ISIS Sanctuary Map: April 22, 2016
April 22, 2016 - Harleen Gambhir![](https://understandingwar.org/sites/default/files/styles/thumb-wide/public/ISIS%20Sanctuary%20April%2022-01_10.png?itok=TNdVTjg8)
Since the publication of ISW’s last ISIS sanctuary map on March 31, 2016, ISIS lost terrain in Iraq and Syria. Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) recaptured the city of Hit in Anbar Province, western Iraq from ISIS on April 14 as part of ongoing operations to secure the Euphrates River Valley. Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) forces also continue to contest ISIS's control in the Makhoul Mountains, north of Baiji.