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In the aftermath of Kurdistan’s defiant independence referendum, its forces have been pushed back to their pre-2014 territory by an Iraqi government offensive. Meanwhile, IS has lost the last two towns it controlled in the country.
Early this month, the Syrian government – with support from Russia – completed its capture of Deir ez-Zor, the last major urban center controlled by IS anywhere in the world.
The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces have completed their control of Raqqah, once capital city of the so-called “Islamic State”, and taken the country’s largest oil field, while government forces have captured the temporary IS headquarters of Mayadin.
Syrian Civil War Map & Timeline: SDF Captures Raqqah – October 2017 (Subscription) Full Article »
The Iraqi government has retaken the disputed city of Kirkuk from Kurdish forces in retaliation for the controversial Kurdistan independence referendum, while also driving the so-called “Islamic State” out of two northern enclaves.
Iraq Control Map & Timeline: Government Takes Kirkuk from Kurdistan – October 2017 Full Article »
The so-called “Islamic State” has nearly been confined to Syria’s far east, and no longer surrounds military forces who had held out for years in a government-controlled enclave of Deir ez-Zor city.
The eastern Libyan National Army (LNA) has completed its years-long campaign to secure control of Benghazi city from religious hardline fighters, while the western authorities face off with a third government faction.
Libya Control Map & Timeline – September 2017 (Subscription) Full Article »
As the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces continue the battle for “Islamic State” capital Raqqah, IS has lost wide swaths of central and western Syria to government offensives.
Syrian Civil War Map & Timeline – August 2017 (Subscription) Full Article »
Fighting has continued with only small changes of territorial control along the front lines between Yemen’s two rival governments, while Al Qaeda has lost a few of its last controlled towns to a US-backed government campaign.
Yemen Control Map & Report: August 2017 (Subscription) Full Article »
Iraqi government forces and allies have completed their recapture of Mosul, Iraq’s third biggest city and the largest urban center ever controlled by the so-called “Islamic State”.
Iraq Control Map & Timeline: “Islamic State” Loses Mosul – July 2017 (Subscription) Full Article »
Kurdish-led force have fully surrounded Raqqah, while the Syrian government has gained ground against both rebels and IS to once again become the war’s largest player by territorial control.