Iraq Situation Report

The Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) is being pressured in northern Iraq’s Ninewa province.

Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga and Iraqi Yazidi fighters continue to launch operations in northern Iraq.

The Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga launched operations in western Ninewa province that indicate the possibility of operations to clear the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) from Sinjar district.

The Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) appears to be taking steps to forcibly recruit members to its ranks.

The Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) is continuing an aggressive posture in Anbar province in western Iraq.

The Islamic State in Iraq and Sham (ISIS) is challenging the ISF and militias following a lull in offensive activity observed after multiple recent successes of ISF, militias, and the Peshmerga against ISIS.

There is an ongoing and intensified push by the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) in areas north of Baghdad and near Samarra.

The Iraqi Government of Prime Minister (PM) Haidar al-Abadi is taking measures to control an increasingly lawless situation in the capital caused by the wide freedom of
movement enjoyed by Iraqi Shi'a militias and criminal networks.

The Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) continues to concentrate its effort in the area of Balad in the northern Baghdad belt.