syria control map sept. 11 control map feb_… · ras al-ayn qamishli ain-diwar yarubiya abu kamal...
TRANSCRIPT
Homs
Tartous
Hama
Latakia
IdlibAleppo
Ayn al-Arab
ar-Raqqa
Deir ez-Zour
Hasakah
Mahardeh
JussiyehTal KalakhDabussiya
Kasab
Bab al-Hawa
Bab al-Salama
Azaz
Jarablus
Tal Abyad
Ras al-AynQamishli
Ain-Diwar
Yarubiya
Abu Kamal
al-Tanf
Manbijal-Bab
Maskana
KuweirisAirbase ash-Shadadi
al-Mayadin
Morek
Khan Sheikhoun
Ma’arat al-Nu’man
Jisr ash-Shughour
Yabrud
SaraqibAriha
Darkush
Salqin
Markadeh
Harem
by ISW Syria Team
Control of Terrain in Syria: February 9, 2015
YPG forces have taken Ayn al-Arab/Kobani from ISIS and swept outward to clear the surrounding countryside. The YPG continues to pursue ISIS as part of the “Euphrates Volcano Operations Room,” along with three Aleppo-based rebel groups. These groups claim to have seized over 100 villages from ISIS control. YPG and rebel forces seized the Qarah Qawzaq bridge on February 7 and appear to be mobilizing for an o�ensive against Manbij. ISIS forces are reportedly conducting “tactical withdrawals” from al-Bab, amidst rumors of ISIS attempts to hand over its bases to the Aleppo Sala� Jihadist coalition Jabhat Ansar al-Din. ISW is placing watches on both Manbij and al-Bab as ISIS forces regroup and the Euphrates Volcano Operations Room continues to advance.
Meanwhile, Hezbollah forces have mobilized in the vicinity of the besieged JN and rebel enclave of Zabadani, northwest of Damascus city near the Lebanese border, amidst an increased regime barrel bomb campaign against the town. ISW is placing a watch on Zabadani and its countryside as the situation continues to escalate following recent rebel attacks on pro-regime forces in the area.
Finally, ISW is placing a watch on the regime stronghold of Ariha, south of Idlib city, after JN and rebel forces announced a battle to take the area on January 29 and made initial advances. A rebel seizure of Ariha would cut o� the regime’s supply line from Latakia, e�ectively abesieging Idlib city.
Changes since last Control Map
Damascus
Zabadani
S y r i a
Quneitra
as-Suwayda
Palmyra
NassibDeraa
Jdaidet-Yabus
Jizzah
Jabal al-Zawiyah
Key
Regime Controlled
Kurdish Controlled
Contested
ISIS Controlled
Rebels Controlled
Areas ISW is watching
JN Controlled
JN Stronghold