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The Kurdish-led SDF has been formally disbanded, though its integration into the Syrian government is not yet finished, despite overstated claims. Israeli forces have dug in, while the Druze National Guard faces instability, but has held its ground.
Syria Control Map & Timeline: The End of the SDF – August 2026 (Subscription) Full Article »
A quick update for subscribers awaiting our next Somalia map report. Major changes include the formation of federal-allied North East State from autonomous SCC-Khatumo.
Map Only: Somalia in April 2026 (Subscription) Full Article »
The Kurdish-led SDF has recently lost most of its territory in northeast Syria. Over the previous year, Israel expanded its presence, Druze militia control shrunk somewhat but hardened, and the so-called “Islamic State” rebuilt desert influence zones.
Al Shabaab swept back across central Somalia in early 2025, while ISIS retreated amid an offensive by Puntland state. Meanwhile, Jubaland state went rogue after a violent conflict with the federal government.
Half a year of gains against Al Shabaab collapsed at the end of August 2023, ushering in more than a year of stalemate, while ISIS consolidated power in the northern mountains.
In mid-2023 the coalition against Al Shabaab reached its peak of territorial control, while the SSC-Khatumo rebellion emerged victorious against Somaliland.
In the month after Assad’s fall, fighting continued between the Kurdish-led SDF and Türkiye-backed rebels, while Israel took more ground and some areas resisted integration with the new rebel-installed government.
Syria: Map of Control in January 2025 (Subscription) Full Article »
The collapse of Assad’s government has left much – but not all – of Syria under rebel control, while both Israel and “ISIS” have entered the fray.
Syria: Map of Control After the Fall of Assad – Dec. 14, 2024 (Subscription) Full Article »
After four years of frozen conflict in Syria, a surprise rebel offensive brought the government to the brink of collapse in just ten days.
Syrian Civil War Reignites: Map of Control Amid Rebel Advance (Dec. 6, 2024) Full Article »
Sporadic fighting has continued between various groups on several fronts in Syria, despite no lasting changes to territorial control.
Syria Control Map & Report – July 2023 (Subscription) Full Article »