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Western Ghouta

can you add the towns of Dirkhabiyah,Zakyah,Mukaylibah,Al-Taybah as rebel-held on the rif dimashq map it has been agreed on by editors 73.178.220.158 17:59, 21 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Moscow_Victory_Parade_2015_vs_2010.svg

Can you please fix your map for Moscow Parade? Belarus president denied invitation and didn't participate in the parade (for whatever reason he gave). QuantumShadow (talk) 10:51, 12 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

See this: [1] Kami888 (talk) 04:38, 13 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Rif Aleppo2.svg and a question to SVG-editing

Hello,

the Rif Aleppo2.svg isn't actual anymore, since the SAA completed the siege. I would do it tomorrow maybe, but I have a question to SVG-editing to you, because on the map it looks like you have some technic that prevents the overlapping of to partially transpatent objects (in this case: the frontlines). Is there a way to connect them together on a line or has it to be done manually?

Apart from that, thanks for your edits on the maps of Wikipedia!

Best wishes, Ermanarich (talk) 16:33, 29 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Ermanarich. I'm personally waiting for the situation to clear up before updating the map. For example, I'm still not clear whether or not the tiger forces and 4th mechanized have actually linked up together or not yet - not a single picture or confirmation emerged so far that they did. It's hard to update without certainty over something so important.
As for the technique for preventing overlapping, yes, there is one, I will try to explain. What you do is you make at least ONE of the objects (say, object A) have actually accurate borders, the way you will want the frontline to look like in the end, and you let object B overlap with object A and don't bother giving it any accurate shape at all in places where it's supposed to be adjacent to object A. Then what you do is you select object A, the one that has an accurate border, right click on it and select "Duplicate". Then, without deselecting the newly created duplicate, you hold "Shift" and also select object B. Then go to Path->Difference, and you're done. Object A and Object B should now share a nice, non-overlapping common border. Kami888 (talk) 00:34, 30 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Well, as it turns out, I can't actually update it anyway, there seems to be some sort of glitch. You're welcome to try though. :) Kami888 (talk) 03:33, 31 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you very much for your help! This could be very helpful for me in future. As for the Aleppo map, I actually won't find time to do it in the next days.--Ermanarich (talk) 23:30, 2 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Al-Tall

Kami, if you could, please refresh the map of Rif Dimashq. Al-Tall city north of Damascus was handed over to the Syrian Army yesterday. https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/jihadist-rebels-officially-surrender-key-damascus-suburb-syrian-government/ https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/pictures-islamist-rebels-surrender-new-city-north-damascus-syrian-army/ — Preceding unsigned comment was added by 78.88.31.217 (talk) 16:51, 03 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Battle_of_Mosul_(2016-2017).svg

Thanks for that map ! Very good :) MrPenguin20 and myself are maintaining the map making effort on Iraq / Syria related map. Feel free to chat with us and share tips with us :) -Yug 15:40, 24 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! If I need help with something I'll come to you. :) Kami888 (talk) 01:44, 25 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Jarba and Qasimiyah

Kami, what do you think on Peto Lucem maps saying those villages are under SAA? Since July '16 every of his map of Eastern Ghouta consists of the towns under army... — Preceding unsigned comment was added by 78.88.31.54 (talk) 21:03, 29 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I have seen a number of pro-government mappers showing these villages under SAA control, but I could not find any confirmation of that from the pro-rebel groups or from independent sources, so I kept it as is. Given that nobody had put those towns as government-held on the general map either, keeping it "as is" appears to be the current consensus on English wikipedia. Kami888 (talk) 02:17, 31 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Mosul Map

First, thank you for your work on the map :). One thing though: I noticed that 'cement' was misspelled in the top left hand corner (Badush Ciment Factory). Dschslava (talk) 22:51, 6 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! Corrected. Kami888 (talk) 11:10, 7 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Eastern Aleppo CS

Hello Kami! Can you refresh the Aleppo map upon recent SAA advances against ISIS? The village of Suran, Barlehiyah, Shamir, Rasm al-Aabd are liberated so far. Fighting at Marran. Thank you.

