Insight: ISIS Offensive Monday, June 16, 2014 | Sacramento, CA Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin. File Photo / AP Islamic State of Iraq in Syria (ISIS) is on the offensive, consolidating gains in one of Iraq's largest cities Wednesday and getting closer to surrounding the country’s capital city of Baghdad. UC Davis Professor Keith Watenpaugh is currently in Istanbul, Turkey working with Syrian refugees and will describe regional fears about ISIS in Iraq. LINKS: Al Qaeda Splinter Group Gains More Ground In Iraq UC Davis Human Rights Initiative