This week’s headlines: Despite Mosul Victory Announcement, “This Fight is Far From Over” ▪ Humanitarian Crisis is Worsening for IDPs from Mosul ▪ Amnesty International Issues Scathing Report on ISF Abuses – Abadi, U.S. Denounce Report ▪ PMUs Want Peshmerga Out of Disputed Areas, Allegedly Enter Syria Against Abadi’s Wishes ▪ Unconfirmed Reports of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s Death Lead to Divisions Within ISIS ▪ Kurdish Independence Referendum Stirs Internal Debate

This week’s headlines: Iraqi Security Forces Go Door-to-Door in Mosul’s Old City in Final Push to Clear ISIS ▪ Conditions for Mosul IDPs “An Experience Like Hell” According to UNHCR ▪ Security Forces Look to Next Destinations After Mosul: Hawija, Diyala, Syrian Border ▪ Attack at Displacement Camp Extends Protection Concerns for IDPs in Anbar ▪ U.S. Hints at Repercussions for Kurdish Independence ▪ Iranian Dams Restrict Water Flow in Iraqi Kurdistan

This week’s headlines: Abadi Expected to Announce Victory in Mosul Despite Ongoing Violence ▪ Safe Routes Opened from Mosul’s Old City, Though Thousands Remain Trapped ▪ Barzani Presses Kurdish Independence Referendum ▪ Peshmerga Clash with ISIS in Kirkuk Province ▪ ISF Thwart ISIS Attacks in Diyala, Salah ad-Din ▪ UN Ambassador Haley Testifies Before Congress; State Department Plans to Remove Iraq from Child Soldier List ▪ Deportation Orders of Many Christian Iraqis Delayed by Federal Judge

This week’s headlines: Aid Agencies Struggle to Keep Up with Mosul Exodus ▪ ISIS Destroys Famed al-Nuri Mosque; CTS Advances into Mosul’s Old City ▪ PMUs Reach Iraq/Syria Border ▪ Local Forces Thwart Attacks in Diyala ▪ Prime Minister Abadi Meets with Regional Leaders; Iran Pushes Support of Shia PMUs ▪ International Community Pushes Back on Kurdish Independence Referendum

This week’s headlines: Operations to Clear Mosul’s Old City See Slow Progress; Use of White Phosphorous of Concern ▪ ISIS Brutality in Mosul Results in Hundreds of Fatalities ▪ Displacement Rates from Western Mosul Sharply on the Rise; Food Poisoning Sickens Hundreds at Nearby IDP Camp ▪ Iraqi Kurdistan Continues to Press Independence Referendum Despite Objections ▪ U.S. Toughens Removal Order Enforcement; Prepares to Deport Hundreds of Iraqis ▪ Gulf State Diplomatic Row with Qatar Partially Caused by Ransom Payment ▪ Security Situation Along Salah ad-Din, Diyala Borders Remains Uncertain

This week’s headlines: Civilian Exodus from Western Mosul Continues as ISIS Targets Those Attempting to Flee ▪ Combat Intensifies in Mosul’s Old City; PMUs Push to Secure Western Ninewa, Border ▪ New Reports of Civilian Abuse by PMUs, Security Forces ▪ Date Set for Kurdish Independence Referendum ▪ Iraq Responds to Diplomatic Row with Qatar

This week’s headlines: Explosions in Baghdad Kill Dozens as Ramadan Begins ▪ Mosul Residents Urged to Flee Western Half of the City ▪ Emergency Response Division Investigated for Abuse ▪ PMUs Make Progress Toward Iraq-Syrian Border ▪ Elections Set for September, Despite Calls for Postponement

This week’s headlines: Federal Police, PMU Accused of Detaining and Abusing Civilians ▪ Displacement from Western Mosul as Military Operations Grind On ▪ Iraqi Security Forces Push into Last ISIS Neighborhoods in Western Mosul ▪ Iraqi Kurdish Forces Repel ISIS Attack in Tuz Khurmatu; Militants Shift Command to Hawija ▪ Security Situation in Diyala Continues to Unfurl ▪ Major Suicide Attacks in Baghdad, Basra

This week’s headlines: Residents in Western Mosul Lack Essential Services Amid Reports of Forced Returns; Humanitarian Organizations Prepare for Summer Heat ▪ Advance into Western Mosul Continues; US Ambassador Comments on Hawija and Tal Afar Liberation ▪ Support for IDPs in Anbar; Civilians Executed by ISIS as Security Operations Continue ▪ Security Forces Uncover Mass Grave in Diyala ▪ Kurdish Policymakers Plan to Unify Peshmerga

This week’s headlines: Iraqi Security Forces Push into Western Mosul; Civilians Return to Cleared Western Neighborhoods ▪ Humanitarian Situation in Mosul Evolves, UNHCR Opens New Camp for IDPs ▪ Anti-ISIS Forces Continue Operations in Anbar ▪ U.S. Combat Troops to Maintain Advisory Role in Iraq Post-ISIS ▪ ISIS Launch Attack on Peshmerga Base with U.S. Presence; Hawija Security Continues to Deteriorate

This week’s headlines: Mosul Displacement Increases as Humanitarian Funding Goals Only Partially Met ▪ Thousands of Children Out of School in Mosul; Iraqi Kurdistan Struggles to Educate Displaced Population ▪ Mosul Operations Continue on New Axis, with Rising Civilian Casualties; U.S. Soldier Killed in Ninewa ▪ Security Forces Engage ISIS in Diyala Province ▪ Turkey Continues Deadly Air and Artillery Strikes in Northern Iraq ▪ U.S. Military Contractor Accused of Misconduct

This week’s headlines: Turkish Warplanes Strike Targets in Sinjar, Drawing Condemnation ▪ Reconstruction and Returns Increase in Eastern Mosul Despite Insecurity; U.S. Development Funding in Jeopardy ▪ Operations Continue into Western Mosul as Violence Continues in Tal Afar ▪ Security Forces Launch New Offensives Against ISIS in Anbar and Diyala ▪ Sadrists Meet with PUK in Iraqi Kurdistan as Electoral Commission Head is Ousted