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Spotlight on Global Jihad (January 7-13, 2016)

In Syria, there were no significant changes on the ground this week. In Iraq, the security forces continue to cleanse the city of Ramadi, which they do not yet fully control. Joseph Dunford, Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, visited Iraq this week. In the face of the pressures put on it, ISIS
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Spotlight on Global Jihad (December 31, 2015 – January 6, 2016)

This week, ISIS continued to withstand severe pressure exerted on it on various fronts in Iraq and in Syria: the Iraqi Army continued its cleansing of the city of Ramadi and its environs; the Syrian Army is approaching the important city of Al-Bab (northeast of Aleppo) and the city of Al-Qaryatayn, southeast of Homs. While
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Spotlight on Iran (December 20, 2015 – January 3, 2016)

Iran condemned the killing of Samir Kuntar near Damascus, calling it “governmental terrorism” carried out by the “Zionist regime.” Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) forces in Syria continue to suffer heavy losses. Senior Iranian officials continue denying reports that the IRGC is reducing its numbers in Syria, stressing Iran’s commitment to support the Syrian
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Spotlight on Global Jihad (December 24 – 30, 2015)

After around seven days of fighting, the Iraqi Army took over most of the city of Ramadi. Although the next strategic target of the Iraqi Army, supported by the coalition, is the city of Mosul, ISIS’s territorial base in Iraq, there is still the need to cleanse Al-Ramadi and its surroundings and the whole Al-Anbar
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Spotlight on Global Jihad (December 17 – 23, 2015)

On December 22, 2015, the Iraqi Army, assisted by Shiite militias and Sunni tribesmen, and with air support from the US-led coalition, began a military attack to liberate the city of Ramadi. If the Iraqi forces manage to liberate the city of Ramadi, it will be the most notable setback suffered by ISIS in Iraq
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News of Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (December 16 – 22, 2015)

This past week the current Palestinian terrorist campaign continued, primarily with stabbing and vehicular attacks in Judea, Samaria and Israel. n Another rocket was fired from the Gaza Strip targeting the western Negev. Kuntar, a notorious terrorist, was killed in an aerial attack near Damascus.
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