Key Takeaways:
Iraqi Security Forces (ISF), Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), and tribal forces continued to make slow progress in clearing Ramadi of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS). The slow progress can be attributed to ISIS’ use of suicide bombers, snipers, and booby traps, and the ISF’s focus… Read more
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In Iraq’s northern province of Salah ad-Din, deadly clashes broke out between a Shia Turkmen Popular Mobilization Unit (PMU) and Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga with the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK). The incident occurred in the town of Tuz Khurmatu on the main road between Kirkuk and Baghdad. Hundreds… Read more
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An Iraqi Kurdish-led offensive aimed at retaking the city of Sinjar has begun. The majority of the offensive is comprised of Peshmerga forces, with thousands of Yazidi fighters supported by International Coalition forces. In August 2014, Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) captured the city of Sinjar,… Read more
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As operations to liberate the city of Ramadi from the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) continue, Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) seized control of the “Seven Kilometer Area” in western Ramadi and the northern neighborhood of al-Jeraishi.
The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) announced that… Read more
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Led by EPIC’s lead analyst Ahmed Ali, ISHM monitors and reports on events often before there’s any mention in the Western media. In recent weeks, we’ve reported on the heavy… Read more
Takeaways for October 23-28, 2015
Both the U.S. and Germany are looking at increased measures to support Baghdad and Erbil in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS). Following news of the first U.S. combat death in Iraq since November 2011, U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter… Read more
Takeaways for October 15-22, 2015
Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) and Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) have completely cleared Baiji, its refinery, and the surrounding areas, of ISIS fighters. They are apparently looking to continue their momentum north, possibly cutting off the remaining ISIS forces in Kirkuk province from their larger force… Read more
Takeaways for October 9-15, 2015
An Iraqi airstrike reportedly hit a convoy carrying Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), injuring him. Several of his top advisors were reportedly killed in the airstrike too.
Following expanded U.S. involvement in the fight to retake… Read more
Takeaways for October 3-8, 2015
The Iraq Security and Humanitarian Monitor (ISHM) will be released every Thursday now instead of Friday.
Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) retook the Olympic Stadium in western Ramadi, and advanced against the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) in the towns of Albu Faraj and… Read more
Takeaways for September 26-October 2, 2015
Under the Baghdad Operations Command, Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) and Popular Mobilization Units (PMUs) conducted operations to clear Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) militants from the Garma area east of Fallujah. ISF are also pressuring ISIS in eastern Ramadi and in the… Read more
