Ukraine Crisis Update: April 16, 2015
April 16, 2015 - Hugo Spaulding![](https://understandingwar.org/sites/default/files/styles/thumb-wide/public/Ukraine%20SITREP%204-16-15_high.png?itok=445kGcmF)
Russian-backed separatists intensified attacks this week possibly in preparation of launching offensive maneuvers and rupturing the framework of the ceasefire agreement.
Russian-backed separatists intensified attacks this week possibly in preparation of launching offensive maneuvers and rupturing the framework of the ceasefire agreement.
Pressure against the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) has escalated in Iraq as Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi visits Washington to request more military and financial aid to curb the advances of anti-government militants.
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.