The Caliphate battle ground: the nation state and borders are Western constructs on an area that once was the Ottoman Empire (Sykes-Picot Agreement). To understand the situation on the ground we must look beyond state lines and peak into history. Primer on ISIS.
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Dec. 23, 2016
July 28, 2016
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Feb. 8, 2016
In the meantime in North Africa..
Jan. 25, 2016
Nov. 25, 2015
Nov. 24, 2015
Aug. 2, 2015
UPDATE:
#Syria after #ceasefire territorial control an overview #map December 30 https://t.co/Z8rLNrjx2V #Assad #Putin #Erdogan pic.twitter.com/YXWZ29BqSd— Cristian Ionita (@EdmapsCom) December 30, 2016
Dec. 23, 2016
FRONT LINES MOSUL AND RAQQA
#Map. The progress of #SDF/#YPG's Raqqa operation up to December 21st.— Nathan Ruser (@Nrg8000) December 21, 2016
HD - https://t.co/TDjbEryc3T pic.twitter.com/os04xTpGuu
NEW MAP: #Mosul map of today shows that the Iraqi Army is losing more positions inside eastern Mosul. Also the Golden Brigade will halt... pic.twitter.com/gEj2Bic700
— Baath Knight (@Tahamoh19883747) December 21, 2016
July 28, 2016
ISIS LOSING MORE TERRITORY
NEW MAP: #YPG secured the Youth Housing, #SAA captured Bani Zeid, Liwa al-Quds attack #Handarat camp. #Aleppo #Syria pic.twitter.com/M0CQ7KZJgY— Peto Lucem (@PetoLucem) July 28, 2016
May 27, 2016
ISIS CAPTURES TERRITORY IN ALEPPO
NEW MAP update: #ISIS captured more areas in #Aleppo Governorate + reached strategic city of #Azaz. #Syria #Turkey pic.twitter.com/pzIwJarEcM— Peto Lucem (@PetoLucem) May 27, 2016
Feb. 8, 2016
SYRIAN GOVT RECAPTURE TOWNS NEAR ALEPPO
#SAA (& allies) now have the upper hand in #Syria after five years of war https://t.co/ZgXUlvjOor … pic.twitter.com/AaQhWoTjVt— STOP TERROR (@S_T_O_P_TERROR) February 8, 2016
NEW #SYRIA INTERACTIVE #MAP (Feb 1st, 2016) / Click on https://t.co/Lsh2aK640A #IS #SAA #FSA #SDF #YPG #FSA pic.twitter.com/xntqDfTWYW
— Agathocle deSyracuse (@deSyracuse) February 1, 2016
In the meantime in North Africa..
ISIS picking up territory...in Libya. pic.twitter.com/Kcxm5pQmTm— ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) February 7, 2016
Jan. 25, 2016
THE MIDDLE EAST, ACCORDING TO THE LEFT
The Middle East according to the Left in 40 very interesting maps.
https://t.co/x5En0BQEVo
— ★ Ƙαѕѕαη∂яα (@KassandraTroy) January 25, 2016
Nov. 25, 2015
WAR MAP SYRIA 5
— archicivilians (@archicivilians) November 25, 2015
Nov. 24, 2015
AREA WHERE RUSSIAN PLANE WAS DOWNED
Detailed map of the area where #Russia plane was downed by #Turkey near #Latakia / HD : https://t.co/KVoUHgs1QX pic.twitter.com/5kMPqs7veG
— Agathocle deSyracuse (@deSyracuse) November 24, 2015
Aug. 2, 2015
IRAQ AND SYRIA
Very cool graphics on #ISIS, which Reuters regularly updates | via @yurybarmin | http://t.co/LjoM8l98PI pic.twitter.com/kf5UoJQ1Av
— Mike Doran (@Doranimated) November 7, 2014
#Iraq MAP UPDATE: the situation in Iraq as of 01/08/2015, bigger at https://t.co/nNfgXksTkm #ISF #IS #KRG #Peshmerga pic.twitter.com/HavmF69hj5
— IUCA (@IUCAnalysts) August 1, 2015
#Syria MAP UPDATE: the situation in Syria as of 01/08/2015, bigger at https://t.co/d91i6owpgm #FSA #SAA #IS #YPG #JN pic.twitter.com/VhCBpQCsxV
— IUCA (@IUCAnalysts) August 1, 2015
Feb. 24, 2015
TERROR STATE, FROM ALGERIA TO AFGHANISTAN
Map that shows how #terrorgroup's #tentacles now reach from #Algeria to #Afghanistan... http://t.co/nrwzPydhf1 pic.twitter.com/vYDorofZF9
— Terrorism Updates (@terrorism_info) February 23, 2015
Feb. 11, 2015
CALIPHATE EXTENDING INTO EUROPE AND NORTH AFRICA
The 5 years ISIS plan includes extending the Caliphate into Europe and north Africa.
