Publications

Control Map of Ramadi: December 9, 2015

December 9, 2015 - Patrick Martin

The Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) achieved major gains in Ramadi and recaptured key terrain in the city’s environs on December 8. 

ISIS's Regional Campaign: November 2015

December 9, 2015 - Harleen Gambhir

ISIS achieved significant successes in its global strategy to expand its caliphate in the Near Abroad and defeat the West in November 2015. ISIS will likely use its affiliates to launch additional attacks on the West. Destroying the threat posed by ISIS will become more difficult as the organization gains strategic resiliency through its regional affiliate and global radicalization campaigns.

ISIS's Regional Campaign: November 2015

December 8, 2015 - Harleen Gambhir

ISIS achieved significant successes in its global strategy to expand its caliphate in the Near Abroad and defeat the West in November 2015. ISIS will likely use its affiliates to launch additional attacks on the West. Destroying the threat posed by ISIS will become more difficult as the organization gains strategic resiliency through its regional affiliate and global radicalization campaigns.

Russian Airstrikes in Syria: November 30 - December 6, 2015

December 8, 2015 - Genevieve Casagrande

Iraq Situation Report: December 3 - 7, 2015

December 7, 2015 - Patrick Martin

Turkey deployed “hundreds” of troops with armored vehicles northeast of Mosul on December 4, drawing outrage from the Iraqi government and Shi’a political parties.

ISIS's Campaign for Europe

December 4, 2015 - Harleen Gambhir

ISIS is executing a campaign to terrorize and polarize Europe. The organization has inspired, resourced, and directed attempted and successful attacks in the United Kingdom, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Spain, Bosnia, Kosovo, and Turkey since January 2014. ISIS aims to punish countries acting against it in Iraq and Syria.

ISIS's Campaign for Europe

December 4, 2015 - Jessica D. Lewis

ISIS is executing a campaign to terrorize and polarize Europe. The organization has inspired, resourced, and directed attempted and successful attacks in the United Kingdom, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Spain, Bosnia, Kosovo, and Turkey since January 2014. ISIS aims to punish countries acting against it in Iraq and Syria.

Russian Airstrikes in Syria: November 25 - December 2, 2015

December 4, 2015 - Genevieve Casagrande
Russian air operations in Syria continue to pursue the preservation of the Assad regime.

San Bernardino Shooting a Terrorist Attack with al-Qaeda and ISIS Footprints

December 4, 2015 - Institute for the Study of War

The San Bernardino shooting of December 2, 2015 was a terrorist attack conducted by perpetrators inspired by the Islamic State of Iraq and al Sham (ISIS) and possibly linked with and inspired by al Qaeda. The attack displays some of the sophistication and signatures of past al Qaeda attacks.

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