Jul 1, 2022 · ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria), also known as ISIL (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant), is a Sunni jihadist group with a particularly violent ideology that calls itself a …

ISIL started with an organizational plan and a fair amount of resources captured in its conquests. Whether these are suf-ficient to keep it functioning is a critical question and likely a real ISIL …

Sep 13, 2017 · At its peak, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) controlled vast portions of territory in Iraq and Syria with several million inhabitants. Unique amongst similar jihadist …

Oct 13, 2014 · Defeating ISIL will not come from “winning hearts and minds” and soft power, nor will it come from a handful of precision airstrikes. It will require hard, bloody ground combat. …

Mosul was ISIL's de facto second city and capital in Iraq. ISIL had uncontested control over Mosul after capturing the city in 2014, until government of Iraq operations to retake the city began in …

Feb 5, 2021 · Some argue that airpower could have been applied more vigorously in Operation Inherent Resolve to have more quickly defeated ISIS. Airpower was essential, but ground …

ISIL contested control of Ramadi for nearly a year and a half before it briefly held the city unilaterally at the end of 2015. Iraqi forces retook Ramadi in 2016.

Mar 5, 2016 · The second effort has targeted ISIL's cash directly, going after the banks where the group stores its cash in Iraq. Airstrikes have destroyed much of the money in ISIL's Bayt al …

This report leverages publicly available remote sensing data and low-cost com-mercial satellite imagery to develop a unique, data-driven assessment of the impact that ISIL control and …

Raqqah is the capital of ISIL's caliphate, and ISIL enjoyed uncontested control over the city between 2014 and mid-2017, when opposition forces began to liberate the city.