Updates for May 15, 2015
The Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) launched an offensive in Ramadi, the provincial capital of Anbar in western Iraq. The attack resulted in ISIS seizing control of central areas in Ramadi including government buildings. The attack appears to have taken advantage of bad… Read more
Updates for May 1, 2015
Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi and Iraqi defense officials came under fire this week following unconfirmed reports of 140 Iraqi soldiers being executed by the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) in the Thar Thar area, north of Fallujah in Anbar province. Those behind the… Read more
Updates for April 18-24, 2015
The Iraqi government forces successfully repelled attacks in Anbar by the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) that aimed to control Ramadi, the provincial capital of Anbar. As the tide turned in Ramadi, local authorities have decided to only allow people of Ramadi to… Read more
Updates: April 17, 2015
A suicide car bomb detonated near the U.S. Consulate in Erbil, capitol of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI), killing 3 people and injuring eight others. It is the second serious attack to occur in Erbil, or anywhere in the KRI, over the past year.
The… Read more
Updates: April 4-10, 2015
The Iraqi Security Forces (ISF), Popular Mobilization Units (PMUs), and anti-ISIS tribal forces cleared the city of Tikrit. Upon clearing the city, reports of looting of houses and businesses surfaced, although the extent of looting remains unclear. Reports attribute the looting to some PMU members and… Read more
Updates: March 28-April 3, 2015
Joint security forces took back control of Tikrit from Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) militants this week. As clearing operations continue in areas of Salah al-Din province, military officials have begun planning for future operations in Anbar and Ninewa provinces, although a timeline… Read more
Updates: March 21-27, 2015
Joint security forces participating in Operation Sudanese Martyr have made gains in clearing Fallujah’s Karma sub-district of ISIS militants, but the organization maintains a strong hold over the city of Fallujah and major population centers in western areas of Anbar province.
International Coalition airstrikes began targeting… Read more
Updates: March 14-20, 2015
As Iraq’s joint security forces secure large areas of Salah al-Din province, the Labaika Ya Rasool Allah offensive comes to a near halt amid a particularly violent effort by Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) militants to hold onto territory in central neighborhoods in Tikrit.… Read more
Updates: March 8-13, 2015
Iraqi Security Forces (ISF), Popular Mobilization Units (PMUs) that include Iraqi Shi’a militias, and anti-ISIS tribal forces continued their offensive to retake Salah al-Din province, advancing street-by-street into the provincial capital, Tikrit, which lies 87 miles northwest of Baghdad. Despite forcing the Islamic State of Iraq… Read more
Updates: Feb 28 – March 6, 2015
The Labaika Ya Rasool Allah offensive to retake Salah al-Din province continues. While joint forces have made progress in eastern areas of the province, they continue to face stiff resistance in and around the city of Tikrit, including an estimated 8,000 IEDs intended… Read more