Yeah, was just about to do that. Kami888 (talk) 01:41, 22 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Al-Qasimiyah

https://twitter.com/maytham956/status/824588673761116160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw This is the rather reliable source from Syria. Says Qassimiyah has been taken by SAA. What would you think about this? — Preceding unsigned comment was added by 78.88.28.210 (talk) 19:18, 26 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Al-Qasimiyah

https://twitter.com/maytham956/status/824588673761116160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw This is the rather reliable source from Syria. Says Qassimiyah has been taken by SAA. http://stepagency-sy.net//nfiles//2017/01/148545515770571.jpg pro-rebel map shows SAA had already captured Jarba and Qassimiyah. What would you think about this Kami? — Preceding unsigned comment was added by 78.88.28.210 (talk) 19:22, 26 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Well, if pro-rebel Step news is showing them under government control, then I guess it's time to update. Kami888 (talk) 01:56, 27 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Esh Warwar

This neighbourhood is located north to Barzeh. However, it is Alawite district in contrast to the Barzeh that is mostly Sunni, so it is most probably under SAA. — Preceding unsigned comment was added by 78.88.28.11 (talk) 22:45, 1 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I don't know who drew the area the way it is right now on the map, but without sources I can't really change it. Kami888 (talk) 02:29, 3 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Esh Warwar

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdFh1R4Id-0 This is a video of Syrian state TV from the district in 2013 and this one from 2015 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1hJy3vYhTw However I don't remember further reports saying it has fallen to rebels — Preceding unsigned comment was added by 78.88.28.36 (talk) 22:13, 3 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Mosul battle map

Hello Kami888, Please check out my work on File:Northern_Raqqa_Offensive_(November_2016).svg. I record dates and chronolines so the final map provide more information on the battle progress. As the battle for the Western Mosul start, it could be a good time to start adding such chronolines. Also, all my thanks for your contributions ;) --Yug (talk) 11:05, 20 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

That's a very pretty map. As for adding chronolines to the Mosul battle map, it would have to be a separate map from the Battle of Mosul.svg, because this one is linked in maps of the current situation where chronolines and arrows would be inappropriate. But this one makes a good candidate for editing. Kami888 (talk) 08:27, 21 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Mosul Battle map

Hi kami888,

I have a few questions about your map. Could you email me? valentin.tombez(at)gmail.com

Thanks, v.

I could, but I'd greatly prefer to chat discuss wiki-related subjects here. There's nothing about the map that is secret as far as I know, so any questions you might have, I can answer them here. :) Kami888 (talk) 02:13, 1 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

ok Kami888 :) I'm a journalist at the swiss TV in Geneva (Radio Télévision Suisse, RTS) and I find your work very interesting. I'm just wondering:

- what sources do you use?

- why do you do it? what's your motivation?

- who are you (country, profession, age, gender, ..)?

Have a great day,

--Valouhhh (talk) 08:30, 1 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]


Hi Valouhhh, I'll try to answer your questions:

- what sources do you use?

That depends on the particular map. Speaking of the Battle of Mosul map in particular, to be frank the sources used in it are rather one sided and often not of the best quality, but it's the best quality that we can get. The sources for the changes to the map consist primarily of statements from Iraqi Ministry of Defense and government officials as well as pro-Iraqi government bloggers/activists. For example, here's the facebook page of the Nineveh Media Center which supplies regular updates on the battle of Mosul, and here's one of the aforementioned pro-government bloggers.

More traditional/authoritative sources of information are of course preferred where available, but unfortunately for map-making purposes, most major news organizations care more about the "big picture" or narrative they want to sell, rather than specific operational details, therefore it is hard to find information about specific changes on the battlefield from any major traditional news media. So far, if anything, I have only been criticized for being too slow and too cautious to update, trying to wait for confirmation from a (relatively) authoritative source rather then going off of what someone on twitter with a total of 34 followers has to say :D.

