Iraq

ISIS escalated its attacks in the capital as Shi’a Muslims commemorated the anniversary of Imam Hussein’s death in what is known as Ashura, or the tenth day of Muharram.

ISF and Iraqi Shia militias continued the operation to retake Baiji district from ISIS.

ISIS is targeting members of the Albu Nimr tribe in Hit district in retaliation for their anti-ISIS stance.

Iraqi Shia militias and the ISF expanded their operations in Northern Babil by working to neutralize ISIS pockets of resistance in the Farisiyah and Fadhliyah areas of Jurf al-Sakhar.

The Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga continue to launch operations to clear areas that fell to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) in early August. 

The clearing of Jurf al-Sakhar in northern Babil by the ISF and Shi'a militias is a significant event in the course of the anti-ISIS campaign.

The Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham's (ISIS) threat to Baghdad City is increasing.