Control of Terrain in Iraq: October 26, 2014
October 26, 2014 - Institute for the Study of War![](https://understandingwar.org/sites/default/files/styles/thumb-wide/public/2014-10-26%20Control%20Zone%20Map.png%20HIGH-01_0.png?itok=k972c55B)
On October 24, Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) and Iraqi Shi'a militias cleared the Jurf al-Sakhar area in northern Babil. The Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) historically had a major stronghold in Jurf al-Sakhar and since the beginning of 2014 its presence was renewed and consolidated.