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Publications
Control of Terrain in Iraq: July 20, 2015
July 20, 2015 - Sinan Adnan![](https://understandingwar.org/sites/default/files/styles/thumb-wide/public/Iraq%20Control%20Map%202015-7-20%20high_1.png?itok=RgViXQpq)
On July 16, 2015, the Interior Ministry (MoI) confirmed that Iraq closed the Trebil border crossing temporarily, but did not elaborate on when the crossing would be reopened.
The Fall of Ramadi Was Avoidable
July 17, 2015 - Kimberly Kagan![](https://understandingwar.org/sites/default/files/styles/thumb-wide/public/WaPo%20online%20Op-Ed%20MAY%202015%20--%20Fall%20of%20Ramadi%20was%20Avoidable_Page_1_0.png?itok=xxDrMYmm)
Islamic State’s Global Ambitions
July 17, 2015 - Jessica D. Lewis![](https://understandingwar.org/sites/default/files/styles/thumb-wide/public/WSJ%20Op-Ed%20FEB%202015%20--%20ISIS%20Global%20Ambitions_Page_1_0.png?itok=KXDJ7cxY)
The Terrorist Army Marching on Baghdad
July 17, 2015 - Jessica D. Lewis![](https://understandingwar.org/sites/default/files/styles/thumb-wide/public/WSJ%20Op-Ed%20JUNE%202014%20--%20Terrorist%20Army%20Marching%20on%20Baghdad_Page_1_0.png?itok=F8S-clMD)
Iraq Situation Report: July 14 - 16, 2015
July 16, 2015 - Sinan Adnan![](https://understandingwar.org/sites/default/files/styles/thumb-wide/public/iraq%20SITREP%202015-7-16.png%20high_1.png?itok=OMeQaDYl)
PM Abadi and the PM Office spokesperson praised the P5+1 nuclear agreement with Iran, explaining that decreased tension between the U.S. and Iran is in Iraq’s national interest.
Ukraine Crisis Update: July 15, 2015
July 15, 2015 - Hugo Spaulding![](https://understandingwar.org/sites/default/files/styles/thumb-wide/public/Ukraine%20SITREP%20July%2015%20high%20_1.png?itok=K8J9usOo)
Separatists continued to target Ukrainian forces with heavy weapons and small reconnaissance units across the front line in Donbas as both Ukrainian and separatist leaders combatted new internal security threats.
ISIS's Global Strategy: A Wargame
July 15, 2015 - Harleen Gambhir![](https://understandingwar.org/sites/default/files/styles/thumb-wide/public/Wargame%20report%20front%20slider_0.png?itok=aIZTEif9)
ISIS is executing a sophisticated global strategy that involves simultaneous efforts in the Middle East and North Africa, as well as the wider world. ISW and the U.S. Army War College conducted a wargame early this year to discover the diplomatic and military opportunities and pitfalls likely to arise in the counter-ISIS fight.