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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 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.
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 »
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.
The IS capital of Raqqah has been breached by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, while government-aligned soldiers continue to gain ground as well, reaching the Iraqi border for the first time since 2015.
Syrian Civil War Map & Timeline: Kurds Enter “Islamic State” Capital – June 2017 Full Article »
As the so-called “Islamic States” continues to lose territory from multiple sides, rebel-government frontlines are hardening into designated “de-escalation zones” (now labeled on map).
The so-called “Islamic State” has continued to lose ground to the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces in the north and to rebel groups in the southern desert. Meanwhile, the Assad government has made some gains against the rebels.
Syria Control Map & Timeline – April 2017 (Subscription) Full Article »
Advances against the so-called “Islamic State” have accelerated from all sides, with government, Kurdish, and rebel forces all taking part. Meanwhile, rebels in the west have briefly turned the tables on a long series of defeats by government forces.
Syria Control Map & Timeline: “Islamic State” Under Siege – March 2017 (Subscription) Full Article »
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 »