Why no pro-ISIS sources? Well, for one, they are not very easy to come by, thanks to the fact that most of them get routinely banned from every platform that they appear on. As a result, it's hard to get any information "from the other side". I knew one pro-ISIS "twitter activist" RamiAlLolah, he's been banned for a while now, before him there was this Indian guy, ShamiWitness, he's not just banned now, he's actually in jail as far as I know. And it's the same story every time a new pro-ISIS source appears, so there's that. Another problem is that news organizations and activists really prefer not to report things which their target audience might not want to hear, and ISIS has been on a near constant retreat for quite some time now. So if we look at Amaq press agency statements, for example, on the subject of battlefield changes it's mostly just silence - they're not going to report on their own defeats, unless it's a major one like Al Bab perhaps. But the main and biggest reason is because reliance on pro-government side alone had so far simply not proven to be an issue. This is wikipedia, therefore anyone can either revert changes or introduce their own changes if they feel like they have information which contradicts mine, but so far that has never been done - which could mean one of two things: either the pro-government sources I use are objectively reliable and trustworthy, or that the public opinion on English wikipedia is stacked so heavily against ISIS that nobody really cares to verify it. But that would be a general wikipedia problem, not just related to this particular map.

However if you were to look at, say, the Battle of Aleppo map, you'll find a somewhat better balance of sources being used there typically, with the main ones being pro-government Al Masdar News and pro-rebel Step News Agency, as well as other sources and activists on both sides.

- why do you do it? what's your motivation?

Hobby. Not much to say about this, we've all got to spend our free time somehow. :) I like maps, I follow /r/MapPorn/ on Reddit, and I occasionally make maps of my own.

- who are you (country, profession, age, gender, ..)?

US citizen (but immigrant from a muslim country - hence increased interest in that part of the world), software engineer, 28, male. Overall fairly typical demographic for an English wikipedia user. :)

Hopefully my answers are satisfactory. :) Kami888 (talk) 09:58, 2 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you very much! Very informative. I wrote a small article about your map, it's here (but in french). Thanks again for your answers. --Valouhhh (talk) 13:31, 2 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Nice. :) More publicity means more accountability, hopefully. Kami888 (talk) 03:51, 3 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Qaboun offensive badly needs map update

Hello I've personally never worked with maps so dont know much about them, I've seen you've been updating them in the past but later stopped, well the one for Qaboun offensive (February–March 2017) needs new map badly, the one presented there by you aeons ago is horribly outdated, for example:

If you'd take your time to update the map would be very grateful, whenever you could find some free time, thank you in advance. — Preceding unsigned comment added by GroundlessAir (talk • contribs) 20:53, 21 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for pointing it out! Yeah I know that map is rather outdated, unfortunately I am a bit busy this week but I'll try to find time to update as you recommended. Kami888 (talk) 01:07, 22 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Updated! But some things I am confused abotu:
>* Hayyat Tahrir al-Sham seized some ground from Islamic State of Iraq and Levant, source: https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/photos-al-qaeda-blitzes-isis-in-south-damascus/
That map seems to show the same exact thing that our map already shows, so where is the change?
>* Rebels do not have any control of the road north of Jaramana
Which road is that? It looks like the map already shows the government in control of Jaramana and roads that run parallel to it. Kami888 (talk) 02:49, 23 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Hello, thank you very much for affording some precious time to update map, certainly didn't have much hope you would but you did, as for the section of road, well i've highlighted it here, it's not some extremely major highway, so i didn't knew its specific name so had trouble describing where is it,excuse me for that: http://i.imgur.com/ldlmQV5.png GroundlessAir (talk) 21:25, 23 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Got it, will update. Kami888 (talk) 00:56, 30 March 20From 17 (UTC)

From https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/breaking-syrian-army-fully-recaptures-key-rebel-stronghold-northeast-damascus/ Qabun taken by SAA and Barzeh on truce awaiting for evacuation. Could you please fix them Damascus ap?

