Yemen Control Map & Report: Collapse of Separatist Control – Feb. 8, 2025 (Subscription)
Just weeks after appearing victorious, Yemen’s southern separatists lost almost all their territory, including what they had already controlled for years prior.
Yemen Control Map & Report: Height of Southern Separatist Control – Dec. 30, 2025 (Subscription)
In early December 2025, Yemen’s southern separatist coalition swept across Hadramawt and Mahra provinces, upending years of stable control lines and nearly completing its dominance over the former South Yemen.
Israel / Palestine Catchup: Map of Control on Eve of Lebanon Ceasefire – Nov. 26, 2024 (Subscription)
October and November of last year encompassed the height of Israel’s recent invasion of Lebanon, while violence continued in the Gaza Strip and West Bank.
June 2025 Somalia Control Map & Timeline: Al Shabaab Resurgence, ISIS Retreat, Jubaland Defiant (Subscription)
Al Shabaab swept back across central Somalia in early 2025, while ISIS retreated amid an offensive by Puntland state. Meanwhile, Jubaland state went rogue after a violent conflict with the federal government.
June 2024 Somalia Control Map & Timeline: Height of ISIS Control, Al Shabaab Stalemate
Half a year of gains against Al Shabaab collapsed at the end of August 2023, ushering in more than a year of stalemate, while ISIS consolidated power in the northern mountains.
August 2023 Somalia Control Map & Timeline: Peak of Federal Control, SSC-Khatumo Triumph (Subscription)
In mid-2023 the coalition against Al Shabaab reached its peak of territorial control, while the SSC-Khatumo rebellion emerged victorious against Somaliland.
Somalia Supplement: Did Puntland Declare Independence?
Puntland state may act like an independent country, but claims that it declared independence in 2024 are misleading.
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Somalia Supplement: Is there an Al Shabaab presence in SSC-Khatumo?
The self-declared Republic of Somaliland claims that 2023’s successful “SSC-Khatumo” rebellion had help from Al Shabaab. Most experts aren’t convinced, but that doesn’t mean the Al Qaeda affiliate is completely absent from the area.
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Syria: Map of Control in January 2025 (Subscription)
In the month after Assad’s fall, fighting continued between the Kurdish-led SDF and Türkiye-backed rebels, while Israel took more ground and some areas resisted integration with the new rebel-installed government.
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Syria: Map of Control After the Fall of Assad – Dec. 14, 2024 (Subscription)
The collapse of Assad’s government has left much – but not all – of Syria under rebel control, while both Israel and “ISIS” have entered the fray.
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