Control of Terrain in Iraq: May 18, 2015
May 18, 2015 - Sinan Adnan
Between May 15 and 18 ISIS launched a major attack on al-Ramadi that resulted in the fall of the city from government control.
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Publications
Iraq Situation Report: May 16-18, 2015
May 18, 2015 - Sinan Adnan
Ramadi, the birthplace of the Sunni tribal Awakening, has fallen out of government control after resisting ISIS for over a year.
ISIS Captures Ramadi
May 18, 2015 - Jessica D. Lewis
ISW has tracked the ISIS assault on Ramadi since January 2014 when they attacked both Ramadi and Fallujah. This presentation shows how ISIS has positioned itself in Anbar Province since that time to the capture of Ramadi this past weekend.
ISIS Captures Ramadi
May 18, 2015 - Patrick Martin
ISW has tracked the ISIS assault on Ramadi since January 2014 when they attacked both Ramadi and Fallujah. This presentation shows how ISIS has positioned itself in Anbar Province since that time to the capture of Ramadi this past weekend.
ISIS Captures Ramadi
May 18, 2015 - Genevieve Casagrande
ISW has tracked the ISIS assault on Ramadi since January 2014 when they attacked both Ramadi and Fallujah. This presentation shows how ISIS has positioned itself in Anbar Province since that time to the capture of Ramadi this past weekend.
Iraq Situation Report: May 14-15, 2015
May 15, 2015 - Sinan Adnan
ISIS conducted a main attack upon downtown Ramadi, reportedly making its greatest gains since December 2014, including multiple neighborhoods in central Ramadi and the unconfirmed capture of the Ramadi government complex.
Ukraine Crisis Update: May 14, 2015
May 14, 2015 - Hugo Spaulding
Russian-backed separatists continue to posture for a surprise offensive.
Iraq Situation Report: May 12-13, 2015
May 13, 2015 - Sinan Adnan
CENTCOM has not confirmed the death of senior ISIS leader Abu Ala al-Afri following a statement from the Iraqi Defense Ministry indicating that a coalition airstrike based on prior intelligence had killed Afri near Mosul. Reports of senior ISIS casualties usually take time to confirm.
Syria Situation Report: May 5-12, 2015
May 13, 2015 - Chris Kozak
ISIS targets the regime in Hasaka to offset losses to the YPG while also trying to expand in the Central Corridor and out to the west. JN declares itself in direct confrontation with ISIS while JN and rebels resist regime offensives in Idlib.
Syria Situation Report: May 5-12, 2015
May 13, 2015 - Genevieve Casagrande
ISIS targets the regime in Hasaka to offset losses to the YPG while also trying to expand in the Central Corridor and out to the west. JN declares itself in direct confrontation with ISIS while JN and rebels resist regime offensives in Idlib.