Barzeh taken by SAA https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/barzeh-district-damascus-officially-syrian-govt-control-first-time-6-years/. Could you update? PaoloWalter — Preceding unsigned comment added by Paolowalter (talk • contribs) 14:11, 29 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Al-Hasakah map update

Hi. Can you please upload a new version of the Al-Hasakah battle map? The current version is the map is vastly outdated; the SDF have taken control of 95% of the city since the last update. The Syrian Government now controls only a small area in the city center of Al-Hasakah, dubbed the "Security Box." You can find a map with the updated frontline in Al-Hasakah city here (the Syriac Military Council's areas of control in Al-Hasakah city are not shown). Thank you. LightandDark2000 (talk) 01:41, 9 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

If you look at the uses section, currently this map is being used in Battle of al-Hasakah (2015) to show the situation AFTER the 2015 battle and in Battle of al-Hasakah (2016) to show the situation BEFORE the 2016 battle. So if I update this map now, both articles will point to incorrect maps. The correct solution is just to create a brand new map for the current situation, but that would be a very boring map since it would be 99% SDF controlled. I can't be bothered with that but if you want to do it, be my guest. :P Kami888 (talk) 06:19, 10 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]
In the 2016 article, the image used is actually supposed to show the situation after the battle, not before (an updated image wasn't available back then). As for the 2015 article, I can always replace the image shown in the 2nd infobox, or remove it entirely. The original .svg battle maps are supposed to be updated to currency anyhow; in principle, if someone wanted to keep an image of the situation during or before a battle, they should generate a new image using an older revision of the file, while the source image continues getting updated. I can do that perfectly fine, but the problem is that I currently don't have the ability to generate .svg battle maps, which is why I would like you to update it. (It may be "boring", but I think that a lot of users would like to see an updated map on Wikipedia, and I've already come across multiple requests for an updated image.) LightandDark2000 (talk) 04:15, 11 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Ok sure I've updated the map as you asked. Please fix the two articles I mentioned so they don't have inaccurate info. Kami888 (talk) 09:13, 11 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]
The info/images have been updated for both articles. I will probably generate another map in png format for the 2015 article at some point in the future, based on a past revision of the map. BlueHypercane761 (talk) 10:10, 14 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Malawi

Please, fix the Mosul map. Malawi and its neighborhoods have been fully captured. (http://isis.liveuamap.com/), (http://isis.liveuamap.com/en/2017/12-june-iraqi-72nd-bde-15th-div--and--75th-bde-16th-div-retake). — Preceding unsigned comment was added by 178.204.118.218 (talk) 12:04, 13 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

doneKami888 (talk) 01:00, 14 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Phased map of Mosul battle

Hello, the map you uploaded has almost all areas under Iraqi control, so it makes no point any more as the battle is over or almost over (some poclets remain). Anyeay, I hope you can prepare a phased map, showing all the major advances in particular directions during a period like the map of Raqqa campaign. The battle may not be over yet completely, but at least you can start oreparing it in advance. MonsterHunter32 (talk) 01:29, 10 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Wah, I could try but I am fairly busy lately, so I don't really know if I have the bandwidth to take up anything like that. I would, but then I feel like by the that I'm done, someone would have already beaten me to it. :P Kami888 (talk) 06:09, 12 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Deir ez-Zor map update

@Kami888: Hi. Can you please update the battle map for Deir ez-Zor? The battle has completely concluded by now, and all of the "disputed" territory currently marked on the map was captured a while back. Most of the shaded area was captured by the SAA. You can see what the frontline around that area probably looks like here. Thank you. LightandDark2000 (talk) 07:02, 5 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

You're talking about that region north of Euphrates that is currently marked as contested/unclear, right? Yeah the problem is with the "probably looks like" part - every source that I've seen has a different opinion of what that area looks like. We've had conflicting reports of capture by the SAA and SDF through twitter accounts, and it's never been resolved one way or the other as far as I know. If you feel like taking the risk of being reverted, you can try your luck with it and commit the change yourself, then see if someone reverts you. Kami888 (talk) 07:34, 5 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
There seems to be at least some consensus on my proposed change. This is the situation currently displayed in the Syrian Civil War detailed map module on Wikipedia (the source for most of the derivative maps in general), and so far, no one has reverted/altered the territorial control there for around 2 weeks. I take that as enough consensus to go ahead with the changes; any further reverts here on Commons are usually due to problematic/POV-biased editors, and if such reverts happen here on Commons, I will be more than happy to counter-revert them. LightandDark2000 (talk) 21:46, 5 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Alright fine, I'll match it with what the module shows. Kami888 (talk) 03:11, 6 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks. LightandDark2000 (talk) 05:17, 6 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

