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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 »
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 »