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The past two months have seen modest gains by the pro-Hadi coalition – against both the Houthis and Al Qaeda forces – with Hadi claiming to have secured the entire coast of Hadramawt province.
Yemen Control Map & Report – June 2018 (Subscription) Full Article »
Recent changes to Al Shabaab territorial control have been clustered in areas such as Hiran and Lower Juba, while heavy fighting has broken out between Somaliland and Puntland, and the ASWJ militia has merged with the Galmudug state government.
Somalia Control Map & Timeline – June 2018 (Subscription) Full Article »
The rebel-held “Zone 2” enclave around Rastan has been eliminated by the pro-Assad coalition, which also now controls all of Damascus and its suburbs for the first time since 2011, having captured the so-called “Islamic State” enclave in the city.
Syrian Civil War Map & Timeline: Rebels Lose Rastan Enclave – May 2018 (Subscription) Full Article »
The Kurdish YPG has mostly withdrawn from its northwestern Afrin enclave amid a Turkish-led assault, while three rebel enclaves around Damascus have been completely wiped off the map by government offensives.
Forces aligned to President Hadi have continued making very slow progress against the Houthis and Al Qaeda in Yemen, though tensions are rising within their coalition.
Yemen Control Map & Report – April 2018 (Subscription) Full Article »
Pro-federal forces have scored some victories against Al Shabaab, such as capturing the district center of Sablale, though they’ve lost ground in other places. Meanwhile, self-proclaimed Khatumo state has signed an agreement to merge with Somaliland.
Somalia Control Map & Timeline – March 2018 (Subscription) Full Article »
Pro-Assad offensives have divided the Eastern Ghouta rebel enclave near Damascus into three separate pieces, while the Turkish-led intervention has joined rebel-held areas to cut off Kurdish YPG access to Turkey’s border.
In recent months, pro-government forces in Iraq have nearly – but not entirely – cleared the country of control by the so-called “Islamic State”. Meanwhile, lines of control between the central government and Kurdistan have remained stable.
Iraq Control Map & Timeline – February 2018 (Subscription) Full Article »
The Turkish military has begun a cross-border campaign against Kurdish militias in Syria’s northwest, while pro-Assad forces have eliminated an enclave of the so-called “Islamic State” south of Aleppo and advanced in rebel-controlled Idlib province.
Syrian Civil War Map & Timeline – February 2018 Full Article »
The past month has seen major advances by pro-Assad forces against rebels in the country’s northwest, even as the so-called “Islamic State” makes modest gains in the same area.