Oct. 5, 2014
EASTERN TURKEY AND KURDISTAN
From "Specialkarte der Asiatischen Turkey (1860)". Kurdistan prominently marked in bold. http://t.co/c8yxj5Wdd0 pic.twitter.com/NyJncNjaP0
— Reşo Bîstûyek (@r3sho) October 5, 2014
Sept. 12, 2014
AREAS CONTROLLED BY THE ISLAMIC STATE
Just look at this: ISIS has spread like cancer...except in the areas controlled by the Kurds. Kudos to the Peshmerga! pic.twitter.com/jUyRaYM5DF
— Edisa (@EdisWorldView) September 12, 2014
Sep. 1, 2014
JIHADISTS' ROUTES INTO THE ISLAMIC STATE
As the British PM, David Cameron announced freedom crushing measures to stop recruits from coming and going from the Caliphate, here are their ratlines. (Source)
There is too much pressure on us to revail the Jihad route of our European recruits. Here it is. #VisitTurkey pic.twitter.com/6hqkdhhpeX
— Islamic State Media (@empire_islam) September 1, 2014
Aug. 18, 2014
IS RELEASE FIRST MAP OF THE CALIPHATE
Islamic State account has a released a map of territory their claim to control across #Iraq-#Syria: pic.twitter.com/DeAbyLeBrX
— Charles Lister (@Charles_Lister) August 18, 2014
Aug. 8, 2014
ETHNIC GROUPS IN NORTHERN IRAQ
NORTHERN IRAQ, MOSUL, ERBIL, SINJAR
BREAKING: U.S. launches first airstrike in Iraq. http://t.co/fim88cAjDv pic.twitter.com/2y7IOwIxaq
— WZZM 13 On Your Side (@wzzm13) August 8, 2014
ISIS BATTLEGROUNDS IN MESOPOTAMIA
This @NYTimes graphic mapping ISIS's battlegrounds along the axes of the Tigris & Euphrates is fantastic: http://t.co/O5vdLvFZ4u
— David Montgomery (@ArgusMontgomery) July 3, 2014
June 23, 2014
27 MAPS THAT EXPLAIN THE CRISIS IN IRAQ
27 maps that explain the crisis in #Iraq http://t.co/whkJn5C12O pic.twitter.com/NRM9gnPDuO
— electionista (@electionista) June 23, 2014
ISIS has plans for the world. At least about that there is no doubt. Does this mean they don't want Spain, the Balkans and Greece back?
June 22, 2014
#BBCtrending: mapping ISIS followers around the world (Source) ISIL funding becomes increasingly self-sufficient (Source)
Hey #Timmermans #PVDA guess what #ISIS beste vrienden zitten in Saudie Arabie pic.twitter.com/Mr4WD4oTnZ
— Jacqueline xxx (@JacquelineWxxx) June 21, 2014
June 21, 2014
REDRAWING THE MIDDLE EAST
June 20, 2014
The Greater Caliphate: from China to Al Andaluz
THE LATEST ISIS ADVANCES IN IRAQ
Latest #ISIS #Iraq advances mapped
http://t.co/8EtdT7aucG pic.twitter.com/kseS67oUKY
— BBC News Graphics (@BBCNewsGraphics) June 17, 2014
A great map by Platts earlier this year that gives a good indication of #Iraq's key oil and gas infrastructure pic.twitter.com/PMSqHj8FB6
— RANsquawk (@RANsquawk) June 17, 2014
ISIS PLAN FOR CONTROL OF IRAQ
NEW MAP (June 15): Showing the military situation in #Anbar, #Saladin, #Diyala, #Baghdad and #Wasit provinces. #Iraq pic.twitter.com/HzD3GI35DP
— Peto Lucem (@PetoLucem) June 15, 2014
Map of Asia Minor, the Levant and the Midde East in the Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Empire Control of Mediterranean Sea has been critical for all empires including Ottoman #Syria #Turkey #Saudi pic.twitter.com/2m2Mp4fIix
— IndoPacificInstitute (@IPacInstitute) June 15, 2014
Map of area in Asia Minor, dominated by ethnic Kurds.
It comprises territory in Turkey, Iraq, Syria, Armenia and Iran.
OIL, ANYONE?
Great #FT map showing #ISIS control not just of territory, but also of oil. Now has $429m in cash & liquid gold #Iraq pic.twitter.com/bXTDLYRYKe
— Jon Williams (@WilliamsJon) June 12, 2014
Iraq at risk of civil war as al-Qaeda-linked militants seize vast area of the country's north http://t.co/gB52yXnMXf pic.twitter.com/GZknNxDFmi
— Telegraph News (@TelegraphNews) June 12, 2014
Here good map of ethnoreligious groups in Iraq. Also shows that ISIS until now has "only" advanced in sunni areas: http://t.co/h9DJJJC8eA
— Harald Doornbos (@HaraldDoornbos) June 12, 2014
THE ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ & SHAMS (MAPS)
Who is ISIS? What is ISIS? Why is ISIS so powerful? WashPost's @LizSly explains. http://t.co/vm2mhHWqBh pic.twitter.com/XZZF4M08vc
— Anup Kaphle (@AnupKaphle) June 10, 2014
This map of Syria (left) shows the sectarian division on the ground. It makes clear how ISIS could overrun Mosul as easily as it did: ISIS already controls the western side of the border (present situation).
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This is #ISIS United Wilayets dream #Kirkuk & #Mosul included #Iraq #Syria pic.twitter.com/Wh3ancP8QO
— Amoka (@Amoka) June 10, 2014
A map of how the Caliphate is going in Syria. Looks a bit like a g-string. MT @deSyracuse: Updated ISIS situation pic.twitter.com/1huKRaYI8a
— Liz Sly (@LizSly) June 5, 2014
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