Control of Terrain in Iraq: June 19, 2014
June 19, 2014 -
Sunni insurgents and JRTN are also claiming offensives in the contested zones. Shi’a militias are active in Samarra, Diyala, and the southern Baghdad Belts.
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Publications
Iraq Situation Report: June 18, 2014
June 18, 2014 -
The elite Counter Terrorism Service of the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) have continued to try to protect the Baiji oil renery as gunmen, likely a combination of ISIS, JRTN and local tribes, attempt to take control of it.
ISIS’s Second Front in Syria
June 18, 2014 - Valerie Szybala
ISIS has sustained its campaign in the countryside of Deir ez-Zour province throughout its escalation in Iraq, indicating its continued prioritization of this military effort inside of Syria despite increased pressure from the regime.
Situation Report: June 17, 2014
June 17, 2014 -
The Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) attacked Baquba, Diyala Province, the third major urban center it has targeted since the fall of Mosul. Diyala contains ethnic and sectarian fault-lines and borders Iran.
Syrian Repercussions from the Iraq Crisis
June 16, 2014
ISIS operations in Iraq are having an impact in Syria. Opposition groups are capitalizing on the redeployment of pro-regime and ISIS forces to make gains in Qalamoun and Damascus and to launch offensive operations in Aleppo.
Situation Report: June 16, 2014
June 16, 2014 -
ISIS and the ISF continued to clash over the city of Tal Afar in western Ninewa Province and the city is currently contested. ISIS also attempted to storm the Baiji Refinery, north of Tikrit, prompting Iraqi Army Aviation to launch air strikes against ISIS forces.
Situation Report: June 15, 2014
June 15, 2014 -
The Situation Report for 15 June identifies that ISIS attacked the ethnically and religiously mixed town of Tal Afar in Ninewa. Should ISIS gain control of the city, it is likely to inflict ethno-sectarian violence.
Situation Report: June 12-14, 2014
June 15, 2014 -
The Situation Report for 12-14 June identifies clashes between ISIS fighters and the Iraqi Security Forces, local tribes, and Asai’b Ahl al-Haq. Locations include Speicher Airbase, where hundreds of Iraq soldiers were executed by ISIS with photos published on social media.
The Iraqi Shi’a Mobilization to Counter the ISIS Offensive
June 14, 2014
Ahmed Ali with Kimberly Kagan
The Battle for Baghdad: Scenarios
June 13, 2014 - Jessica D. Lewis
On June 12, 2014, Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) spokesman Abu Muhammad al-Adnani claimed that ISIS will target Samarra, Baghdad, Karbala, and Najaf. These cities and their Shi’a shrines will not fall the way that Mosul did.