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The situation in Alam remains unclear and fluid. The area was a pocket of Iraqi Sunni tribal resistance to ISIS recently, the area is under watch rather than Contested because there are no reports of clashes and no evidence of ISIS presence inside the area
ISF and possible Iraq Shi'a militias cleared Udhaim in Diyala province. Nukhaib in Anbar province is important given the possibility of an ISIS push towards southern Iraq.
The towns of Rawa and Ana are under ISIS control. Khanaqin is now controlled by the Peshmerga.
The situation in Qaim is fluid. As of 2000 Iraq time, ISW assesses that Qaim remains contested between ISIS and the IA.
Kimberly Kagan is the founder and president of the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), a nonprofit, non-partisan organization with a unique, dual mission: provide real-time intelligence to help leaders make informed decisions in conflict zones around the world, and educate the next generation of national security leaders. ISW is globally recognized and cited for its daily analysis and maps of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.