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The Assad government has gained more ground against rebels in the northwest, while the latest Russia-Turkey deal has replaced the now-obsolete “buffer zone” with a new “security corridor” along the frontlines.
The fight between the Houthis and the Saudi-backed government of President Hadi has seen a small reversal, with the Houthis completing their control of Sana’a province and capturing new parts of neighboring Marib.
Yemen Control Map & Report – February 2020 (Subscription) Full Article »
Forces loyal to the Assad government have made major gains in and around rebel-held Idlib province, reestablishing government control along the entire Damascus-Aleppo highway for the first time in eight years.
The eastern-based Libyan National Army has captured the coastal town of Sirte and reached the doorstep of western-controlled capital Tripoli, even as the western government is reinforced by the Turkish military and allied Syrian rebels.
Libyan Civil War Map & Timeline: LNA Takes Sirte – January 2020 (Subscription) Full Article »
In rebel-dominated Idlib province, Syrian army forces have pushed through the eastern side of Turkey and Russia’s mostly-defunct buffer zone, nearly reaching the rebel stronghold of Marat al-Numan.
Syrian Civil War Map & Timeline – January 2020 (Subscription) Full Article »
Despite few major changes to the lines of control since 2018, the so-called “Islamic State” (IS; formerly ISIS/ISIL) has reportedly been growing in power again in northern Iraq.
Iraq Control Map & Timeline: “Islamic State” Holdouts Still Present – January 2020 Full Article »
Federal-allied forces have chipped away a bit at Al Shabaab territory, while the government has seized two towns from ASWJ militia members. In the north, Al Shabaab claims its first capture of a village in breakaway Somaliland.
Somalia Control Map & Timeline – December 2019 (Subscription) Full Article »
The eastern-backed forces of Khalifa Haftar’s Libyan National Army (LNA) have fought their way closer to the capital city of Tripoli proper, also seizing a town from Toubou militias on the border with Niger.
Libyan Civil War Map & Timeline – December 2019 (Subscription) Full Article »
As southern separatists remain in control of Aden, fighting has continued between President Hadi’s forces and the Houthis along the Saudi border, with each side gaining and losing territory.
Yemen Control Map & Report – December 2019 (Subscription) Full Article »
Turkey and its rebel allies have connected two pieces of territory they hold in the northeast, while the Syrian military has deployed in a narrow strip along most of the rest of the border, creating buffer between Turkey and Kurdish YPG fighters.
Syrian Civil War Map & Timeline – November 2019 (Subscription) Full Article »