MESOP INTELLIGENCE : ISIS GLOBAL INTSUM – Feb 19, 2015 – Harleen Gambhir (ISW)
The purpose of this intelligence summary is to document and assess the significance of open source reports regarding ISIS (the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham) activity outside of Iraq and Syria (ISIS Abroad). This estimate will organize ISIS abroad activity into concentric rings, including the ISIS “Interior Ring” comprised of Jordan, Israel, Palestine, and Lebanon as well as Iraq and Syria; the “Near Abroad Ring” comprised of former Arab Caliphate lands; and the “Far Abroad Ring” comprised of Europe, the United States, Southeast Asia, and the Cyber domain.