southwestern Syria Threatens Previously-Stable Zones of Regime Control as Prominent Southern Rebel Factions Claim Opposition to JN
Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi is on his way to visit Washington to meet President Obama likely to request more U.S. support for Iraq's war against ISIS.
ISIS responded to Iraqi-government led operations in Anbar by launching two major attacks on Ramadi and areas between Balad and Baghdad.
Ukraine took steps to integrate the remaining independent Ukrainian paramilitary units in accordance with the February 12 Minsk ceasefire agreement, while avoiding an armed confrontation between regular and irregular forces.
The ISIS push into the Yarmouk refugee camp signifies ISIS intent to reclaim areas of Southern Damascus with a history of ISIS control.
The Government of PM Abadi and the local Anbari Government are embarking on a major undertaking to recapture areas of Anbar Province that fell out of government control in early 2014.
The contest to reverse ISIS’s territorial gains in Iraq is escalating.
The city center of Tikrit has been recaptured by the ISF and allied forces with the support of coalition airstrikes.
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.