ISIS Sanctuary: December 21, 2015
December 21, 2015 - Institute for the Study of War![](https://understandingwar.org/sites/default/files/styles/thumb-wide/public/ISIS%20Sanctuary%20MASTER%2021%20DEC%202015_9.png?itok=zm4VvUXy)
This newly-updated ISIS Sanctuary Map includes changes reflecting that Sinjar was retaken by anti-ISIS Kurdish forces and also highlights new confidence in the assessment that Liwa Shuhada al-Yarmouk - a rebel faction operating in Southern Syria - constitutes an unofficial ISIS affiliate in the region.