Iraq Security and Humanitarian Monitor
By Alec Lynde and Jonathan Frederickson
Updates: February 27, 2015
- Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) destroyed cultural and historic artifacts in the city of Mosul in northern Iraq. These actions have added to the loss of priceless cultural heritage since ISIS took control of the city of Mosul.
- Security problems continue in Diyala province amid a deepening humanitarian crisis, increased civilian kidnappings, and numerous assassination attempts against provincial officials.
- Iraqi Security Forces (ISF), Popular Mobilization Units (PMUs) that include Iraqi Shi’a militias, and anti-ISIS tribal forces launched a campaign to clear the city of Tikrit and Salah al-Din province in northern Iraq of ISIS. These operations are likely to lead to waves of population displacement that local authorities are preparing for them.
- ISF and anti-ISIS tribal forces continued operations in Anbar to clear ISIS in the sub-district of al-Baghdadi district in western Anbar following the arrival of reinforcements.
- Following the lifting of nightly curfews in Wasit, Muthana, Maysan, and Dhi Qar security forces increased their presence as preemptive security measures.
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