File:Rif Aleppo2.svg

YPG hand over all districts controlled by YPG in Aleppo to SAA. Need to update a map.Links:### --Mehmedsons (talk) 10:56, 22 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

YPG hand over all districts controlled by YPG in Aleppo to SAA. Link:# It's a current Map:#--Mehmedsons (talk) 21:36, 22 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks, it's updated. Kami888 (talk) 03:01, 23 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]
SAA controlled Fafin north Aleppo after retreating of SDF/YPG from the area. Link:#--Mehmedsons (talk) 10:21, 25 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Done. Kami888 (talk) 04:08, 26 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

File:Rif Damashq.svg

Need updated the map after SAA gains at Eastern Ghouta. Link: #--Mehmedsons (talk) 21:18, 26 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Link: ##--Mehmedsons (talk) 09:29, 28 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Link: ##--Mehmedsons (talk) 20:44, 28 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Will update shortly. Kami888 (talk) 21:05, 28 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]
New SAA advance! Links and maps: ####--Mehmedsons (talk) 16:46, 3 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Addition. Maps: ##--Mehmedsons (talk) 19:56, 3 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
There are some conflicting reports about Al Rayhan, Muhammadiyah, Beit Naem, and Al Shifuniyah. I'll give it at least a few hours for the situation to clear up before updating. Kami888 (talk) 00:21, 4 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Beit Naem and Al Shifuniyah taken SAA Links/Map:#link But Muhammadiyah-not yet taken!--Mehmedsons (talk) 16:52, 4 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
New SAA gains. SAA was able to impose full control over the town of Al-Muhammadiyah and its corresponding farms Links/maps: ####--Mehmedsons (talk) 20:27, 5 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Changes in battle of Harasta. Link/map: ## #--Mehmedsons (talk) 11:48, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
New map and source. Link:####--Mehmedsons (talk) 20:52, 7 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Got it updated, I think. Kami888 (talk) 02:40, 8 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
SAA take Hawsh Ash’ari, Hawsh Qubaybat and Aftris Air Defence Battalion. Map: # Links:## Visual prove:##--Mehmedsons (talk) 18:01, 8 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
SAA captured Mesraba and Kilani gas station. Links: ## Maps: ##--Mehmedsons (talk) 20:19, 10 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
SAA captured Madira. Link:## Map: # and advance in Harasra and divided the Ghouta-pocket into two parts. Map:#--Mehmedsons (talk) 22:56, 11 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
SAA take Aftris, besieges Harasta and divided the Ghouta-pocket into three parts. Link:###Map: #--Mehmedsons (talk) 11:34, 12 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
SAA controlled Al Qadam west of Hajar al Aswad south of Damascus. Link:#--Mehmedsons (talk) 14:12, 13 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Current map for Al Qadam and the southern Damascus. Map:#--Mehmedsons (talk) 18:33, 13 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Current map for the East Ghouta after recently SAA advance. Map/link:#--Mehmedsons (talk) 21:07, 14 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
SAA captured Hamouriyah and Jisreen. Links: ## ### and Rayhan. Link: # Current Map: #--Mehmedsons (talk) 15:55, 16 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
SAA captured Saqba and Kafr Batna. Link: # New Map: #--Mehmedsons (talk) 13:37, 18 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Map for Al Qadam south Damascus: [twitter.com/Suriyakmaps/status/976022542367494144 #] and SAA entered to Harzeh north Kafr Batna. Link: #--Mehmedsons (talk) 14:17, 20 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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