Iraq Situation Report: November 18-19
November 19, 2014 - Institute for the Study of War
Iraqi Security Forces, Iraqi Shi’a militias, Kurdish forces, and Iraqi Sunni anti-ISIS tribes are applying pressure on ISIS across multiple fronts.
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Syria Update: November 10 - 18, 2014
November 19, 2014 - Institute for the Study of War
JN and the FSA-affiliated Southern Front continue to make significant gains in Dera’a Province, seizing several military installations north of Sheikh Miskin and threatening to sever the regime supply line to Dera’a city.
Iraq Situation Report: November 17, 2014
November 17, 2014 - Institute for the Study of War
Although Baiji district is not fully cleared by the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) and Iraqi Shi’a militias, it is clear that ISIS has lost a significant part of the area and has decided not to reinforce it from Hawija, an ISIS stronghold located north of Baiji.
Iraq Situation Report: November 14-16, 2014
November 16, 2014 - Institute for the Study of War
The Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) have made significant advances against the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) in the strategic town of Baiji in northern Iraq’s Salah ad-Din Province.
Iraq Situation Report: November 11-13 2014
November 13, 2014 - Institute for the Study of War
ISIS escalated attacks against the Iraqi Sunni tribes in Alam sub-district, east of Tikrit and against tribes in Zowiya village, northern Salah ad-Din.
Syria Update: November 5 - 11, 2014
November 11, 2014 - Institute for the Study of War
The U.S. conducted a second round of strikes against "Khorasan Group" targets in Northwestern Idlib province, reportedly killing a number of JN and Ahrar al-Sham fighters that appeared to have been collocated with the "Khorasan" targets.
Iraq Situation Report: November 10, 2014
November 10, 2014 - Institute for the Study of War
The weekend reports of the killing or wounding of the leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, have not yet been confirmed.
Jabhat al-Nusra Deepens its Foothold in Northwestern Syria
November 10, 2014 - Jennifer Cafarella
Jabhat al-Nusra (JN) seized large swaths of the Jabal al-Zawiya area of southern Idlib Province (in northwest Syria bordering Turkey) from Free Syrian Army (FSA)-affiliated groups beginning in late October 2014 (see fig. 1). JN, the official al-Qaeda affiliate in Syria, began to carve out direct territorial control in Idlib Province beginning in July 2014, and its advance in southern Idlib has considerably extended its stronghold in the province.
Iraq Situation Report: November 8-9, 2014
November 9, 2014 - Institute for the Study of War
The significant event of the weekend is the reported targeting of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), by U.S. airstrikes.
Control of Terrain in Iraq: November 9, 2014
November 9, 2014 - Institute for the Study of War
The Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) and Popular Mobilization Units (PMUs) which include Iraqi Shi'a militias are continuing to challenge the presence and positions of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) in the Baiji area north of Tikrit in northern Iraq.