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The so-called “Islamic State” has lost control of Al-Bab city to Turkish-backed rebels, while rebels in the southwest have lost ground to both government and IS forces, and the northwestern rebel control zone has been wracked by infighting.
Syria Control Map & Timeline: Rebels Capture Al-Bab – February 2017 (Subscription) Full Article »
The Assad government has completed its capture of Aleppo city from the rebels, while the so-called “Islamic State” has split the government-controlled part of Deir ez-Zor city in two.
Syria Control Map & Timeline: January 2017 (Subscription) Full Article »
Government forces have nearly won the years-long battle for Aleppo city, and several rebel-held towns around Damascus have also come under government control. Meanwhile, the so-called “Islamic State” has recaptured the historic desert town of Palmyra.
Syria Control Map & Timeline: Assad Retakes Aleppo – December 2016 (Subscription) Full Article »
A three-way battle fight is raging in Aleppo province as Turkish-backed rebels and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces race against each other to capture Al Bab city from the so-called “Islamic State”.
Syrian Civil War Control Map & Report: November 2016 Full Article »
Turkish-backed rebels have scored an important symbolic victory over the so-called “Islamic State”, even as they continue to lose ground in the cities of Aleppo and Damascus. Meanwhile, infighting has temporarily crippled rebel forces on several occasions.
Syrian Civil War Control Map & Report: October 23, 2016 (Subscription) Full Article »
Turkish military forces and Syrian rebels have cut off the so-called “Islamic State” from the Turkish border, the Assad government has captured territory from rebels in Aleppo city and the Damascus suburbs, and rebels in the northwest have extended their control southward.
Syrian Civil War Control Map & Report: October 2, 2016 (Subscription) Full Article »
A Turkish military incursion into Syria has led to the rebel takeover of Jarabulus, the last major stronghold of the so-called “Islamic State” on the Turkish border. Meanwhile, the group has also lost the town of Manbij to the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces.
Syrian Civil War Control Map & Report: August 2016 (Subscription) Full Article »
The past month has seen a lot of back-and-forth transfer of territory in Syria, with the net result being a slight expansion of government territory around Damascus and within the city of Aleppo and a slight expansion of rebel territory in the far northwest.
Syrian Civil War Control Map & Report: July 2016 (Subscription) Full Article »
The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces have entered entered Manbij, a longtime stronghold of the so-called “Islamic State”, while the Assad government also gained major ground against the group before being pushed back again.
Syrian Civil War Control Map & Report: June 2016 (Subscription) Full Article »
A ceasefire in Aleppo between the Assad government and some rebel groups has broken down, while the so-called “Islamic State” has lost control in several other areas.
Syrian Civil War Control Map & Report: May 2016 (Subscription) Full Article »