2016 Year in Review: Rebel Control Around the World

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Syria in February 2016

Syria in December 2016

The Year in Territorial Control Changes

For the past three years, PolGeoNow has published a "Year in Review" article to summarize all the political geography news that's happened in the past 12 months. The 2014 and 2015 articles included news about changing territorial control in conflict zones, but because this is a major topic of its own, we've chosen to split these events into a separate article for 2016. So read on for a concise summary of last year's rebel control changes...

See Also: 2016 Year in Review: Country & Border Changes 
 

Syria, Iraq, and the "Islamic State"

The Syrian Civil War continued to be the biggest armed conflict in the world through 2016, as well as a prominent example of a country whose territory isn't all controlled by the recognized government. During the past year, pro-government forces scored some major victories against the rebels, recapturing the country's second largest city and gradually increasing control in areas around the capital.

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In the past month, the so-called "Islamic State" (IS; formerly ISIS/ISIL) has lost control of Al-Bab, the third-largest city in Aleppo province, to Turkish-backed rebels, even as the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) approach the group's capital city of Raqqah in the east. And in southwestern Syria, rebels have lost ground to both government and IS forces.
 
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In the past month, Syria's Assad government has continued to consolidate its power after a major victory over the rebels in the city of Aleppo. Meanwhile, forces of the so-called "Islamic State" (ISIS/ISIL) have lost ground to Kurdish-led militias even while holding their own against the Syrian Army.
 
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There have been big and important changes to territorial control in Syria in the past month. The Assad government has retaken most of Syria's second biggest city, as well as several other areas of the country, even as the so-called "Islamic State" (ISIS/ISIL) has recaptured the historic desert town of Palmyra.
 
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Situation Summary
In the past month since our previous Syrian Civil War map update, fighting has focused largely on the ongoing battle for the city of Aleppo, where rebels control a large enclave in the east, as well as a three-way fight for control of Al-Bab, the largest town in the countryside east of Aleppo (at least, according to pre-war census figures). Held for nearly three years by the so-called "Islamic State" (IS; formerly ISIS/ISIL), Al-Bab is now the target of both the Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army (FSA) rebels and the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) coalition led by Kurdish militias. The SDF has also made progress toward the IS capital of Raqqah in the east, while the Syrian Army of President Bashar al-Assad is making slow progress against rebels in the west of the country.

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Since earlier this month, rebels in Syria have scored an important victory against the so-called "Islamic State" (ISIS/ISIL), even while losing ground to the government - and fighting amongst themselves - in other areas.
 
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During the past month, a continued Turkish military incursion into Syria completely cut off the so-called "Islamic State" from the self-proclaimed caliphate's last international border in the region (other than its boundaries with Syrian and Iraqi territory).

Meanwhile, the Assad government and rebel groups have continued to take territory from each other despite a brief attempt at a country-wide ceasefire.
 
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Syria's war has seen several major territorial changes in the past month, with a Turkish military intervention bringing IS defeats even as the rival, Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces have captured key territory from both IS and the Assad government. Meanwhile, the government has scored some major victories of its own against rebel forces.
 
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The past month has seen territorial gains both for Syria's Assad government and for rebel forces, while the so-called "Islamic State" (ISIS/ISIL) has mostly held its ground.
 
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A lot has happened in Syria in the past month, with major SDF and Syrian Army advances against the so-called "Islamic State" (ISIS/ISIL), as well as various smaller changes to rebel control.
 
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The so-called "Islamic State" (ISIS/ISIL) has lost control of several towns in Syria over the past month and a half, but has also scored some victories. Meanwhile, a partial breakdown in the UN-brokered ceasefire has resulted in resumed fighting between government and rebel forces in the Aleppo area.
 
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Syrian Civil War Control Map: April 2016

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Recapture of Palmyra
Since our previous Syria control map report in early March, the Syrian government of Bashar al-Assad has recaptured the historic city of Palmyra (known in modern Arabic as Tadmur) from the so-called "Islamic State" (IS, formerly known as ISIS/ISIL). The military has also pushed back against IS in Qaryatain, one of the group's westernmost outposts, even as IS is showing an increasingly prominent presence in the southwestern corner of Syria near the Golan Heights. Meanwhile, fighting between government and anti-Assad rebel forces has continued, though at a relatively low level, since the implementation of the UN-brokered ceasefire.

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With Syria's UN-brokered truce partially holding, government, Kurdish, and rebel forces alike have turned their attention to carving away territory from the so-called "Islamic State" (ISIS/ISIL). However, the rebels also sustained some losses to government forces prior to the ceasefire taking effect.
 
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As a UN-brokered truce approached, tables were beginning to turn in Syria, with the government's Russian-backed offensive making major breakthroughs against rebel forces in Aleppo, Latakia, and elsewhere. 

Meanwhile, the so-called "Islamic State" (ISIS) continued to hold vast tracts of the country, while Kurdish-led forces gradually expanded their control in victories against ISIS and rebel fighters alike.

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The Syrian government's newly Russian-backed offensive against rebels and the so-called "Islamic State" (IS, formerly ISIS) is beginning to pick up momentum. Meanwhile, Western European countries are increasingly becoming involved in the war on IS as well, with a new Western-backed, multi-ethnic ground coalition making significant gains of its own against the group.

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A month into Russia's military intervention in Syria, the Assad government and Iranian troops have made a number of small advances against both the rebels and the so-called "Islamic State" (formerly ISIS/ISIL).

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Anti-government rebels in Syria, including fighters from the Al Qaeda-affiliated Nusra Front, have further consolidated their control of Idlib province in the country's northwest. Meanwhile, forces of the "Islamic State" are again occupying parts of the capital city, Damascus, even as they besiege several other locations in Syria.

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Syrian Civil War Control Map: August 2015 (Subscription)

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Research by Djordje Djukic, with additional reporting by Evan Centanni

Since the end of June, the borders of the so-called "Islamic State" (IS) have changed significantly in Syria, with Kurdish advances from the north and IS pushes into the country's west. Meanwhile, rebels continue to struggle with the Assad government for dominance over the country's remaining territory.

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• Up-to-date map of current territorial control in Syria, color-coded for the Assad government, rebel groups, "Islamic State" (ISIS/ISIL) extremists, and Kurdish YPG forces. Special symbol indicates rebel-held towns dominated by Al Qaeda affiliate Jabhat al-Nusra (the Nusra Front).
• Detailed indication of city-by-city control, highlighting key towns and other locations relevant to current events.
• Locations of recent fighting and military operations, including Ayn Issa, Sarrin, Hasakah, Mansour, Frikka, Elbeyli, Qaryatain, and others
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Since late May, rebels have consolidated their power in Syria's northwest, Kurdish forces have extended their control across most of the border with Turkey, and the Islamic State continues advancing in the direction of Damascus.

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• Detailed indication of city-by-city control, highlighting key towns and other locations relevant to current events.
• Locations of recent fighting and military operations, including Tel Abyad, Ayn Issa, Hasakah, Kobani, Palmyra, Ariha, Suwayda, and more.
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