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Al-Anbar Ninawa Al-Muthannia Homs (Hims) An-Najaf Arbil Wasit Diyala Sala ad-Din Maysan Dayr Az Zawr Damascus Dhi-Qar Al-Basrah Ar Raqqah Hamah Idlib Babil Aleppo (Halab) Hasaka (Al Haksa) Dihok At-Ta'mim As-Sulaymaniyah Dar`a Al-Qadisiyah Karbala' As Suwayda' IRAQ SYRIA IRAN KUWAIT SAUDI ARABIA JORDAN LEBANON TURKEY Hit Homs Diwar Harim Idlib Ariha Murak Hamah Dar`a Mosul Erbil Bayji `Anah Balad Manbij Al Bab Aleppo Salqin Kassab Tartus Yabrud Kirkuk Tikrit Al Kut Darkush Saraqib Latakia Jusiyah Baghdad Maskanah Raqqah Markadah Muhradah Damascus As Suwayda Al Qa'im Khanaqin Samarra' Hadithah Ba`qubah Karbala' An Najaf Jarabulus Ar Ramadi Ar Rutbah Al Hillah Al Basrah Tall Abyad Al Mayadin Tallkalakh Albu Kamal Tall `Afar Al Qamishli Ash Sharqat Tuzkhurmatu Al Fallujah Ra's al `Ayn Al Hasakah Ad Dulu`iyah Ad Diwaniyah An Nasiriyah Amarah `Ayn al `Arab Ash Shaddadah Al Qunaytirah Al Miqdadiyah Judaydat Yabus Jisr ash Shughur Ma`arrat an Nu`man UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED ISIS Disposition and Ethnic Groups in Syria and Iraq Mediterranean Sea Persian Gulf Christians Assyrians, Chaldians, Armenians, and other Christians Levantines (Arabic speaking Christians) Alawites (Arabic speaking) Iraqioum (Arabic speaking) Arabs Jazirans (Arabic speaking) Kurds (including Yezidi) Turkomans (Azeri speaking Alevis) Mandian Sabians Other / Mixed Shi'a Muslims Sunni Muslims Shi'a/Sunni Muslims Other Ethnic Groups *Dark and light shades of color represent high and low density areas, respectively. City Control as of 23 December 2015 (Syria) and 25 November 2015 (Iraq) 5 FEB 2016 Assad Regime or Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) controlled Kurdish / Peshmerga / YPG controlled Rebel / Jabhat al-Nusra (JN) Controlled Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) Controlled Hezbollah Controlled Contested ISIS Disposition as of 21 December 2015 ISIS Control Areas New ISIS Control Areas since Nov. 2014 ISIS Support Areas GCKN/G-1024 ISIS Attack Areas Use the Adobe Reader "layers" panel (left-hand side) to toggle the layers on or off. Use the Adobe Reader "layers" panel (left-hand side) to toggle the layers on or off. Former ISIS Control Areas TRADOC G20 Global Cultural Knowledge Network Sources: Ethnic group data: Dr. Michael Izady (2008, 2014), gulf2000.columbia.edu/maps.shtml ISIS and city disposition data: Institute for the Study of War, http://www.understandingwar.org/ Basemap data: Natural Earth v2.0, http://www.naturalearthdata.com/ Ethnic areas shown indicate the situation prior to the ISIS incursions and may have since changed significantly as a result.

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Al-Anbar

Ninawa

Al-Muthannia

Homs (Hims)

An-Najaf

Arbil

Wasit

Diyala

Sala ad-Din

Maysan

Dayr Az Zawr

Damascus

Dhi-Qar

Al-Basrah

Ar Raqqah

Hamah

Idlib

Babil

Aleppo (Halab)

Hasaka (Al Haksa)

Dihok

At-Ta'mimAs-Sulaymaniyah

Dar`a

Al-Qadisiyah

Karbala'

As Suwayda'

IRAQ

SYRIA

IRAN

KUWAIT

SAUDI ARABIA

JORDAN

LEBANON

TURKEY

Hit

Homs

Diwar

Harim

Idlib

Ariha

Murak

Hamah

Dar`a

Mosul

Erbil

Bayji

`Anah

Balad

Manbij

Al BabAleppoSalqin

Kassab

Tartus

Yabrud

Kirkuk

Tikrit

Al Kut

Darkush

Saraqib

Latakia

Jusiyah

Baghdad

Maskanah Raqqah

Markadah

Muhradah

Damascus

As Suwayda

Al Qa'im

Khanaqin

Samarra'Hadithah

Ba`qubah

Karbala'

An Najaf

Jarabulus

Ar Ramadi

Ar Rutbah

Al Hillah

Al Basrah

Tall Abyad

Al MayadinTallkalakh

Albu Kamal

Tall `Afar

Al Qamishli

Ash Sharqat

Tuzkhurmatu

Al Fallujah

Ra's al `Ayn

Al Hasakah

Ad Dulu`iyah

Ad Diwaniyah

An Nasiriyah

Amarah

`Ayn al `Arab

Ash Shaddadah

Al Qunaytirah

Al MiqdadiyahJudaydat Yabus

Jisr ash Shughur

Ma`arrat an Nu`man

UNCLASSIFIED

UNCLASSIFIED

ISIS Disposition and EthnicGroups in Syria and Iraq

MediterraneanSea

PersianGulf

ChristiansAssyrians, Chaldians, Armenians,and other ChristiansLevantines (Arabic speaking Christians)

Alawites (Arabic speaking)

Iraqioum (Arabic speaking)

Arabs

Jazirans (Arabic speaking)

Kurds (including Yezidi)

Turkomans (Azeri speaking Alevis)

Mandian Sabians

Other / Mixed

Shi'a Muslims

Sunni Muslims

Shi'a/Sunni Muslims

Other Ethnic Groups

*Dark and light shades of color represent high and low densityareas, respectively.

City Control as of 23 December 2015(Syria) and 25 November 2015 (Iraq)

5 FEB 2016

Assad Regime or Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) controlledKurdish / Peshmerga / YPG controlledRebel / Jabhat al-Nusra (JN) ControlledIslamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) ControlledHezbollah Controlled

Contested

ISIS Disposition as of21 December 2015

ISIS Control Areas

New ISIS Control Areas since Nov. 2014

ISIS Support Areas

GCKN/G-1024

ISIS Attack Areas

Use the Adobe Reader "layers"panel (left-hand side) to togglethe layers on or off.

Use the Adobe Reader "layers"panel (left-hand side) to togglethe layers on or off.

Former ISIS Control Areas

TRADOC G20Global Cultural Knowledge Network

Sources:Ethnic group data: Dr. Michael Izady (2008, 2014), gulf2000.columbia.edu/maps.shtmlISIS and city disposition data: Institute for the Study of War, http://www.understandingwar.org/Basemap data: Natural Earth v2.0, http://www.naturalearthdata.com/

Ethnic areas shown indicate the situation prior to the ISIS incursions and may have since changed signi�cantly as a result.