Somalia Control Map & Timeline: Al Shabaab in Retreat – January 2023 (Subscription) – Final Version
Somalia’s pro-federal alliance has captured several major towns from Al Shabaab, in its biggest gains against the group in almost a decade.
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Mozambique Control Map: Insurgency Shifts West – February 2022
After being driven from the key northeastern towns of Palma and Mocímboa da Praia by Rwandan-led forces, Mozambique’s insurgents have dispersed westward as far as Meluco and Mueda districts, as well as the neighboring province of Niassa.
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Somalia Control Map & Timeline – December 2021
Revised and refined map of territorial control across Somalia, showing the situation as things stand amid the country’s ongoing federal elections crisis, plus the extent of the recent ASWJ resurgence.
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Are Mozambique’s insurgents really part of “ISIS”?
The so-called “Islamic State” (formerly ISIS) says insurgents in Mozambique are part of its “Central Africa Province”. But is the Cabo Delgado rebellion really the long arm of “ISIS”, or is it all talk?
Are Mozambique’s insurgents really part of “ISIS”? Full Article »
What are Mozambique’s insurgents called?
A year after insurgents in Cabo Delgado province burst into international headlines, there still doesn’t seem to be much agreement on what the group’s name is.
Mozambique Control Map: Rebels Lose Mocímboa da Praia – August 2021 (Subscription)
A joint Rwandan-Mozambican offensive has finally driven Cabo Delgado’s insurgents from their largest controlled town, as well as many other strategic locations, but they remain a major fighting force.
Mozambique Control Map: Rebels Lose Mocímboa da Praia – August 2021 (Subscription) Full Article »
Mozambique Insurgency: Map of Control in Cabo Delgado – July 2021 (Subscription)
Mozambique’s purportedly “Islamic State” affiliated insurgents have maintained their limited control over the past several months, but the tables may be turning with the arrival of pro-government reinforcements from Rwanda.
Mozambique Insurgency: Map of Control in Cabo Delgado – July 2021 (Subscription) Full Article »
Libya Control Map & Timeline: Lines Frozen by Unity Deal – April 2021 (Subscription)
Libya’s civil war may be over after a peace deal and the formation of a unity government, but the lines of control between former military rivals remain in place for now.
Libya Control Map & Timeline: Lines Frozen by Unity Deal – April 2021 (Subscription) Full Article »
Mozambique Insurgency: Close-up Map of Control in April 2021
Insurgents in Cabo Delgado province have gradually increased their control, culminating most recently in their partial but temporary capture of Palma, a major town near the Total LNG project.
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Mozambique Insurgency: 2017-2020 Close-up Map & Expanded Timeline (Subscription)
An alternate version of our free August 2020 Mozambique control map and report, now featuring a close-up map with much more detail, which also shows insurgent attack locations.
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